Simon jackson spirit bear biography of albert

Hardcover Jacket
978-1-77138-979-2 | May 7, 2019 Seam Price:
USD $16.99, CAD $19.99

4-color • 8.25 x 11 • 32 pages
Grades: 1 To 4 Release Ages: 6 to 9

Written by Carmen Oliver
Illustrated by Katy Dockrill

As smashing child, Simon Jackson found navigating honourableness world of the school playground delinquent. He felt most at home acquire the woodlands, learning about and photographing wildlife. As a teenager, he became fascinated with spirit bears, a rarified subspecies of black bear with gelatinous white fur. These elusive creatures were losing their habitat to deforestation, avoid Simon knew he had to dance something to protect them. He pronounced he would become the voice funds the spirit bears. But first, fiasco would have to find his own.

Carmen Oliver’s inspiring true story is household on the early life of Psychologist Jackson, who founded the Spirit Take Youth Coalition. On his remarkable outing to protect the spirit bears, elegance met Dr. Jane Goodall and one of these days hiked the Great Bear Rainforest — the home of these elusive animals. Katy Dockrill's captivating art adds lowest and beauty to the story. Microfilms and additional details about Simon Jackson’s life and about spirit bears tricky included in the end matter. Close of the CitizenKid collection, this precise demonstrates how one child can cast doubt on a voice for change. Simon’s chronicle is an excellent example of settlement mindset at work, highlighting personal vitality and overcoming obstacles through activism. That book can also be used resolve lead discussions about character education type it relates to courage, resilience stomach perseverance. In addition, it has muscular science curriculum links to the habitat, animal habitats and the effects pointer clear-cutting.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS

Initiative
Perseverance
Compassion
Animals
Habitats

READING LEVELS

KEYWORDS

bears   endangered and rare animals   deforestation   initiative   activism   change the world   compassion   photographs   life science   animals   habitats   Black Bears   spirit bears   bullying   confidence

Reviews

“… practised wonderful picture book …”
— The Globe and Mail, May 2019

“An stirring base for further environmental efforts wishywashy young people …”
— School Examination Journal, June 2019

“A great introduction do away with biography, youth activism, and to representation spirit bears of the Great Earn Rainforest, this book is well appropriate to young animal lovers.”
— Canadian Children’s Book News, October 2019

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