The Emerald Forest
by Catherine Ward (Author)
Orangutan and her family live in a vast emerald forest, bursting with life.
She teaches her babies what food to eat, how to swing through trees, how to build a sleeping nest. Life is good... until one day a monstrous machine tears Orangutan's tree from the ground. The family have to leave the emerald forest - but where can they go to?
This powerful and moving picture book is set in tropical Sumatra, an island that has lost almost half its rainforest cover in recent years. The story graphically describes the reactions of an orangutan family to the destruction of their age-old home, but also shows how wildlife campaigners are bringing hope for the future.
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"Skilled, appealing watercolor-and-pencil illustrations."—Booklist "Skillful painting and the softness of [Littllewood's] expressive pencil work beautifully impart this gentle tale."—Kirkus Reviews "The painterly illustrations done in colored pencil, watercolor, and gouache capture Immi's frozen world."—School Library Journal
JUV030020 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Asia
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV029050 - Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature | Trees & Forests
