The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough
A TRUE TALE WITH
A CHERRY ON TOP
G.P. Putnam's Sons
(Penguin Random House)
(pub. 2.27.2024)
48 pages
Ages 4-8
Author: Hayley Rocco
Illustrator: John Rocco
Character: David Attenborough
Overview:
" As a boy, David loved exploring the wild places near his home in England, collecting fossils, rocks, and newts. When he grew older, he got a job in television, where he had an idea for a new kind of show: He would travel to wild places all over the world to film animals in their natural habitats. Over the span of seven decades, David's innovative documentaries have been treasured by millions of people.
But as time went on, he noticed the wild places he loved were shrinking. What could David do to help? What could we all do?"
Tantalizing taste:
"But as time went on, David noticed that the wild places were shrinking, while the not-so-wild places kept on expanding.
'We are replacing the wild with the tame.'
"The animals were becoming more and more difficult to find.
There weren't as many fish in the sea.
There weren't as many birds in the sky...
The natural world he cared for was in trouble.
Humankind was in danger too...
He realized he had to share what he'd learned and what we needed to do to fix it.
'We must rewild the world. If we act now, we can yet put it right.'"
And something more: The Back Matter includes a section, "What Can You Do to Help?" which states: "It may seem like many of the problems and solutions ... are out of your control, and in some ways, that is true. While reducing, reusing, and recycling is a great start, most of these problems need to be solved through new laws at the local, state, national, and even global level. The people who make these laws need to hear your voice… The more people who do this, the more likely they will create laws that will protect our planet."
"It's surely our responsibility to do everything within our power to create a planet that provides a home not just for us, but for all life on Earth." - David Attenborough
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