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Learning to Be Wild (a Young Reader's Adaptation): How Animals Achieve Peace, Create Beauty, and Raise Families

by Carl Safina

Subject
Animals - Apes, Monkeys, etc.
Age
9-12 years
Format
Hardcover
Pages
224
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Size
16.1 cm × 23.6 cm
ISBN
9781250838254

From New York Times-bestselling author Carl Safina comes Learning to Be Wild, a young readers adaptation of the notable book Becoming Wild that explores community, culture, and belonging through the lives of chimpanzees, macaws, and sperm whales.

What do chimpanzees, macaws, and whales all have in common?

Some believe that culture is strictly a human phenomenon. But that's not true! Culture is passed down from parent to child in all sorts of animal communities. It is the common ground that three very different animals - chimpanzees, macaws, and whales - share.

Discover through the lives of chimpanzees in Uganda, scarlet macaws in Peru, and sperm whales in the Caribbean how they - and we - are all connected, in this wonderous journey around the globe.

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What reviewers said

★ "A well-crafted adaptation offering an extraordinary look at animal worlds."
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Will be of great interest to conservationists who care about life on planet Earth."
Booklist
"Scientists-in-the-making will enjoy this glimpse into future possibilities."
School Library Journal
A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year
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