The Wild Ones, Steven Robinson
The Wild Ones, Steven Robinson
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The Wild Ones
How Species are Surviving Climate Change's Unforgiving Test

Author: Steven Robinson, Kim Koonin

Narrator: Josh Wellington

Unabridged: 4 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2024


Synopsis

The Wild Ones: How Species are Surviving Climate Change's Unforgiving Test
Chart a course for understanding "Climate Change and Its Impact on Wildlife," an illuminating guide to our changing climate's profound effects on the animal kingdom. From vanishing habitats and shifting migration patterns to species' very survival, this book is an urgent call to comprehend and address the natural world's silent crisis.
This tome serves as both a warning and a beacon of hope, presenting a meticulously researched journey through the current realities and future projections of wildlife in a warming world.
Embark on an ecological exploration:
Climate Science Synthesized: Delve into the mechanisms of climate change, deciphering how rising temperatures and altered weather patterns are reshaping life on Earth.
Biodiversity at the Brink: Witness the impacts on wildlife, learning about the species most at risk and the startling changes already underfoot.
Conservation Challenges: Understand the hurdles and triumphs in wildlife conservation, and how strategic actions can mitigate dire outcomes.
Human Intersections: Discover our interconnectedness with nature, recognizing how our fate is entwined with that of the world's fauna.
This book is an essential compass for environmentalists, biologists, and anyone passionate about Earth's inhabitants. Each chapter is a deeper dive into the reality of our influence on the planet—to learn, to care, and to act before it's too late.
The call of the wild has never been clearer or more urgent. Will you answer?


Reviews

I loved this heartwarming tale! Megan and Jorge Lacera have outdone themselves. Megan is a wonderful storyteller, and Jorge is a jaw-droppingly talented illustrator. This is an engaging picture book/graphic novel that will enthrall both younger and older kids, and it also contains information about......more

My apologies to the Laceras. I thought I had posted a review for this title months ago. Not sure where it went, so am rewriting a new one... From the creators of Zombies Don't Eat Veggies comes a whole different look at superheroes. Valentina and her 3 friends form a diverse kid's club called The Wild......more

Blurb: The Wild Ones, by Megan Lacera, Jorge Lacera, and Lee & Low, follows Valentina and her three best friends as they get the news their apartment building, where they’ve called home their entire lives, is being demolished thanks to some greedy developers. They devise the perfect plan and visit t......more

Goodreads review by Gaia

Told by a close knit group of kids, this magical story effortlessly weaves together the effects of community displacement, with...MONSTERS! Jorge's illustrations leap off the page, and Megan's writing is clever and funny, ie what we've come to expect from the Laceras. In particular, this would be a w......more