Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma, Darcy Pattison
Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma, Darcy Pattison
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Abayomi, the Brazilian Puma
The True Story of an Orphaned Cub

Author: Darcy Pattison

Narrator: David DeSantos

Unabridged: 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mims House

Published: 04/22/2015


Synopsis

ABAYOMI, THE BRAZILIAN PUMA: The True Story of an Orphaned Cub
by Darcy Pattison, illustrated by Kitty Harvill
***NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book 2015***

When a mother puma, an attempt to steal a chicken, she is caught in a trap and dies. The search is on for orphaned cubs. Will the scientists be able to find the cubs before their time runs out?
Harvill uses original photos from the USGF as references to create accurate wildlife illustrations. These aren’t generic cats, but one particular individual in detail. Pattison’s careful research, vetted by scientists in the field, brings to life this this true story of an infant cub that must face a complicated world alone—and find a way to survive.

Cutting Edge Environmental Science
Today, scientists are working to create corridors, places for wildlife to safely travel from one wild place to another. The survival of this puma may depend on how fast scientists can develop corridors in the midst of a heavily populated area. This story shows the results of spreading population and loss of habitat on wild animals.


OTHER BOOKS BY PATTISON/HARVILL
Wisdom, the Midway Albatross: Surviving the Japanese Tsunami and Other Disasters for Over 60 YearsStarred Publisher's Weekly Review


“. . .Pattison writes crisply and evocatively. . .”
“Harvill contributes carefully detailed and naturalistic illustrations. . .”

Reviews

This book illustrates how habitat loss effects one of Brazil's endangered cats--the puma. The human desire for more cars, more roads, more buildings, more food have decimated rain forests. Pumas, who in Pattison's beautiful prose "only walked abroad at night on silent paws," now come into conflict w......more

Goodreads review by Terry

As in "Wisdom," Darci Pattison thrills us with her presentation of science in an engaging, beautifully written true story. Pattison's evocative story and Harvill's beautiful watercolors bring the problem of a city's encroachment on the wild home. This story of a true event took place near a large ci......more

Goodreads review by Ann

This true story’s vivid and evocative art is spectacular, and Pattison’s text clearly tells the story of an orphaned puma cub and its disappearing habitat. Although there is strong science content here (how and why the Brazilian forests are disappearing, how this is impacting pumas and other creatur......more