Giant Panda Young Zoologist, Vanessa Hull
Giant Panda Young Zoologist, Vanessa Hull
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Giant Panda (Young Zoologist)
A First Field Guide to the Bamboo-Loving Bear from China

Author: Vanessa Hull, Neon Squid

Narrator: Katharine Chin

Unabridged: 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2023

Synopsis

This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is Giant Panda (Young Zoologist).

Head to the mountains of China to study panda bears in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids.

You might know that pandas like to snack on bamboo, but there’s so much more to find out about this mysterious black-and-white bear! Turn the pages to discover where pandas like to spend their summers, and how cute they are as newly-born cubs.

Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains how poaching and deforestation made pandas an endangered species—and what needs to be done to protect their habitats in the future.

Written by giant panda expert Vanessa Hull, Giant Panda (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting new series of animal books from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists.

A Macmillan Audio production from Neon Squid.

About Vanessa Hull

Vanessa Hull was five years old when she was given a stuffed panda toy, which ignited a lifelong passion. Today she is an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida and has spent her career studying giant pandas in the forests of China.

About Charlotte Molas

Charlotte Molas is a French illustrator who splits her time between Paris and Biarritz. Her colorful illustrations are inspired by Matisse, the Art Déco movement, and pop culture. She spends her time working on books and magazines, and putting on exhibitions of her work. Her name is pronounced “Mola” without the "s", and it means "You rock" in Spanish.

About Neon Squid

Neon Squid creates beautiful nonfiction books for inquisitive kids (and kids at heart). We believe the most amazing stories are real ones, so our books are for children who want to decipher ancient scrolls, orbit distant stars, and dive into the deepest oceans. Our books are a labor of love—written by experts, illustrated by the best artists around, and produced using the finest materials, including sustainably sourced paper. We hope that by reading them kids are encouraged to further explore the world around them.

About Katharine Chin

Katharine Chin is a Taiwanese American actor and producer based in New York. She trained as an actor at UC San Diego, Steppenwolf West, and received her MFA in acting at The New School. Katharine has recorded over 75 audiobooks for publishers like Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, and more. She is a three-time Audie Awards finalist and has received three AudioFile Earphones Awards.As an actor, Katharine has performed on stages and screens in California and New York. As a producer, Katharine develops films, audio fiction, and theatre; she is co-artistic director of The Nobodies Collective, a new works development group in New York City. Across all her work, Katharine is drawn to stories that are delightful, subtly subversive, and in dogged pursuit of our shared humanity. She draws inspiration for her narration from nature, reading (science, current affairs, literary, comedy, are favorite genres), and by carving out time for being human (taking the kids to school, walking around town to do small errands but also to people watch and potentially bump into friends).Katharine’s narration style bends and stretches across genres, but the undercurrent is always grounded, deeply felt, and emotionally truthful.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michelle on July 26, 2023

Great art and information.......more

Goodreads review by Sari on March 06, 2023

My daughter and I listened to this book while cleaning her room. We learned a lot about pandas and a highlight, I think was hearing actual pandas calls.......more

Quotes

"There’s plenty in these 32 pages to learn and amuse. I can see this book being very popular across the entire primary school... this well produced book, with its striking cover and adorable end papers, is a good addition to any primary school library and many a classroom book corner." -- Books For Topics

Praise for the Young Zoologist series:
"What makes this series stand out is that the illustrations, bite-sized facts, and clear labels make it easy for the youngest of readers to navigate the text and absorb the information there." -- Booklist

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