The Great Giraffe Rescue, Sandra Markle
The Great Giraffe Rescue, Sandra Markle
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The Great Giraffe Rescue
Saving the Nubian Giraffes

Author: Sandra Markle

Narrator: Book Buddy Digital Media

Unabridged: 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lerner

Published: 08/01/2023

Synopsis

Long ago, Nubian giraffes roamed wild across Uganda. Over time, as people constructed roads and towns, giraffe habitat and populations shrank. By 2016, nearly all of the country’s two hundred and fifty giraffes were grouped in one area within Murchison Falls National Park. Then a rich oil deposit was discovered there and companies made plans to start drilling, which would make the area unlivable for giraffes. To preserve their dwindling population, the Ugandan government enlisted the help of a giraffe conservation organization to move a group of giraffes across a river to safer territory. Can they do it in time to keep the giraffes safe?

About Sandra Markle

Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. She is also the author of the Insect World series and several single titles. Her book Rescues! was named a Best Book by the Society of School Librarians International and a Recommended Title of Outstanding Nonfiction by the National Council of Teachers of English’s (NCTE) Orbis Pictus Award committee; Animal Heroes was named a 2008 Lasting Connections title by Book Links. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J

To me the subject matter was rather intriguing for I hadn't heard of this particular rescue and as such I was hoping to get to know more about all the facets that were included for this operation. As a whole The Great Giraffe Rescue does a rather decent introduction to the rescue by introducing the......more

Goodreads review by Shilo

My third-grader and I found this story of a giraffe rescue operation interesting. We read it all in one night as a bedtime story, as kiddo refused to allow me to stop reading. They were amused by some of the funny giraffe facts and paid close attention as the rescue operation progressed. We both lea......more

Goodreads review by Sharon

After oil was discovered in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda, home to nearly all the country's critically endangered Nubian giraffes, conservationists hatched a plan. In 2015, they embarked upon a risky endeavor to move some of the younger giraffes to safer territory. Hoping to promote breedi......more

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