Wild Life!: A Look at Nature's Odd Ducks, Underfrogs, and Other At-Risk Species

(Hardback)

Publishing Details

Classifications

Physical Properties

Description

Celebrate our amazing world with this fascinating and entertaining book featuring wow-worthy animal facts and beautiful photos that will remind you of what we risk losing if we dont make changes to our environment.

Ever hear of the Pink-headed Duck What about Romeo the Frog, a type of rare water frog who found his mate with the help of an online dating photo

Our world is full of quirky, interesting wild animals that roam the treetops and plains and who make our planet a vibrant, diverse place to live. Wild Life! celebrates them by providing you with inspiring facts, conservation success stories, and profiles of people working hard to find and protect the rarest of these species. Along with remarkable, full-color photos, this book will both entertain and inform you about the rare and endangered animals that may soon disappear if we dont make the necessary steps towards conserving our environment.

Reviews

Embracing the wild means stepping back and connecting with the larger complexity. By focusing on natures lesser-known but critical species and the people who work to protect them, Wild Life! reminds us of the interconnectedness of all wild beings, and of the role we all play within that complexity.

Adrian Grenier,UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, impact investor, and cofounder of Lonely Whale
An intersectional approach to the protection of both people+ planet that seeks to uplift all people and empower Indigenous voices is crucial to restoring the wild! It takes all of us to save the planetread this book and gain insights from the best!

Leah Thomas,founder of Intersectional Environmentalist


We all have our own story to tell, and this book contains stories of species and the incredible people protecting them. It celebrates their quirks and talents, and their importance to the amazing, interconnected system of the wild.

Karrueche Tran,actor, model
Wild Life! takes us on a fact-based ride through the wild and wonderful world of species that are little known, seldom seen, and in need of more love. Geek out over these creaturestheyll definitely grab your attention and take you places you didnt know existed.

Carl Safina, author of Becoming Wild: How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create Beauty, and Achieve Peace
Beautiful illustrations and inspiring facts.

Daily Mom
"Perfect for a young environmentalist."

The Guam Daily Post
"Fascinating."

Lockport Union Sun & Journal

Author Bio

Re:wild protects and restores the diversity of life on Earth. They aim to achieve a world where thriving wildlife and ecosystems underpin our own well-being and prosperity. They believe protecting and restoring biodiversity, the immune system of our planet, is the primary solution for a healthier planet and a more stable climate. Re:wild has developed a collaborative model that works directly with hundreds of local partners, including Indigenous peoples and communities, in nearly 100 countries around the world to protect wildlife and wild places. They are focused on often-overlooked but highly threatened species and ecosystems integral to the health of our planet. Their award-winning work has protected more than 150 threatened species and 20,000 other species in fifteen of the worlds biodiversity hotspots, and has been featured inThe New York Times,The Washington Post,The Guardian,BBC,The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and more. Re:wild is formerly Global Wildlife Conservation. Learn more atReWild.org.

Syd Robinson is a senior staff writer at BuzzFeed, where she writes everything from animals to pop culture and has rapidly become one of the media companys most prominent voices. She is the author ofWho Do the Stars Say You Are, a contributor toThe Buzzfeed Ultimate Book of Quizzes,and collaborated with conservation organization Re:wild to writeWild Life.When shes not busy writing, Syd can be found singing to herself, drawing, or running around Manhattan with her little black pug, Phoebe.