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| When the Animals Saved Earth: An Eco-Fable |
| “When the Animals Saved Earth” — details, sample pages, more |
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Subjects(s):
Children’s Books
Environment and Nature
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Price: $16.95
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ISBN: 978-1-937786-37-3
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Book Size: 10" × 8.75"
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# of Pages: 32
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Language: English
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Description
On a secluded island, hidden in a faraway sea, the animals live in peace and prosperity. But one day, the winds of fate bring humans to their shore. Down come trees and up go houses, farms, and a bustling market. The humans capture the animals and put them to work. A great sadness falls upon the land, and only a young boy named Adam can hear the animals’ cries. Compelled to act, Adam escapes into the jungle and joins with the remaining free animals, attempting to summon the Spirit King, Bersaf. Will the king bring the humans to trial for their harmful actions? Will justice be had? Will balance return to land, sea, and sky?
This multicultural environmental tale is inspired by a 1,000-year-old animal fable from 10th-century Muslim Iraq. The original fable was translated by a Jewish rabbi at the command of a Christian king in the 14th century.
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AWARDS
- Award-Winner in the “Children's Mind/Body/Spirit” category of the 2015 USA “Best Book” Awards
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On a secluded island, hidden in a faraway sea, the animals live in peace and prosperity. But one day, the winds of fate bring humans to their shore. Down come trees and up go houses, farms, and a bustling market. The humans capture the animals and put them to work. A great sadness falls upon the land, and only a young boy named Adam can hear the animals’ cries. Compelled to act, Adam escapes into the jungle and joins with the remaining free animals, attempting to summon the Spirit King, Bersaf. Will the king bring the humans to trial for their harmful actions? Will justice be had? Will balance return to land, sea, and sky?
This multicultural environmental tale is inspired by a 1,000-year-old animal fable from 10th-century Muslim Iraq. The original fable was translated by a Jewish rabbi at the command of a Christian king in the 14th century.
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AWARDS
- Award-Winner in the “Children's Mind/Body/Spirit” category of the 2015 USA “Best Book” Awards
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Demi is an award-winning children's book author and illustrator. She has published over 130 books during her career. Born in Cambridge, MA, she studied art at the Instituto Allende, Mexico; with Sister Corita at the Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles; and was a Fulbright scholar at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India where she received her Master’s degree. Well known for her biographies of pivotal historical and spiritual figures such as Buddha, Krishna, Lao Tzu, Jesus, Mary, Muhammad, Rumi, Saint Francis, Gandhi, and the Dalai Lama, her book The Empty Pot was selected by former First Lady Barbara Bush in 1990 as one of the books to be read on the ABC Radio Network Program Mrs. Bush’s Story Time, sponsored by the Children's Literacy Initiative.
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“[This is an] ancient but topical tale first recorded in 10th-century Iraq… [Author] Lumbard adds a loving lad named Adam to the original as a stand-in for young readers… [The illustrator, Demi, has painted] scenes of delicately drawn figures floating gracefully in diaphanous settings.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“As usual, Demi shines in her richly detailed portrayal of animals…”
—Publishers Weekly
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