• Beautifully rendered and fascinatingly textured art makes this unique book attention-getting and gifty for nature lovers of all ages.
• The author has a true reverence for animals and nature that comes through clearly in text and art.
• Author has illustrated books for Scholastic but this is the debut book for his crumpled paper art.
• Highly informative text covers the diversity of 16 carefully chosen animals, their characteristics, and their habitat
• Includes animals from these places: Serengeti National Park (Tanzania-African Bush Elephant); Ol Pejeta Conservancy (Kenya-Northern White Rhinoceros); Nunavut, Northwest Canada (Peary Caribou); Gunung Leuser National Park (Sumatra-Sumatran Orangutan); Lake Balaton, Hungary (Eastern Imperial Eagle); Coast of Newfoundland, North America (North Atlantic Right Whale); Virunga Mountains (Congo-Mountain Gorilla); Sundarban mangrove forest (India-Bengal Tiger); Nujiang River Valley, Eastern Tibet (Snow Leopard); Milman Island, Coral Sea, Australia(Hawksbill Sea Turtle); Coast of Gulf of California, Mexico (Vaquita); Svalbard, Norway (Polar Bear); Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand (Sunda Pangolin); Bering Sea, Russia (Pacific Walrus); Fernandina Island, Ecuador (Galapagos Penguin); Amazon Rainforest, Brazil (Lowland Tapir).
• Kunal created this sculpture technique when playing with art along with his young son.
• Kunal creates eco-friendly sculptures by sourcing from eco-friendly paper companies that plant a tree for every ream of paper sold.
• Includes map and detailed author note. Downloadable educator guide will be available.
• Lexile: NC1060L. F&P Text Level T.