Endangered
The compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos--and herself--from a violent coup.The Congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good.When one girl has to follow her mother to her sancuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. It's her mother's passion,...
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The compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos--and herself--from a violent coup.The Congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good.When one girl has to follow her mother to her sancuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. It's her mother's passion, and she'd rather have nothing to do with it. But when revolution breaks out and their sanctuary is attacked, she must rescue the bonobos and hide in the jungle. Together, they will fight to keep safe, to eat, and to survive.Eliot Schrefer asks readers what safety means, how one sacrifices to help others, and what it means to be human in this new compelling adventure.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780545165761 (0545165768)
Publish date: October 1st 2012
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Image from barnesandnoble.com"The compelling tale of a girl who must save a group of bonobos--and herself--from a violent coup.The Congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good.When one girl has to follow her mother to her sanctuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there...
Imagine being 14 yrs old visiting your mom at her Bonobo Sanctuary in the Congo. Now imagine a war breaking out and your stuck by yourself with only the bonobos.(including the baby bonobo you've rescued and have been raising for 2 months.) There were several chapters I had to stop reading because I...
A riveting, heart-wrenching story about compassion, sacrifice, and survival in the midst of horror and destruction that will stay with readers long after reading the book.
Endangered is a tale of a young girl who is put into a violent situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, all the while having a bonobo to keep alive as well. Sophie's mother runs a sanctuary for bonobos in the war-torn country and unfortunately the new round of battles reach the sanctuary a...