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Takaya's Journey introduces young children to Takaya, the lone wolf.
About the author
Cheryl Alexander is a conservation photographer working worldwide to ensure protection of wilderness and wildlife. Through visual documentation and storytelling, she hopes to inspire passion and action that will protect the imperilled wild in our world for future generations. She has been studying and documenting Takaya's life on both Discovery and Chatham islands for years. Cheryl's film about this remarkable animal,
Takaya: Lone Wolf, has been broadcast on CBC and the BBC to great acclaim and will be touring various film festivals throughout 2020 and 2021. Cheryl's other books about Takaya published by RMB include
Takaya: Lone Wolf,
Good Morning, Takaya, and
Takaya's Journey. Follow Cheryl on Instagram @takayalonewolf and @cherwildawake or visit her website at wildawake.com. Cheryl lives in Victoria, BC.
Summary
Using beautiful photography and charming, accessible text, Cheryl Alexander and Jenaya Copithorne take elementary school readers into Takaya’s world. Along the way many questions are answered:
Who is Takaya?Where did Takaya come from?What does Takaya need?What is Takaya’s home like?What does Takaya eat?Who keeps Takaya company?What will Takaya do?Entertaining and informative,
Takaya’s Journey is written for pleasure, but also aligns with basic school curriculum needs in terms of dealing with natural history and human encounters with wildlife in urban settings.
