Here Is the African Savanna

Exotic environments like the African savanna have long held a fascination for young readers. This colorful picture book beautifully evokes that realm with images of giraffes, lions, hippos, elephants, and many more animals of the plains. Through cumulative, singsong verse, young readers learn how all living things in this important ecological community rely on one another for their existence. The book brings home the important lesson that when one of these animals or plants is killed off or goes extinct, the web of life is broken. Luminous paintings by Tom Leonard capture the untamed beauty of this timeless, endangered realm.

About the author

Madeleine Dunphy is an educational consultant who teaches children about endangered environments. Madeleine has written several books for children, including all of the books in the Here Is the ... series. She lives in Oakland, California with her husband, Chris, and their daughter, Gwen. For more information about Madeleine, her books, and her school presentations, visit her website at www.mdunphy.com.

Product details

• Authors: Madeleine Dunphy
• Assisted by: Tom Leonard (Illustration)
• Publisher: Web of Life Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 3 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.03.2006
• EAN: 9780977379538
• ISBN: 978-0-9773795-3-8
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 222 mm x 266 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 349 g
• Series: Web of Life
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Animals, plants, nature, the environment; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools