Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear

Born Free for a new generation.

About the author

Trang Nguyen is a Vietnamese wildlife conservationist, environmental activist and writer, known for tackling the illegal wildlife trade in Africa and Asia. She graduated with her PhD in Biodiversity Management at the University of Kent, England. In 2018, Trang was featured in the documentary film Stroop: Journey into the Rhino Horn War alongside Jane Goodall. She was selected for BBC’s 100 Women of 2019 list and for the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. Trang is the founder and executive director of WildAct, an NGO that monitors the illegal wildlife trade markets and provides conservation education programmes for Vietnamese youth. She is also a member of the IUCN SSC Bear Specialist Group, which promotes the conservation of bears living in their natural habitats around the world. Saving H'non: Chang and the Elephant is her second children’s book, and the follow-up to Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear.Jeet Zdung is an illustrator who fuses traditional Vietnamese art with manga, using pencils, watercolours, ink and other digital means to create works of beauty and innovation. He has won several awards, including a Silent Manga Audition Excellence Award for his manga Stand Up and Fly. He lives in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Summary

Born Free for a new generation.

Additional text

What an accomplishment. I cannot praise this book enough. Jeet Zdung's illustrations are incredible. Get this book.

Product details

• Authors: Nguyen Thi Thu Trang
• Assisted by: Jeet Zdung (Illustration)
• Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 11
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9780753446591
• ISBN: 978-0-7534-4659-1
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 222 mm x 307 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Return to the Wild
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Jungle Animals, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Endangered, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Bears, International Women’s Day