Auckland Council Libraries: Impacts, influence and improvement

Impacts, influence and improvement

Read about endangered animals around the world and efforts to protect them, from rewilding to rescue missions.

The fire wombat

Jackie French

Picture book

As the bushfire swallowed up the world they knew, a wombat shared her burrow with other animals. As the flames of the bushfire approach, one small wombat is bravely followed by other animals to the safety of her underground burrow.

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Mermaid and me

author Soosh

Picture book

A girl and a mermaid become best friends as they figure out how to enjoy their favorite things together, but when the shore becomes unsafe Mermaid must leave, promising to return.

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The stuck there forever boat

Gillian Whalley-Torckler

Picture book

Tama's idyllic island life is changing. The surrounding sea is slowly flooding their land, the coral is dying and the fish have disappeared. Tama's family must move to a higher island, but his beloved nanny won't listen.

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Search for the scarlet macaws

Jen Marlin

Book

On their second adventure aboard Wind Rider, Max and Sofia travel to the Amazon rain forest to protect scarlet macaws from poachers and deforestation.

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Wandi

Favel Parrett

Book

A young cub is snatched from his family and home by a giant eagle, then dropped, injured and alone, in a suburban garden. This is where he meets his first Human, and begins his long journey to becoming the most famous dingo in the world.

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Berani

Michelle Kadarusman

Book

Malia has had a privileged upbringing in Indonesia, but now her mother wants to return to her own family on the other side of the world. Malia is determined to stay in Indonesia to fight for her country's precious rainforests.

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The elephant girl

James Patterson

Book

Jama is a clever and sensitive young Maasai girl who likes elephants better than people. Leku, whose mysterious father is the head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only hope. A story of a girl, an elephant, and their life-changing friendship.

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Kākāpo keeper

Gay Buckingham

Book

Written as a fictional diary by Andrew Burt (14), who is an assistant to the Chief Conservator in Dusky Sound from July 1894 to June 1908. Henry has been charged with preserving birds on specific islands in the area, and to add to them.

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Manatee summer

Evan Griffith

Book

When Peter and Tommy spot a manatee in a canal, Peter knows they've found something special, and when the manatee is injured by a boat, something to protect! In the fight to save Florida manatees, he learns about himself and the world around him.

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Fabien Cousteau expeditions. Hawai'i sea turtle rescue

James O. Fraioli

Graphic novel

Junior explorers Will and Jacklyn join Fabien Cousteau and local conservationists in Hawaii on their mission to rescue endangered sea turtles, while also encountering a variety of wildlife among the coral reefs of Molokini Bay.

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Follow the moon home

Philippe Cousteau

Book

A book about loggerhead sea turtles, and a girl's attempts to help save their babies from man-made light.

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Happy stories for nature lovers

Dawn Casey

Book

Many children and young people are very worried about the health of our planet and climate, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed by bad environmental news. Happy Stories for Nature Lovers provides some light, showing that we can help nature heal.

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The life-size guide to the New Zealand beach

Andrew Crowe

Book

With this book you can solve the mysteries of beachcombing. It provides a simple introduction to New Zealand geology via pebbles and sand from around the country, how to recognise common animal tracks in the sand, and much more!

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Old Blue

Mary (Mary Elizabeth) Taylor

Book

The story of Old Blue, a Black Robin, who, aided by the New Zealand Wildlife Service, rescued her species from near extinction.

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Rebel animals at risk

Kimberlie Hamilton

Book

Discover secrets, stories, and facts about the world's most at-risk animals! Packed with over 60 real-life courageous creatures, from Diego, the age defying tortoise, to Koko, the beloved gorilla that learned to communicate using sign language.

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Rewilding

David A. Steen

Book

In these heartwarming true stories children will learn how different species evolved to live side by side, and will see what it takes to be a conservation scientist. They might even be inspired to become a wildlife activist themselves!

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Save our seas

Maria Gill

Book

Skipper L.B. Tross, inspired by Sir Peter Blake's environmental work, takes readers on a seafaring adventure around the coast of New Zealand to learn about sealife, what threatens it, and the need to protect it.

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A voice for the spirit bears

Carmen Oliver

Book

The summer Simon turns thirteen, he becomes fascinated with a rare type of black bear called spirit bears. But the spirit bears' habitat is under threat from deforestation, and Simon knows he must help protect these incredible animals.

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