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Animal Eco-Warriors: Humans and Animals Working Together to Protect Our Planet
Join this amazing mob of animal eco-warriors on an action-packed adventure as they use their special talents to help solve our planet’s environmental problems! From the nosy noses of biosecurity beagles at airports to rats learning to sniff out landmines in war-torn landscapes, animals are using their unique abilities to help make the world a better and safer place. With fantastic color photos of animal eco-warriors at work, this book is full of fun facts on how animals are helping humanity work towards a more sustainable future. There are also plenty of tips on how you can make a difference to the planet.
144 pages, Paperback
Published September 18, 2017
About the author
Nic Gill
5 books1 followerNic Gill grew up in Tasmania, on a small farm with a large number of animals. Nic lives in Hobart with her three-legged cat, a family of ring-tailed possums, some Pekin frizzle bantams, countless native birds, and her human partner, James. When she's not writing books, she's helping people to care for their local natural environments.
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December 14, 2017
This book is full of great information on topics you wondered about but never quite got around to looking up. Perfect project book for 3-6th graders. Excellent source for essay topics.
April 13, 2018
I was drawn to this book because I think ecology is important. I care about endangered species and am interested in what we humans are doing to balance all the destruction we bring to the ecology of this planet.
At times the book would inspire me, but overall it just didn’t grab me. Why? I ask myself. Is the writing so poor? Or is there something else about it that just bugs me? Or perhaps it is a combination of the two?
I have come to the conclusion that there are two ways to read ‘Animal Eco-Warriors’. Perhaps I should have taken a tip from the notice in the start of the book:
How to use this book
The stories in this book are not connected from one chapter to the next, so you can read chapters in any order you like.
If you are a dog lover there are nine chapters that tell how wonderful dogs are. Perhaps you will relate to these. No need to read the rest.
If, like me, you would find all those dog stories boring, leave them alone. Just read the other eight chapters which tell about an interesting variety of creatures that are working with human ecologists to help protect our planet.
Should Nic Gill, the author of ‘Animal Eco-Warriors’ happen to read my review, may I be so bold as to suggest a topic for her next book. Just search ‘wild dog problem in Australia’. I trust that might inspire you.
At times the book would inspire me, but overall it just didn’t grab me. Why? I ask myself. Is the writing so poor? Or is there something else about it that just bugs me? Or perhaps it is a combination of the two?
I have come to the conclusion that there are two ways to read ‘Animal Eco-Warriors’. Perhaps I should have taken a tip from the notice in the start of the book:
How to use this book
The stories in this book are not connected from one chapter to the next, so you can read chapters in any order you like.
If you are a dog lover there are nine chapters that tell how wonderful dogs are. Perhaps you will relate to these. No need to read the rest.
If, like me, you would find all those dog stories boring, leave them alone. Just read the other eight chapters which tell about an interesting variety of creatures that are working with human ecologists to help protect our planet.
Should Nic Gill, the author of ‘Animal Eco-Warriors’ happen to read my review, may I be so bold as to suggest a topic for her next book. Just search ‘wild dog problem in Australia’. I trust that might inspire you.
June 21, 2018
Many ideas on my blog are pointing towards how we - humans - can be eco warriors but did you ever consider how animals can be eco warriors too?
Nic Gill's book - Animal Eco-warriors, gives us an in-depth yet fun look at how animals around the world are helping to save the environment from damaging weeds, feral animals and invasive insects.
This book has 17 stories about different animals and is told to us through interviews, photographs and descriptions of how the animals work alongside humans to help save some aspect of the environment.
The reader will meet goats who love munching on weeds, bees that wear microchips so we can learn more about their behaviour and farmers that have installed possum boxes to help minimise the damage swarms of beetles do to the native plants.
Each story is engaging and even younger readers will love exploring how each animal helps to save the world we live in.
Nic Gill has done some excellent research to bring these stories to life by not only outlining what each animal does but also giving us funny facts, lists of website to go to to find out more and a detailed glossary at the back.
Non-fiction books often get by passed but this is one that will really inspire - so add it to your library or home book shelf and learn about how valuable these animals really are!
Nic Gill's book - Animal Eco-warriors, gives us an in-depth yet fun look at how animals around the world are helping to save the environment from damaging weeds, feral animals and invasive insects.
This book has 17 stories about different animals and is told to us through interviews, photographs and descriptions of how the animals work alongside humans to help save some aspect of the environment.
The reader will meet goats who love munching on weeds, bees that wear microchips so we can learn more about their behaviour and farmers that have installed possum boxes to help minimise the damage swarms of beetles do to the native plants.
Each story is engaging and even younger readers will love exploring how each animal helps to save the world we live in.
Nic Gill has done some excellent research to bring these stories to life by not only outlining what each animal does but also giving us funny facts, lists of website to go to to find out more and a detailed glossary at the back.
Non-fiction books often get by passed but this is one that will really inspire - so add it to your library or home book shelf and learn about how valuable these animals really are!
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