This beautifully illustrated book will help children, aged 5+, learn about orangutans, the relationship between a mother orangutan and her young. It also highlights the problems caused by the cutting down of the rainforest they live in and why conservation is needed. The story is set on the Island of Sumatra. It is a story of how the mother teaches her family what to eat, how to swing through the trees but also how life is being disrupted by the destruction of the rainforest. This is a powerful and moving picture book that shows how conservation is important to save orangutans and the environment they live in. This story book is also an excellent introduction to current issues regarding deforestation and wildlife extinction. Children can identify with other issues such as compassion and a fear of change. The final page gives more details of the Bukit Tigapuluh National Park (Thirty Hills) where this story is set.
Paul Baker
The Emerald Forest by Catherine Ward
Illustrated by Karin Littlewood
Otter- Barry Books
ISBN 9781913074142
£12.99
