Animals in the Forest: The Day Terrible Things Came

by Kathryn Rose Newey

Overview

Fans of the children's literature classic, Watership Down, will be glad that animals have a voice again.

Extinction, habitat destruction, deforestation... How would you feel if your home was flattened to make space for others?

Countless wild animals, great and small, experience this every day.

This is their story.

Dakota the Deer, Flint the Fox, Bentley the Bat and other animals live in a forest, co-existing in an uneasy truce with some nearby humans. Then a strange animal, Whanganui the Weasel, arrives, having fled something too frightening to speak of. Just as he fears, the humans come and their actions threaten to destroy the animals' lives.

When one of the animals goes missing, it's the final straw. The animals decide to do something they've never attempted before. As they're swept up in a terrible chain of events they can't control, will they have what it takes to defeat forces they have no name for?

More than an eco story: The animal characters honour young environmental activists, nature conservation campaigns and indigenous tribes across the globe, including the Dakota Access Pipe Line water protectors in the USA and the Moxateteu uncontacted tribe in the Amazon. These and related green issues, with website links, are included at the end of the book, so readers come away armed with knowledge.

Can a story save the Earth? Read it to find out.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789264968
Publisher:	Kathrynrosenewey.com
Publication date:	07/31/2018
Edition description:	With new cover
Pages:	148
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.32(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Kathryn Rose Newey writes interactive novels with a conscience. Her books tell stories from the point of view of animals and others experiencing life on planet Earth, looking from the outside in at this sometimes tumultuous world run by human beings. Young adults, teens and children who have curious minds and think it's about time we all did something to save planet Earth will love her Nature Conservation Fiction, Animal Rights Fiction and Science Fiction novels. Her novels also offer facts and information, so readers can find out more and be inspired to take positive action. Plus there are educational worksheets linked to the novels, available from her website. When she's not writing, she's probably in her unruly garden (or wishes she was) with her pet dog, Jessie the Jack Russell, who's so smart she has her own website. Visit her author website: https://KathrynRoseNewey.com Like her Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/KathrynRoseNeweyAuthor

Table of Contents

~ Chapter 1: A New Friend ~

~ Chapter 2: Whanganui’s Past ~

~ Chapter 3: The Meeting ~

~ Chapter 4: The Serpent Arrives ~

~ Chapter 5: Decisions To Make ~

~ Chapter 6: Someone Goes Missing ~

~ Chapter 7: Forest Grove ~

~ Chapter 8: More Trouble ~

~ Chapter 9: Terrible Things ~

~ Epilogue: Character Names and Websites ~

~ Research and Discussion Points ~

~ What Can You Do To Help? ~

Editorial Reviews

“A beautifully illustrated, environmentally themed animal story… This text is a pleasure to read due to the superb descriptive detail and wide ranging vocabulary, but also as it is delightfully written in ‘proper English’… ‘Animals in the Forest’ is a really lovely, thought-provoking addition to your child’s reading and English curriculum which I am sure all children will enjoy and be inspired by.” ~ Review in EducationOtherwise.org Newsletter, Spring 2018

5 Star Review: “‘Animals in the Forest’: I can say the author cares about animals and the environment very much… Kathryn Rose Newey is letting us step into the animals’ shoes and showing us the terrible feelings they have when we ruin their homes. I rate this book 100%, it really touched my heart.” ~ Reader, aged 13

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