Undaunted: The Wild Life of Birut Mary Galdikas and Her Fearless Quest to Save Orangutans
School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8
No. of pages 96
Published: 2019
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"Undaunted: The Wild Life of Biruté Mary Galdikas and Her Fearless Quest to Save Orangutans" by Anita Silvey chronicles the remarkable journey of Biruté Mary Galdikas, a pioneering primatologist known for her groundbreaking work with orangutans in Borneo. The book highlights Galdikas's early fascination with these great apes and her determination to study and protect them in their natural habitat. Faced with numerous challenges, including threats from deforestation and poaching, Galdikas emerges as a passionate advocate for conservation. Her story is one of courage, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to saving the orangutan species, bringing to light the complexities of wildlife protection. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by National Geographic Kids .
ANITA SILVEY is the author of 100 Best Books for Children and 500 Great Books for Teens and has devoted more than 40 years promoting books that turn young people--and their families--into readers. To do this she has appeared frequently on NPR, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, and radio programs in the United States and Canada to talk about books for children and teenagers. She is the former publisher of children's books for Houghton Mifflin Co. and served as editor-in-chief of Horn Book magazine for 11 years. As Publisher's Weekly has said, "It would be hard to find a more authoritative voice than Anita Silvey. " Anita writes the very popular Children's Book-a-Day Almanac that appears online. She also creates narrative nonfiction for children - The Plant Hunters, I'll Pass for Your Comrade, Henry Knox: Bookseller, Soldier, and Patriot , and an upcoming biography about singer-activist Pete Seeger.