Return of the Wild by Helen Scales

Discover the extraordinary ways nature has come back from the brink in this
collection of 20 environmental success stories from around the world, written
by Dr Helen Scales and beautifully illustrated by Good Wives and Warriors.
From humpback whale populations thriving again in the freezing seas of
Alaska and the recovery of kiwi populations in New Zealand, to the setting up
of tiger sanctuaries and reserves in India and return of elephant seals from
'extinction', this book plants a message of hope and shows children that
positive change is possible.
As well as the 20 recovery stories, Return of the Wild teaches children about
the different habitats that animals and plants around the world call home -
oceans, forests, deserts and more - and introduces them to the real people
supporting endangered species. Finishing off with small tips on what children
at home can do to help the wild world, from wearing eco-friendly suncream
while swimming in the sea to using less single use plastic, this book reassures
children that there are many ways to protect and save our planet from
environmental harm.

Dr Helen Scales is a marine biologist, writer, and public broadcaster. She's
written several books including Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious
Afterlife of Seashells which is a Guardian bestseller, shortlisted for the Royal
Society of Biology books prize and selected as book of the year by The
Economist, Nature, The Times and Guardian as well as BBC Radio 4's Book
of the Week . She has written for National Geographic, the Guardian, New
Scientist, BBC Wildlife magazine and BBC Focus, among others, and also
presents the Earth Unscrewed podcast. She's been a frequent guest on Brian
Cox's Infinited Monkey Cage Podcast. Helen gives talks for schools,
bookshops and science and literary festivals. She's also spoken at Google,
the Royal Institue and has a Ted Talk called 'Stories from the Ocean'. She
teaches marine biology and science writing at Cambridge University and is
scientific advisor for the marine conservation charity Sea Changers

Laurence King Publishing
On Sale: Oct 17/23
64 pages
64
9781510230125 • $29.99 • cl
Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Endangered • Ages 8
-10 years