Children's Books Focus on Animal Extinction
"An owl calls a meeting of all animals in the forest
to plan their
survival. A skunk leads a baby elephant out of danger, and Toby the Turtle journeys
to England to help stem cruelty towards hunted foxes...A writer and two illustrators
have created a children's book series that uses fantasy to address issues of preserving
the environment and saving animals..." (The
Tampa Tribune, Florida)
Book I: In The Beginning
See how an
animal from the past reaches out to Oliver Owl with sad stories of animal extinction. Read
with wonder as Oliver and all of the animals meet and tell their stories of human
indifference.
Travel along with Oliver in his quest to help endangered animals. See
how humans have neglected nature in their pursuit of greed. Listen as the animals share
their sad tales. See sample pages.
Written by Jim Dowling, and illustrated by artists
Michael Broderick and Ileana Nadal, Animal
Ark seeks to introduce young
children to the plight of endangered animals all over the world. This beautiful series
aims to "educate the children so that as they grow up, they can do what we didn't
do."
Book II: Suzy Saves
Elysha
Travel with Suzy as she makes the
long journey to Africa to save a baby elephant from ivory hunters.
Read how Oliver's wisdom and Suzy's natural instincts work together to teach the hunters
and Elysha a valuable lesson. See sample pages.
Acclaimed by elementary school
teachers who are using it in their classrooms, Animal Ark Book I, in the Beginning, and
Book II, Suzy Saves Elysha the Baby Elephant are now available
for purchase from the artists and from this website. Animal
Ark Society went out of business and the artists acquired all the books from a
storage default sale. The books are on sale for $5.00 each (price includes
postage and handling). A
poster is included
(until all are sold) with the purchase of
Book I
and Book II
together at a
price of $10 (includes postage & handling). If you
wish to purchase a box of books for re-sale or fund raisers, the price is $40
for a box of 40 books plus $10 postage. A bargain!
We
have also acquired all the original artwork from these books. If you would be
interested in purchasing some of these pieces please
contact us.