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With humans expanding their cities, we're pushing animals and nature closer together with patches few and far between. Because of this, animals have trouble finding food and usually have a negative impact on towns as they search for different habitats. They will even destroy crops or cause car accidents. To combat this, animal advocates try to create paths and safer habitats for them. This book delves into seven different animals who humans are actively trying to save: Elephants in India, Hedgehogs in the UK, Birds in Asia, Gibbons in China, Fish in Germany, Bears in Canada, and Cougars in the USA.

WILDLIFE CROSSINGS: PROTECTING ANIMAL PATHWAYS AROUND THE WORLD educates children about how humans can negatively impact nature and ways to try to prevent this. The illustrations are painted with a crafty attention to detail and some portraits look like something you'd see hanging on a wall. In the back of the book, the author touches on seven more animals who are in danger because of humans. It would have been nice to see some more resources included to show children how they can help, but all-in-all, this book brings awareness to how we hurt nature when we don't take them into account on a regular basis.


Final Verdict: I would recommend this to children aged five and older who enjoy learning about nature and animals. It may even inspire some of them to become advocates themselves.