Book Size: 9.5 x 11.5
Pages: 48
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781623718565 HB ISBN: 9781623718183 PB
Imprint: Crocodile Books
Edition: 1
Illustrated by: Margaux Carpentier
Illustrations: Full color illustrations
Ages: 8-12
Release date: Spring 22
Category: Children's BooksForest Fighter
The Story of Chico Mendes
By Anita Ganeri • Illustrated by Margaux Carpentier
Paperback $ 11.99 | Hardback $ 19.95“This stellar biography of a not-often featured environmental activist is a necessary addition to all biography shelves. A first purchase … In this gorgeous summary of the activist’s life, readers learn in short chapters that Chico Mendes was born in 1944, deep in the Amazon rainforest … The illustrations are mural-like and deceptively simple, with beautiful images of rainforest creatures spread throughout. The interplay of textures and shapes fill the pages with life and vibrancy, and text blocks are placed in open areas for easy readability. The powerful narrative focuses on the direct impact of deforestation on Chico’s community as well as his revolutionary work to enact change through unionization and protest. The text contains a wealth of information on the Amazon rainforest and the environmental impacts of deforestation, including back matter with Amazon facts …” —School Library Journal, Starred Review
About this book
A picture book that tells the important story of Chico Mendes, who led the fight to protect the Amazon rainforest and demand fair treatment for the people whose livelihoods depended on it.
Chico Mendes lived in the depths of the Amazon rainforest where trees grew tall and strong and wildlife roamed freely. From the age of 8, Chico worked with his father collecting sap from trees that could be sold to make rubber. Rubber tappers were very poor and the rainforest was increasingly being destroyed by burning and logging, threatening their livelihoods. Chico knew he had to take a stand. He became a spokesperson for the community, fighting hard to preserve the Amazon rainforest, and speaking up for the rights of other rubber tappers. He won several international awards for his campaigns, but the loggers still wouldn’t stop. At the age of 44, Chico was murdered by one of the loggers.
Grippingly written by award-winning author, Anita Ganeri, and vibrantly illustrated by Margaux Carpentier, Forest Fighter tells the inspiring story of Chico Mendes, who was not afraid to speak up for others and worked tirelessly to protect the rainforest. It depicts the incredible wildlife and peoples who co-exist there and shows why it is so important that all rainforests are protected.
Brand: Anita GaneriAbout the author
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Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author that has written over 300 books, including the best-selling Horrible Geography series. Anita was born in India but grew up and went to school and university in England. She now lives in West Yorkshire, England with her family. Margaux Carpentier is a painter and illustrator based in London. She works on all kinds of projects, ranging from illustrated books to large scale painting and murals, and sometimes even sculptures. She has illustrated two other children’s books for Crocodile Books: Planting Peace: The Story of Wangari Maathai and Darwin’s Tree of Life. |
Reviews
“A welcome and timely introduction to a pioneering Brazilian conservationist … Readers learn about the semi-feudal system under which rubber tapper communities toiled, exploited by rich landowners who deliberately sought to keep workers and their families illiterate and thus disempowered … Ganeri’s biographical account uses a narrative nonfiction style and is interspersed with factual information about the Amazon forest … [and] Carpentier’s vibrant and colorful folk art–style illustrations.” —Kirkus Reviews
“This beautiful picture-book biography brings readers the story of Brazilian environmentalist Chico Mendes and his important work to preserve and protect the Amazon rainforest …These events come to life in Carpentier’s eye-catching, full-page illustrations, which use vibrant shades of red, green, pink, and deep purple to bring out the beauty of the rainforest, its animals, and the people who live there.” —Booklist
“Ganeri inspires with this empathic biography of activist Chico Mendes (1944–1988) and his fight to save the Amazon rainforest … Seamlessly woven throughout is essential context about the challenges and … the pivotal impact of Mendes’s work. Ganeri’s fact-filled narration is balanced by evocative details … while Carpentier’s tropical-hued digital illustrations incorporate chalk textures, helping readers to visualize the Amazon’s destruction … Ages 7–12.” —Publishers Weekly
“This stellar biography of a not-often featured environmental activist is a necessary addition to all biography shelves. A first purchase … In this gorgeous summary of the activist’s life, readers learn in short chapters that Chico Mendes was born in 1944, deep in the Amazon rainforest … The illustrations are mural-like and deceptively simple, with beautiful images of rainforest creatures spread throughout. The interplay of textures and shapes fill the pages with life and vibrancy, and text blocks are placed in open areas for easy readability. The powerful narrative focuses on the direct impact of deforestation on Chico’s community as well as his revolutionary work to enact change through unionization and protest. The text contains a wealth of information on the Amazon rainforest and the environmental impacts of deforestation, including back matter with Amazon facts …” —School Library Journal, Starred Review
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