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A Voice for the Spirit Bears
Hardcover Jacket
978-1-77138-979-2 | May 7, 2019 List Price:
USD $16.99, CAD $19.99
4-color • 8.25 x 11 • 32 pages
Grades: 1 To 4 / Ages: 6 to 9
Written by Carmen Oliver
Illustrated by Katy Dockrill
As a child, Simon Jackson found navigating the world of the school playground difficult.
He felt most at home in the woodlands, learning about and photographing wildlife. As a teenager, he became fascinated with spirit bears, a rare subspecies of black bear with creamy white fur. These elusive creatures were losing their habitat to deforestation, and Simon knew he had to do something to protect them.
Simon jackson spirit bear biography of martin
He decided he would become the voice for the spirit bears. But first, he would have to find his own.
Carmen Oliver’s inspiring true story is based on the early life of Simon Jackson, who founded the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition.
On his remarkable journey to protect the spirit bears, he met Dr. Jane Goodall and eventually hiked the Great Bea