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Riley & Max Wildlife Adventures: In the Land of Java

by Bart Kessler, Shubo You, Stori Smith

Produced by SAFE Worldwide

Join best friends Riley the Javan Rhino and Max the Meerkat as they travel the world protecting wildlife and their habitats!

The land of Java, Indonesia, has long been a beautiful home for many animals. But, as poaching and invasive species take over the island, the Javan rhinos are no longer safe. None of the animals are. Riley, Max, and many others who love and rely on the forest set out to protect it. It’s hard work, but they realize when it comes to helping wildlife, everyone has something to contribute, and together, they can make quite a difference.

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A young girl moves to a South Carolina beach town and learns to navigate her new environment and overcome her feelings of isolation when she discovers nesting loggerhead sea turtles on the beach and together with her new classmates convinces the community to help protect the turtles

Illustrated Kid Book

Chokwaka and the Moon Tales


Author: Lynn A. Hall
Age Group: 5-9

The power of a young person to create change, and the awe-invoking connecedness between the Sun, the Moon and the earth to sustain all life.
This is a sweet children's nature book about caring for planet Earth and each other.

Illustrated Kid Book

Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and a Hundred Sea Turtles

Author: Philippe Cousteau
Age Group: 6-10

The power of one person to create positive change: A young African woman helps reduce plastic pollution in her community, and create an income for the women there by finding a use for discarded plastic bags polluting the environment. The pictures are wonderful to engage the attention of young children, and the story and message are appropriate for upper elementary grades.

Illustrated Kid Book

A Recycling Story: One plastic Bag

Author: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
Age Group: 5-11

The power of one person to create positive change: A young African woman helps reduce plastic pollution in her community, and create an income for the women there by finding a use for discarded plastic bags polluting the environment. The pictures are wonderful to engage the attention of young children, and the story and message are appropriate for upper elementary grades.

Illustrated Kid Book

Be A Tree

Author: Maria Gianferrari

Age Group: 4-8

Join us in exploring the mysterious Amazonian rainforest and its inhabitants! Inspired by the Montessori method of education, this book offers young readers an introduction to rainforest animals, from the impressive Jaguar to the stunning Scarlett Macaw. Its simple design nurtures a love for nature, curiosity and imagination. Each page is a treasure trove of simple, factual text paired with stunning, child-friendly illustrations, encouraging self-discovery and independent learning

Illustrated Kid Book

Amazonian Wildlife (for curious little learners)

Author: Little Monoi

Age Group: 4-8

Journey along with Inky the octopus as he makes a daring escape from his aquarium to the open sea―based on a real-life aquatic adventure! Published in partnership with the National Aquarium of New Zealand.
The best octopus book for kids looking to learn more about aquatic animals, marine biology, and aquariums, this delightful tale about a daring octopus's big dreams makes a wonderful gift or children for back-to-school, holidays, and summer reading!

Illustrated Kid Book

Inky the Octopus

Author: Erin Guendelsberger & David Leonard

Age Group: 4-8

This captivating book takes readers on a journey into the world of endangered species and the crucial actions needed to protect them. It focuses on ten of the planet's most critically endangered animals, with stunning illustrations and a wealth of information, introducing these remarkable creatures and the challenges they face. It offers an engaging read for both children and adults provides insights into wildlife preservation, the necessary conservation efforts, and the fragile state of our planet's biodiversity.

Illustrated Kid Book

Our Planet's Endangered Wildlife

Author: Erin Guendelsberger & David Leonard

Age Group: 6-12

Journey along with Inky the octopus as he makes a daring escape from his aquarium to the open sea―based on a real-life aquatic adventure! Published in partnership with the National Aquarium of New Zealand.
The best octopus book for kids looking to learn more about aquatic animals, marine biology, and aquariums, this delightful tale about a daring octopus's big dreams makes a wonderful gift or children for back-to-school, holidays, and summer reading!

Podcast

The Sustainable Jungle

Host: Loyal and Joy

Age Group: 11+

Their mission is to deepen understanding of human relationships with each other and the natural world. Threshold features interviews with environmental thought leaders on important issues impacting cultures, communities, and ecosystems in the United States and beyond. A Peabody winner in environmental journalism.

Main topics of their 4 seasons:
- Bison Conservation
- Cold Comfort: Saving the Arctic
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
- Time to 1.5 degrees

Podcast

Threshold: Podcast About People & the Planet

Host: Auricle Production

Age Group: Middle school

In Conservation Uncut, Gianluca Cerullo talks with the conservationists, scientists and explorers that dedicate their lives to protecting wildlife and wild places. Available on iTunes, Stitcher and Podbean.

They only have 6 podcasts so far (2024) but each is fascinating to listen to and brings a fresh perspective to conservation.

Podcast

Conservation Uncut

Host: Gianluca Cerullo

Age Group: Middle school

An informative and lively opportunity for listeners of all ages to learn about contemporary challenges in wildlife and environmental conservation, around the world.

The topics cover a variety of themes including current news, what you can do now, what conservation and sustainability actually mean, animal behavior, living with wildlife in your back yard, interviews with renowned experts, and your questions and answers

Podcast

Our wild World

Host: Eli Weiss

Age Group: Middle school

British nature documentary Virunga focuses on the conservation work of park rangers in Congo’s Virunga National Park.
Filmed during the rise of the violent M23 Rebellion in 2012, the film also explores the activity of a British oil company Soco International within the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Follow the stories of these park rangers as they care for the world’s only mountain gorillas, and their endeavours to protect the creatures and land from war, poaching and oil companies.

Documentary

Virunga (2014)

Director: Orlando von Einsiedel

Age Group: PG13

March of the Penguins is an incredible documentary that shows the treacherous journey emperor penguins take across hundreds of miles to mate.
While adorable, these flightless birds are actually quite tough! Your child will be amazed by their adventurous lives and how they face freezing conditions, predators, and other obstacles to start a family and raise their young

Documentary

March of the Penguins (2005)

Director: Luc Jacquet

Age Group: Middle school

This documentary follows filmmaker Craig Foster as he returns to the frigid waters of his childhood and starts swimming daily to combat burnout from his job.

At his doorstep is False Bay, located outside Cape Town, South Africa, which is home to one of the world’s unique ecosystems, the kelp forest! There, he meets a female Common Octopus with who he forms an unlikely but precious bond and who changes his life forever.

Documentary

My Octopus teacher (2020)

Director: Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed

Age Group: Middle school

The story of the remarkable bond between humans and animals. In the film, meet baby orangutans and elephants who have lost their families, along with the extraordinary people who rescue these orphans. Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas works with orangutans in the lush rain forests of Borneo. Dame Daphne M. Sheldrick works with elephants on Kenya's rugged savanna. Together, they and their teams are raising these incredible animals and returning them to the wild.

Documentary

Born to be Wild (2011)

Director: David Lickley

Age Group: Middle school

Once, the ocean was full of friends. Then a little jellyfish notices that things are changing--friends are disappearing! He sets out to discover the truth and learns that everyone has a part to play in protecting the careful balance of the ocean. "Bloom" refers to a substantial increase in jellyfish population that can be caused by climate change and pollution.

In this beautifully illustrated, timely, and topical tale, the jellyfish band together to deliver an important message.

Illustrated Kid Book

Bloom

Author: Julia Seal

Age Group: 3-7

This book illustrates a thoughtful, poetic text about protecting farm animals instead of exploiting them. The book gently explores the gentle celebration of what it means to care for and respect creatures of all kinds and how we can protect animals by honoring and advocating for their lives.

Accessible to the youngest readers, Sanctuary invites us to open our hearts wide to create a more loving and more compassionate world—for all.

Illustrated Kid Book

Sanctuary: a Home for Rescued Farm Animals

Author:: Julia Denos

Age Group: 4-8

This is a book in which you become a rescue hero. Simply turn the transparent page and rescue the animals!

It's fun, it's simple and it's a gentle introduction to the importance of animal welfare. There are no words in this book so you can choose the words which are right for you. Which animals would you rescue

Activity/Illustrated Kid Book

Animal Rescue

Author: Patrick George

Age Group: 4-8

Discover the treasures of our natural world with 52 fun activities following the seasons. Filled with activities and games about in nature that are budget-friendly and will entertain all year round. From spring birdwatching walks to summer park games, autumn wildlife tracking to winter nature rubbings, these 52 things to see and do will inspire children to go on a nature walk and have fun outdoors!

Easy-to-follow instructions and tips. Colourful photographs and illustrations

Activity/Illustrated Kid Book

A Year of Nature Walks and Games

Author: Becky Goddard-Hill, Catherine Hughes

Age Group: 7-9

From worms, birds, and spiders to trees, flowers, and clouds, young explorers learn what to look and listen for wherever they are — whether in a nature preserve, an urban park, or a suburban backyard. Seek-and-find lists, on-the-trail art projects, and discovery games get kids engaged in hands-on learning about nature, and a real pull-out magnifying glass helps them get a close-up glimpse of leaf veins, seed pods, and tiny insects. Now nature-curious kids can play and learn with the companion

Activity/Illustrated Kid Book

On the Nature Trail (What Will You Find?)

Author: Oana Befort

Age Group: 4-8

Arctic Tale is a film about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs. The animal characters named in the movie, "Nanu" the female polar bear and "Seela" the female walrus, are based on composites of animals in their species.

Arctic Tale is about the lives of animals that live in the North but also the struggles they face with climate change.

Documentary/Video

Arctic Tale

Main characters: Polar Bears and Walruses

Age Group: 7+

This book brings attention to devastating impact declining native plant numbers have had on wildlife populations. This book introduces readers to a grassroots approach to conservation that they can do from their own backyard.

By simplifying complex concepts and offering concrete solutions (like planting asters for bees), Nature’s Best Hope empowers young people to take action for a better future.

Activity/Illustrated Kid Book

Nature’s Best Hope: How You Can Save the World in Your Own Yard

Author: Douglas W. Tallamy

Age Group: 11-13

This book brings attention to devastating impact declining native plant numbers have had on wildlife populations. This book introduces readers to a grassroots approach to conservation that they can do from their own backyard.

By simplifying complex concepts and offering concrete solutions (like planting asters for bees), Nature’s Best Hope empowers young people to take action for a better future.

Activity

Your Explorer's Notebook: An Activity Book about your Relationship with Animals

Author: Stori Smith

Age Group: 7-13

Fly Away Home dramatizes the actual experiences of Bill Lishman who, in 1986, started training Canada geese to follow his ultralight aircraft, and succeeded in leading their migration in 1993 through his program "Operation Migration". The film is also based on the experience of Dr. William J. L. Sladen, a British-born zoologist and adventurer, who aided Lishman with the migration.

Video/Movie

Fly away home (1996)

Main characters: Father & daughter duo

Age Group: 5+

A lonely orphan boy understands the plaintive cries of the orca confined to an aquatic park's too-small tank and does something about it.

he 1993 movie was based on a true story about an orca named Keiko, who was also the real-life killer whale star in Free Willy. Keiko was captured from the wild near Iceland in the year 1979 when he was only two-years-old, and like his on-screen portrayal, he was placed in marine exhibitions in aquatic theme parks and amusement parks.

Video/Movie

Free willy (1993)

Main characters: Orca and orphan boy

Age Group: PG

Amazing Animals is a YouTube series that profiles a different animal in each episode.

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

These short, one-minute episodes give viewers a taste of some of the most unique and interesting facts about animals from all over the world. You'll see everything from lions (and lion cubs) to Gorillas to some of the smallest and rarest animals on the planet.

Video

Amazing Animals

Produced: National Geographic

Age Group: PG

This video series brings excitement to exploring the world of animals with fun, quirky, and wild videos!

https://www.youtubekids.com/watch?v=TkCq54_ho-A

Dive into awesome animal adventures, cool science experiments, hilarious pets, and much more, all created for curious kids like you. Choose a topic you enjoy and start watching today!

Video

Weird Wild Animals

Produced: Socratica Kids

Age Group: PG

The incredible true story of nature’s greatest explorers—lemurs. Through footage captured with IMAX 3D, audiences go on a spectacular journey to the remote and wondrous world of Madagascar.

Join trailblazing scientist Patricia Wright on her lifelong mission to help these strange and adorable creatures survive in the modern world.

Narrated by Morgan Freeman

Documentary

Island of Lemurs Madagascar (2014)

Warner Brothers

Age Group: PG

Based on true events the story involves the efforts of a young girl in Northern India in the 1970's determined to save her favorite tree and forest from corporations cutting them down.

The book draws on similarities between trees and people and what we can learn from them, therefore teaching about environmental conservation and the power of young people to create positive chang

Illustrated Kid Book

Aani and the Tree Huggers (2013)

Author: Jeannine Atkins

Age Group: 6-9

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