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Giselle Potter - Simona and Her Forest Family, Inbunden

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

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Simona and Her Forest Family

The Wild Life of Scientist Simona Kossak

Av Giselle Potter

209 kr

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The extraordinary true story of scientist Simona Kossak, who lived among the animals she studied in the secluded Polish wilderness, comes to vivid life in this enchanting picture book biography.Though she was born into a family of cosmopolitan artists, from a very young age Simona Kossak set her heart on a life studying animals and living in their world. Once she was old enough, in the 1970s, Simona moved from the city in Poland where she was born to a cabin nestled in the wilderness. Over time, Simona grew her forest family, nursing injured animals back to health and fostering orphaned critters, all while learning their ways. Though the townsfolk accused her of being a witch, Simona remained devoted to her mission, transforming her modest house into a home for the wildlife she cared for. Her compassion and respect for the rescued animals earned her the trust of the forest animals, and their worlds became one. This moving story brings to light Simona Kossak’s extraordinary and unconventional scientific pursuits, teaching young readers that by paying attention to the natural world and having compassion for all living things, they can find friendship in unexpected places.
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Giselle Potter has illustrated many books, including Mary Morland in the Time of Dinosaur Discovery by Jane Kurtz, Once Upon a Fairy Tale House by Mary Lyn Ray, Try It! by Mara Rockliff, All by Himself? by Elana K. Arnold, and Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne, as well as her own Tell Me What to Dream About, This Is My Dollhouse, The Year I Didn’t Go to School, and Simona and Her Forest Family. She lives in Rosendale, New York, with her husband and two daughters. Visit her at GisellePotter.com.

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In a heartfelt tribute to Polish naturalist and author Kossak, Potter highlights her subject's unusual affinity with wildlife, many of which—from an injured owl to orphaned moose twins and even a tiny piglet she named “Froggy”—came to live with her over the 30 years she spent in an isolated forest cabin. . . . The author saves the best for last, fleshing out specific events from the main narrative with an afterword that not only goes into more detail about the subject’s life and work, but comes with a riveting photo of Kossak at her indoor table, beaming affectionately at the grown-up Froggy looming over her.

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