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Just like a fireperson puts out fires, kids can help put out the Amazon Rainforest fires by being vegan. And just like a doctor saves people, kids can save the Amazon animals also by being vegan. In the book, Rainforest Rescue, children learn about the benefits of trees and how they can be a real life super hero from their very own home! |
InspirationI remember teaching children as early as 2007 about how the fast food industry was responsible for cutting down the Amazon Rainforest to make more fried chicken and burgers. After I started writing children's books in 2015, this issue was a top priority! To be honest, this book was very challenging to finish because the first illustrator couldn't continue due to personal issues, so I had to find a suitable replacement illustrator! As fate would have it, a second one did show up.
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The Amazon Rainforest and animals are being destroyed!
But we have the power to save them . . .
Simply by the food we choose to eat.
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Meet the IllustratorI will never forget the experience of having two illustrators for the same book! And in the end, I wouldn't want it any other way. Zena Sun completed the first half of the book about the amazing beauty and benefit of trees, and Yuli Chen Sasaki finished the last half sensitively detailing the negative aspect of this issue while also beautifully promoting the solution.
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"(Amazon) Deforestation hit a 15-year high in 2021, according to Brazil's National Institute for Space Research. Most of the deforested land is used for cattle ranching.
~DW.com, 2021.12.17
"Fires in the Amazon have already impacted more than 90% of animal and plant species in the biome."
~Landscape News, 2021.09.23
Reviews
“Rainforest Rescue! is a sweet book on a vitally important issue. While its message is a serious one (the title gives that away), the delightful rhyming couplets make the book fun to read while the vibrant illustrations are eye-poppingly enchanting. I'm sure this book will lead to rich, heartful discussions with your precious and beloved youngsters.”
—Julie Johnston, Founder of GreenHeart Education, Certified Forest & Nature School Practitioner
greenhearted.org (Canada)
"Rainforest Rescue! brings a straightforward message easily accessible to children with beautiful and vibrantly colored illustrations. It’s an educational book for young kids conveying the importance of trees and why they are sadly being burned down in the Amazon. We must educate our youth that veganism can save the rainforest!”
—Simone V, Elementary School Teacher, Minas Gerais, Brazil
“Now more than ever, it is imperative that we teach our future generations about why it is crucial to conserve the natural world and all it encompasses. This includes knowledge on the vegan lifestyle as it relates to the long-term health of our planet. I feel Scott Reeve’s latest book, Rainforest Rescue! conveys this key message beautifully. The unique illustrations are light-hearted and engaging which lets children understand how our actions are having an impact on the Amazon Rainforest. Highly recommended!”
--Saadia Khan, Wildlife Biologist for Fund Amazonia & People’s Trust for Endangered Species, UK
“In his book, Rainforest Rescue!, Scott has reminded us of the value of trees for a healthy human psyche. So as the book suggests, go ahead and hug a tree today! And see how joyful that hug makes you feel.”
—Betska K-Burr, The Guru Coach™, Canada
coachingandleadership.com
"We love the book, it’s so wonderful for kids. The drawings are amazing with many details. The page with the cows, cheese and milk was a very clever way to show kids that these foods come from animals. Congratulations on a beautiful book. Please write more!"
—Esther Mendez, award-winning actress, and daughter, Amour (Spain)
—Julie Johnston, Founder of GreenHeart Education, Certified Forest & Nature School Practitioner
greenhearted.org (Canada)
"Rainforest Rescue! brings a straightforward message easily accessible to children with beautiful and vibrantly colored illustrations. It’s an educational book for young kids conveying the importance of trees and why they are sadly being burned down in the Amazon. We must educate our youth that veganism can save the rainforest!”
—Simone V, Elementary School Teacher, Minas Gerais, Brazil
“Now more than ever, it is imperative that we teach our future generations about why it is crucial to conserve the natural world and all it encompasses. This includes knowledge on the vegan lifestyle as it relates to the long-term health of our planet. I feel Scott Reeve’s latest book, Rainforest Rescue! conveys this key message beautifully. The unique illustrations are light-hearted and engaging which lets children understand how our actions are having an impact on the Amazon Rainforest. Highly recommended!”
--Saadia Khan, Wildlife Biologist for Fund Amazonia & People’s Trust for Endangered Species, UK
“In his book, Rainforest Rescue!, Scott has reminded us of the value of trees for a healthy human psyche. So as the book suggests, go ahead and hug a tree today! And see how joyful that hug makes you feel.”
—Betska K-Burr, The Guru Coach™, Canada
coachingandleadership.com
"We love the book, it’s so wonderful for kids. The drawings are amazing with many details. The page with the cows, cheese and milk was a very clever way to show kids that these foods come from animals. Congratulations on a beautiful book. Please write more!"
—Esther Mendez, award-winning actress, and daughter, Amour (Spain)
