This is author-photographer
Jan Latta’s 20-year journal in Africa following the big cats, herds of
elephants and dangerous rhinos. In India, she searched for endangered tigers,
and leopards in Sri Lanka. She went into the forest to play with chimpanzees in
Uganda and orangutans in Borneo and had the privilege to be with baby pandas in
China. Her magic moment was an encounter with two cheetahs in Nanyuki.
Margaret Hamilton AM
said in her review,” This book is a journal of the author’s adventures in the
wild, illustrated with three hundred superb photographs. Many of her encounters
with wild animals are a little too close for comfort, but very exciting, and
she has miraculously avoided serious injury. She writes in an immediate and
very readable style, which highlights her profound respect for the animals.
Reading her adventures is compulsive and awe-inspiring and highly recommended
for children and adults alike.
Jan came face-to-face with a mountain gorilla and the experience changed her life when her guide said there were fewer than 600 mountain gorillas left in the world. She decided to create books for children so they could learn about endangered animals. The series of 12 True to Life books followed.
She had to learn
to be a wildlife photographer to tell the animal’s story and went back to
Africa to learn in the wild. She had to conquer many fears travelling alone and
living in a tiny tent.
Jan is based in
Sydney, Australia. She is a popular speaker at festivals in Beijing, Shanghai,
Hong Kong, Singapore, and festivals and schools throughout Australia. Her presentations are exciting with videos
she has taken of animals in the wild from the True to Life Books.
ISBN:
9780980872729
FORMAT: PaperbackEXTENT: 104 pages
PRICE: $25
PUBLISHER: True to Life books
PUB DATE: September 2013
CATEGORY: Non fiction
AUDIENCE: Teen – young adult
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