Born Free: Stories That Resonate with Parents and Children

Our family loves animals and I believe as a parent having a pet is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children.  It not only teaches responsibility but it encourages kids to be responsible and teaches them about compassion which is why I can not say enough positive about the Born Free series which includes stories of animal rescues including a lion, dolphin, leopard, chimp and an elephant. 

More abut the Born Free series which tell the stories of wild animals around the world that have been saved from a lifetime of cruelty and suffering. The Born Free Foundation’s mission is to protect many different species in their natural habitats, working with local communities to make sure that people and wildlife can live together peacefully.  Parents will be intrigued by these books as they recall Born Free, the movie that inspired a generation. In it, they learned the story of Elsa, an orphaned lion cub that was brought up by Joy and George Adamson (portrayed by Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna in the movie and the founders of the Born Free Foundation) and released back into the wild. Children will be inspired as they read how the Born Free Foundation comes to the rescue, saving suffering animals and giving them their well-deserved happy endings. Both parents and children will find the stories in these books wonderful conversation starters about life, compassion, taking a stand for what you believe in, and making the world a better place. 
 

• Chimp is a story of a young chimpanzee who was living in a steel cage in a noisy restaurant
• Leopard shares a story of a family of leopards born into captivity  
• Dolphin introduces us to two dolphins living in a dirty swimming pool
• Lion brings us to a run down zoo where a sad and lonely lion is living in a tiny trailer
• Elephant shares two stores one of captivity and the other of a injury that resulted from a fall

 Our daughter, who is 9, has read this series  and we find that the stories are age appropriate, clearly written and share images that tell the story without being too graphic or scary for younger readers.  Each book tells about the animal, where they live, the rescue and gives an update on where they are now as well as how they are doing.

For a limited time you can save 20% off this collection when you use code BFREE-S17 when you check out on the Barron's site.

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