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Saving Sorya Chang and the sun bear

"A young conservationist overcomes the odds to return a sun bear to its natural habitat"--Provided by publisher.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Nguyen, Trang, 1990- (Author)
Other Authors:	Zdung, Jeet (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language:	English Vietnamese
Published:	New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2021]
Edition:	First American edition.
Subjects:	Wildlife conservation > Juvenile fiction. Sun bear > Juvenile fiction. Bears > Juvenile fiction. Rain forests > Juvenile fiction. Vietnam > Juvenile fiction. Ecofiction > Juvenile. Graphic novels > Juvenile.
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Summary:	"A young conservationist overcomes the odds to return a sun bear to its natural habitat"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:	"Originally published in Vietnamese as Chang Hoang Dã-Gấu by Kim Dong Publishing Company, 2020"--Colophon.
Physical Description:	112 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 x 27 cm
ISBN:	9780593353639 0593353633 9780593353622 0593353625
Author Notes:	Trang Nguyen, born in Vietnam, knew from a young age that she wanted to be a wildlife conservationist and environmental activist. She obtained her PhD in Biodiversity Management from the University of Cambridge and is the founder and CEO of WildAct, a non-profit that helps monitor illegal wildlife trade markets. For her advocacy, Nguyen was awarded the prestigious Future for Nature Award in 2018 and named by the BBC as one of the 100 most inspiring and influential women of 2019. This is her first children's book. Jeet Zdung is an award-winning illustrator who fuses traditional Vietnamese art with manga, using pencils, watercolors, ink, and other digital means to create works of beauty and innovation. Courageous Chang, Defender of Bears is his first children's book published in the US. He resides in Hanoi, Vietnam.