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Description
In this richly illustrated picture book Uno arrives in a forest filled with mystical creatures like the snortlepig. Uno loves the forest so much he decides to settle and build himself a house. However it is not long before the forest is discovered by others and soon he is surrounded by an entire city. As the number of buildings rise the forest gets smaller and smaller. The plants die, the river becomes polluted and all of the animals disappear including the one and only snortlepig. Everything that attracted people to the forest is gone and they abandon their city. Only Uno remains and he is determined to save the forest so he can leave a legacy for his children. The question is, will Uno's efforts bring back the snortlepig?
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Recommendation of how and where to use it
This book can help teach students about the impact of urbanization on our natural world. There are figures on each page showing the number of plants, animals and buildings in the forest. Children could chart this data to help illustrate the effects of non-sustainable urbanization. The story also teaches students about habitat restoration and the benefits of actions such as reforestation. Children could look for examples of restoration projects in their own communities and a class could either participate in a field trip to the site, or someone could be invited in to speak to the class. The snortlepig is an imaginary endangered species. Younger children could learn more about the types of habitat requirements of endangered species by creating their own fictitious animal. They could describe everything the animal needs to sustain itself and what would happen to the animal if any of these needs disappeared.
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Themes Addressed
Citizenship (1)
- Ecological Footprint
Ecosystems (4)
- Appreciating the Natural World
- Endangered Species
- Habitat Loss
- Interdependence
