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Anna & Samia: The True Story of Saving a Black Rhino
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About Anna & Samia: The True Story Of Saving A Black Rhino
Product Description From Geisel Honor–winning author/illustrator Paul Meisel comes Anna & Samia, the true story of a wildlife conservationist and the baby rhinoceros she adopts.When infant rhino Samia finds herself all alone in the vast Kenyan rhino sanctuary, conservationist Anna Merz knows just what to do. Little by little, she helps Samia feel warm and at home, snuggling with the black rhino in her bed, deciphering every snort and eek, and giving Samia baths to keep her clean. Each step Anna takes is meant to help Samia get closer to becoming independent. But the bond between Samia and Anna is so strong that Samia may not want to leave, even when she's ready. Can Samia learn to explore the sanctuary on her own? Here is a heartfelt true story about love, growing up, and letting go. Review A National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book!A Junior Library Guild Selection!"Meisel’s endearing illustrations of the human/animal relationship rely on curving smiles, kind glances, and a landscape of tawny grasses and green leaves where both Anna and Samia are clearly at home. The book also benefits from biographical back matter and information about the types of rhino species alive, yet endangered, today." ―Booklist"Meisel’s art clearly transmits human and rhino personalities, and beautifully portrays the vast Kenyan environments with depth and layering of rocks, plants, and animals in the complex landscapes." ―Horn Book From the Author When Anna Merz moved to Kenya with her husband to live a quiet retirement, she was outraged by the senseless slaughter of rhinos for their horns that she witnessed. She convinced a rancher, David Craig, to let her use 10,000 acres for a rhino sanctuary. That sanctuary has grown over the years and is today the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, 60,000 acres dedicated to the preservation of African rhinos and other endangered species as well as many community programs. This book is the true story of Samia, a baby rhino that was orphaned at birth and raised by Anna Merz. She was released into the wild of the sanctuary at three years old but continued to come back to visit Anna often. Anna Merz passed away in 2013 but her work continues to this day. About the Author Paul Meisel is the author and illustrator of I See a Cat (2017) and See Me Run (2012), both Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Books. He has illustrated more than 70 books from early readers to picture books, including How to Talk Cat by Jean Craighead George. Paul has also illustrated for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Harvard Business Review, and a number of other publications. He lives in Connecticut.
