Written in Collaboration with Rokhshana Girls’ School Students, Afghanistan
Illustrated by Buth Sonrin and Roeun Sokhom
Publisher: Dot-to-Dot Children’s Books
Year: 2011
Unique publishing program empowers women, protects endangered species and promotes global education: The Endangered Species, Empowered Communities Project launches with 8 compelling children’s books created by 225 young women and children from 8 different countries and 10 non-profit partners.
The Snow Leopard Dream is one of these amazing books. Written in collaboration with students from the Rokhshana Girls’ School in Afghanistan, The Snow Leopard Dream is the story of a young girl in an Afghan village at the bottom of a mountain and the snow leopard that lived at the top of the mountain. The girl and most of the townspeople were afraid of the snow leopard, even though he had never harmed them. One night the girl has a dream about the snow leopard. In her dream, the snow leopard is caught in a trap and the girl helps him. Later on, she is surrounded by wolves. Will the snow leopard return the favor? What kind of lesson does the little girl learn?
The story is simple in elemental style, yet tells a tale that provides a lesson. At the end of the book the reader will find information on snow leopards, learn about Zalmai Moheb, someone who works at the Wildlife Conservation Society in Afghanistan, and learn more about where Afghanistan is located, and what life is like in Afghanistan. Additionally, readers will learn a little about the girls who collaborated on the story.
There are 8 titles in this series of books. Countries highlighted are Afghanistan, Rwanda, Tanzania, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Republic of Congo, and Nicaragua. This unique program empowers women and girls, while supporting these countries, and inspiring children and educators to take action to protect endangered species.
Additionally, lesson plans for grades K-3 can be downloaded at www.facingthefuture.org. Children are encouraged to write their own stories about the endangered animals and to share them on the publisher’s website www.dot-to-dot-books.org
Proceeds from book sales directly fund the organizations working to empower girls and protect endangered species in the featured countries.
Books can be purchased exclusively at the publisher’s website www.dot-to-dot-books.org
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