{"product_id":"a-family-for-faru-9781772780963","title":"A Family for Faru","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this touching story of belonging and environmental awareness, a young boy's courage and ingenuity help an orphaned rhinoceros find safety in a new herd.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTetenya and his mother have found Faru, a baby rhinoceros, alone on the savannah. They know that rhino sanctuaries will adopt orphaned infants, but finding the rangers who protect local herds may be a long and risky prospect--there are poachers lurking about the landscape. Undaunted, Tetenya sets out, leading Faru past giraffes CHOMP-CHOMPING on acacia leaves, amongst vervet monkeys SLURP-SLURPING sweet fruits, and around guinea fowl SCRITCH-SCRITCHING the earth for seeds. Suddenly, danger is upon them: two poachers are coming near. There are only seconds to spare, and Tetenya has nothing but his wits and a handful of berries to help him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Family for Faru\u003c\/i\u003e, author Anitha Rao-Robinson draws inspiration from her life-changing time spent on the savannah and from conservationists' innovation to discourage poachers: injecting a pink dye into rhinoceros horns. Award-winning illustrator Karen Patkau's dreamy landscapes reflect her own travels in the region and celebrate the courage and ingenuity of a young boy as he helps his four-legged friend find a place to belong.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRao-Robinson, Anitha:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnitha Rao-Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e received her Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's University and worked as an accountant for twenty-four years before trading numbers for words. Her previous works include \u003ci\u003eBroken Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e in 2014 and \u003ci\u003eBroken Promises\u003c\/i\u003e in 2017. Anitha is passionate about environmental awareness and hopes to continue to spread change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatkau, Karen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eIllustrator, designer, visual artist, and author \u003cb\u003eKaren Patkau\u003c\/b\u003e's distinctive art can be found in more than a dozen picture books for children. She is the recipient of the Ezra Jack Keats Memorial Medal for Don't Eat Spiders, and \u003ci\u003eOne Watermelon Seed\u003c\/i\u003e was a Bank Street Best Book. \u003ci\u003eA Good Trade\u003c\/i\u003e was a White Ravens Choice, a Bank Street Best Book, and a nominee for the OLA Blue Spruce Award and the Kentucky Bluegrass Award, among others. Karen lives in Toronto, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pajama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50433095336210,"sku":"9781772780963","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b6af22d-bdcc-4c64-ae6a-de84d7520d31.jpg?v=1729559804","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-family-for-faru-9781772780963","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}