Panda Playtime

Wild Friends #1

by Linda Chapman

Eight-year-old Emily's parents are travelling to the remote Chinese jungle to carry out some important work for WWF - and Emily's getting to go along too! A greedy businessman is threatening to build a new hotel on a reserve that's home to a family of Giant Pandas, and it's up to Emily's mum and dad to stop him. When she meets adorable baby panda cub, Li, Emily is even more determined to help protect his home and family. But will she be able to find the other pandas in time to save the reserve?

112 pages, Paperback

First published July 5, 2012

About the author

Linda Chapman was born in Liverpool in 1969. She had many different jobs before becoming a full-time writer in 1999 including working as a theatre stage manager, a dog trainer, a bookseller, a nanny, a teacher and a research assistant. She has written over 300 books for children, some under her own name, others under different names and she often collaborates with other authors. She is currently writing books with Julie Sykes and they are co-authors on the NYT bestselling Unicorn Academy series as well as Mermaid Academy, Forever Homes and Pocket Unicorns. Linda lives in Leicestershire with her husband, three children, two horses and three dogs. She has written many different series including: My Secret Unicorn, Star Friends, Best Friends Bakery, Stardust, Skating School and, most recently, Magic Keepers and Moonlight Riders.

Reviews

[Ria · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely children's story about a girl called Emily and her trip to China with her parents on a conservation project.
Emily and her family travel abroad to try and save a small panda population from destruction when a local Chinese businessman tries to build a hotel over a conservation area.
But the argument is there are very few pandas to have to bother about but can Emily and her parents prove that these endangered species need help and that their homes need to be left alone.
A great idea for both a story and to enforce conservation and the problems facing wildlife to children in a simplified but eloquent manner.

[Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

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