Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild – An Award-Winning Science Book About Giant Pandas and Conservation in China for Kids

by Catherine Thimmesh

Roughly a thousand years ago, an estimated 23,000 pandas roamed wild and free through their native China. But within the past forty years, more than fifty percent of the panda’s already shrinking habitat has been destroyed by humans, leaving the beautiful and beloved giant panda vulnerable to extinction. Despite the seemingly insurmountable odds—poaching, habitat destruction, pollution, human overpopulation, and global climate change—the panda is making a comeback. How? By humans teaching baby pandas how to be wild and stay wild.   

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals, Picture Books, Science, Middle Grade, Childrens, Juvenile

64 pages, Hardcover

First published April 10, 2018

About the author

Catherine Thimmesh is an award-winning author, speaker, and creativity educator.

Her creative children’s nonfiction titles have won numerous awards, including a New York Times Notable Book and the prestigious Sibert Medal. She is the author of the best-selling book: GIRLS THINK OF EVERYTHING: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women — which was substantially revised and newly released in 2018. TEAM MOON: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon won the Sibert Medal, while CAMP PANDA: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild was a Sibert Honor book.

Her newest book — SMASH, CRASH, TOPPLE, ROLL! The Inventive Rube Goldberg: A Life in Comics, Contraptions, and Six Simple Machines — is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection and releases May 6, 2025.

You can watch her discuss the importance of creativity in her TEDx talk: Creativity in the Classroom (in 5 minutes or less) on YouTube, or Catherine’s website.

Catherine lives and works in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

Reviews

[Karen Witzler · Rating 4 out of 5]

An in-depth look at the rehabilitation/re-wilding program in China wherein keepers must wear panda suits while interacting with cubs. Quite interesting and well-done. Ages 8 and up. Children's non-fiction. Sibert Medal Nominee

[Manybooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

Both educational and engagingly recounted, Catherine Thimmesh's Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild sparkles primarily and mostly because it is such a balanced and unexaggerated (unemotional) offering, in so far that the author has penned her chapters in a well researched and academically sound fashion, meticulously and with essential and careful attention to detail (but also never with too much scientific mumbo jumbo either) showing what "Camp Panda" is all about (and yes, I have found the use of panda costumes to limit human interactions between panda cubs and the scientists involved in "Camp Panda" both a bit humorous and also more importantly totally ingenious), but nevertheless also never shying away from pointing out that there have been both successes and failures and that indeed even the scientists involved had to learn the hard way that the less human interference there is with regard to caring for and monitoring the captive panda cubs before releasing them into the wild, the better are their chances of long-term survival (which is essential for panda conservation and protection efforts as even though the panda is considered a national treasure in China, it is still critically endangered and its bamboo forest habits are still under constant pressure and threat from human encroachment).

Now while I do appreciate the fact that in Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild Catherine Thimmesh mentions that there also are a few dissenting voices with regard to protecting pandas and saving them from possible and likely extinction, I for one do find both the viewpoint that pandas are not a good conservation species due to their supposed natural "fragility" and especially the attitude that humans and human problems such as homelessness, hunger and poverty somehow should outweigh and be of more significance and importance than protecting endangered animals rather naive and callous at best. For with regard to pandas being regarded as too fragile to protect and thus an evolutionary dead-end so to speak, well, pandas were thriving and surviving just fine until their habitats and their bamboo forests were decimated by human deforestation and fragmentation and sorry, the idea that humans are somehow more important and worthy than other animals is in my opinion simply and utterly vile and hugely nastily ignorant, especially considering that many if not most of the threats with regard to possible extinction that vulnerable animal species are currently facing are generally the direct result of our, of human behaviour and actions (although I do nevertheless still consider it a positive that Catherine Thimmesh has mentioned dissenting views in Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild, in particular because she always does clearly and succinctly and without extremism then present exactly why these dissenting opinions are basically unsound and rather problematic at best).

Combined with such supplemental treasures (read added bonuses) as a detailed and informative glossary as well as an excellent and expansive bibliography (that lists not only books but also relevant online resources), not to mention that the author also includes a list of suggestions on how one can help conservation efforts and become more environmentally conscious and friendly in one's day to day existence, I do very highly recommend Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild to both interested children and adults (children above the age of ten or so, as the text of Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild, while generally neither overly difficult nor too replete with scientific jargon is still rather dense and wordy with occasionally rather sophisticated vocabulary choices).

[Abby Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book, written by the award-winning author Catherine Thimmesh - describes attempts to save giant pandas by breeding them in captivity and introducing cubs to the wild. I appreciate that the book first describes a failed attempt and the challenges that China's program has faced and it addresses what they learned from their first failure and how they turned that into a successful program. Kids who are interested in the environment and endangered animals will enjoy this one, especially if they like pictures of cute pandas.

[Joan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This definitely deserved the Sibert! The photos are lovely and completely accessible to a child's interest span. It is about a perennial kid interest, the adorable black and white panda. The text is at the perfect level: informative, age appropriate with absolutely no condescension. The text is fascinating. It explains thoroughly the additional benefits to other species that helping pandas return to the wild will have, both as an umbrella species (helps other species in the same geographical area and as an example of hope and encouragement to the world that such interventions are viable and can be done with other species as well! There is a great page titled Stepping up to save a species - what can YOU do? There are also photo captioned biographies giving quick descriptions of people involved in the panda restoration effort.
Next to Sy Montgomery, Thimmesh is one of the most exciting kids' nonfiction animal authors around!

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

First sentence: Lumbering down the grassy mountainside in southwestern China--being careful not to slip--is a giant panda teddy bear.

Premise/plot: This one is subtitled: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild. The book is a cautious celebration of a new re-introduction program in China. It's a program designed to reintroduce giant pandas back into the wild--giant pandas born in captivity. The idea is that humans have largely contributed to the plight of the giant panda--both directly, indirectly. It is up to humans to come up with a solution. Or perhaps I should rephrase that to be a part of the solution. Researchers have to think long-term and big-picture. Researchers have to take things slowly--not rush the process. Researchers have to be adaptable and be willing to change as they go.

One aspect of this new program is that baby pandas never see their human caregivers. Humans wear panda costumes when interacting with the pandas. Another aspect is that it is all about providing an environment where baby pandas can learn, can grow, can become more and more independent in taking care of all their own needs.

It's crucial that pandas in the release program not become acclimated to humans, for several reasons. First, it trains the cubs not to depend on humans providing for them. Instead it encourages and reinforces the cubs' natural behaviors in seeking out their own food, water, and shelter. Second, it encourages a healthy fear of humans--discouraging the cubs from wandering onto farms and being shot by farmers protecting their livelihoods. Fear of humans also sends the pandas scurrying for cover should people approach them--critical for avoiding poachers who are illegally out to kill them. (27)

My thoughts: The book isn't a comfy-cozy read all about happy-happy success stories regardless of the reality. Like most nature shows, this one is realistic. It is neither happy-happy or bleakity-bleak.

The audience, I believe, would be those in elementary and/or middle school.

The photographs, on the other hand, would be appealing for all ages.

[Amy Pickett · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. An informative, quick read about efforts to reintroduce pandas to the wild in parts of China. The photographs are definitely the star of the show! Well-paced and interesting.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kids will pick this up for the cover picture, and the easily accessible text will be a draw for the middle school kids. For my full review, visit https://kissthebookjr.blogspot.com/20...

[Sunday · Rating 5 out of 5]

Would you be willing to wear a hot, stinky panda suit to save this species?
Sibert Honor Award 2019
LOVED this book. So easy to read. So much potential for classroom use in grades 3-6.

Suggestions for classroom use—

I’d book talk this and leave in the classroom library for students to snatch up. Suggestions for how to booktalk:
• Ask a series of questions (like the one that leads into this review) to pique student interest.
• Post photos from the book – using a document camera and ask students to make predictions about what they would learn if they read this book.
• Read aloud the first chapter “Pandas in Peril” and ask students to discuss before leaving in classroom library on display.

I’d encourage students to find a partner and read (on their own) and (then turn to) talk about this book together. Questions that might guide their discussion (posted on a bookmark) –
• What jumped out at you as important?
• What does this make you think about?
• How does this part connect to another part in the book?
• What are you wondering about (that you might have to do more research to find out)?

I’d provide opportunities for students to write heartfelt responses to questions like the following:
• Why is this book important?
• What are lessons humans can learn from what happened to the pandas and what the Chinese are trying to do to rectify the situation?
• How did the author persuade you that ‘camp panda’ is an important endeavor?

I’d integrate this into a unit of study—specifically, NGSS that deal with human impact on the environment and development of technology/innovative systems for change.

This book made me hopeful. Hopeful that we can save species that are in danger, that we can turn around how we treat the Earth and all of its inhabitants.

[Lorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Giant Panda, a proud flagship animal from the mountains of China, has experienced such devastating loss of habitat since the 1950’s that by 1990 they were declared an endangered species. In the early 2000’s attempts were underway to reintroduce cubs born in captivity back into the wild in order to keep the population healthy. Reintroduction along with other conservation techniques such as habitat restoration, education and studies of local human populations, and protection from poaching have combined to increase the wild population 17 percent by 2016 which takes the species from endangered to now being considered a vulnerable species.

Thimmesh covers the topic of panda conservation efforts with a holistic approach as she presents the realities of not only the panda, but other species endanger of disappearing around the world. After giving the reader the information they need to understand what is happening, she details the efforts to reintroduce pandas born in captivity to the wild. Large color photographs and charts help to draw the reader in to the text. Book extras include a glossary, index, sources, what you can do to help, and a biography page of the conservation experts working to save the pandas.

I would highly recommend this book for purchase by any school or public library.

*** Updated information: This book won a 2019 Seibert Honor Medal for distinguished Non-Fiction!

This book was provided by the publisher for professional review by SWON Libraries.

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thimmesh, Catherine Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild, 60 pages. NON-FICTION Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. $18. Content: G.

Human encroachment is the main cause for Giant Pandas growing extinct. This book explains what scientists are doing to help increase the panda population as well as their environments which will help other endangered species. The book explains reintroduction training that the scientists implement on the pandas and the ways that they try to take human interaction out of the panda’s experiences. The Giant Panda is a much loved animal and it helps draw attention to other endangered animals as well.

This informational text has lots of interesting and detailed facts about pandas being reintroduced into the wild. The reading level and vocabulary as well as amount of text is higher than elementary, so this book would fit better in a middle school in maybe an animal biology unit. The photographs are interesting and at the back of the book there is a glossary as well as what efforts the reader can make to help conservationists. This would need a teacher guided discussion because I’m not sure many kids would pick it up to read for fun, even though I found it very interesting and well done.

MS – OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

With beautiful photographs and engaging text, Thimmesh carefully explains the panda's plight and the work that has been done and continues to be done to save pandas. Thimmesh explains why pandas became endangered and carefully outlines the steps taken to reintroduce cubs from captivity into the wild.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The habitat where pandas live has been drastically reduced due to human interference and as a result the panda population has been brought to the brink of extinction. Scientists have been working hard to prevent this. They have developed a special "panda camp" to breed and train panda cubs to survive in the wild. Full color photos, what you can do to help, glossary, sources, intro to the experts talked about throughout the book. Seriously, scientists dressed in panda costumes is pretty darn cute! There is a bias - but a real one. Humans created the problem; they need to work to solve the problem. Pandas had existed for thousands of years and were fine until we came along and destroyed their habitat. The science of how they are working to solve the problem is presented very clearly, with specific details and from multiple sources. The reasoning behind everything is thoroughly explained.

[Allison Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, apparently, in China, there are currently researchers who DRESS THEMSELVES IN GIANT PANDA COSTUMES to interact with captivity-born panda cubs to limit the little ones' exposure to humans, and increase their chances of survival in the wild. Thankfully, we have crazy adorable images of this in CAMP PANDA, a nonfiction book for kids, along with a history of the panda's endangerment and recent conservation efforts. A big science takeaway: sometimes, the experts have to try things out and tweak the process along the way, instead of waiting for carefully drawn conclusions about the best path forward: Thimmesh details how early attempts at panda releases failed, with researchers finding the animal dead later on. Conservation efforts are a work-in-progress, especially with a fragile species like the pandas. A great choice for upper elementary and middle school students interested in zoology or conservation.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely book with photographs of various species that are endangered and/or bordering on extinction. Although the main thrust is explanation of the plan to rescue the pandas, it also explains that in helping them, other animals under the panda's umbrella (i.e. those who exist in the panda's territory) are also helped. It was interesting to realize that many people don't take an interest in endangered species because they know nothing about them and that Pandas, tigers and polar bears have become the "flagship" species because of their high visablity and appeal to many. A great book for an older child that has a real interest in the environment, science and zoology.

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Holy cuteness! Of course I knew that pandas have been on the endangered list, and I supposed that scientists in China were probably working very hard to stop their extinction and even to increase their numbers in the wild. I probably would have guessed that reintroducing them into the wild was part of the program. But I had no idea just how difficult a task that is, due to the pandas' general roly-poly easy going-ness, as well as their unique biological challenges. I also did not know that biologists actually dress up in giant panda costumes when they must interact with the baby pandas, and now that I know, I want a new career. I look great in black and white!

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great example of mid-grade level nonfiction, kids in 3-5. When I shared with a 4th grader he immediately wanted to check it out. The subject is interesting, giant pandas are popular animals, plenty of pictures, humans in panda costumes are a funny hook, and the sentence structure and vocabulary is not too complex. The page count is just right. The authors also emphasize and repeat the most important points in different ways helping to make the overall premise clear - humans have changed the pandas habitats and landscape and are now trying to reverse course to save them from extinction.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not only informative, but my word, the humans in panda suits holding a panda cub? Fantastic....and kind of creepy. But apparently it's a fairly successful way to get the pandas reintroduced to the wild. Who knew?!?

[Judith Burke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild
Author: Catherine Thimmesh
Sibert Medalist
Grade: 5th-7th
Location: Schaumburg / Palatine Library

Students will be sure to fall in love with these “fluffy and fuzzy” giant panda bears. The reader will discover more than just their cuteness, but interesting facts such as pandas can walk upright and unassisted. Some may even say they are “roly-poly furballs” who enjoy making all sorts of noises and grunts. The most adorable is the baby panda cub as they learn to navigate with their mother’s help. The strength of a panda is evident as they sit and effortlessly peel and eat single bamboo shoots. Panda mothers will typically spend most of their day eating bamboo shoots unless giving birth or tending to their newborns. Newborns are “exceptionally fragile” as they only weigh four ounces, blind, hairless, and unable to walk or crawl. Without their mother’s help and support, they would have no chance of surviving. Their diet is essential! Pandas must eat between twenty and forty pounds a day to receive sufficient nutrients. Their lack of sleep would suggest why pandas don’t hibernate. The author states that pandas are in “peril” because of humans. Their “tranquil habitats,” once allowed them to roam wild and free in their native homeland of China, no longer exist. Humans have destroyed more than 50 percent of their natural habitat. I recommend this informational text because it’s written with exciting facts, enriched vocabulary, candid illustrations with captions, and maps. Students will feel inspired to think critically about solutions to saving the giant pandas and their habitats.

[Emily Kanelis · Rating 4 out of 5]

An amazing non-fiction book about beautiful but vulnerable pandas. The book discusses how in the last forty years over fifty percent of the habits panda’s live in has been destroyed. The loss in land is a result of human activity, including the growing agriculture and industrialization of the land. The Chinese Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCCP) has created nature reserves where pandas are rehabilitated then reintroduced to the wild. The CCRCCP was also established to help panda bears receive the needed resources to survive in the wild after being re-introduced into the wild. Many other animals are discussed in the book as they too would be extinct if humans did not do their job in helping save these animals. The Chinese Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda dresses up like pandas to be able to take care of the pandas and disguise themselves. The hope is that these pandas will not have to rely on humans to take care of them once they are released back into the wild. In result of the CCRCCP’s effort the giant panda has been removed from the Red List of Threatened Species list in 2016.

This is a great book to teach students about the structure of ecosystems and the importance of having a positive relationship with the Earth. This book can also be used to discuss the various relationships between animals and their habitats.

[Gabi · Rating 3 out of 5]

With giant pandas previously being classified as endangered, Camp Panda was created in 2003 as a program to assist them in making a transition back into the wild to be fully independent of human intervention. This book is very informative and gives a lot of valuable information about the species of giant pandas and this program created by the Chinese Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda. Readers can follow the journey of cute pandas such as cub, Tao Tao, as they make their way through the reintroduction program. With an abundance of pictures and a variety of font sizes, it is engaging for readers. I think this would be a good resource for students to use when completing an assignment on endangered species or for those who want to learn more about giant pandas. This would be a good way to introduce children hesitant about reading or not interested in reading non-fiction books because it presents the information in a way that they will enjoy. Readers can follow the journey of cute pandas such as cub, Tao Tao, as they make their way through the reintroduction program.

[Madison Overway · Rating 4 out of 5]

Catherine Thimmesh explains the work of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in the Wolong Nature Reserve, which uses a three-stage program to reintroduce pandas to the wild. The goal of the program is to create a self-sustaining wild panda population, one that can survive and breed without human interaction. Since baby pandas are not born with a set of survival skills, CCRCGP scientists must teach the cubs those skills, such as how to find food, avoid predators, and seek shelter. To reduce human contact with cubs in training, scientists must wear giant panda costumes with panda poop and pee rubbed all over so that they look and smell like giant pandas when handling and interacting with cubs. Thimmesh acknowledges critics of this ambitious, expensive program but explains that the panda has become an adored iconic species, and conservationists can build upon their popularity to “broaden public awareness and support for a wider spectrum of conservation concerns.” Along with Thimmesh’s thoughtful and engaging text are many adorable color photographs of pandas in training and in the wild.

[Lauren Holmquist · Rating 4 out of 5]

I very much enjoyed reading this book based upon pandas. I even as a young child enjoyed books similar to this one pertaining to real-life environmental concerns. This book's plot line followed a rehabilitation center located in China, and their efforts in the reintroduction of native pandas. This book was able to highlight that while humans may be one of the leading causes as to the dwindling numbers of animal-based species, we can also be apart of the solution. This book includes not only real photographs of actual pandas but also depicts and mentions other species effected by human actions. Due to my own passion about wildlife conservation, I especially enjoy how that the author also makes an effort to list things that the reader could accomplish to help make a difference within the animal community. I would most definitely include this within my own classroom. This book contains great factual information about pandas, extinction, other species, and the reintroduction process that could prove useful in a science lesson.

[Anneka Hilde · Rating 3 out of 5]

Camp Panda Helping Cubs Return to the Wild by Catherine Thimmesh is a nonfiction children’s book about helping pandas return to the wild. This book brings to light a huge problem happening to the pandas as well as so many other species around the world and that problem is extinction. Thimmesh’s book is about how they are helping pandas learn to live successfully in the wild to hopefully help grow their population. The photographs included in this book add so much to the writing as well as the appeal to the book for anyone who reads it. This book would be great to incorporate into a science lesson to talk about the endangered species list, extinction and what we can do to help prevent it from happening. My favorite part of this book was when Thimmesh talked about how we as the human population are the biggest cause in putting species in danger of extinction so we are the ones who should help them not to go extinct.

[Caisey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Camp Panda is an informational picture book organized into chapters that describes the conservation efforts to reintroduce Great Pandas into the wild. The book explores the reasons why Pandas are threatened in the wild, and some history behind their conservation efforts. Camp Panda breeds Pandas and puts them through a "boot camp" to teach them survival skills. The strongest pandas are chosen for reintroduction to the wild. The methods behind the program are discussed as we follow Tao Tao's successful growth through the program and eventual graduation into the wild. Other species' conservation is also discussed. The photographs accompanying the book are well-taken and information on their own. The book is filled with lovely pictures of Pandas and a few of the people involved in Camp Panda. I would have liked to see more elaboration on Camp Panda's progress with other Panda's, but Tao Tao's journey is a informational one to follow from start to finish.

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

2019 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
A detailed look at the ever evolving, innovative program of reintroducing of pandas back
Into the wild. The need to have no human interaction or dependence, puts scientists and researchers into panda costumes treated with panda poop and urine whenever they need to do medical exams or transport the Cubs. Thus confronted by humans without costumes triggers proper warnings and danger alerts.
Excellent photograph combines with informative text to provide accurate info about bringing the Giant Panda back from the brink of extinction, as well as other endangered species, some under the panda’s “umbrella.” Good glossary, info on how to help in the rescue efforts, acknowledgements, sources, Conservation experts and index provide easy accessibility to the information.

[Matilda Bunch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Camp Panda is a nonfiction book that talks about the endangered species, pandas. This book is about reintroducing pandas into their natural habitat and the efforts to maintain these habitats. As humans, we have been damaging our environment and have come to realize how that is impacting the animals that inhabit our planet along with us. The reintroduction process is hard and was a learning curve for scientists. They learned that phasing pandas back into the wild is especially hard if they are used to human interaction. So, they developed the idea to dress in panda costumes and make themselves smell like pandas to help acclimate them to the wild. The dressed up scientists in panda costumes help cubs learn to live in the wild on their own and sustain themselves. This non-fiction book could be a great addition to the classroom when talking about ecosystems and how fragile they can be.

[Abi Morrill · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love pandas, so I was so excited to read this book and to find out more about the interesting animals that are pandas. Pandas are such fascinating animals and should be brought into more books to bring awareness to the fact that pandas are at great risk for extinction. There are many places that are trying to help pandas and to provide sanctuaries for them to live and reproduce so we can be populated with the great animal that is the panda. This book brings a new look to pandas and provides many who read it with compassion for these animals, I know it did for me. I think this book could have many uses in the classroom and I think children would love to read about these beautiful animals. As a teacher you could provide students with knowledge by putting this book in your classroom so children can read and fall in loves with pandas and maybe one day protect them from extinction.

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

I am all for introducing kids to vocabulary words, but this was written at such a high level that I don't know if my 3rd graders could get through it.

And the layout could be distracting ... on one spread, I saw large sans-serif type for the chapter's first paragraph, average serif type for the rest of the text, italicized serif type for an expert's quote (WHY?), and small bold sans-serif for a caption. The sidebars have yet another font.

The information itself was somewhat interesting - I did appreciate that Thimmesh included initial program failures as well as dissenting opinions. And I learned that pandas poop up to 40 times/day.

[Kaitlyn Day]

Summary: This book is about helping Pandas return to the wild. The book focuses on how the pandas have became less and less over time. Are there ways to help them survive and make a comeback? How will they do it?

Evaluation: I think the pictures in this book really make the story more interesting. There are many pictures of the cubs training in the wild. The picture are truly adorable, and the book is very informational.

Teaching: I would use this book as an opportunity to teach about endangered and extinct species. It would be a great way to help students understand what happens when a species becomes endangered and then extinct.

[Brittney · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book online, so I don't think I got the full experience. However, I still enjoyed learning about the ways in which we are keeping pandas away from extinction. I did not know that they were in danger, so it was very fun and educational to read about specific that humans are doing in order to make sure they can survive in the wild. Aside from the ways we are raising them and releasing them into the wild, this book also explains the failed attempts and other topics such as poaching. The facts in this book are reliable and can benefit children to learn about how humans can help save endangered species. I also liked the real pictures that were added to this book.