This is his debut as an author-illustrator. Their bravery and willingness to sacrifice their time, their safety, and sleep in tents surrounded by fires amaze me.ĭanny Popovici is an illustrator, hiker, and former forest firefighter. Their son has even started fighting forest fires as well. He often travels to other forest fires across the nation, traveling out West this summer to help fight fires, missing out on family events, birthdays, etc. He is in charge of his own forest in the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota. On a personal note, my cousin’s husband is a National Forest Fire Fighter. Popovici also shares his personal story with readers at the end of the book as well as a lesson on wildfires and a need for action to protect our environment. The best children’s books have deep emotional atmospheres where kids are safe to feel a range of emotions through the characters. His message is one that kids from all kinds of disappointment can take a lesson from. Stephanie Graegin’s Little Fox in the Forest is tactile and real, earth-grounding and soulful. Fans of Aaron Becker’s Caldecott Honor winner Journey will love this utterly enchanting wordless picture book in which two friends follow a young fox deep into the woods and discover a wondrous and magical world. The character in this story comes home to find his home destroyed, but instead of being angry, he and his mom find joy in a new beginning. His compassion for teaching others about wildfires is evident. This is a hard topic to write for children and Popovici has taken a difficult topic to discuss and made it understandable and empathetic. His attention to the sensitive topic and the importance of appreciating nature is noticeable. More recently, he had to flee from a forest fire in his own area, which led him to write this book. He learned to appreciate nature, animals, and the danger of forest fires. He hurries home to tell his mom and suddenly his life is uprooted from the forest back to the city while they take shelter.ĭanny Popovici spent a summer many years ago, working on a forest firefighting crew. One day during an adventure, he spots a plume of smoke in the distance. Eventually, he finds the joy of living in the forest and being immersed in nature. The boy has a hard time adjusting to the much quieter nights, the chirping birds, and hiking with his mom. This book is called Fox in the Forest.(talk about what kind of animals you would find in the. This new children’s book offers an opportunity to discuss how the wildfires affect nature and the people that live near it.Ī young boy and his mom move from the city to the country. Book Introduction: (include meaning, structure, visual). It seems every day on the news another area is being ravaged and destroyed by wildfires. So many families have been devastated by forest fires this summer.
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