The Adventures of Tandi the Toucan

Description

Tandi is a toucan who lives in the ancient Brazilian rainforest with her animal friends. But the rainforest, like many of the world’s woodlands, is threatened by deforestation.

Tandi can’t understand why people want to destroy her homeland when trees do so much to help the environment. She watches in dismay as swathes of forest are cut down around her. As her habitat disappears, she worries that soon there’ll be no trees for her and her friends to live in.

The Adventures of Tandi the Toucan is a charming book that examines the threat posed by deforestation. In perfect rhyme, it explains to young readers the benefits of maintaining healthy, unspoiled forests, while hinting at the disaster awaiting the planet if deforestation continues at the current rate.

But far from promoting a doomsday scenario in which the damage is irreversible, the story ends on a note of hope. Amid the devastation, Tandi and the other creatures encounter a group of people committed to restoring and preserving the forests for generations of people and animals to come.

The Adventures of Tandi the Toucan is an engaging read for parents of young children and early readers alike. It will also provide environmental studies teachers with an ideal starting point for discussions and curriculum work in the classroom.