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Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough
Hayley Rocco
Illustrator: John Rocco
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-61809-7
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-naturalists, environmentalists, conservationists, climate change, rewilding, STEM, Ecology
Throughout his career, the internationally honored conservationist has shown animals in their habitats and sounded warnings about Earth's future to audiences worldwide. Vibrant mixed-media illustrations. Photos. Author's note.