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tinylittlehobbit's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
It's a good little devotional for Lent, definitely opened my eyes to some problems I didn't realize were still a thing. Made me cry in parts.
zoereads88's review against another edition
3.0
We used this book as part of our daily morning prayer for work through Lent. The book is called Wild Hope, but hope was hard to find in this book. Listening to the stories of these animals is important, and practicing grief is a much needed skill in today's world, but i found it incredibly challenging. Perhaps if we weren't bombarded with bad news every day, this book would have landed differently for me. After reading this book, all i can say is Lord have mercy on us.
phoebefaragmikhail's review
5.0
This is a beautifully written yet also difficult book to read. In three pages for each endangered animal, Boss manages to get her readers to fall in love with each animal - and then to feel the pain when we learn why we are losing them. Still, I found the stories of the people working to study and save these animals inspiring and hopeful.
I read the book with my children (ages 10, 8 and 4) and quickly realized I had to edit the read aloud for some of the animals who are being brutally killed. The vocabulary was a bit difficult for the younger two, but they were still inspired by the illustrations. My 8 year old brought her sketchpad out every time I read a story. Some of the stories engaged us so much that we went searching for more information right away - my kids wanted to see more pictures of Kleenex, the North Atlantic Right Whale, as soon as we learned about her. Some of the animals are truly awe-inspiring.
I featured this book on my 2020 Lenten reading list here: https://beingincommunity.com/my-lenten-reading-list-for-2020/
I read the book with my children (ages 10, 8 and 4) and quickly realized I had to edit the read aloud for some of the animals who are being brutally killed. The vocabulary was a bit difficult for the younger two, but they were still inspired by the illustrations. My 8 year old brought her sketchpad out every time I read a story. Some of the stories engaged us so much that we went searching for more information right away - my kids wanted to see more pictures of Kleenex, the North Atlantic Right Whale, as soon as we learned about her. Some of the animals are truly awe-inspiring.
I featured this book on my 2020 Lenten reading list here: https://beingincommunity.com/my-lenten-reading-list-for-2020/
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