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Cover of Family for Zoya: The True Story of an Endangered Cub, A

Family for Zoya: The True Story of an Endangered Cub, A

Debra Kim Wolf, illustrated by Annalisa Durante and Marina Durante

2026 Green Earth Book Award: Recommended Reading (Picture Book Intermediate)2026 Kids Favorites: Kid Read, Kid Chosen (Grades 3-5)The heartwarming true story of Zoya, the only surviving cub of critically endangered Amur tigers at the Philadelphia Zoo.When her mother rejects her, the dedicated staff at the Philadelphia Zoo race to find Zoya a new family, and they discover Lola…

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Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Platypus Media
Published
July 1, 2025
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9781951995294
Language
English
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