Sara Pennypacker
Pax, Journey Home
Stealth Science
Why this book counts
- Life Science
- Environment & Ecology
- Nature Narrative / Field Discovery
- Expedition / Survival
- Story / Adventure
Pax, Journey Home follows Pax protecting new kits while Peter joins the Water Warriors to heal land damaged by war. When a kit becomes dangerously ill, fox family behavior, contaminated habitat, and ecological restoration converge with the characters' emotional reunion.
The science inside
- Animals & Zoology
- Conservation
- Ecosystems
Your child will meet:
- Fox parents use dens, foraging, vigilance, and social behavior to protect dependent kits.
- Contamination can move through soil, water, plants, and prey and affect multiple species.
- Ecological restoration begins by identifying damage and reducing the source or pathway of harm.
- Signs of illness in a wild animal do not reveal a safe diagnosis or treatment to an untrained observer.
Use it this way
Parent effort: Simple activity
From award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax ; this is a gorgeously crafted, utterly compelling novel about chosen families and the healing power of love. A New York Times bestseller!
It's been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very different lives.
Pax and his mate, Bristle, have welcomed a litter of kits they must protect in a dangerous world. Meanwhile Peter--newly orphaned after the war, racked with guilt and loneliness--leaves his adopted home with Vola to join the Water Warriors, a group of people determined to heal the land from the scars of the war.
When one of Pax's kits falls desperately ill, he turns to the one human he knows he can trust. And no matter how hard Peter tries to harden his broken heart, love keeps finding a way in. Now both boy and fox find themselves on journeys toward home, healing--and each other, once again.
As he did for Pax , Jon Klassen, New York Times bestseller, Caldecott medalist, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award recipient, and two-time Caldecott Honoree, has created stunning jacket and interior illustrations.
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