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Animal Friends

A Global Celebration of Children and Animals

Board Book
$7.95 US
6.06"W x 6.06"H x 0.4"D   | 6 oz | 84 per carton
On sale Feb 01, 2002 | 18 Pages | 978-1-57091-502-4
Age 2-5 years | Up to Kindergarten
No matter if your friends have feathers or fur or if they're big or small you need to love and take care of them. Smiling faces from fifteen countries around the world introduce adorable, and sometimes exotic, animal friends. Once again Maya Ajmera and John Ivanko team up to share their vision of teaching youngsters the value of diversity and aiding them to grow into productive, caring citizens of the world. Beautiful and often comical photographs of children and their animal friends from all over the world portray the innocence and joy of childhood and a child's easy appreciation and love of a favorite pet.
Maya Ajmera is the founder of The Global Fund for Children and the co-author of more than fifteen books, including To Be a Kid, Faith, Children from Australia to Zimbabwe, and the global education guide, Raising Children to Become Caring Contributors to the World.

She is the President and CEO of Society for Science & the Public (SSP) and Publisher of its award-winning magazine, Science News. Maya lives in Washington D.C. View titles by Maya Ajmera
John D. Ivanko is award-winning photographer, author, writer, blogger and national speaker. He is the co-author or photo contributor to nine Global Fund for Children books (Charlesbridge). With Maya Ajmera, he's co-authored the award-winning To Be a KidBe My NeighborTo Be an ArtistBack to SchoolAnimal Friends, and Come Out and Play.

John Ivanko is also the co-author with Lisa Kivirist of Homemade for SaleFarmstead Chef, the award-winning ECOpreneuringRural Renaissance, and Edible Earth. His photography or writing has been published in Mother Earth News, Innovation and Tech TodayGritUrban Farm, and Scottish Life, among many other national magazines. View titles by John D. Ivanko

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No matter if your friends have feathers or fur or if they're big or small you need to love and take care of them. Smiling faces from fifteen countries around the world introduce adorable, and sometimes exotic, animal friends. Once again Maya Ajmera and John Ivanko team up to share their vision of teaching youngsters the value of diversity and aiding them to grow into productive, caring citizens of the world. Beautiful and often comical photographs of children and their animal friends from all over the world portray the innocence and joy of childhood and a child's easy appreciation and love of a favorite pet.

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Maya Ajmera is the founder of The Global Fund for Children and the co-author of more than fifteen books, including To Be a Kid, Faith, Children from Australia to Zimbabwe, and the global education guide, Raising Children to Become Caring Contributors to the World.

She is the President and CEO of Society for Science & the Public (SSP) and Publisher of its award-winning magazine, Science News. Maya lives in Washington D.C. View titles by Maya Ajmera
John D. Ivanko is award-winning photographer, author, writer, blogger and national speaker. He is the co-author or photo contributor to nine Global Fund for Children books (Charlesbridge). With Maya Ajmera, he's co-authored the award-winning To Be a KidBe My NeighborTo Be an ArtistBack to SchoolAnimal Friends, and Come Out and Play.

John Ivanko is also the co-author with Lisa Kivirist of Homemade for SaleFarmstead Chef, the award-winning ECOpreneuringRural Renaissance, and Edible Earth. His photography or writing has been published in Mother Earth News, Innovation and Tech TodayGritUrban Farm, and Scottish Life, among many other national magazines. View titles by John D. Ivanko