Baxter: The Rabbit Who Cared
Let's Learn About Protecting The Natural World
Published on 28. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
88 pages
978-1-83628-192-4 (ISBN)
Description
'No-one will protect what they don't care about.' Sir David Attenborough.
Baxter has everything a rabbit needs to be happy and healthy, except for some friends to play with. So Pollie, his owner, brings two rabbits home to stay, but will they be well-behaved, friendly and caring, or will they get up to mischief, be unkind and bully him? What could happen to make them change? And what will they, and Pollie, teach us about saving the planet along the way?
In this unique book, each chapter in the story has an environmental education issue woven into it, and then a set of questions which explores these issues further. Some of these issues include what animals need from their environment to survive and how we, as humans, are stopping them from obtaining these, and the need for clean water. It teaches children practical ways to care for animals and the planet, but also goes one step further and teaches us why we should care.
The last chapter looks at treating each other well, caring for each other and working together, which are often overlooked aspects of environmental education. This gives this book a fresh approach to environmental education and saving the planet.
Baxter has everything a rabbit needs to be happy and healthy, except for some friends to play with. So Pollie, his owner, brings two rabbits home to stay, but will they be well-behaved, friendly and caring, or will they get up to mischief, be unkind and bully him? What could happen to make them change? And what will they, and Pollie, teach us about saving the planet along the way?
In this unique book, each chapter in the story has an environmental education issue woven into it, and then a set of questions which explores these issues further. Some of these issues include what animals need from their environment to survive and how we, as humans, are stopping them from obtaining these, and the need for clean water. It teaches children practical ways to care for animals and the planet, but also goes one step further and teaches us why we should care.
The last chapter looks at treating each other well, caring for each other and working together, which are often overlooked aspects of environmental education. This gives this book a fresh approach to environmental education and saving the planet.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Market Harborough
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 4 to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
149 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83628-192-4 (9781836281924)
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Michelle Dawn Sullivan is a qualified and experienced Primary School Teacher who has worked in primary schools in the UK and abroad. She has always loved animals and nature and been passionate about saving them. She was able to combine this passion with her teaching experience by working as an Environmental Education Facilitator at a forestry centre for seven years.