Moto And Me: My Year As A Wildcat's Foster Mom

ISBN-10: 1771472421
ISBN-13: 9781771472425
Author: Esterhas, Suzi
Interest Level: 1-5
Publisher: Owl Kids Books

Publication Date: April 2017

Copyright: 2017

Page Count: 40

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Interest Level

Grades 1-5

Reading Level

Guided Reading: P
Lexile: 860L
Accelerated Reader Level: 5.3
Accelerated Reader Points: 1.0

BISAC Subjects

JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Africa

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection

JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / Animal Welfare

Description
Moto and Me tells the remarkable firsthand story of wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas's care for an orphaned baby serval, a small, spotted wildcat, in Kenya. When a grass fire separates the serval from his family, a ranger asks Suzi, who is living in a bush camp and is skilled with animals, to be the serval's foster mom. The book chronicles Suzi's tender care of Moto, including how she feeds, bathes, and plays with him, and helps him develop hunting skills. Her goal is to help him learn how to survive on his own in the wild. After 6 months, he is ready to leave; a difficult good-bye, but exactly what Suzi had worked for. Stunning photography illustrates this touching and rare wildlife rescue story.