The Song of the Sunbird: Effects of Deforestation

By Mahdiyyah Wadee and Shayle Bester

Curious little Annabeth finds an injured little sunbird in a park that was once a lovely forest. 10 year old author Mahdiyyah uses her imagination to describe Annabeths kind, resourceful and responsible behaviour in helping the sunbird. What does Annabeth do to help this threatened species? Did deforestation lead to the birds fate and will she be able to fly again?

A book worth keeping in all libraries to inspire children around the world to write, at the same time creating awareness about birdlife conservation. The message is to simply be kind, responsible and resourceful!

Khadija Ismail, Crescent Montessori School, Polokwane, South Africa

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing Africa
• Release date: Mar 15, 2018
• ISBN: 9781482878387

Mahdiyyah Wadee

Ammaarah Wadee lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is eleven years old. She is presently one of South Africa's youngest authors. Ammaarah and her two younger sisters, Taskeen (nine years) and Mahdiyyah (seven years) who did the beautiful illustrations, are presently schooling at Kingsmead College in Melrose, where they get a lot of their inspiration. They live with their parents, Ashraf and Kareema. The girls enjoy reading and writing short stories for their two-year-old brother, Muhammad. They are hoping that this will be the first of many publications!

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