BOOK REVIEW: IT’S WORLD RANGER DAY!

​Now this is a group of truly impressive park rangers:

TITLE: THE BLACK MAMBAS: THE WORLD’S FIRST ALL-WOMAN ANTI-POACHING UNIT
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Kelly Crull
PUBLISHER: Millbrook Press/2025
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We are the Black Mambas!
We are the first women park rangers in South Africa and the first women-led anti-poaching unit in the world.
Although we come from different tribes and speak different languages, we are united by a common goal. We want to protect the wildlife in our reserve.

I had never heard of the Black Mambas before reading this book, but I’m glad Kelly Crull created it so others will have the opportunity to read about these amazing women.  Readers will learn about how the anti-poachers work together to patrol, look for signs of poachers, help rescue injured animals, and make arrests to reduce poaching and prevent the extinction of endangered wildlife. Crull’s text is engaging, informative, and accessible to the child reader, and his photographs are beautiful! Highly recommend!
 
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