{"product_id":"so-you-want-to-be-an-animal-rescue-worker-a-kids-guide-to-animal-rescue-wildlife-rehabilitation-shelter-care-and-the-compassionate-heroes-who-giv-9798951756060","title":"So You Want To Be An Animal Rescue Worker: A Kids' Guide to Animal Rescue, Wildlife Rehabilitation, Shelter Care, and the Compassionate Heroes Who Giv","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER\u003c\/strong\u003e of the \u003cem\u003eLiterary Titan Gold Book Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eSo You Want To Be A...\u003c\/em\u003e Series - 2026 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards, Grand Prize Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it feel like to kneel on a busy overpass beside a frightened stray who flinches from every reaching hand - and wait, minute after quiet minute, until she decides you're safe?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat single moment captures the true heart of animal rescue, and this book puts young readers right inside it. \u003cem\u003eSo You Want To Be An Animal Rescue Worker \u003c\/em\u003eis a career guide, an adventure, and an honest window into one of the most emotionally demanding jobs there is - written for animal lovers ages 10-14.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForget the fairy-tale version. Real rescue means understanding why the law still treats animals as property. It means reading a terrified creature's body language when it can't speak a single word. It means coming back to open the kennel door again tomorrow, even after the hard days. This book doesn't flinch from any of it - and that's exactly why young readers trust it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll follow wildlife rehabbers who feed orphaned birds with puppets so the chicks never imprint on a human face. You'll learn why caregivers at a Kenyan elephant orphanage sleep beside their charges through the night, and how search-and-rescue dog handlers stage \"practice finds\" to keep their dogs from losing hope. And you'll grapple with a question that changes how you see the whole career: why is saving one animal at a time like bailing out a flooding boat - and what actually slows the water?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrue stories of real-life heroes light up every chapter: a man who rescued a starving kitten one snowy Christmas Eve and built a sanctuary for hundreds; a beloved actress who raised millions for animal welfare; a groundbreaking scientist who left the forest because the animals needed her voice; a former musician who proved compassion costs you no cool points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA full \"Day in the Life\" chapter, a glossary of real rescue vocabulary, and fascinating fun facts round out a book kids grow into rather than out of - the kind of reading that sparks dinner-table conversations parents and teachers never saw coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd here's the part that matters most: you don't have to wait until you're grown to start. Walking dogs at a shelter, fostering a litter, speaking up when an animal needs help - that's the work, and you can do it now. Every animal rescue worker was once a kid who saw a hurt animal and couldn't look away. That heart is yours. Follow it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of the \u003cem\u003eSo You Want To Be A\u003c\/em\u003e... series - career-exploration books built on true stories and real careers, one for every passion and every curious mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e So You Want to Be...Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798951756060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Linda Soules","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459086966965,"sku":"9798951756060","price":29.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9798951756060.jpg?v=1791297718","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/so-you-want-to-be-an-animal-rescue-worker-a-kids-guide-to-animal-rescue-wildlife-rehabilitation-shelter-care-and-the-compassionate-heroes-who-giv-9798951756060","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}