A Baby Panda Is Born

Illustrated by Lucia Washburn
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$4.99 US
On sale Apr 17, 2008 | 48 Pages | 978-0-448-44720-9
Kids will love reading all about the panda Mei Lan, born at the Atlanta Zoo in September 2006. Through her story, they'll learn about what newborn pandas are like (they're the size of a stick of butter!), about their development, and about what life is like for pandas in the wild. This book also touches on efforts to protect this endangered species.
Kristin Ostby lives in New York, New York.

Lucia Washburn lives in Petaluma, California.

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Kids will love reading all about the panda Mei Lan, born at the Atlanta Zoo in September 2006. Through her story, they'll learn about what newborn pandas are like (they're the size of a stick of butter!), about their development, and about what life is like for pandas in the wild. This book also touches on efforts to protect this endangered species.

Author

Kristin Ostby lives in New York, New York.

Lucia Washburn lives in Petaluma, California.

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