Anna and Samia: The True Story of Saving a Black Rhino by
Paul Meisel. NON-FICTION/PICTURE BOOK Farrar Straus
Giroux (Macmillan), 2019. $18. 9780374305772
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Anna sees a baby rhino born and then
abandoned by it’s mother, so Anna takes the baby rhino and nurses it. She names the baby Samia and together Anna
and Samia form a forever friendship. When Samia grows up, Anna helps her to
rely on herself instead of the humans and Samia becomes a wild rhino. However, whenever Anna and Samia see each
other in the wild they go on long walks together and enjoy each other’s
company.
What a heartwarming true account
of an orphaned rhino. The illustrations
of baby Samia are adorable and the developed friendship is amazing. This type of book leaves me wondering what
more can be done to protect our wild animals, especially after reading the
author’s note at the end that describes the endangered rhinos.
Reviewer, C. Peterson
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