Panda Emergency Level 15-16

Panda Emergency introduces readers to the urgent topic of endangered animals, focusing on the efforts being made to protect giant pandas and their habitats. Building on themes from Helping Planet Earth, this engaging non-fiction text uses accessible language and real-world examples to explore human impact on wildlife. Features such as maps, close-up photographs, captions, fact boxes, and bulleted lists help students visualise information and understand complex ideas. With an emphasis on habitat conservation and the importance of acting together to protect wildlife, this book supports character education alongside science learning. The text also includes literacy features such as contractions, compound words, and expressive punctuation to build fluency and expressive reading.

Educational Benefits:

• Raises awareness of endangered species and habitat conservation.
• Builds science and geography understanding through visuals and maps.
• Strengthens reading skills with text features and expressive punctuation.
• Supports development of empathy and global responsibility.

Classroom Ideas:

• Create œSave the Panda posters based on facts from the book.
• Explore world maps and locate panda habitats in Asia.
• Discuss and write about ways to help endangered animals.
• Build a classroom display on different endangered species.

Safety & Information:

• Ages: 5+
• Book size: 210mm x 297mm (A4)
• Non-toxic, durable materials - safe for repeated classroom use.
• Aligned with environmental and social responsibility topics.