{"product_id":"a-search-for-safe-passage-paperback","title":"A Search for Safe Passage - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances Figart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmma Dufort\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnimals in the Great Smoky Mountains embark on a dangerous journey of survival in this educational adventure book for ages 7-13 about the places where wildlife must cross roads.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis compelling, accessible narrative is perfect for introducing readers to the problems and solutions around the global issue of roadway ecology, animal migration, and the 'barrier effect'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest friends Bear and Deer grew up on the North side of a beautiful Appalachian gorge. In the time of their grandparents, animals could travel freely on either side of a fast-flowing river, but now the dangerous Human Highway divides their home range into the North and South sides. On the night of a full moon, two strangers arrive from the South with news that will lead to tough decisions, a life-changing adventure, and new friends joining in a search for safe passage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor \u003cstrong\u003eFrances Figart\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in eastern Kentucky where she learned to love living near wildlife. Always a writer and editor, she now directs the Creative Services department at Great Smoky Mountains Association and edits \u003ci\u003eSmokies Life\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the premier benefit for GSMA members. She is the editor of the 2019 GSMA title, \u003ci\u003eBack of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award that same year. She authored a collection of her autobiographical essays, \u003ci\u003eSeasons of Letting Go: Most of what I know about truly living I learned by helping someone die\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eA Search for Safe Passage\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book for young readers. Frances Figart lives near Asheville, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrator \u003cstrong\u003eEmma DuFort\u003c\/strong\u003e hails from west Michigan and visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park frequently as a child. After graduating from Grand Valley State University with a degree in illustration, she returned to live and work in the Smokies. Starting out as a sales assistant in visitor centers run by Great Smoky Mountains Association, she soon became a publications specialist working with GSMA's Creative Services department. Emma has also earned a naturalist certification from Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont. \u003ci\u003eA Search for Safe Passage\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book she has designed and illustrated. Emma DuFort lives near Gatlinburg, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50334439342317,"sku":"9780937207017","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/RNWMsnjNjW9780937207017.webp?v=1785013416","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/a-search-for-safe-passage-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}