Pandas' Earthquake Escape (Arbordale Collection) - Tapa dura

Children will easily connect with the animals' fear and relief, conveyed in their expressive faces. - Booklist

The story shows the steps that the pandas had to take in order to survive outside of their normal environment, and how it came about that they eventually returned to their old home. - Tundraco: A Resource Guide for Rockhounds

A 6-page non-fiction educational section is provided at the back of the book, helping children understand the shifting plates and dynamic earth forces at work, and a 50-page cross-curricular Teaching Activities section is available online. - Canadian Teacher Magazine

Pandas' Earthquake Escape is a fictional story based on a real-life event. In real life, XiXi, a giant panda did escape from the destroyed Wolong Panda Reserve when the 7.9 earthquake rocked Northern China on May 12, 2008. Author Phyllis Perry uses the adventures of a mother panda, LiLing, and her one-year old cub, Tengfei, to teach children about earthquakes, animal survival, and to reinforce a mother’s instinct to protect her child. After the quake, mother and cub run from the wreckage. Confused and afraid, they get lost! How will they survive outside their reserve? Will they find food? Will they find shelter? And will they safely endure the earthquake after-shocks? The For Creative Minds education section includes: Endangered Giant Pandas, Life Cycle Sequencing Activity, Giant Panda Fun Facts, Shake, Rattle & Roll—Earthquakes, The Richter Scale and Magnitude Ranges, and Where in the World? Earthquake Chart & Map. Additional free teaching activities and interactive quizzes are available at the Sylvan Dell Publishing website. Ready, Set, Wait!