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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
picture book
Copyright Year
2026-09-29
Page Count
32
Publisher
Get Lifted Books
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781638930426
Themes
environment
lives of black people

You Belong in the Wild

Written by Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud

Noa loves everything about nature. She watches wildlife shows, plays pretend with her stuffed animals, and shares cool animal facts with her mom. But when she looks at the people who work in nature, none of them seem to look like her. So Noa starts to think maybe she doesn’t belong there.

To show her she’s wrong, Noa’s mom takes her from their busy city to a peaceful state park. There, Noa meets a friendly park ranger friend who shows her that nature is full of diversity, and she belongs just like anyone else.

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Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
picture book
Copyright Year
2026-09-29
Page Count
32
Publisher
Get Lifted Books
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9781638930426
Themes
environment
lives of black people
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