Cristina Kessler

About The Author

Cristina Kessler has seen the plight of the African rhino firsthand: She has spent more than ten years in Africa as a writer and photographer. In addition to Africa, she has lived and traveled in Asia, Latin America, and Antarctica, visiting over ninety-two countries in total. Her previous books for children include One Night: A Story from the Desert and All the King's Animals, in which her photographs documented the return of wildlife to Swaziland. She currently lives in Mali with her husband, Joe.

Books by Cristina Kessler

Jubela

with audio recording

By Cristina Kessler
Illustrated by JoEllen McAllister Stammen
Baby rhino played. He tossed and turned, squiggled and squirmed in the cooling mud. His mother, huge head hung low, grazed nearby to protect her baby. But shots ring out, and suddenly, baby rhino Jubela must face the world on his own. He roams the African plain until an old female rhino adopts h...
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