Last: The story of a white rhino by Nicola Davies

This is such an important book which should be added to every school library collection. In March, 2018 the last male Northern White Rhino died. 

"This book was inspired by the true story of a real rhino named Sudan. Rhinos were once plentiful in Africa, Asia and even in Europe. But when Sudan was born, members of his subspecies the Northern White Rhino had been hunted almost to extinction for their horn. Rhinos' horn is made of the same material as you nails. Yet, some humans believe it has magical healing properties. Thousands of rhinos have been killed for their horn."

Here is a short video where Nicola Davies talks about her book. 

Publisher blurb Tiny Owl: A rhinoceros is captured by poachers and put in a zoo in the middle of a grey city, where all he can do is pace back and forth. He misses his home in the wild in Sudan, his mother, and the smell of earth and rain. He fears he may be the very last of his kind. Then one day, he is rescued and released back into the wild, to live free with the other rhinos.

Here are some Teacher Notes. Read more at Helping Rhinos and at the Rhino Resource centre. In this post Nicola Davies talks about her inspiration to write this book.