Trang Nguyen

“Rädda H’non” berättar historien om Chang, en ung naturvårdare, och hennes kamp för att skydda hotade djur. När Chang möter den gamla elefanten H’non, lovar hon att befria henne från ett liv i fångenskap. Tillsammans söker de ett nytt hem där H’non kan leva vild och fri.Boken är baserad på den sanna historien om H’non, en 60-årig elefant som stals från sin mamma i den vietnamesiska djungeln när hon var fyra år. Hon tvingades arbeta på byggarbetsplatser och senare låta turister rida hela dagarna. Chang och andra viltvårdare på Animals Asia Foundation (AAF) lyckades rädda H’non, vårda hennes skador och lära henne att leva i frihet.“Rädda H’non” är den andra boken i serien “Tillbaka till vildmarken”. Den första boken, “Rädda Sorya - Chang och Solbjörnen”, gavs ut i Sverige 2023 och fick Silverstjärna i IBBY:s Peter Pan hederspris 2024. Författare?n Trang Nguyen? är en internationellt erkänd miljöaktivist från Vietnam, har mottagit många internationella priser för sitt arbete och medverkat i flera dokumentärfilmer, inklusive BBC:s “Planet Earth III”.Illustratören Jeet Zdung, belönad med Yoto Carnegiemedaljen, har skapat en bok fylld med värme, vackra illustrationer och ett starkt miljöbudskap.

From the creators behind the Eisner-nominated Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear comes another gorgeously-illustrated graphic novel adventure based on a true story, in which young conservationist Chang overcomes the odds to save and return an elephant to its natural habitat. While volunteering at a wildlife rescue center near Yok Don National Park in Vietnam, Chang helps rescue an injured and abused Asian elephant named H'Non. For decades, H'Non was forced to haul heavy timber logs and concrete poles at construction sites, and then to carry riders at tourist attractions all day long with no break. While nursing H'Non back to health, Chang is tasked with finding a kind mahout--an elephant trainer--who will teach H'Non how to fend for herself in the wild. Though Chang initially has her doubts about the young mahout she finds, a boy named Wat, H'Non takes to him instantly. And as her friendships with both H'Non and Wat grow, Chang learns what it means to give people a chance, to show up for your friends, and to love openly and forgive compassionately.

From the creators behind the Eisner-nominated Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear comes another gorgeously-illustrated graphic novel adventure based on a true story, in which young conservationist Chang overcomes the odds to save and return an elephant to its natural habitat. While volunteering at a wildlife rescue center near Yok Don National Park in Vietnam, Chang helps rescue an injured and abused Asian elephant named H'Non. For decades, H'Non was forced to haul heavy timber logs and concrete poles at construction sites, and then to carry riders at tourist attractions all day long with no break. While nursing H'Non back to health, Chang is tasked with finding a kind mahout--an elephant trainer--who will teach H'Non how to fend for herself in the wild. Though Chang initially has her doubts about the young mahout she finds, a boy named Wat, H'Non takes to him instantly. And as her friendships with both H'Non and Wat grow, Chang learns what it means to give people a chance, to show up for your friends, and to love openly and forgive compassionately.

"En engagerande och känslofylld historia som samtidigt förmedlar ett viktigt budskap om nödvändigheten att visa större hänsyn mot naturen."Ur motiveringen av IBBY:s Peter Pan-pris 2024, Silverstjärna tilldelades."En magiskt vacker djurvärld visas, i mjuka färgtoner med blandteknik i akvarell och blyerts som huvudkomponenter."Sanna Godenäs, BTJ."A beautiful story, elegantly told, which brings together a global view of conservation and an empowering true story of an inspiring female environmentalist, told through dazzling manga art and watercolours."Ur motiveringen av Yoto Carnegies 2023, vinnare för illustration.Rädda Sorya handlar om Chang, en orädd tjej som beslutar sig för att rädda djur genom att bli naturvårdare. En dag träffar hon den övergivna solbjörnen Sorya. De andra viltvårdarna tror att Sorya är för liten och svag för att klara sig i vildmarken, men Chang bestämmer sig för att göra allt i sin makt för att återföra Sorya till friheten.Följ Changs spännande äventyr i Rädda Sorya!

En spennende og sterk tegneserie fra virkeligheten, perfekt for alle barn som liker dyr eller er opptatt av miljøet. Tenk deg at du er en ung miljøverner som vil bruke livet ditt på å hjelpe dyrene. En dag ser du en elefant i fangenskap. Fra den dagen blir oppgaven din å prøve å redde den fra tvangsarbeidet. For tenk hvis du hadde klart å gi den et liv i frihet – etter 50 år i fangenskap!En eventyrlig barnebok fra virkeligheten, som du ikke sett maken til, fortalt i svimlende vakre illustrasjoner. Passer for små og store naturelskere.I samme serie: Chang og den lille solbjørnen.«Perfekt for alle som er glad i dyr. Og visuelt utrolig vakker! En helt strålende bok.»School Library Journal, starred review«Helt fantastisk.» Kirkus Reviews, starred review«Dette er en nydelig historie ikke bare i ord, men også visuelt. (...) en liten gavepakke for alle som er opptatt av dyr, natur og miljøvern.» Christine Haugen Lyngdal, Serienett.no, om Chang og den lille solbjørnen«Vi kan (…) lene oss tilbake og nyte de deilige tegningene til Jeet Zdung, et navn vi garantert vil se mer til.»Øyvind Holen, Dagens Næringsliv, om Chang og den lille solbjørnen

En sterk dyrehistorie som går rett i hjertet på små og store lesere. En gripende og vakker fakta-tegneserie. Bli med inn i den eventyrlige jungelen … Her bor åtte år gamle Chang. En dag får hun øye på en solbjørn, som blir plaget fordi gallen dens skal brukes i tradisjonell asiatisk medisin. Den dagen bestemmer hun seg: Hun skal beskytte dyrene i jungelen! Vi følger Chang, som lykkes mot alle odds – ikke bare med å bli en naturverner, men utrolig nok også med å slippe løs den stakkars solbjørnen i det fri. En sterk historie fra virkeligheten, krydret med fakta om regnskogen, dyrene som lever der, og menneskene som truer dem.

* "Perfect for animal-loving fans of Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan and Rosanne Parry's A Wolf Called Wander."--School Library Journal, starred review An ALA Top Ten and Eisner-nominated middle grade graphic novel adventure based on a true story, about a young conservationist who overcomes the odds to save and return a sun bear to its natural habitat. When endlessly curious and tenacious Chang discovers a bear bile farm near her home in Vietnam, she decides to do everything she can to save wild animals--by becoming a conservationist After teaching herself survival skills, documenting each rainforest plant and animal she sees in her field notebook, and disproving the critics who think she isn't old enough or strong enough, Chang is finally accepted as a rescue center volunteer. But her toughest challenge yet comes when she's tasked with returning Sorya--the sun bear she raised from infancy--back into the wild. Because despite being a different species, Sorya is Chang's best friend. And letting a friend go is never easy . . . even when it's the right thing to do. With breathtaking art and STEM facts galore, Chang's daring story is for any young reader, animal lover, and intrepid explorer

* "Perfect for animal-loving fans of Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan and Rosanne Parry's A Wolf Called Wander."--School Library Journal, starred review An ALA Top Ten and Eisner-nominated middle grade graphic novel adventure based on a true story, about a young conservationist who overcomes the odds to save and return a sun bear to its natural habitat. When endlessly curious and tenacious Chang discovers a bear bile farm near her home in Vietnam, she decides to do everything she can to save wild animals--by becoming a conservationist After teaching herself survival skills, documenting each rainforest plant and animal she sees in her field notebook, and disproving the critics who think she isn't old enough or strong enough, Chang is finally accepted as a rescue center volunteer. But her toughest challenge yet comes when she's tasked with returning Sorya--the sun bear she raised from infancy--back into the wild. Because despite being a different species, Sorya is Chang's best friend. And letting a friend go is never easy . . . even when it's the right thing to do. With breathtaking art and STEM facts galore, Chang's daring story is for any young reader, animal lover, and intrepid explorer