An informational picture book describing successful efforts to provide accommodations for 12 different animal species to safely cross roads and highways and other threats presented by human construction also highlights four directional prepositions, "over, under, across, or through," and features terrific action verbs as it describes how each animal travels its new path. "A mama elephant thunders UNDER a crowded Kenyan road ... Titi monkeys tightrope ACROSS blue rope bridges that keep them safe above a Costa Rican road." These single sentences in larger white font on each double page spread are accompanied by a brief but longer explanation of the accommodation in smaller type of a contrasting color to the dramatic full-page illustrations. The upbeat focus on these successful human efforts to protect wildlife from human-created dangers concludes with a double-page spread providing more information about each of the featured crossings. (Ages 6-10)

This powerful nonfiction picture book explores wildlife crossings around the world and how they are helping save thousands of animals every day.

Around the world, bridges, tunnels, and highways are constantly being built to help people get from one place to another. But what happens when construction spreads over, under, across, and through animal habitats? Thankfully, groups of concerned citizens, scientists, engineers, and construction crews have come together to create wildlife crossings to help keep animals safe.

From elk traversing a wildlife bridge across a Canadian interstate to titi monkeys using rope bridges over a Costa Rican road to salamanders creeping through tiny tunnels beneath a Massachusetts street, young readers are certain to be delighted and inspired by these ingenious solutions that are saving the lives of countless wild animals.