Animal Explorers: Lola the Plant Hunter by Sharon Rentta (author and illustrator)

Animal Explorers is a wonderful picture book series that will inspire all budding travellers and explorers to follow their dreams. Lola the polar bear has a passion for plants. She’s determined to find the rarest ones on the planet. So Lola makes a grand decision: she’s going to trek to the Amazon jungle! It’s hard work for a polar bear, but nothing holds Lola back. And there’s a prize for her at the end of it, when she discovers the elusive Singing Orchid!

• Animal Explorers is a witty, entertaining picture-book series that will inspire children to follow their dreams.
• Sharon Rentta’s glowing illustrations are packed withfabulous characters and funny details to point out and share
• Mini biographies at the end of the book tell the amazing stories of three real-life explorers

Also in the Animal Explorers series:

• Stella the Astronaut, in which an adventurous squirrel dreams of being the first of her kind in space.
• Toby the Deep-Sea Diver, in which a young tiger longs to explore the deepest, darkest depths of the ocean.

Praise for Sharon Rentta’s books: “Rentta’s illustrations are first class . . . destined to become a favourite.” Carousel “full of colour and joy . . . great to read out loud” Books for Keeps