When Josie Meets a Jaguar in the Amazon rainforest, she and her new
friend Lucia discover a secret: The forest is in big trouble. Back in
Brooklyn, Josie and her gang are ready for action. To save the Amazon,
they create a solar company, award-winning photographs, a new dance and
the funnest night ever. Will that be enough to save the forest and the
jaguar? Josie is going nuts waiting to find out.
Book 2 of the Josie Goes Green series finds our heroine is back in
Ecuador, this time in the Amazon jungle village of Sayaku. When the book
starts, Josie and her new friend Lucia get lost in the rainforest and
get terrorized by leeches. Then they meet a jaguar and follow her back
to the path. On a crazy hike with the village leaders, they learn that
the jaguar's forest home is threatened by loggers. Back in Brooklyn,
Josie and her pals from Book 1, Josie and the Fourth Grade Bike Brigade,
work to save the jaguar by stopping the logging. They help Sayaku sell a
special solar jar that can make money for the village. They raise money
at a dance. They publish photographs in the local paper. They paint a
special jaguar logo. Their teacher even invents a new dance. They have
done everything they can. Now it will be up to the people of Sayaku to
decide whether to allow more logging or to save the jaguar. Grandma
Carmen is on the scene in Sayaku. Josie is going crazy waiting to hear
the news.
In each Josie Goes Green book, Josie takes simple, ingenious actions
that bring real changes to her neighborhood and the world. As the
protagonist in the series, she will inspire young readers to understand
environmental issues and take action. Josie Meets a Jaguar celebrates
young environmentalists across the world and reminds us that we can make
a difference in the fight against climate change.
