We’re super excited to share our latest Chizi’s Tale coloring page with you—just in time for Halloween! We’ll be handing these out to the children in our neighborhood when they come knockin’ for Tricks or Treats tomorrow: A little candy. A little Chizi. A lot of smiles. Feel free to share Chizi with the Trick […]
Calling all parents, teachers and counselors—we’re on a mission to help save the black rhino and we hope you’ll join us! Chizi’s Tale: The True Story of an Orphaned Black Rhino, written by high schooler Jack Jones and illustrated by Jacqui Taylor, tells the story of two park rangers in Zimbabwe who found an […]
TEN DAYS . . . before Chizi’s Tale officially goes on sale—and we couldn’t be more excited! For readers just joining us, a little background: In Zimbabwe during a recent August, two park rangers made a surprising discovery. They found an abandoned baby black rhino, only days old. They called the park manager who, knowing […]
Hey Guys, the final manuscript just got sent to the printer. Here are a couple of photos of it being printed. I’m so excited. We are less than a month away from the launch!
I am leaving Zimbabwe today to head back home. I am quite ambivalent about my departure. It has been a spectacular month here, and I am very sad to leave Chizi, but I am ready to go home and work on the publishing of the book! Fun Fact: There are five species of rhino: the […]
I introduced Chizi to my family yesterday. It was such a special moment to enjoy Chizi’s presence with them. We tagged along with the Park Rangers on Chizi’s afternoon walk. It was awesome to watch Chizi in his natural environment. He ate twigs, rolled around in the mud, and scraped his growing horn in the […]
I finally met Chizi! What an experience. It was the most surreal moment of my life. The Park Rangers and the Saxon family introduced him to me on Thursday. He was a little shy in the beginning, but after he sniffed me a couple of times he relaxed and warmed up to me. I […]
Hey Guys, I arrived in Zimbabwe last night. I am still a little jet lagged from the long flight, but I am thrilled to be here. I am meeting Chizi for the first time on Thursday during his morning walk. Not only will I be meeting him for the first time, but I will be […]
Hey guys, I’m so excited to travel to Africa. It will mark the first time I see Chizi! I have been writing and researching about him now for six months, and it is going to be a very special moment to finally interact with him in person. When the Park Rangers found him he was […]