Interactive Handbooks, Fun-Filled Field Guides and More!

Let's Grow the Next Generation of Conservation Leaders 

(Handbooks & Field Guides Designed for young people ages 7-12 and Teens & Young Adults, but people of all ages are welcome to join in the fun) 

At Awesome Animal Academy we offer a variety of Interactive-Handbooks and Project-Base Programs that build a young person's confidence, supports their creativity, improves their emotional well being, helps them develop respect and responsibility, and connects them with the animals they love.

All with the purpose of launching them into the leaders, stewards, and social entrepreneurs they are meant to be!

For Teens & Young Adults

THINK Like a Conservation Leader

Welcome to the World of Conservation Leadership:

Hello, young leader! You’re about to open the door to an extraordinary world—the world of Conservation Leadership. This isn’t just any journey; it’s a call to action, a pathway to making a real difference, and a chance to wear the cape of a true champion!

Soar with a clear plan and watch as your conservation efforts start making a real difference. You're not just learning - you're growing confidence, expanding leadership skills, and taking actions that benefit the environment and the animals you love!

In this Handbook, "THINK Like a Conservation Leader," you’ll discover the power of your own actions. Whether you’re planting a seed, reducing waste, or speaking out for those who don’t have a voice, you are stepping into the role of a TRUE Conservation Leader!

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Critter Saver Handbook

Turn Your Love for Animals into Real-World Actions and Adventures!:

Here is your chance to help protect the animals you love while also growing your leadership skills, building confidence, and expanding your entrepreneurial thinking.

This guide is designed to help you, your family & friends connect with, care for, and champion the animals you love and those you have yet to meet.

It’s easy! This interactive, project-based handbook will guide you through each step and give you fun, detailed directions to launch your own Critter Saver Project™ and join the Critter Saver Champions™!

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Lead Like a Lemur

Swing into Some Leadership Fun!

Taking the time to become a leader is one of the most important things you can do in your life, and this handbook gives you easy, fun ways to get started.

So, get ready to zip through the treetops and become the lemur leader that's been waiting to burst out and shine.

We’ll dive into the wild and wacky world of leadership, where lemurs' quirky antics become the coolest leadership lessons you've ever seen!

This interactive handbook is custom-designed for 12-year-olds and up. It is packed with intriguing facts, inspiring stories, and hands-on activities. It is your roadmap to becoming a confident, compassionate leader and change-maker. 

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Broadcast with a Podcast

Share your thoughts with the world!

The podcast movement is growing quickly and becoming one of the best ways to share your thoughts, speak your voice, and broadcast your messages to the world. This hands-on podcasting guide is designed specifically for youth who want to create their own audio & video podcasts while helping to improve our world! 

No more struggling on your own: 

  • Launch your podcast 3 times faster. 
  • Lead off with the right equipment. 
  • Reach thousands of loyal listeners. 

Everything you need to prepare, produce, and promote your own podcast.

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For Ages 7-12

Critter Saver Kids

For kids who are crazy about animals!  

This interactive, full-color, project-based guide addresses a young person's concerns about the growing number of endangered animals and the harm that is being done to their natural habitats.

Plus, it provides kids with fun activities that help them grow leadership skills, build confidence, and expand entrepreneurial thinking while also making an impact and protecting the animals they love!

It is important to note that it is not just up to the adults to save animals (besides, most are really busy with their grown-up stuff!) - kids of all ages can step up to help animals and their habitats, also!

So let’s get started saving bees to butterflies, wildlife to sea life, and exotic to endangered!

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Lead Like a Lemur

Launch into the World of Leadership and Stewardship! Join young people from around the globe who are learning leadership skills and leading projects that protect our people, planet, and animals by:

  • Learning what it means to lead like a lemur
  • Exploring leadership skills that can improve your life.
  • Becoming a steward who looks after the animals they love, and so much more. 

Plus, this Interactive Handbook series gives kids the inside knowledge, know-how, and resources needed to build confidence, grow 21st-century skills, strengthen their financial futures, and develop respect and empathy for all.

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Fun-Filled Field Guides

Designed For Ages 7-11

Meet the Honey Bees

Every day people are talking about how another animal is on the verge of extinction, but rarely does anyone give SPECIFIC STEPS on how to help. That is about to change! 

In this fun-filled field guide you will:

Explore wild and wacky facts about the honey bees: where they live, what they eat, how and where they sleep, plus kick off a few projects to help protect them: grow a garden, make a water station, and lots more. All in full color. 

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Meet the Little Brown Bats

Every day people are talking about how another animal is on the verge of extinction, but rarely does anyone give SPECIFIC STEPS on how to help. That is about to change! 

In this fun-filled field guide, you will:

Discover lots of fun facts about little brown bats that you never knew. What is their family life like? How do they talk to each other plus engage in some fun activities like becoming a bat buddy? All in full color. 

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Awesome Animal Activities

Designed For Kids of All Ages!

Critter Saver Nature Notebook

Have Fun Exploring the Animals You Love!

The animal world is filled with so many surprises simply waiting to be explored and enjoyed. In this Full Color Nature Notebook, we'll dive into the exciting world of journaling and exploring awesome animals and the places they call home. This isn't just any Nature Notebook; it's your pathway to adventure, discovery, and creativity while championing the animals you love! This Full-Color Notebook is designed for you to get out and explore nature and have a fun place to record all your Awesome Animal Adventures. So have fun studying bees to butterflies, wildlife to sea life, and exotic to endangered! 

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Awesome Animal Activities

Enjoy Hours of Unplugged Fun!

Get Ready to Enjoy Hours of Unplugged Fun! Join children and tweens from around the world who are enjoying these high-quality, custom-created, full-color Awesome Animal Activities. Choose from lots of fun activities like coloring pages, mazes, puzzles, word searches, animal fun fact sheets, dot-to-dot pictures, and much more. Grab a pen, pencil, crayons, or markers, and find a comfortable spot to begin. 

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These Handbooks and Field Guides Help You...

Empowering yourself with the knowledge and tools to grow confidence, build trust, work as a team, and develop responsibility.

 

Developing strong critical thinking skills will help you generate new ideas and find solutions to problems.

 

Celebrating who you are and all your remarkable abilities can help you better pursue your dreams.

 

These handbooks are available as online and in-person courses... 

Bring a program to your...

school, homeschooling group, summer camp, library, girl & boy scouts, 4-h group, campground, zoo, aquarium, wildlife conservation center, or any place in the world.

Let's set up a time to talk so I can quickly and easily answer all your questions. 

Book a Call with C S Wurzberger to discuss your needs!

Zoo Directory: Visit Awesome Animals

Printed U.S. Edition  

Visit the animals you love! In this guide you’ll find the most comprehensive directory of great zoos, aquariums, wildlife conservation centers, sanctuaries, and other amazing organizations involved in caring for the animals. In addition, go to VisitAwesomeAnimals.com and check out the Online Directory. You’ll be able to search for places, view pictures & videos of the animals, visit the location's website, get directions, and connect with them through their social media links. Have fun traveling on your Awesome Animal Adventures! 

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About the Author

 C S Wurzberger, the Critter Saver, is driven by a powerful passion and sense of purpose to help protect our Earth and its animals! She spends her days engaged in, teaching about, and spotlighting species-saving initiatives around the world.

She is a certified high-performance coach who specializes in working with ambitious and enthusiastic young people who want to launch their own conservation initiatives and socialpreneur projects that protect the animals they animals love while sparking curiosity, building confidence and compassion, growing leadership skills, expanding entrepreneurial thinking, and developing respect and empathy for all!

As a wildlife conservation coach, educator, author, podcaster, and presenter with 35+ years of experience, C S offers online and in-person programs at selected youth organizations, Mother Earth News Fairs, summer camps, schools, and homeschooling groups.

 Plus, in partnership with zoos, aquariums, wildlife conservation centers, and farms, she provides the tools and knowledge to launch and lead a collection of Awesome Animal Protection Projects™ around the world!

C S is also the former director of a 150-acre, 300-animal, USDA-licensed petting zoo. There, she created, implemented, and promoted all of their educational programs. 

Plus, she experienced the joy of bottle-raising numerous animals such as Walter the Wallaby, Parachute the Field Mouse, Ted the Cheviot Lamb, Andy the Aoudad, and many others who touched her heart!

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