A quick glance will tell you most of what you need to know about the plot of these books. Most books about juvenile animals are intended to do a couple of things: teach us facts about the animal species and teach us to empathize with the animal and thus to be more open to conservation/ecology efforts. This is done through subtle coding, slipping in the message with cute behavior. First we see Rainbow and Star interacting with their mothers, learning to survive their natural environments. Then they are threatened by fires, habitat loss, hunting, etc. It's a pretty basic formula. We learn from the afterward in each book that these stories are based on real situations. The factual basis will be appealing to adults, the simple illustrations appealing to very young readers.
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