★ Focuses on true animal rescue stories, telling the heartwarming journey of captive animals returning to the wild and rejoining their herds.
★ Uses the concept of "herd" as an entry point, showcasing the two-way connection between wild animals and humans.
★ Documents animals’ rediscovery of their wild instincts, capturing touching moments as they relearn natural behaviors like digging and sunbathing.

A herd is a group of animals of the same species that live together. They live together, move together, and share every moment of their lives. Living among their own kind should be the normal, natural state. But for the protagonists of this book, this was not the case. For most of their lives, they lived alone, far from their own kind.

These are stories of animals and humans. Stories of people who keep animals captive, and of people who bravely step forward to rescue them, care for them, and reintroduce them to the wild. Those animals forgot how to use their claws, how to dig the earth, and what it feels like to bathe in the sun, rain, and fresh wind. But thanks to these kind people, their lives changed: they began their journey toward freedom. And one day, they became part of the herd again.

Eugenia Perrella is a journalist and worked for more than fifteen years in different media in her country, both in the written press and in audiovisual formats and digital platforms. She was part of one of the most important Argentine newspapers, where she wrote on different topics until she specialized in international news. In recent times, she has started to write children's and youth literature.

Raquel Echenique is an illustrator and designer. She has illustrated more than twenty books for various publishers and has received important recognitions.
AWARDS:
2006 IBBY Honor List
2012 Colibri Medal in the informative book category