Coming July 2025
Explore the heartwarming true story of Zoya, an Amur tiger cub on an incredible adventure!
Zoya was born at the Philadelphia Zoo as the lone survivor of her litter. When her mother couldn't care for her, the zookeepers embarked on an urgent mission to find Zoya a new family. Their search led them to Lola, a Sumatran tiger at the Oklahoma Zoo, who had just welcomed three cubs of her own. Follow Zoya as she finds comfort in a new home and grows up to become a proud tiger mom herself. This inspiring tale of love, acceptance, and survival is filled with adventure and heartwarming moments!
Written by Debra Kim Wolf, a land conservation attorney, author, songwriter, and dedicated environmental advocate,with scientifically accurate and artistically expressed illustrations from sisters Annalisa and Marina Durant in
A Family for Zoya, teaches young kids how to find acceptance and love in this world against all odds.
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About the Author
About the Illustrator
Debra Kim Wolf is a land conservation attorney (under her married name Debra Wolf Goldstein), author, songwriter, and tree hugger. She was vice president of Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park Commission for over a decade and cofounded the Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival. She also directs the nonprofit One Little Earth (www.OneLittleEarth.org), which supports outdoor programs, films, and books that instill a love of nature in young people. Debra received the “Woman of Lifetime Achievement in Conservation” award from the statewide group, PennFuture. Her favorite childhood toy was Toby, a stuffed tiger cub. She can be reached at Debra.Kim.Wolf@PlatypusMedia.com.
The author is donating 100% of her profits to the Tiger Conservation Campaign.
Annalisa and Marina Durante are twin sisters and nature and science illustrators. They have loved nature and animals ever since they were children and they enjoy illustrating portraits of animals and pets. Marina loves drawing, photography, deep water diving, and hiking. The photos she takes while exploring are the inspiration for their art and help her study the scientific details of animals and plants. Marina’s mission for their art is to excite viewers and disclose the real beauty of the Earth. Annalisa’s curiosity is delicate, and her exploration is intimate. She is also inspired by her interest in Eastern Philosophy. Annalisa says “By the Western culture I learned skills and from the Eastern one the inner silence, base of true listening and meeting with every creature”. Together, their work has been published all over the world and they have won prizes in naturalistic illustration contests.