BOOK 3 · HIMALAYAS
Ponya the Red Panda
A sporty climber who never stops snacking on bamboo.
Name: from nigalya ponya, a Himalayan name for the red panda, which may be where the word "panda" comes from.
Meet the Club
Every member comes from a real place on the map, and each name is borrowed from the people who live there.
BOOK 1 · PANTANAL WETLANDS, SOUTH AMERICA
Capi the Capybara
Super chill and everyone's best friend. Birds, turtles and little cousins all ride on his back. He always wears an orange on his head.
Where my name comes from
From capivara, the Brazilian name for the capybara. It comes from an old Tupi word meaning "grass-eater".
Real capybaras are the biggest rodents in the world, and birds really do ride on their backs.
See Capi's book
BOOK 2 · SAHARA DESERT, NORTH AFRICA
Fanak the Fennec Fox
A curious explorer whose big ears hear every secret. His day starts at sunset, and his bedtime is sunrise.
Where my name comes from
Fanak is the Arabic name for the fennec fox. It's where the English word "fennec" comes from.
Fennec foxes have the biggest ears for their size of any fox. They can hear beetles moving under the sand.
See Fanak's bookComing soon
Three more friends are getting ready to join.
