A street dog. A refugee. One mission: to find hope in a world that has forgotten how to care. "Leonardo ? Humans Just Don't Care!" is a heart-wrenching yet hopeful story told from the perspective of a brave street dog. Rescued from an abusive shelter, Leonardo dreams of finding love and purpose. Instead, he discovers the painful realities of orphanages, homelessness, and the refugee crisis. This emotional journey through Florence and Rome sheds light on injustice, humanity's indifference, and the unbreakable bond between two forgotten souls. A touching tale of courage, compassion, and the power of speaking up for the voiceless. My Voice for the Voiceless During our many visits to major cities like Rome in Italy, we have experienced unfortunate people sleeping on the streets, while residents of the cities, national and international tourists walk by daily without taking notice and we've been wondering why. It is heartbreaking and shameful to look out of your fancy and warm hotel room with your comfy bed, while helpless humans struggling and surviving on the freezing cold streets just a few footsteps away and are only covered with newspapers. It is a tragedy of humanity how ignoring homeless people has become normality. It is a scandal how we look away and don't act. Every single human being deserves a life of dignity. Every single soul deserves to be taken care of. Every single human being deserves to experience love and kindness, whether it is a child in an orphanage or homeless people and refugees on our streets. The story of Leonardo is my voice for the forgotten souls!

Target group • Students aged 10+ (Grade 5 and up) • Subjects: English, Ethics, Social Studies, Religion • Themes: Empathy, Migration & Refugees, Animal Welfare, Homelessness, Social Justice Values Conveyed • The book deals with serious themes like animal abuse, homelessness, refugees, and social justice. • It contains emotional content and critical reflection, but is written in accessible, empathetic language that older children and teens can understand. • While younger children may enjoy the dog's perspective, the full message is most impactful for readers aged 10 and up, especially those ready for socially aware fiction.

Leonardo is also available in German and Italian.

The German version is also available as an audiobook!

Klappentext

Leonardo is a young and hopeless dog with a difficult life journey full of emotional and physical obstacles. After leaving an animal shelter he ends up in an orphanage in the heart of Florence. But the manager and the children treat him so badly that he runs away in the darkness of the night in hope of finding love and kindness. After a stressful journey filled with struggles, he ends up in the capital city of Italy, in Rome, and has only one goal. He wants to meet Pope Francis and ask him why he sees humans but not humanity. Why humans treat each other and him so badly and why they just don't care!

My Voice for the Voiceless: During our many visits to major cities like Rome in Italy, we have experienced unfortunate people sleeping on the streets, while residents of the cities, national and international tourists walk by daily without taking notice and we've been wondering why. It is heartbreaking and shameful to look out of your fancy and warm hotel room with your comfy bed, while helpless humans struggling and surviving on the freezing cold streets just a few footsteps away and are only covered with newspapers. It is a tragedy of humanity how ignoring homeless people has become normality. It is a scandal how we look away and don't act. Every single human being deserves a life of dignity. Every single soul deserves to be taken care of. Every single human being deserves to experience love and kindness, whether it is a child in an orphanage or homeless people and refugees on our streets. The story of Leonardo is my voice for the forgotten souls!

Leonardo is also available in German and Italian.