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1) Odder
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
What is life like for a group of orphaned raccoon siblings, born in the attic of a home, as they experience life at a raccoon rehabilitation center in California? This photo-packed series explores the stories and science behind animal sanctuaries, including all of the ups and downs that go along with caring for wild raccoons away from their natural element. Includes full-color photos, graphics, and maps.
6) Angelo
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
While restoring the front of a church, an old plasterer rescues an injured pigeon and nurses her back to health.
Author
Series
Lighthouse family volume 6
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A family of animals that lives in a lighthouse helps an otter, whose sister is trapped in an old fishing net.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces how a Discovery Channel writer and her scientist fiancé settled in a Bonobo sanctuary in war-torn Congo, where their research enabled greater understanding of the characteristics and largely peaceful culture of the rare ape that shares 98.7 percent of human DNA.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When acclaimed naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League, they are greeted by hundreds of turtles recovering from injury and illness. Endangered by cars and highways, pollution and poachers, these turtles--with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal--are given a second chance at life. The League’s founders, Natasha and Alexxia, live by one motto: Never give up...
11) Emma & the whale
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Emma, a young girl with an affinity for the ocean, finds a baby whale beached on the shore and tries to save her.
Author
Series
Wind Riders volume 1
Language
English
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Description
After discovering Wind Rider, an abandoned magical sailboat, Max and Sofia arrive on a beach in Hawaii where, with new friend Laila, they rescue newly-hatched sea turtles. Includes facts about sea turtles.
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When an oil spill prevents penguins from doing the things they love to do, Big Boots come and dress them in sweaters until they--and the water--can be cleaned. Includes facts about penguins and why dressing them in sweaters is not always a good idea.
Author
Publisher
Avid Reader Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
The daughter of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath recalls how she moved to the countryside to start a new life, but instead found herself rescuing a baby magpie and embarking on an unlikely journey toward joy and connection.
Author
Series
Wind Riders volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On their second adventure aboard Wind Rider, Max and Sofia travel to the Amazon rain forest to protect scarlet macaws from poachers and deforestation"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"While in the middle of a snowball fight, Callie is magically whisked away to the Antarctic where she is thrilled to meet a colony of penguins, ready to march north for the winter! But then a blizzard blows in, separating a baby penguin and its injured mother from the group. Can Callie battle the icy cold and a sea full of predators to save her feathery friends?"--
Author
Series
Little animal rescue volume 1
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"In this new chapter book series, Little Animal Rescue, what starts out as a field trip to the zoo for Callie and her classmates ends up becoming the adventure of a lifetime when Callie is magically whisked away to the Serengeti where she finds a little lost lion cub. Callie is determined to reunite it with its family. Although the plains of the Serengeti are beautiful, they can also be dangerous--for both the cub and Callie. Is she ready to face...
20) Lotus & Feather
Author
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A lonely girl finds a friend when she and her grandfather rescue a wounded crane.
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