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1) Scat
Author
Lexile Measure
810L
Summary
Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.
Author
Series
Mountain volume 3
Lexile Measure
710L
Formats
Summary
As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.
3) The weirdo
Author
Lexile Measure
770L
Summary
Seventeen-year-old Chip Clewt fights to save the black bears in the Powhaten National Wildlife Refuge.
4) The maze
Author
Lexile Measure
720L
Summary
Rick, a fourteen-year-old foster child, escapes from a juvenile detention facility near Las Vegas and travels to Canyonlands National Park in Utah where he meets a bird biologist working on a project to reintroduce condors to the wild.
Author
Series
Marguerite Henry horseshore library volume 9
Lexile Measure
840L
Summary
The author tells, from the point of view of Annie Johnston, the story of this Nevada woman and her fight to protect the American wild horse, the mustang, from extinction because of professional killers who chased the horses for use in dog food.
10) Willodeen
Author
Lexile Measure
610L
Summary
When the annual migration of hummingbears, a source of local pride and income, dwindles and no one knows why, Willodeen, armed with a magical birthday gift, speaks up for the animals she loves and vows to uncover this mystery.
11) Dolphin song
Author
Series
Legend of the Animal Healer volume 2
Lexile Measure
980L
Summary
A second prophesy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.
Author
Series
Animal Rescue Agency volume 2
Formats
Summary
After a frigid arctic rescue, Esquire and Mr. Pepper get the perfect opportunity to warm up--an invitation to Beatle the Pangolin's private island concert. Sun and sand await! But when Esquire and Mr. Pepper arrive, the island is in chaos. Field agent Alphonse delivers the bad news: due to an incident during dress rehearsal, Beatle is trapped underground, and foul play is likely. The worst news: There's no way to reach Beatle and there are multiple...
Pub. Date
2013
Summary
Creature teachers Chris and Martin Kratt will take families along on extraordinary animal-powered adventures. The show transforms the Kratt Brothers into animated versions of themselves, allowing the real-life zoologists to visit wild animals in their little-seen habitats and showcase key science concepts.
14) Wild dreamers
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Summary
Told in alternating voices, determined to make a difference and heal from their troubled pasts, teens Ana and Leandro fight to protect California wildlife and the endangered puma.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Summary
Creature teachers Chris and Martin Kratt will take families along on extraordinary animal-powered adventures. The show transforms the Kratt Brothers into animated versions of themselves, allowing the real-life zoologists to visit wild animals in their little-seen habitats and showcase key science concepts.
17) The last leopard
Author
Series
Legend of the Animal Healer volume 3
Pub. Date
c2008
Lexile Measure
920L
Summary
A third prophecy, this time involving a leopard, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical healing powers over animals, when she travels with her grandmother and best friend Ben to Zimbabwe.
Author
Series
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous volume .3
Pub. Date
2021.
Summary
"A deluxe junior novelization based on Season Three of the hit Netflix series follows the experiences of six teens who must overcome their differences when they become stranded at a dinosaur-overrun adventure camp neighboring the Jurassic World theme park."--Amazon.com
Author
Series
Lexile Measure
530L
Summary
"The Aldens are spending spring break on a beach, but they aren't just soaking up the sun. They're protecting an endangered species! Their job is to mark sea turtle nests so the eggs can be moved to a safe place to hatch, but someone is digging up the eggs without permission. Can the Boxcar Children figure out what's going on and help save the sea turtles?" --
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Summary
"Nina is used to feeling like the odd one out, both at school and in her large family. But while trying to fit in at summer camp, she discovers something even more peculiar: two majestic birds have built a nest in the marsh behind an abandoned infirmary. They appear to be whooping cranes, but that's impossible--Nina is an amateur bird-watcher, and all her resources tell her that those rare birds haven't nested in Texas for over a hundred years. When...