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Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Simple text and incredible close-up photographs introduce readers to rescuing raptors. Injuries are discussed, as are the tests, surgeries, and treatment veterinarians and volunteers perform to help these birds recover. Includes important information on the care and history of helping and protecting raptors.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xxiv, 392 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
At a time when we are confronted with bad news about the environment nearly every day, renowned scientist Jane Goodall brings us inspiring news about the future of the animal kingdom. With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall--along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard--shares fascinating survival stories about the American crocodile, the California condor, the black-footed ferret...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
83 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm
Description
"As one of the most beautiful and intriguing birds found in nature, hummingbirds fascinate people around the world. The lightest birds in the sky, hummingbirds are capable of incredible feats, such as flying backwards, diving at speeds of sixty-one MPH, and beating their wings more than sixty times a second. Miraculous creatures, they are also incredibly vulnerable when they first emerge from their eggs. That's where Brenda Sherburn comes in. With...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unapged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
"In the Pacific Northwest, concerned volunteers become seal sitters, keeping vigil over the vulnerable baby seals that are left on the shore while their mothers hunt for food. Surviving in the animal kingdom is never easy and this informative picture book gives a first-hand look at what baby seals are up against. With its emphasis on human compassion, this true account teaches children to appreciate the natural world by helping in any way they can....
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Description
Presents the true story of a young short-eared owl who became lost in the North Sea and landed on an oil rig, where it was cared for by the riggers and handed over to the Scottish SPCA, who later returned it to the wild.
10) Bird house
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
A little girl and her abuela tend to an injured bird they find in the snow, allowing it to fly around the living room until it is ready to be released.
Author
Series
Critter club volume 11
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
As her friends in the Critter Club animal shelter care for colorful aquarium fish, second-grader Liz and her family spend a long weekend at the beach, where Liz rescues a baby octopus and competes with an unfriendly young neighbor in a sand castle contest.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
The true story of Beauty the eagle's rescue and rehabilitation. Beauty has been featured on Nat Geo WILD TV's Unlikely Animal Friends, in the National Wildlife Federation's Ranger Rick magazine, and on the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) EngineerGirl website.
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
Description
Documents the uplifting story of an orphaned bear cub that was discovered in the Russian wilderness and rescued by two young scientists, who then pain-stakingly raised and trained him and two companion cubs to become wild bears that could survive on their own in the forest.
15) The otter
Author
Series
Lighthouse family volume 6
Formats
Description
A family of animals that lives in a lighthouse helps an otter, whose sister is trapped in an old fishing net.
Author
Series
Boy called BAT volume 3
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
184 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
"Bat grows anxious as his third-grade year comes to an end and the time to release his pet skunk, Thor, out into the wild approaches"--
19) Tiger time
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
141 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 21 cm.
Description
"Go inside Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, where you will meet a tiger named Kamal, one of 500 animals who has been rescued and now lives in safety. Includes full-color photos, graphics, and maps"--
20) Lotus & Feather
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
Description
A lonely girl finds a friend when she and her grandfather rescue a wounded crane.
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