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1) Sandy: the sandhill crane who joined our family

Author

Hyde, Dayton O

Pub. Date

2000

Physical Desc

xviii, 174 p : ill. ; 23 cm.

2) How to heal a broken wing

Author

Graham, Bob

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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When Will finds a bird with a broken wing, he takes it home and cares for it, hoping in time it will be able to return to the sky.

3) The hummingbirds' gift: wonder, beauty, and renewal on wings

Author

Montgomery, Sy

Pub. Date

2021.

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

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"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...

4) Hope for animals and their world: how endangered species are being rescued from the brink

Author

Goodall, Jane

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

xxiv, 392 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Description

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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...

5) Raptor rescue

Author

Hamilton, John

Pub. Date

[2018]

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

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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.

6) The storm seal

Author

Waite, Judy

Pub. Date

1998

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

Description

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When old Peter rescues a seal pup following a storm, he must decide whether to keep it or to set it free and he must explain his action to the children who have come to love it.

7) Slow down for manatees

Author

Arnosky, Jim

Pub. Date

c2010

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

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Injured by a passing motorboat, a pregnant manatee is rescued and taken to an aquarium to recover and have her baby in a safe environment.

8) Leopard & Silkie: one boy's quest to save the seal pups

Author

Peterson, Brenda

Pub. Date

2012

Physical Desc

1 v. (unapged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

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"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....

9) An owl at sea

Author

Vande Griek, Susan

Pub. Date

[2019]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm

Description

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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) The eye of the whale: a rescue story

Author

O'Connell, Jennifer

Pub. Date

[2013]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Description

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This true story describes the rescue of a humpback whale.

11) Bird house

Author

Gómez, Blanca

Pub. Date

2021.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Description

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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.

12) Jimmy the joey: the true story of an amazing koala rescue

Author

Rose, Deborah Lee

Pub. Date

2013

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm

Description

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Follows the story of an endangered baby koala who is rescued and cared for at Koala Hospital and raised by loving human caregivers among other injured koalas.

13) Odder

Author

Applegate, Katherine

Appears on these lists

NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Springtime Reads for Kids

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Playaway

Description

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"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"--

14) Liz and the sand castle contest

Author

Barkley, Callie

Series

Critter club volume 11

Pub. Date

2015.

Physical Desc

117 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Description

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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.

15) Of time and turtles: mending the world, shell by shattered shell

Author

Montgomery, Sy

Formats

Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

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National Book Award finalist for The Soul of an Octopus and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgomery turns her journalistic curiosity to the wonder and wisdom of our long-lived cohabitants—turtles—and through their stories of hope and rescue, reveals to us astonishing new perspectives on time and healing.

When acclaimed naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League,

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16) Beauty and the beak: how science, technology, and a 3D-printed beak rescued a bald eagle

Author

Rose, Deborah Lee

Pub. Date

[2017]

Physical Desc

1 volume : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Description

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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.

17) Saving Yasha: the incredible true story of an adopted moon bear

Author

Kvatum, Lia

Pub. Date

c2012

Physical Desc

[32] p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.

Description

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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.

18) Jackie's Wild Seattle

Author

Hobbs, Will

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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Fourteen-year-old Shannon and her little brother, Cody, spend the summer with their uncle, helping at a wildlife rescue center named Jacke's Wild Seattle.