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Hannah on the Farm

Book Importer — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:12:42 +0000

Hannah the hen spends a whole day on the farm looking for a quiet place to lay her eggs, so that she can have chicks of her own. The pigs grunt too loudly, the lambs are too playful, the cows are too clumsy…Will Hannah ever find a nice quiet place where her eggs will be safe?

Roawr!

Book Importer — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:48:11 +0000

When Liam hears a loud roar in the middle of the night, he must use all his ingenuity to protect his sleeping mother from a hungry bear.

The Hobyahs

Book Importer — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:16:13 +0000

Forest goblins called the Hobyahs come creeping in the dead of night toward a little girl and the old man and woman with whom she lives, but the Hobyahs are in for a surprise.

Children Save the Rain Forest

Book Importer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:01:02 +0000

A profile of the International Children’s Rain Forest describes the lush beauty of the plants and animals that live there and considers the work and contributions by children all over the world to keep the area preserved.

Operation Siberian Crane: The Story Behind the International Efforts to Save an Amazing Bird

Book Importer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:01:02 +0000

This book describes the cooperative effort by scientists in the Soviet Union and the United States to save the Siberian crane, with the support and aid of conservationists from other nations.

Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes

Book Importer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:01:02 +0000

Mountain gorillas are playful, curious, beautiful, and fiercely protective of their families. They are also one of the most endangered species in the world. For many years, mountain gorillas have faced the threat of t death at the hands of poachers. Funds raised by “gorilla tourism”––bringing people into the forest to see these majestic animals––have helped protect gorillas. This tourism is vital, but close contact between gorillas and people has brought a new threat to the mountain gorillas: human disease.The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project is a group of courageous and talented scientists working to save the mountain gorilla population in Rwanda and Uganda. The “Gorilla Doctors” study the effects of human exposure, document the daily lives of the gorillas, provide emergency care to injured animals, and even act as foster parents to an orphaned gorilla baby named Fearless.

Breakfast in the Rainforest: A Visit with Mountain Gorillas

Book Importer — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:01:02 +0000

A photographer shares a rare glimpse of mountain gorillas in the wild — and inspires readers to help protect them.Powerful but shy, the African mountain gorilla struggles for survival in the rainforests of Uganda’s national parks. Follow wildlife photographer Richard Sobol on an arduous journey to these hidden habitats and take a hushed, close-up look at the gentle giants as they nibble on leaves for their morning meal.

The Gorgon’s Gaze

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

Mallins Wood is home to the last surviving gorgon, and Col’s mother, the gorgon’s supernatural Companion, is determined to save it from encroaching development–even to the point of endangering Col and his best friend Connie, the most powerful Companion alive.

Aria

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:17:33 +0000

Aria is different from the other children in her village because she cannot speak. But Aria loves being with the birds around her jungle home — with them, she is free to be herself. When the village men begin to catch the birds to sell in their market-place, Aria moves out of the village to protect her friends. But then the villagers try to catch Aria. She flies away to freedom with the birds.

Greater Than Angels

Yoo Kyung Sung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:17:33 +0000

In 1940, Anna Hirsch and her family are captured by the Nazis and deported to a refugee camp in the south of France. The children held in the camp are sent to Le Chambon, a tiny village whose citizens have agreed to care for deported children. There, in the face of escalating dominance and threats from the Nazi party, the good people of Le Chambon protect the refugees.