Wendy Orr
Author
Series
Nim series volume 3
Formats
Description
"Nim lives on an island in the middle of the wide blue sea, with her father, Jack, a marine iguana called Fred, a sea lion called Selkie, and their friend Alex Rover, the adventure writer. Nim's island is the most beautiful place in the world, and she wouldn't live anywhere else.When Jack invites a group of scientists to visit, they bring their children as well. But two of the scientists have plans other than studying algae... By the time Nim discovers...
2) Nim's island
Author
Series
Nim series volume 1
Formats
Description
Nim loves her island home and the animals she shares it with even while her scientist father is away doing research, but trouble is on the way and a new e-mail friend could be the only one who can help.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
A brave princess and a panther who tries to be brave cross the desert together and settle into a red silk tent, in which they listen to "leaf-snakes," an "owl-witch," and other frightening creatures until the princess frightens them away.
5) Nim at sea
Author
Series
Nim series volume 2
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
183 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
After Alex leaves the island, and Selkie the sea lion is kidnapped, Nim accidentally stows away on the cruise ship that took Selkie, in the hopes of rescuing her and bringing Alex back.
Author
Series
Rainbow Street Shelter volume 4
Publisher
Square Fish, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Description
When Mona returns to visit her grandparents' farm as an adult, she recalls the summer she spent there raising Kiki, a lion cub she got as a gift from her uncle--an experience the led her to open Rainbow Street Animal Shelter.
Author
Publisher
Pajama Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
Leira is training to be a priestess, but after an earthquake on her island forces her and her family to flee to Crete, there is a volcanic eruption that destroys the island and a tsunami that throws Crete into chaos, as she and her mother struggle to survive.
8) Nim's Island
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Nim Rusoe is a young girl who inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates, via e-mail, with the reclusive author of the novel she has been reading. Nim's existence mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from the island, Nim gets Alexandra to come to her...