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1) Bearskin
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Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
343 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm
Description
Rice Moore is just beginning to think his troubles are behind him. He's found a job protecting a remote forest preserve in Virginian Appalachia where his main responsibilities include tracking wildlife and refurbishing cabins. It's hard work, and totally solitary--perfect to hide away from the Mexican drug cartels he betrayed back in Arizona. But when Rice finds the carcass of a bear killed on the grounds, the quiet solitude he's so desperately sought...
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Dragon chronicles volume 4
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
315 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Fourteen-year-old Bryn must try to find a way to save a baby dragon from a dangerous modern world that seems to have no place for something so ancient.
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
viii, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, map, photographs ; 24 cm
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"To catch a Florida Man, you have to become one, and that's what Officer Jeff Babauta did. As his ponytailed, whiskey-soaked alter ego, he established Sunshine Alligator Farm. His goal? Infiltrate the shady world of illegal poachers in the Florida Everglades in order to protect the natural world. A head-spinning adventure soon unfolds. Jeff deals with glow-in-the-dark alligators and high-speed airboat rides, but quickly learns that not all poachers...
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"In 14-year-old Aaron's village in Zambia, poaching for ivory is common practice, and elephants are feared because of the danger they pose to humans and the damage they often cause to crops so important to the villagers' livelihoods. But when Aaron encounters a newborn elephant in distress, his instinct is not to run away, but to jump to its rescue. This is the beginning of a beautiful bond of friendship and a meaningful vocation. This moving story,...
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Horse crazy (Alison Lester) volume 3
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During summer vacation in rural Australia, best friends Bonnie and Sam are taking care of two horses and helping with sheep shearing when they stumble upon a crime at Skull Rock.
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"When ex-military contractor John Knox receives a text from partner Grace Chu warning that she fears her cover may have been blown while on assignment, he jumps into action. Knox must locate her overseas handlers, convince them of the danger, and then attempt to retrace the well-hidden steps of a woman who had been investigating how one million euros' worth of AIDS vaccine disappeared, all while eluding angry poachers on a parallel trail. Corruption...
8) Poachers
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"Learn about the illegal hunting of protected animal species, from what methods poachers use to how governments and other organizations are fighting to end poaching."--
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"From the acclaimed author of The Longest Ride and The Notebook comes an emotional, powerful novel about wondering if we can change--or even make our peace with--the path we've taken. Tanner Hughes was raised by his grandparents, following in his grandfather's military footsteps to become an Army Ranger. His whole life has been spent abroad, and he is the proverbial rolling stone: happiest when off on his next adventure, zero desire to settle down....
10) Fins
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Series
Sharks Incorporated volume 1
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
313 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
Marine biologist Doc Ford enlists the help of three kids--Luke, Maribel, and Sabina--to tag sharks for his research and help take down poachers targeting Florida's biannual migration of blacktip sharks.
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
287 pages ; 22 cm
Description
A lush and vivid mystery set in Yellowstone National Park where a skirmish between a local hunter and a wolf biologist turns violent, and a park ranger, facing his own personal demons, sets out to determine what really happened.
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
312 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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Twelve-year-olds Barana and Abby come together to solve a sea turtle egg poaching mystery plaguing Barana's Honduran coastal village, and learn the true meaning of friendship, courage, and community along the way.
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Series
Publisher
Greenleaf Book Group Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
140 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
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Twin explorers Gannon and Wyatt go to Botswana for an African safari, but a poacher has shot and wounded a lioness, and as they set off to try to save the mother and her cubs, they encounter many of Africa's big animals. Based on real-life brothers, this series is supported by video, photos, and more stories found online at travelswithgannonandwyatt.com.
Publisher
EOne Films
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (56 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The elephant, Earth's most charismatic and majestic land animal, today faces market forces driving the value of its tusks to levels once reserved for gold. This National Geographic special goes undercover to expose the criminal network behind ivory's supply and demand. It also demonstrates how the elephant, with its highly evolved society, keen intelligence, ability to communicate across vast distances and to love, remember and even to mourn, is far...
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Secret explorers volume 8
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Description
"A research ship has become stuck in the Arctic Sea ice. To make things worse, one of the scientists who went to seek help hasn't returned. It's up to the Secret Explorers to find the scientist, free the ship, and save the day..."--Back cover.
19) La selva
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Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
193 pages ; 20 cm
Description
A Edver no le hace ninguna gracia que lo envíen a Cuba a ver al padre que apenas conoce. Sin embargo, ahora que las leyes de viaje han cambiado y es mucho más fácil reunir a las familias divididas, su mamá piensa que es hora de que padre e hijo pasen tiempo juntos. Edver no se imagina lo que le depara el verano, ¡pero definitivamente no espera conocer a la hermana que ni siquiera sabía que existía! Luza es un año mayor y está muy entusiasmada...
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2014.
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"No stranger to wildlife, Nick Jans had lived in Alaska for nearly thirty years. But when one evening at twilight a lone black wolf ambled into view not far from his doorstep, Nick would finally come to know this mystical species--up close as never before. A Wolf Called Romeo is the remarkable story of a wolf who returned again and again to interact with the people and dogs of Juneau, living on the edges of their community, engaging in an improbable,...
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