Manatee Rescue - (Heroes of the Wild) by Nicola Davies (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published in Great Britain in 2013 under the title Manatee baby.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Zoologist Nicola Davies merges a heart-pounding adventure with a conservation message triggered by a life-changing--and mind-changing--encounter.</b> <p/>Manuela had imagined that killing a manatee would be like killing a very big fish, just more exciting. But when her father successfully harpoons one, leaving its baby orphaned, she finds that her feelings have changed. She vows to rescue the baby manatee and return it to the river. But she soon realizes what an enormous task she's taken on. Will she be able to save the baby manatee--and protect him from being hunted in the future, too?<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>This is a good addition to chapter book collections and will be valuable for understanding animal conservation, familiarizing students with Amazonian cultures, and encouraging grassroots activism for tenacious kids.<br>--School Library Journal <p/>...This appealing animal-survival adventure is based on a true episode described in an afterword.<br>--Kirkus Reviews <p/>Young readers will be inspired by this tale, which is based on a true story, and will identify with the characters' fight for animal conservation.<br>--Booklist<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Nicola Davies</b> is a zoologist and the award-winning author of many books for children, including <i>Surprising Sharks, </i> which was a <i>Boston Globe-Horn Book</i> Honor winner, and <i>The Lion Who Stole My Arm, </i>also illustrated by Annabel Wright<i>.</i> Nicola Davies lives in Wales. <p/><b>Annabel Wright's </b>work has been used in campaigns for Amnesty International and the School of Visual Arts in New York and has also appeared in newspapers and magazines such as the <i>Economist</i> and the <i>Financial Times.</i> She lives in Scotland.
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