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Our cities are already filled with a huge variety of wildlife. As urban areas expand, they impinge on the natural habitats of animals that would not otherwise find themselves in an urban setting, including birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians, as well as rare, threatened, and even endangered wildlife. Animal Hospital describes how injured and orphaned wild animals are rehabilitated and cared for after being rescued from perilous situations. It...
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32 pages : color illustrations and photographs ; 24 cm
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Inspiring real-life story of a 10-year-old girl named Doyli who rescues orphaned wild monkeys, then care for them until they can be released back into their natural habitat in the Amazon rain forest.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"These heartwarming stories of animal babies, rescued and nursed back to health by humans, will pull at the heart strings and make kids realize there's a survivor inside all of us. This reader is illustrated with adorable photographs that document these animals' recoveries. The carefully written text guarantees a successful and rewarding reading experience for level 1 readers"--
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"Maggie has just learned to fly when she crashes into the side of a building. She falls to the ground, alone and injured. Who will help her? As told with real photographs, this true story explains how wildlife hospitals rescue and treat injured animals. Their goal is to release the animals back into the wild. Sometimes, this isn't possible -- but there can still be a happy ending. Maggie's story is just such a success!"--Back cover.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
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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.
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1 volume : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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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.
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207 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm.
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"Baby animals are sweet and curious, and oh so cute! You'll love these 12 heartwarming true stories about some of the most adorable little critters on the planet. Read inspiring baby animal rescue stories, including the tale of how National Geographic Explorer Jamal Galves saved a baby manatee. Learn how panda cubs, penguin chicks, jaguar cubs, and more grow up." -- Back cover.
"A collection of 12 stories of baby animals, illustrated with stunning,...
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"In 2002, a young orca was discovered in Puget Sound near Seattle, Washington -- lost, starving, alone and 300 miles away from her home waters in Canada. Six months later, the orca, named Springer, was rescued, rehabilitated and reunited with her pod near the north end of Vancouver Island. It was the first successful orca rescue and reunion in history! Now, Springer's complete story is told in a kid-friendly narrative, accompanied by evocative watercolour...
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