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5) Arrowhawk
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1 volume unpaged : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Based on the true story of a bird of prey's survival after being struck by a poacher's arrow.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, map ; 25 x 28 cm
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When Leo was less than seven weeks old, he became orphaned in the snowy Himalayan mountains in Pakistan. Rescued by a kind shepherd and his family, Leo eventually came to the world-famous Bronx Zoo in New York, the leading experts on caring for and breeding the critically endangered snow leopard.
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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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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...
10) Angelo
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48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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While restoring the front of a church, an old plasterer rescues several injured pigeons and nurses them back to health.
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Mermaid S.O.S volume 3
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95 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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English
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Racing to bring the magic crystals to the Coral Kingdom, the six young mermaids discover a dolphin trapped in a fisherman's net, thanks to the evil Mantora, and Sophie, the fastest swimmer, rushes off to find help.
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Animal helpers volume 1
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The book takes readers "behind the scenes" at four different wildlife rehabilitation centers, where animals are nursed back to health and released back into the wild when possible. Includes "For Creative Minds" educational section.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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"A wordless picture book in which a fisherman finds a whale caught in fishing nets and sets it free. Includes author's note about the environmental impact of contemporary commercial fishing practices." --
15) Eco dogs
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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Describes how dogs can help recapture exotic pets that have been released into the wild, locate endangered animals for tagging, and identify smugglers at airports.
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Rescue princesses volume 2
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122 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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When Clarabel finds an injured dolphin during Ampali Island's Royal Regatta, she and her fellow Rescue Princesses vow to save the dolphin with Clarabel's special gift.
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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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Mia is spending her summer with her grandmother in a small Maine town, expecting it to be an oasis of stability in her changing life, but there is a new know-it-all boy next door, and soon she finds herself competing with Cayman in identifying an injured bird of prey--and pretty much everything else.
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