Kategoria BISAC: Young Adult Fiction >> Science & Nature - General (See Also Headings Under Animals)

If you have ever seen a zoo, you have something in common with Freckles-on-one-foot. However, neither the rest of his heron community nor the tigers he knows have ever seen one. Freckles' adventure begins when he discovers the existence of this singular place where animals live encaged. In his travels, Freckles discovers that those who have never seen a zoo have created myths about them. He also discovers that those who live in a zoo dream about freedom, but don't dare try to escape. Can Freckles free the caged tigers? Bilingual text in Spanish and English with ideas to think about....

Two years after Brian Robeson survived fifty-four days alone in the Canadian wilderness, the government wants him to head back so they can learn what he did to stay alive. This time Derek Holtzer, a government psychologist, will accompany him. But a freak storm leaves Derek unconscious. Brian's only hope is to transport Derek a hundred miles down the river to a trading post. He's survived with...

Follow the mahogany tree in its struggle for survival and purpose in nature - from seedling to majestic grandeur and then to a life of service to man and his adventures on the open seas. A novel to make you wonder at the earth's splendor, its beauty captured not only in Al Sprague's and Dagny Sprague's words, but through Al's exquisite pen and ink drawings. Bilingual young adult novel in English and Spanish with a reader's guide. Finalist: International Book Awards

Follow the mahogany tree in its struggle for survival and purpose in nature - from seedling to majestic grandeur and then to a life of service to man and his adventures on the open seas. A novel to make you wonder at the earth's splendor, its beauty captured not only in Al Sprague's and Dagny Sprague's words, but through Al's exquisite pen and ink drawings. Bilingual young adult novel in English and Spanish with a reader's guide. Finalist: International Book Awards

In the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. As millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if that hadn't happened? What if Brian had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter?

Brian Paulsen raises the stakes...