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Rhino rescue! and more true stories of saving animals

"What happens when conservationists meet rhinos in trouble? They arrange to airlift them to safety! Follow National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert as they move rhinos out of harm's way, meet a courageous little Hawaiian monk seal, and a pair of Siberian tiger...

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Main Author: Meeker, Clare Hodgson (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2016.
Series: National geographic kids. Chapters.
Subjects:
Joubert, Dereck.
White rhinoceros > Conservation > South Africa > Juvenile nonfiction.
Joubert, Beverly.
Illustrated works.
Summary: "What happens when conservationists meet rhinos in trouble? They arrange to airlift them to safety! Follow National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert as they move rhinos out of harm's way, meet a courageous little Hawaiian monk seal, and a pair of Siberian tiger cubs fighting for survival. Readers will cheer as they read these completely true stories of animal rescues. Filled with engaging photos, fast facts, and fascinating sidebars, readers won't want to put this book down"--Publisher.
Physical Description: 111 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Audience: Ages 7-10.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781426323126 (library binding : alk. paper)
1426323123 (library binding : alk. paper)
9781426323119 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1426323115 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Author Notes: CLARE HODGSON MEEKER is an award-winning author. She teaches writing workshops in elementary and middle schools throughout the northwest and to adults at Richard Hugo House, a writers cooperative in Seattle, Washington. Born and raised in New York, she graduated with a B.A. in Music from Boston University and received a law degree from Hofstra University in 1980. She left the practice of law to raise two children and began writing books for children in 1993.

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