Manatee Rescue

Zoologist Nicola Davies merges a heart-pounding adventure with a conservation message triggered by a life-changing--and mind-changing--encounter.

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?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 01/05/2016
ISBN: 9780763678302
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.60w x 0.70d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 134
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2015
Booklist 12/15/2015 pg. 54
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 178907 / Manatee Rescue
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2