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4-6
Orca Footprints series.
Information about the history of international trade leads into why fair trade is an important component of today's fight for social justice and equality. Jones urges young people to get involved in spreading the word and changing their own consumer habits. Illustrated with compelling color photographs, the narrative includes anecdotes from the author's international travels in service to fair trade. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
113 pp.
| Orca
| April, 2012
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4598-0097-7$16.95
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PaperISBN 978-1-4598-0096-0$9.95
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YA
Orca Currents series.
Though forbidden to do so, fourteen-year-old Maya sneaks out every day in her kayak to the nearby kelp beds to observe a family of sea otters. But Maya soon discovers that the otters--and her family--are in danger from poachers. It's a predictable read, but fast-paced seafaring action and tense plotting will satisfy the hi-lo set.
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4-6
Orca Currents series.
As lighthouse keepers, Simon's family members are the sole inhabitants of an island. When Simon's parents leave for the day, he and his sister, Ellen, discover an unexpected visitor; what's worse, a storm is blowing in. There's little room for character development, but the story's quick pace and plot-centered narrative may attract reluctant-reader mystery buffs.