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4-6
Kiri lives with her conservationist father in the jungle in a future world where most wild animals are extinct. When Kiri finds a panther and her three cubs, she embarks on a dangerous preservation mission to save them from both the coastal villagers and "wallers" living in walled-off cities, who disagree on how to treat the remaining animals. Kiri is a strong, multifaceted protagonist, and the environmental message is deftly handled.
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K-3
Big Cats series.
These books for beginning readers introduce four species of big cats. The simple texts (briefly) discuss habitat, physical features, and behavior. The large, colorful photographs are eye-catching, which makes it unfortunate when parts of the pictures are lost in the gutters. These are adequate first science books. Glos., ind. Review includes these Big Cats titles: Leopards, Lions, Pumas, and Tigers.
24 pp.
| Gareth
| March, 2002
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LibraryISBN 0-8368-3025-3$$19.93
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K-3
Big Cats series.
In each small-sized book in this series, a full-page color photograph faces a couple of simple paragraphs about such topics as big cat habitats, characteristics, and conservation efforts. While superficial, the text is easy to read and the photographs are eye-catching. Lists of related websites and organizations are appended. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Big Cats titles: Cheetahs, Cougars, Leopards, Lions, Lynxes, Tigers.]
130 pp.
| Holiday
| December, 2001
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TradeISBN 0-8234-1599-6$$16.95
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4-6
While thirteen-year-old Isabel Ramirez is working at her summer job weeding the garden of a house in Oakland, California, she realizes that neighbors want to kill a cougar that lives in the hills. Izzie and her cousins try to protect the cougar, and she learns about the complexity of human nature. The novel is peopled with colorful and sympathetic characters.
28 pp.
| Carolrhoda
| August, 2001
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LibraryISBN 1-57505-509-0$$7.95
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Illustrated by
Mark Birchall.
It's the first day of school in these two books. Python can't keep himself from squeezing his classmates, and Puma is a biter...but both animals learn a gentle lesson from their new friends. An expressive cast of animal characters will help children recognize and cope with common new-school issues. The books' diminutive size will appeal to toddlers as well as to the intended preschool-age audience. [Review covers Be Gentle, Python! and No Biting, Puma!.]