Hiaasen, Carl.
Summary: When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC HIAApplegate, Katherine
Summary: Ivan has been happily living in a wildlife sanctuary, with his friend Ruby next door in the elephant enclosure, frequent visits from his canine friend Bob, and his mate Kinyani by his side. And in the happiest turn of all, Ivan and Kinyani have welcomed a set of twins to their family!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC APPSummary: The refuge area is where people have lived, thrived, and died for generations. Hardship, triumph, love, loss, fear, and friendship echo in the trees and tides that make up this rich land. It is a tapestry, of sorts, made of texturees, colors, smells, and sounds. This refuge's history is a varied and colorful as the living things it has nutured for centuries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Christi McGinley
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 979.778 BILKeene, Carolyn
Summary: Nancy, Bess, and George are excited about their school trip to the Wildlife Refuge, but when they arrive the animal Nancy most wants to see, a sixty-year-old tortoise, is on the loose.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED KEEMalby-Anthony, Françoise
Summary: "Françoise Malby-Anthony's The Elephants of Thula Thula is a powerful, gripping story about an extraordinary herd of elephants and the woman dedicated to keeping them safe. 'Somehow, the elephants got into my soul, and it became my life's work to see them safe and happy. There was no giving up on that vision, no matter how hard the road was at times.' Françoise Malby-Anthony is the owner of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.67 MALApplegate, Katherine
Summary: Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savanna to Ivan and Bob.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC APPHenderson, Alice
Summary: "While studying wolverines on a wildlife sanctuary in Montana, biologist Alex Carter is run off the road and threatened by locals determined to force her off the land. Undeterred in her mission to help save this threatened species, Alex tracks wolverines on foot and by cameras positioned in remote regions of the preserve. But when she reviews the photos, she discovers disturbing images of an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction HendersonMarcum, Diana
Summary: Atop a hill in the rainforest of Belize, next to the ruins of a fallen civilization, a butterfly farm raises the brilliant blue morpho. What starts out as the worst vacation ever turns into a quest to learn more about the first-of-its-kind farm when journalist Diana Marcum inadvertently discovers this wildlife sanctuary, which is supported by an international live-butterfly trade. She quickly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MARCUM, DIANA MARApplegate, Katherine
Summary: From beloved powerhouse author Katherine Applegate comes The One and Only Ruby, starring the adorable baby elephant from the Newbery Medal--winning modern classic The One and Only Ivan and its bestselling sequel, The One and Only Bob. In the way that only Katherine Applegate could craft, this highly anticipated novel in verse is the perfect mix of heartfelt and humorous, poignant and sweet,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Kiefer, Christian
Summary: Bill Reed manages a wildlife sanctuary in rural Idaho, caring for injured animals--raptors, a wolf, and his beloved bear, Majer, among them--that are unable to survive in the wild. Seemingly rid of his troubled past, Bill hopes to marry the local veterinarian and live a quiet life together, the promise of which is threatened when a childhood friend is released from prison. Suddenly forced to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KIEColeman, Laura
Summary: Presents the story of the author's journey in the Amazon jungle, where she fell in love with a magnificent cat who changed her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COLEMAN, LAURA COLHenderson, Alice
Summary: Alex Carter heads to northeastern Washington State to investigate a possible sighting of a mountain caribou--an animal that became extinct in the contiguous U.S. years ago--and becomes embroiled in a clash between loggers and activists and the murder of a local forest ranger.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HENHiaasen, Carl.
Summary: When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC HIARice, Luanne.
Summary: Neve Halloran and her daughter Mickey are starting a new life near a wildlife sanctuary in South County Rhode Island. Mickey becomes friends with a lonely boy who is also fascinated by the creatures of the coasts and Neve is drawn to a man who has devoted his life to the sanctuary.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Large Print 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC Rice,Malby-Anthony, Françoise
Summary: ""Malby-Anthony offers a book of great inspiration and wide appeal to nature-loving readers." -Publishers Weekly A heart-warming sequel to the international bestseller The Elephant Whisperer, by Lawrence Anthony's wife Françoise Malby-Anthony. A chic Parisienne, Françoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game reserve. But then she fell in love with conservationist...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Journey with National Geographic to Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park and discover what is being done to bring this African oasis back to its former glory, including perhaps the most ambitious restoration effort ever attempted, with elephants, hippos, and scores of zebra, wildebeest, impala, and buffalo being relocated into the park.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 967.9 AFRHiaasen, Carl.
Summary: When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival" disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon set out to findhim while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2012
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HIACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC HIACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Hiaasen 2012Rogers, Deb
Summary: "Jamie is a Florida Woman. She grew up on the beach, thrives in humidity, has weathered more hurricanes than she can count, and now, after going viral for an outrageous crime she never meant to commit in the first place, she has the requisite headline to her name. But when the chance comes for her to escape viral infamy and imminent jail time by taking a community service placement at Atlas, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hanover Square Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROGWhite, Mel
Summary: Pinpoints the best places to view more than four hundred species of birds, utilizing color photographs and maps to identify bird sanctuaries, national and state parks, wildlife refuges, nature trails, and other birding locales.
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.07 WHISummary: Vast, wild, and untouched, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is where some of the world's greatest wildlife spectacles unfold. Situated in the northeast corner of Alaska, this refuge has long protected survivors of the Ice Age that still roam a frozen wilderness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV AMESummary: Braving Alaska. Ventures to the Alaskan bush where four families are carving out lives for themselves in the tradition of the state's early settlers. Focuses on the daily challenges of surviving in an untamed wilderness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Environmentalist Leanne Allison and wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer followed a herd of 120,000 caribou on foot, across 1,500 kilometers of rugged Arctic tundra, from Canada's central Yukon to coastal Alaska (the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge) and back again. They wanted to raise awareness of threats to the caribou's survival, if proposed oil and gas development goes ahead in the herd's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Film Board of Canada 2004
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEIHuddleston, Emma
Summary: Animals come in all shapes and sizes. There are many incredible ways to encounter animals, from hiking at parks to visiting a zoo. Animal Encounter Bucket List examines some amazing ways and places to see animals in person. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.2 HUDBissonette, Aimée M.
Summary: "Hallie Morse Daggett loved spending time outdoors, hiking among the tall trees of the forests in California's Siskiyou Mountains. She wasn't afraid of the bears, coyotes, and wildcats. But Hallie was afraid of fire and understood the threat it posed to the forests, wildlife, and people. And more than anything, she wanted to devote her life to protecting her beloved outdoors; she decided she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021