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Animals to the rescue! : amazing true stories from around the world / Sandra Markle.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Markle, Sandra. Sandra Markle's science discoveries ; Publisher: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press , [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 56 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781541581227
  • 1541581229
Subject(s):
Contents:
Here come the heroes! -- Whale of a lifeguard -- Lammie to the rescue -- HeroRATs -- More than duty -- Search and rescue heroes -- Guarding penguins -- Bring in the elephants -- Tara the terrific! -- Never-ending stories.
  • A Junior Library Guild selection.
Summary: "Did you know that rats can be heroes? So can a humpback whale! Discover incredible true stories about animals that have rescued humans-and other animals-in a book sure to appeal to animal lovers everywhere"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 590 M346 Available 33111010635684
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 590 M346 Available 33111010788152
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 590 M346 Available 33111009435047
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Did you know that rats can be heroes? In the southern African nation of Mozambique, these amazing rats (which are the size of a small house cat) have helped clear landmines. And that's just one of the incredible stories in this book.



Award-winning author Sandra Markle has collected wonderful true stories about animals that have rescued humans--and other animals. With fabulous photographs of the featured animals, this book is sure to appeal to animal lovers everywhere!

Here come the heroes! -- Whale of a lifeguard -- Lammie to the rescue -- HeroRATs -- More than duty -- Search and rescue heroes -- Guarding penguins -- Bring in the elephants -- Tara the terrific! -- Never-ending stories.

"Did you know that rats can be heroes? So can a humpback whale! Discover incredible true stories about animals that have rescued humans-and other animals-in a book sure to appeal to animal lovers everywhere"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (page 55) and index.

Ages 8-14. Millbrook Press.

Grades 4-6. Millbrook Press.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

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