Alan Baker
21) Mission Rhino
Author
Description
A young African boy learns why rhinoceros are hunted and why it is important to protect them from poachers.
24) Gorilla rescue
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Emmanuel, an employee of the Rwandan National Park, saves several gorillas from poachers and sets out on a tracking expedition to count gorillas for an upcoming census.
28) Save the tiger
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1992
Description
Akbar, a tracker for a tourist lodge, works with villagers, would-be poachers, and those involved in Project Tiger to protect the diminishing number of tigers in his part of India.
29) Project panda
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1990.
Description
Qin Zisheng and her family rescue a starving giant panda and see that it gets help at the Panda Research Center. Similar fictional vignettes combined with factual information focus on the behavior and endangered situation of the panda.
31) Spiders
Author
Pub. Date
1985
Description
Simple text and illustrations examine the characteristics, behavior, and various kinds of spiders.
32) Seasons
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Text and illustrations on split pages introduce the concept of changing seasons.
34) Both sides now
Author
Pub. Date
c1992
Description
An illustrated version of the Joni Mitchell song, in which clouds, love, and life itself appear differently when viewed from different perspectives.