| Booktalk
#1
Would you know what to do if
you found a hawk tangled in a net at a golf course? What about finding
a wild coyote in a downtown elevator? Or an injured baby seal in
danger of drowning when the tide comes in? Well, Shannon and Cody
certainly didn't. That is, until they spend the summer with Uncle
Neal. With their parents away in Pakistan with Doctors Without Borders,
the two children are sent from their New Jersey home to stay with Uncle
Neal in Seattle. The children have no idea what Neal's new job is
all about. Nervous at first, the children are soon helping with the
rescues. If you have ever wondered about what happens to wild animals
when they are injured or orphaned, than this is the book for you!
Booktalk #2
Have you ever wondered what
it is like to rescue wild animals? Fourteen-year-old Shannon and
her little brother, Cody, visit their Uncle Neal in Seattle, Washington
for the summer and learn how to save wild animals in trouble. Uncle
Neal works for Jackie's Wild Seattle, a wildlife rescue shelter.
They rescue a coyote that is trapped in an office building elevator, climb
down a steep cliff to rescue an injured seal before it drowns and wrestle
a bear cub from the rafters of a shed. Shannon and Cody never imagined
what adventures they would have with Uncle Neal. When Uncle Neal
gets injured, Shannon and Cody have to do the rescues while their uncle
guides them. This is a great adventure story with some humor, tragedy,
and acceptance all mixed together. (New
Hampshire Great Stone Face Committee, 2004-05) |
