{"product_id":"manatee-rescue-isbn-9780763678302","title":"Manatee Rescue","description":"\u003cb\u003eZoologist Nicola Davies merges a heart-pounding adventure with a conservation message triggered by a life-changing—and mind-changing—encounter.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eManuela had imagined that killing a manatee would be like killing a very big fish, just more exciting. But when her father successfully harpoons one, leaving its baby orphaned, she finds that her feelings have changed. She vows to rescue the baby manatee and return it to the river. But she soon realizes what an enormous task she’s taken on. Will she be able to save the baby manatee—and protect him from being hunted in the future, too?This is a good addition to chapter book collections and will be valuable for understanding animal conservation, familiarizing students with Amazonian cultures, and encouraging grassroots activism for tenacious kids.\u003cbr\u003e—School Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e...This appealing animal-survival adventure is based on a true episode described in an afterword.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung readers will be inspired by this tale, which is based on a true story, and will identify with the characters’ fight for animal conservation.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist\u003cb\u003eNicola Davies\u003c\/b\u003e is a zoologist and the award-winning author of many books for children, including \u003ci\u003eSurprising Sharks,\u003c\/i\u003e which was a \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe–Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor winner, and \u003ci\u003eThe Lion Who Stole My Arm, \u003c\/i\u003ealso illustrated by Annabel Wright\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Nicola Davies lives in Wales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnabel Wright’s \u003c\/b\u003ework has been used in campaigns for Amnesty International and the School of Visual Arts in New York and has also appeared in newspapers and magazines such as the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Scotland.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300021096677,"sku":"NP9780763678302","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763678302.jpg?v=1767732209","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/manatee-rescue-isbn-9780763678302","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}