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Description
This charming story of a young boy Benny and his lizard Chomper find themselves taking a private plane to Australia to meet Chomper's family. They soon learn lessons about friendship and forgiveness when a Kangaroo steals their map that will lead them to Chomper's family. Their adventure continues when they finally find Uncle Herman, as they discover life down under.
2) Splatypus
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Lonely Platypus tries looking for animals to play with, but he cannot find where he belongs until he happens upon the seashore.
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Kira teams up with Evie, a student at the animal sanctuary to track down the paradise parrot--a bird thought to be extinct--and prove that it still exists. While they're trying to observe the elusive bird, bushfires threaten to wipe out the sanctuary and the parrot's habitat. There's no choice but to evacuate all the animals, which is a huge task even without trying to track down a missing baby wallaby. As the bushfires rage out of control, Kira makes...
Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Kira Bailey is living her dream: Cuddling koalas and bottle-feeding baby kangaroos. Kira and her mom are spending the summer at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia helping her aunt Mamie, a veterinarian, care for the animals. When Kira falls in love with an orphaned koala joey, her joy is complete--until a health emergency pulls Aunt Mamie away. Suddenly Kira can't seem to do anything right. She's put the wombats and her beloved koala joey in danger,...