The Extincts: Quest for the Unicorn Horn (The Extincts #1)
Title | The Extincts: Quest for the Unicorn Horn (The Extincts #1) PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Magoon |
Publisher | Abrams |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2022-03-29 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1647002060 |
A team of extinct animals embark on top-secret missions around the world in this new graphic novel series! Meet Scratch, Martie, Lug, and Quito, members of a secret organization called R.O.A.R., or the Rescue Ops Acquisition Rangers. When their boss, Dr. Z, finally calls on them for their first big mission, the team heads to Siberia to retrieve an ancient unicorn horn from the thawing permafrost. Scratch is thrilled at the chance to prove his worth to Dr. Z—but as soon as they land, the team runs into a mysterious enemy determined to take them down. With exciting missions, plenty of humor, and an environmental angle, this series starter from New York Times bestselling illustrator Scott Magoon is an action-packed adventure from start to finish. The book will also include nonfiction back matter about extinct animals, climate change, and what kids can do to help!
The Extincts: Flight of the Mammoth (The Extincts #2)
Title | The Extincts: Flight of the Mammoth (The Extincts #2) PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Magoon |
Publisher | Abrams |
Pages | 166 |
Release | 2023-03-21 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1647002079 |
A team of genetically enhanced extinct animals embark on top-secret missions around the world in the second entry in this action-packed graphic novel series—now in paperback! After stopping Dr. Z’s nefarious plan and rescuing the unicorn horn, things haven’t quite been the same for the Extincts. In order to pay the bills and support themselves, they open a zoo and gift shop. Scratch, Martie, Quito, and Ursa think it’s a great chance to educate the public and teach people to be better to the environment. But Lug isn’t so sure that this is the best use of their time and energy. After a fiery and near-tragic incident, Lug decides to leave the team and goes to do work that he thinks will actually make a difference: helping a group of smoke jumpers stop the wildfires in California. But it seems like the fires they’re stopping may not be so natural—someone seems to be causing them to try to lure Lug to follow . . . It’s going to take the help of all the Extincts to get to the bottom of it and save the day! With heart-racing action scenes, loads of humor, and an environmental message, this new book from New York Times bestselling author Scott Magoon is an exciting adventure from start to finish. The book will also include nonfiction back matter about wildfire safety tips, smokejumpers, how to make your own telescope, and more!
The Tiger Rising
Title | The Tiger Rising PDF eBook |
Author | Kate DiCamillo |
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Pages | 137 |
Release | 2009-09-08 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0763649449 |
A National Book Award finalist by Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo. Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other, and ultimately, to be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things—like memories, and heartache, and tigers—can’t be locked up forever. Featuring a new cover illustration by Stephen Walton.
The Natural History of Unicorns
Title | The Natural History of Unicorns PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Lavers |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2009-08-19 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0061900842 |
“Lavers keeps his intellectual detective story passionate and suspenseful.” — Washington Post Book World From Biblical stories about virgins to adventures with Harry Potter, unicorns have enchanted people for millennia. In the endlessly fascinating The Natural History of Unicorns, author Chris Lavers ingeniously traces the legend of this mysterious creature to the real people, places, and animals that have influenced its story.
Secret in the Stone
Title | Secret in the Stone PDF eBook |
Author | Kamilla Benko |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 339 |
Release | 2019-02-21 |
Genre | Children's stories |
ISBN | 1408898519 |
Claire Martinson and her sister Sophie are fighting to save Arden, the magical land they discovered by climbing up a chimney in their late aunt's house. They are the last descendants of Prince Martin of Arden, and only a prince or princess - with magic in their blood - can awaken the lost unicorns. As Claire struggles with her magical training, Sophie uncovers dangerous truths about the people they thought were their friends. Will Claire be able to prove she is the heir who was prophesied and unlock the magic of the unicorns - before it's too late?
Extinct Monsters
Title | Extinct Monsters PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Neville Hutchinson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 332 |
Release | 1893 |
Genre | Dinosaurs |
ISBN |
The Last Unicorn
Title | The Last Unicorn PDF eBook |
Author | William deBuys |
Publisher | Little, Brown |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 2015-03-10 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0316232882 |
An award-winning author's quest to find and understand a creature as rare and enigmatic as any on Earth. In 1992, in a remote mountain range, a team of scientists discovered the remains of an unusual animal with exquisite long horns. It turned out to be a living species new to Western science -- a saola, the first large land mammal discovered in fifty years. Rare then and rarer now, a live saola had never been glimpsed by a Westerner in the wild when Pulitzer Prize finalist and nature writer William deBuys and conservation biologist William Robichaud set off to search for it in central Laos. Their team endured a punishing trek up and down white-water rivers and through mountainous terrain ribboned with the snare lines of armed poachers who roamed the forest, stripping it of wildlife. In the tradition of Bruce Chatwin, Colin Thubron, and Peter Matthiessen, The Last Unicorn chronicles deBuys's journey deep into one of the world's most remote places. It's a story rich with the joys and sorrows of an expedition into undiscovered country, pursuing a species as rare and elusive as the fabled unicorn. As is true with the quest for the unicorn, in the end the expedition becomes a search for something more: the essence of wildness in nature, evidence that the soul of a place can endure, and the transformative power of natural beauty.