Leatherback Blues: The Wild Place Adventure Series

By Karen Hood-Caddy

Book Overview

Robin is kidnapped by dangerous poachers while trying to save leatherback turtles in Central America.

Robin Green is carrying on her work rescuing vulnerable animals at The Wild Place Animal Shelter when she and Zo-Zo get an amazing chance to help protect sea turtles in Central America. Worried about the bugs, the heat, and the threat of poachers, Robin faces her fears and travels there with Zo-Zo, her brother, Squirm, and her eccentric grandmother, Griff.

It only takes one scorpion sting before Robin wants to go home, but the unbelievable sight of a leatherback turtle laying eggs on the beach changes her mind. Just when the group starts making progress, the poachers strike back. Suddenly, the turtles aren't the only ones who need rescuing Can Robin and Zo-Zo find a way out?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459740173
• ISBN13: 9781459740174
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7