Crocodile Encounters!

Crocodile Encounters!
Author: Brady Barr
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2012
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1426310285

Presents stories and adventures of Brady Barr, a zoologist and daring explorer who sometimes dresses up in a crocodile suit or crawls into a hole full of crocodiles.

Underwater Encounters

Underwater Encounters
Author: Mary L. Peachin
Publisher: Peachin Adventure
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2014-05-19
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0991198107

Originally published as The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Sharks (Alpha/Penguin) in 2003, this new text includes updated information, all presented in non-scientific terminology, including new shark species as well as up close and personal shark encounters experienced by the author as well as her dive buddies and others. One of the early recreational divers to venture into a shark cage, Mary Peachin has expanded on many personal up-close underwater encounters with dozens of shark species to include all-encompassing, non-scientific information about sharks.

Crocodiles

Crocodiles
Author: Tammy Gagne
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2019-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1496632788

With shocking speed, a crocodile can lunge at its prey and grab it with its strong jaws and razor-sharp teeth. Readers will learn about what makes crocodiles such deadly predators, from their hunting styles to what they like to eat. Fun Facts and an Amazing but True section will thrill readers and give them a closer look at the lives of these awesome creatures.

Crocodile Rescue! (Wild Survival #1)

Crocodile Rescue! (Wild Survival #1)
Author: Melissa Cristina Márquez
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2021-02-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338635077

For fans of The Trail, Out of My Shell, and The Honest Truth, Wild Survival is the story of a girl finding her voice . . . and fightingfor survival. Twelve-year-old Adrianna Villalobos and her older brother Feye travel the globe with their parents, the hosts of a suspenseful nature show called "Wild Survival!" The show features daring animal rescues and the work the family does at their animal sanctuary. They've recently gotten an offer to take the show from YouTube to a TV network, and Adrianna is thrilled. So far, she's always been behind the scenes, but now she gets to join the rest of her family onscreen. She can't wait to bring her passion for animals to a wide audience.Their first stop is the lush mangrove forests of Cuba, where they're going to help rescue an injured crocodile. But things get off to a rocky start when Feye is injured in an accident partially caused by Adrianna. The status of the show is in jeopardy, and Adrianna's parents want her back behind the scenes, or maybe even back at home.Adrianna is determined to prove herself, and save the show-whatever it takes. Even if that means confronting the legendary Mega Croc of Cuba that's rumored to inhabit the murky waters around their base camp.Based on the author's real-life wildlife encounters, this middle-grade series will include real animal facts, light illustration of the creatures mentioned in each book, and an Author's Note from Melissa.

Can You Tell an Alligator from a Crocodile?

Can You Tell an Alligator from a Crocodile?
Author: Buffy Silverman
Publisher: LernerClassroom
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2011-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0761378464

Looks at the ways that alligators and crocodiles are different, as well as how they are similar, looking at their physical features, behavior, and where they live.

I Want to Be a Crocodile

I Want to Be a Crocodile
Author: Thomas Kingsley Troupe
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2015-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1479568570

"Text written from the animal's perspective helps teach kids about life as a crocodile"--

Ten

Ten
Author: Doug Murren
Publisher: Ampelon Publishing
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2009-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0982328699

After A While Crocodile

After A While Crocodile
Author: Dr. Brady Barr
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2016-08-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1628558342

Alexa and the other children at her escuela in Costa Rica have a special project: they are raising American Crocodiles. She names her croc Jefe, which means "boss," because he seems to be in charge of all the other babies. Alexa brings him chicken and frogs to eat, and writes about his progress in her diary. Soon, her little hatchling is as big as a loaf of bread. He has grown into a juvenile and it is time for Alexa to say goodbye and for Jefe to return to the wild.

Crocodile on the Sandbank

Crocodile on the Sandbank
Author: Elizabeth Peters
Publisher: C & R Crime
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2011-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 178033446X

Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters' most brilliant and best-loved creation, a thoroughly Victorian feminist who takes the stuffy world of archaeology by storm with her shocking men's pants and no-nonsense attitude! In this first adventure, our headstrong heroine decides to use her substantial inheritance to see the world. On her travels, she rescues a gentlewoman in distress - Evelyn Barton-Forbes - and the two become friends. The two companions continue to Egypt where they face mysteries, mummies and the redoubtable Radcliffe Emerson, an outspoken archaeologist, who doesn't need women to help him solve mysteries -- at least that's what he thinks!

Lucky Leopards!

Lucky Leopards!
Author: Aline Alexander Newman
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1426314574

Retells the stories of three animal rescues, including two orphaned leopards, a sea turtle, and a loon.