Having parents who travel the world for work has its benefits. Twins Tomas and Marisol are able to tag along on many or their parents' trips exploring new cultures, making new friends, and maybe a few adventures. Tomas and Marisol never thought such a beautiful place would be so dangerous. The twins are eager to see all the animals they can but they never considered poachers invading their camp, stampedes, or the hot savannah sun. Are Tomas and Marisol...

A wild ride in a hot-air balloon lands Echo and his human friends, the Bat Pack, in the mountains where they discover a real, live woolly mammoth--and the poachers who are hunting it.

The McGraths have arrived in Sundarbans Delta, at the mouth of the great Ganges River. There, Jody hopes to see the rare and unusual Irrawaddy dolphins. Her wish comes true when at last she spots one, whom she names Sandhi. but her world is turned upside down when she learns there are poachers around, and Sandhi is missing. Does Sandhi have a secret hiding place, or has she been caught.--Back cover.

Lucas lost his sight as a child. He loves the mountain where his keen senses show him a world unknown to others. The wind brings perfumes and rumors, which we hardly perceive, but Lucas knows them almost better than himself. Lucas's path intersects that of Zephyr, an eagle kidnapped by poachers. Everything seems lost, but nature is full of clues and is able to reveal the truth to those who know how to listen and see with other eyes