Henry Carter Hull

In November 1942, a U.S. cargo plane crashed into the Greenland ice cap, the B-17 sent on the search-and-rescue mission got caught in a storm and also crashed, miraculously all nine men aboard survived. A second rescue operation was launched, but the plane, the Grumman Duck, flew into a storm and vanished. The survivors of the B-17 spent 148 days fighting to stay alive while waiting for rescue by famed explorer Bernt Balchen. Then in 2012 the U.S....

K-9 search and rescue worker Sarah Patrick is strong-armed by John Logan into helping him find the sole survivor of his top-secret facility's slaughtered staff, and and she soon finds herself at risk of being the next victim.

"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face- to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--

When Will finds a bird with a broken wing, he takes it home and cares for it, hoping in time it will be able to return to the sky.

Save the day with six huge and heroic rescues. EmBARK on two daring double-length adventures as the Patrol transforms into magical Mer-Pups to save underwater friends and rescues Adventure Bay from a dinosaur invasion! Plus, join the pups as they save Jake, the Adventure Day Parade, a kitty, and even Marshall!

Little Tufty got lost during migration with her family. Join this brave little duck as he finds a new friend and a new home in the most unlikely place.

Describes threats to the survival of bear species examines conservation efforts up close, profiling projects and workers.

A little girl feeds Ginger, a thin little cat who has been living in a patch of weeds, and takes him home to live with her.

Luc is an orphan, living in debt slavery in Gabon, until he meets a Professor who claims to be studying chimpanzees, and they head off into the jungle--but when the Professor disappears, Luc has to fend for himself and join forces with the chimps to save their forest.

"These heartwarming stories of animal babies, rescued and nursed back to health by humans, will pull at the heart strings and make kids realize there's a survivor inside all of us. This reader is illustrated with adorable photographs that document these animals' recoveries. The carefully written text guarantees a successful and rewarding reading experience for level 2 readers"--