{"product_id":"animals-to-the-rescue-amazing-true-stories-from-around-the-world-9781541581227","title":"Animals to the Rescue!: Amazing True Stories from Around the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eDid you know that rats can be heroes? In the southern African nation of Mozambique, these amazing rats (which are the size of a small house cat) have helped clear landmines. And that's just one of the incredible stories in this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Award-winning author Sandra Markle has collected wonderful true stories about animals that have rescued humans--and other animals. With fabulous photographs of the featured animals, this book is sure to appeal to animal lovers everywhere!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarkle, Sandra:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSandra Markle\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of numerous award-winning books for children. A former elementary science teacher, she is a nationally-known science education consultant. Markle has received many honors for her series Animal Predators, Animal Scavengers, and Animal Prey. Several titles have been named as National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)\/Children's Book Council (CBC) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12, and Animal Predators was honored as a Top 10 Youth Nonfiction Series by \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Markle is also the author of the Insect World series and several single titles. Her book \u003cem\u003eRescues! \u003c\/em\u003ewas named a Best Book by the Society of School Librarians International and a Recommended Title of Outstanding Nonfiction by the National Council of Teachers of English's (NCTE) Orbis Pictus Award committee; \u003cem\u003eAnimal Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e was named a 2008 Lasting Connections title by \u003cem\u003eBook Links\u003c\/em\u003e. Markle lives in Lakewood Ranch, Florida with her husband, photographer Skip Jeffery.","brand":"Millbrook Press (Tm)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50496531988754,"sku":"9781541581227","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0f948d26-976d-4135-9657-481a615f377e.jpg?v=1730696234","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/animals-to-the-rescue-amazing-true-stories-from-around-the-world-9781541581227","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}