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Desperate search

1979
While grouse hunting on a cool day in October, a 77-year-old man becomes lost in the woods of northern Michigan.

Pollution and wildlife

1987
Discusses various types of pollution and their impact on insects, animals, fish, and birds.

Close to extinction

1988
Examines wildlife that is under threat or has become extinct and the causes of species extinction around the world.

Swamp

Bayou Teche, Louisiana, 1851
1999
In 1851 in Louisiana, Paul is abandoned in the bayous by his older brothers and it is up to his lame Cajun friend Lily to find him.

Zoos and game reserves

1988
Discusses zoos and game reserves as solutions to the problem of saving wildlife from extinction.

Blizzard, Estes Park, Colorado, 1886

1998
When twelve-year-old Maggie attempts to rescue Hadyn during a sudden blizzard in the Colorado mountains in 1886, both cousins change their minds about each other.

Flood, Mississippi, 1927

1998
When the raging Mississippi threatens their secret cache of hard-earned nickels and pennies, Molly and her white friend Garrett risk their lives to retrieve the money.

Cave-in

St. Claire, Pennsylvania, 1859
1998
In 1859 when Rory disguises herself as a boy in order to work in a coal mine in St. Claire, Pennsylvania, she and her friend struggle to survive a cave-in disaster.

The dying sea

1988
Examines activities that are destroying life in the oceans and proposes solutions to protect the oceans and marine life.

Forest fire

Hinckley, Minnesota, 1894
1999
In 1894, Daniel and Carrie fight to survive as an uncontrollable forest fire threatens to destroy their small Minnesota mill town.

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