The Animal Rescue Agency #1: Case File: Little Claws: A Hilarious and Heartwarming Middle Grade Fantasy for Kids (Ages 8-12) - Hardcover

Schrefer, Eliot

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062982338 ISBN 13: 9780062982339

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2021

Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer introduces a
delightful and dynamic animal duo in a race against time to save a polar bear
cub in the first book of this hilarious and heartwarming middle grade series
about friendship and conservation.

When
an animal is in trouble, there’s only one place to turn: the Animal Rescue
Agency!

Dashing
Esquire Fox used to organize the world’s most elaborate chicken raids until the
day she encountered Mr. Pepper. Meeting the blustery old rooster changed her
heart, convincing her to turn from a life of crime and instead form the Animal
Rescue Agency, which masterminds rescue operations across the globe.

Esquire
and her unlikely chicken business manager coordinate their far-flung agents to
get them to the Arctic. In that frozen land they learn that what happened to
the polar bear cub was no accident—and that saving him will pit them against
the scariest predator in the world: a human.

About this title

About the Author

Eliot Schrefer is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for kids and teens, including The Darkness Outside Us and its sequel, The Brightness Between Us, as well as Charming Young Man, Endangered, Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality, and the picture book Lulu and the Others. His books have twice been named finalists for the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature and have garnered a Printz Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and the Green Earth Book Award. He is on the faculty of the creative writing MFA program at Hamline University and lives with his husband in New York City. Visit him online at eliotschrefer.com.

Reviews

Gr 2-5-When Esquire Fox and her partner Mr. Pepper, a gentlemanly rooster, get the message that an animal of some kind is trapped on an ice floe, they rush to the rescue. As the founders of the Animal Rescue Agency, they have sworn to help any animal who is in trouble. On arrival in Utqiagvik, Alaska, they learn that the animal they need to save is a baby polar bear named Little Claws. It has been stranded on an ice floe by a mysterious man in a white fur hat, who soon captures them as well. It will require the help of some unlikely animal allies and a daring adventure in the Arctic Sea to rescue the stranded polar bear while escaping the villainous poacher. With its odd-couple protagonists (the daring, but slightly vain Esquire Fox and stodgy, sensible Mr. Pepper), and entertaining portrayal of the animal world, this new series by the Endangered author is full of lighthearted adventure. Cartoon-style illustrations by Duncan add to the story's charm. The field notes at the end explain the real-life perils faced by polar bears in the face of climate change, and include resources explaining the causes of polar ice loss and how kids can help. This also includes a recipe for mushroom jerky. VERDICT This lively new series will appeal to fans of Elisabetta Dami's "Geronimo Stilton" and other anthropomorphic animal adventure stories.-Ashley Larsen, Pacifica Libraries, CAα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062982338
• ISBN 13: 9780062982339
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176