Living Wild Side by Side

When a human child kidnaps their baby sister Renae to keep as a pet, the only thing raccoon siblings Roxy and Rufus want is to get Renae back to their den where she belongs. Will the lessons their Mama has taught them be enough to guide them on their dangerous rescue mission? The first in the Living Wild Side by Side series, Raccoon Rescue is an illustrated chapter book that shows how similar wildlife families really can be to human families. Raccoon Rescue teaches empathy, teamwork, and tolerance and will be appreciated by fans of Kallie George's Heartwood Hotel series and Ben M. Bagglio's Animal Ark series. Using curriculum enhancements and extension activities that adhere to US Common Core standards for Grades 2 and 3, Raccoon Rescue - printed in a dyslexia-friendly font - is easy for teachers or homeschoolers to implement as part of literature, science, or social studies courses.

Roxy, Rufus, and Renae are almost all grown up and ready to strike out on their own. But when their forest home is suddenly destroyed, the three young raccoons are forced to explore an unfamiliar environment far outside the bounds of what they're used to. Embarking on a new double mission -- find their missing Mama, and then find a new home -- they put all their survival skills to the test as they avoid predators, make new friends, and return to where the humans live. The sequel to Raccoon Rescue, Raccoon Retreat continues the Living Wild Side by Side series with an animal's-eye perspective on deforestation, habitat destruction, and human development. Drawing on the real-world threats and opportunities that backyard species encounter, this illustrated chapter book inspires readers in Grades 2 and 3 to put themselves in the animals' pawprints. Additional curriculum enhancements and extension activities, as well as a dyslexia-friendly font, make this series a Common-Core-friendly, easy way for teachers or homeschoolers to integrate as part of literature, science, or social studies courses.