Starred Review The Great Rhino Rescue

Saving the Southern White Rhinos

From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Southern white rhinos are in trouble. For years, a rumor has been spreading that their horns can be used to cure cancer, and poachers have been targeting these gentle creatures. Sandra Markle takes readers behind the scenes to see how civilians, volunteer organizations, and African governments are working together to protect rhinos.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 5
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, Animals, STEM, STEM: Life Science/Animals
Copyright 2019
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Number of Pages 48
Publication Date 2018-08-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF003290, JNF003270, JNF051050
Dewey 599.66/80968
Graphics Full-color illustrations
Dimensions 9.75 x 9.75
Lexile 1080
Guided Reading Level U
ATOS Reading Level 6.6
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 195123
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Author/Illustrator biography, Author/Illustrator note, Awards, Bibliography/further reading, Glossary, Index, Maps, Primary source quotations/images, Reviewed, Sidebars, Source notes, Starred Reviews, Timeline, and Websites

Awards

  • Notable Award AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Longlist, Long-listed, 2019

Reviews

School Library Journal

“From the beginning scene to informative sections that expertly explain what a dire situation poaching has become for the rhinos, readers will be informed and enthralled throughout the fact-filled narrative.”—School Library Journal

Booklist

“Markle’s clear, matter-of-fact text presents well-researched facts in an organized way. . . . An informative volume explaining an ongoing conservation crisis.”—Booklist

Starred Review Kirkus Reviews

“[A] compelling, hopeful account of ecosystem defense.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews