Books with author Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson

Something's gone wrong in the Everglades. The manatees are dying, and park officials want the Landons to find out what's causing the, "Deadly Waters." It was supposed to be a fun day of fishing and picture taking for the Landon kids and 14-year old Bridger Conley. Everything changes when a stranger in a speedboat suddenly steals Jack's camera, leaving the trio face-to-face with an injured manatee and a seven foot shark.

Wildlife veterinarian Olivia Landon has been asked to help find the source of the lead shotgun pellets that are poisoning the few remaining California condors in Grand Canyon National Park. After she announces a plan, Olivia receives a death threat on her laptop. The plot soon thickens to involve the Landon kids, Jack and Ashley, and the family’s temporary ward—15-year-old Morgan Rogers, a rebellious self-proclaimed anarchist and computer buff. Tension mounts when the e-mail threat is almost carried out and Morgan is the only witness. The following investigation leads readers on a trip through Morgan’s cyberworld connections and builds to a thrilling conclusion.

Tales of mystery, adventure and science in our nation's most beautiful parks. Visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Mesa Verde National Park, Glacier National Park, Death Valley National Park, Virgin Islands National Park, and Grand Canyon National Park. Fast-paced adventure for elementary and middle school readers. Hardcover volumes with beautiful dust jackets and park maps inside the boards.

What?s causing the deaths of desert bighorn sheep in Death Valley National Park? Wildlife veterinarian Olivia Landon has been called in to investigate. The plot thickens when her daughter, Ashley, is kidnapped by militants who mistake her for Leesa, a mysterious girl temporarily in the Landons? care. Tension builds to a spine-chilling climax when a showdown in the desert leads the family to a missile testing site and the key to what is killing the sheep.