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Books in A Better World series

  • Fairest of All

    Mary Packard, Lisa McCue

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1993)
    All the animals in Cypress Glade, except Dixie Otter, try to improve their looks to impress a movie star
    K
  • Playing by the Rules

    Mary Packard, Lisa McCue

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, )
    None
    J
  • Safe and Sound

    Mary Packard, Lisa McCue

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1993)
    While looking for some flowers for his friend's birthday party, Mike the snowy egret gets caught in some plastic trash that had been thrown into Mulberry Marsh.
    G
  • Spike and Mike

    Nancy Hall, Mary Packard, Lisa McCue

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1993)
    An alligator and an egret, hatched from eggs tossed together by a storm, have trouble deciding where to live
    D
  • A World After Super-Plague

    Anne Rooney

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 1, 2013)
    Can you imagine what our lives would be like after an outbreak of super-plague? How would people respond to the danger and how would medical professionals cope? What would be the threats to public order and to the things we take for granted, such as the supply of food and energy? This book traces the possible consequences of a global event on this scale, with ideas and evidence based on similar scenarios that are a part of fact and fiction.
  • Spike and Mike

    Nancy Hall, Mary Packard

    Hardcover (Grolier Enterprises, Inc, March 15, 1993)
    When an alligator and an egret are hatched from eggs tossed together by a storm, they listen to other animals in Cypress Glade before deciding where to live.
  • Starting over

    Mary Packard, Lisa McCue, Toni Scribner

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1993)
    Spike the alligator and Mike the snowy egret help two quetzals whose forest home in Central America was destroyed.
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  • Save the Swamp

    Mary Packard, Lisa McCue

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1993)
    When the Otter family has to move because the water in Cypress Glade is too dirty to live in, Spike the alligator, Mike the snowy egret, and the other animals decide to clean things up.
    K
  • Guardians Of Wildlife

    Gary Chandler/Kevin Graham

    Library Binding (21st Century, Dec. 9, 1997)
    Presents examples of successful efforts to protect wildlife and includes the names and addresses of organizations involved in these endeavors
    S
  • Captain Kindness To The Rescue: A Better World Kids Adventure

    Robert Alan Silverstein, Vineet Siddhartha

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, June 18, 2014)
    The Better World Kids adventure through the Universe with Captain Kindness, and help him on his mission to save Earth from the Raging Cloud surrounding their home planet. They come up with a plan to bring peace on earth. With full-color illustrations.
  • A World After an Asteroid Strike

    Alex Woolf

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 1, 2013)
    Can you imagine what our lives would be like after a devastating asteroid strike? What effect would the resulting tsunami, storms, and dust cloud have? What would happen to the climate, wildlife, and our food supplies? This book traces the possible consequences of a global event on this scale, with ideas and evidence based on similar scenarios that are a part of fact and fiction.
  • Water You Waiting For?: A Better World Kids Adventure

    Robert Alan Silverstein, Vineet Siddhartha

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, May 18, 2014)
    In this Better World Kids adventure, the Team learns about the global water crisis and how they can help the nearly 1 billion people without access to clean drinking water. With full-color illustrations by award-winning artist, Vineet Siddhartha.