Wimps of the Wild: Book 1: Gator Getters

by Brooke C

Overview

 

"Adventure and a bit of social awareness combine in a compelling book for young readers." -Kirkus Reviews

Story Monster Approved, 2023! (chosen by kids)

Purple Dragonfly Award Winner in 2 categories, 2023!

Moonbeam Children's Book Award, Silver Metal 2023!

IAN Book of the Year Finalist, 2023!

The last thing scaredy-cat Izzy wants to do is sneak baby alligators into her house. But when her friend Joey begs her to save the alligators' lives, Izzy faces her fears and finds enough compassion and courage to rescue the gators.

Izzy, along with Joey and her brother Sam, discover a nest of baby alligators stranded after the Gator Getters carted their mama away. This leaves the hatchlings defenseless against adults who don't like the thought of gators running loose in their cul-de-sac.

Izzy, Sam, and Joey hatch a plan to save the baby gators before any parents-or worse, a hungry chef-get to them first. However, when Joey gets grounded, Izzy must drag Sam on a wild adventure through town to get the gators to safety and back to their mama.

"Young readers will delight in this book, a nice stop along the way between basic reading books and more mature fare like the Harry Potter series. The school-age protagonists learn some lessons about the wider world, including the basics of animal care and even civil disobedience when it comes to the group protesting at the animal sanctuary. This is a breezy, action-packed read that successfully sets up more adventures with Izzy, Sam, and Joey." -Kirkus Reviews

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798822913479
Publisher:	Palmetto Publishing
Publication date:	05/09/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	140
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 12 Years

About the Author

"Adventure and a bit of social awareness combine in a compelling book for young readers." -Kirkus ReviewsStory Monster Approved, 2023! (chosen by kids)Purple Dragonfly Award Winner in 2 categories, 2023!Moonbeam Children's Book Award, Silver Metal 2023!IAN Book of the Year Finalist, 2023!Brooke C is the author of the Wimps of the Wild series. She lives in the Rocky Mountains, where the lack of oxygen in the high altitude makes the wild animals sleepy-so it's safe for her to hike around and study them for her stories!She may not be a total wimp, but she's definitely afraid of sharks, snakes, and chickens (which are really tiny dinosaurs!). Brooke C lives with three children, one husband, two dogs, three fish, and one snail named Bob. Visit brookec.com to share your stories about being a wimp or being wild.

Editorial Reviews

2023-05-22
A young trio sets out on an adventure to save some motherless alligator hatchlings in Brooke C.’s chapter book.

Elementary school-age siblings Izzy and Sam and their neighborhood friend, Joey, members of the “Gator Getters” wild animal removal squad (despite the fact that none them are particularly at home in the wild), set off in search of a loose alligator. Sam and Izzy literally stumble onto a gator’s nest, breaking some eggs in the process. With no gator mother in sight, the trio takes the babies home with them, determined to help them live. Soon, however, after seeing an ad on TV, Izzy and Sam take off with the five babies for the Wilde Animal Sanctuary, where their cousin, Addie, works. They discover that the hatchlings’ captured mother had been taken there, too. Joey soon joins them, and the trio helps take care of the baby gators and learns about their plight (losing their natural habitats) along the way. They also learn about protestors as a group pickets the sanctuary, demanding it gets rid of the wild animals. In fact, the portly Chef wants to grab the baby gators and make them into a meal: “Dr. Wilde insists on rescuing and then releasing perfectly good meat,” he complains. Chef makes off with four of the five babies and a chase ensues. Young readers will delight in this book, a nice stop along the way between basic reading books and more mature fare like the Harry Potter series. The school-age protagonists learn some lessons about the wider world, including the basics of animal care and even civil disobedience when it comes to the group protesting at the animal sanctuary. This is a breezy, action-packed read that successfully sets up more adventures with Izzy, Sam, and Joey.

Adventure and a bit of social awareness combine in a compelling book for young readers.

Kirkus Reviews