Leon the Lion was having a bad day as usual. Everyone he approached always ran away and he couldn't understand why, after all he looked after his appearance by combing his hair and brushing his teeth, so what could the problem be? Poor Leon, he has no idea that to everyone else he is a 'scary lion'. It's not until one day when he rescues a naughty boy that everyone changes their mind and he becomes a HERO who is loved by all the visitors at the zoo.
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive author treatment and new cover art by Raul Colon.Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, and her status at school as "nobody special." But according to Gram, most problems can be overcome with positive thinking. And with Gram and her little brother, Owen, Naomi's life at Avocado Acres Trailer Rancho in California is happy and peaceful...until their mother reappears after seven years of being gone, stirring up all sorts of questions and challenging Naomi to discover and proclaim who she really is.
A heart-pounding story based on the experiences of Leon, a young Special Forces sniper that was placed in the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) to learn from the best how to profi le and apprehend serial killers. But, while working on a case, he loses his girlfriend. He vows to fi nd and bring the perpetrators to justice for this crime. Africa would challenge his way of life and aft er four long years in the desert, Leon is again faced with a choice between love and fi nding the person responsible for numerous hideous crimes. Has he learned or will his judgment be clouded by revenge?
Follows the growing-up period of young Simba from the raucous celebration of his birth at Pride Rock to his adventure with the hyenas at the elephant graveyard to the presentation with Queen Nala of his own cub.
Life is full of fun and games on the African plains for Simba, a young lion cub. But when Simba's father is killed, and his uncle, Scar takes over, he makes Simba leave the Pride. With the help of his comical friends, Pumbaa the warthog and Timon the meerkat, Simba can finally claim his throne. But first he must stand up to his villainous uncle, Scar.
“A delight to the senses.” —Kirkus Reviews Perfect for fans of The One and Only Ivan, this exquisite middle grade novel from Newbery Honoree and National Book Award finalist Kathi Appelt follows a creaky old camel out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive storm in the Texas desert—filled with over a dozen illustrations by Caldecott winner Eric Rohmann. Zada is a camel with a treasure trove of stories to tell. She’s won camel races for the royal Pasha of Smyrna, crossed treacherous oceans to new land, led army missions with her best camel friend by her side, and outsmarted a far too pompous mountain lion. But those stories were from before. Now, Zada wanders the desert as the last camel in Texas. She’s not, however, alone. Two tiny kestrel chicks are nestled in the fluff of fur between her ears—kee-killy-keeing for their missing parents—and a dust storm the size of a mountain is taking Zada on one more grand adventure. And it could lead to this achy old camel’s most brilliant story yet.
After Astro, an orphaned Steller sea lion, was rescued by scientists at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, his attachment to people made him unable to be returned to the ocean and he now lives at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.
Leo the Lion lived in the jungle with his mom and Lion pride. As a young cub, he practices his roars and can't seem to roar like all the other lions. When he gets lost in the jungle, he has to be prepared for anything. When an unusual character friends him and helps him on his way, he has to look deep inside to find his roar.