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Age Range
11 - 14
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2014-01-01
Page Count
56
Publisher
Animal Welfare Institute & Kenya Wildlife Service
Grade Level
6th - 8th
ISBN
9780938414810
Lexile
1000
Themes
animal cruelty

A Dangerous Life

Written by Sheila Hamanaka
This book is a graphic novel, aimed at middle school-aged readers, about an American teen’s trip to Africa and her discovery of the terrible price elephants pay because of the global ivory trade.

The Animal Welfare Institute has donated this book to RIF in the amount of 2,000 copies. RIF will be getting these copies out and into the hands of readers in various locations around the United States.

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Age Range
11 - 14
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2014-01-01
Page Count
56
Publisher
Animal Welfare Institute & Kenya Wildlife Service
Grade Level
6th - 8th
ISBN
9780938414810
Lexile
1000
Themes
animal cruelty
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