Illustrations and rhyming text present ten different endangered animals in this easy-reader version of the 2003 tale. Includes note to parents and teachers, as well as activities.

Nancy's come to Connecticut to visit George's aunt Elizabeth, and she lands right in the middle of a controversy. A bicyclist recently died on a winding country road, and many want to widen it. Others, George's aunt included, propose a bicycle path in order to save a rare species of bat. But the idea has made someone very mad...at Aunt Elizabeth. A threatening phone call, a sinister warning hanging in the doorway, and a sabotaged car convince Nancy...

"Someone is trying to hunt FunJungle's Asian greater one-horned rhinoceros, and twelve-year-old Teddy Fitzroy is on the case"--

To save their homes from being destroyed by developers, a fanciful group of endangered animals constructs a fearsome dinosaur.

Miss Suki is a children's book author who is visiting A.J.'s school and when her pet raptor gets loose in the classroom the kids are endangered.

Because protecting spotted owls has cost Borden's father his job as a logger in the old growth forest of northern California, Borden intends to kill any spotted owl he sees, until he and his father find themselves taking care of a young owlet.

The Aldens are spending spring break on a beach, but they aren't just soaking up the sun. They're protecting an endangered species! Their job is to mark sea turtle nests so the eggs can be moved to a safe place to hatch, but someone is digging up the eggs without permission. Can the Boxcar Children figure out what's going on and help save the sea turtles?

-- Blending storytelling, adventure, and information, Play Outside! highlights the beauty and fragility of the natural world and celebrates our human connection to it. Readers can search for more than 250 animal species hidden in the art, each one featured in an illustrated index that shows where in the world they can be found and highlights their level of vulnerability to extinction.

A mother panda teaches her cub how to survive in their mountain habitat but as the sound of villagers clearing the forest approaches, she knows they must look for a new home.

Rachel and Kirsty must prevent Jack Frost from kidnapping baby animals for his icy zoo while they are at a Nature Reserve.