Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

"Fans of Barbara Kingsolver will love this stunning debut novel from a New York Times bestselling nature writer, about an unforgettable young woman determined to make her way in the wilds of North Carolina, and the two men that will break her isolation open. For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. She's barefoot and wild; unfit for polite society. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase...

Zinnia loves living in the garden, but one day she decides to have an adventure! She follows some children into the wild marshes, but how will she find her way home again?

When local business tycoon Maximus Sneer plans to drain the Boggy Marshes dry, twins Sammy and Tammy start protesting the scheme, while two very big monsters are awakened by the drainage, looking for revenge.

"A child goes on an adventure to a marsh to observe a swan and discovers swans can be dangerous if they're defending their nest"--

Follows a young male alligator called Seminole through his daily activities in the Everglades National Park swamp.

"Hector Fox and his charming band of woodland friends--Mo Marten, Charlie Chipmunk, Jeremiah Rabbit, and Lucy Skunk--head out on an adventure looking to find a real giant. After all, there was a rumor that an enormous, shadowy stranger was living in the Forbidden Marsh beyond the forest. The friends' journey is filled with twists and turns as they roam far from home until they make a surprising--and giant--discovery!"--Provided by publisher.

Testing water samples in the Australian wilderness becomes a fight for survival when a group of young microbiologists stumble upon the domain of a local who stalks their every move.