How to Save an Otter

Ages 6 to 9

From the bestselling author of the Ranger in Time series, Kate Messner, comes an adventurous new chapter book series about a family dedicated to rescuing animals.

Siblings Ivy and Ezra couldn’t be more different, but they have one thing in common: a love of animals. Their family volunteers for the local wildlife hospital as “critter couriers”, helping transport injured and orphaned animals so they can get medical help.

While mountain biking with their family one day, Ivy and Ezra stumble upon a baby river otter with a leg injury. Already shaken because her twin cousins and best friends recently moved away, Ivy worries about the baby otter, separated from its family. During a visit to the wildlife hospital, she notices a need for towels and creates a plan to organize a towel drive as part of her school’s Earth Day celebration.

Can Ivy gain confidence in herself and help the otter heal enough to return to the wild?

About the Author

Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books that encourage kids to wonder, too. Her titles include award-winning picture books like Over and Under the Snow, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, and How to Read a Story; novels like Capture the Flag, All the Answers, The Seventh Wish, Breakout, Chirp, and The Trouble with Heroes; the Fergus and Zeke easy reader series, and the Ranger in Time historical chapter book series. Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family and is trying to summit all forty-six Adirondack High Peaks in between book deadlines. www.katemessner.com • @KateMessner