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Starred Review on March 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 6–9—Things are looking bleak for Wahoo and his animal wrangler father; the mortgage is months overdue, and Wahoo's mother has left for the summer to work in China. They think it is the answer to their financial frustrations when the hit reality TV show Expedition Survival! wants to hire Mickey and Wahoo to help their star, more prima donna than rugged survivalist, film their Everglade episode. On the first day, Derek Badger ignores Mickey's sage animal-han...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2012
Wahoo Cray's pop Mickey is a well-known South Florida animal wrangler, but when he gets a concussion (a dead iguana falls from a coconut palm onto his head), he can't work, and the family is going broke. A lucrative job offer seems like a godsend. All they have to do is offer their backyard zoo and faux Everglades pond for use by the TV program Expedition Survival! starring the bumbling and egomaniacal Derek Badger. Mickey's expertise comes in handy when Derek bungles a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Wahoo Cray's pop, a well-known South Florida animal wrangler, can't work after getting a concussion, so a lucrative job offer seems like a g...Log In or Sign Up to Read More