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    Saving Sammy
    Saving Sammy
    Saving Sammy
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    Saving Sammy

    By Eric Walters and Amy Meissner

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    After Morgan’s backyard is flooded by the nearby river, her dog, Shire, finds a baby beaver that has been washed out of its den. Realizing that its parents aren’t coming back, Morgan must quickly learn to care for the beaver, which she names Sammy. Morgan’s parents warn her that he can’t stay with them forever. Will Morgan be able to find a safe home for Sammy?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers
    Release dateMay 1, 2014
    ISBN9781459805019
    Saving Sammy
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    Eric Walters

    Eric Walters is a Member of the Order of Canada and the author of over 125 books that have collectively won more than 100 awards including the Governor General’s Literary Award for The King of Jam Sandwiches. A former teacher, Eric began writing as a way to get his fifth-grade students interested in reading and writing. Eric is a tireless presenter, speaking to over 100,000 students per year in schools across the country. He lives in Guelph, Ontario.

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      Saving Sammy - Eric Walters

      Saving Sammy

      Eric Walters

      ILLUSTRATED BY Amy Meissner

      Saving Sammy

      Eric Walters

      ILLUSTRATED BY Amy Meissner

      ORCA BOOK PUBLISHERS

      Text copyright © 2014 Eric Walters

      Illustrations copyright © 2014 Amy Meissner

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher.

      Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

      Walters, Eric, 1957-, author

      Saving Sammy / Eric Walters ;

      illustrated by Amy Meissner.

      (Orca echoes)

      Issued in print and electronic formats.

      ISBN 978-1-4598-0499-9 (pbk.).--ISBN 978-1-4598-0500-2 (pdf).>ISBN 978-1-4598-0501-9 (epub)

      1. Beavers--Juvenile fiction. I. Meissner, Amy, illustrator

      II. Title. III. Series: Orca echoes

      PS8595.A598S29 2014            jc813'.54            C2013-906855-4

      C2013-906856-2

      First published in the United States, 2014

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013955770

      Summary: Morgan learns to care for a baby beaver that is washed into her backyard by floodwaters.

      Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for its publishing programs provided by the following agencies: the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council and the Book Publishing Tax Credit.

      Cover artwork and interior illustrations by Amy Meissner

      www.orcabook.com

      17 16 15 14 • 4 3 2 1

      For the Monkman family, who shared

      the story of rescuing Sammy from behind

      their house by the river. — EW

      With many thanks to Aimee D. — ACM

      Contents

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Afterword

      Author's Note

      Chapter One

      Morgan opened one eye and listened closely. It wasn’t what she heard but

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