Case File: Little Claws (The Animal Rescue Agency, #1) by Eliot Schrefer
Published by Katherine Tegen Books on January 12, 2021
ISBN: 0062982338
Pages: 176
Genres: Adventure, Animals, Humor
Format: Chapter Book Fiction
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Little Claws, a young polar bear cub, finds himself separated from his mother and floating dangerously far from shore on a small ice floe. His predicament wasn’t accidental, however, it was part of a more sinister plot concocted by humans to capture Little Claws and put him in a zoo. When an animal is in danger like this, there’s only one option—The Animal Rescue Agency! Esquire Fox and her chicken sidekick, Mr. Pepper are on the case, and they’re determined to save Little Claws no matter how dangerous or zany their strategy.

This is the first in a new early chapter series with animal characters that are full of wit, humor, adventure, and intrigue—there’s also a chicken wearing a tea cozy. This easy to read and fun story will delight young independent readers and giggles will abound. Some of the jokes may be lost on the youngest readers, but the story doesn’t suffer without them. Recommended for readers 2nd–4th grade.

Reviewed by Jessie Trafton, Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, ME