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BINDI WILDLIFE ADVENTURESBooks 17 - 20 - the final 4 books in the seriesfeaturing BINDI IRWINSee other early readers and chapter books for children click here Used softcover books in good condition apart from some cover creases. Published August 2011. Each book has 92 pages with Animal Fact Files at the back, so you can learn more about the animals featured in the books. For confident Primary School-age readers, each chapter is 6 - 10 pages. The first 16 books in the series are also available - click here for more information. Join Bindi Irwin, Australia's favourite wildlife warrior, on more exciting wildlife adventures that will transport you all around the world. 17. Silverback Mountain by Jess Black. The Irwins are visiting Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, home of the endangered mountain gorilla. During a plane rode over the park, Bindi notices a mysterious glint coming from a forested area. Once she finds out that there may be an illegal mining operation in the area, finding the elusive mountain gorilla isn't the only task on her to-do list! 18. Island Ambush by Ellie Browne. Bindi and her friend Kelly are on a diving holiday in the beautiful Maldives, admiring the gorgeous marine life, until they spot a dead shark with its fins missing. Shark finning is illegal, and Bindi and Kelly are determined to bring the culprits to justice. And they may just need the help of a little gecko called Lucky . . . 19. Trapped! by Jess Black. Bindi loves helping out at an outback sheep station near the Simpson Desert. But her enjoyment is hampered by a neighbour who wants to hunt down a dingo that has killed one of her family's sheep. Bindi wants to change her mind. But how? A landslide and a venomous snake may just do the trick! 20. Panda-monium by Ellie Browne. Australia Zoo sends their red panda keeper, Vicki, to Nepal to spend some time researching the red panda in the wild. Bindi comes along to help out, and before long becomes embroiled in the fight to create the world's first protected sanctuary for the super-cute red panda. The inspiration and co-creator of the Bindi Wildlife Adventures series, Bindi Irwin has achieved a remarkable amount in her thirteen years. As the daughter of Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, she has been involved with caring for wildlife and conservation since she was tiny. She has hosted the Emmy-award-winning TV program Bindi: The Jungle Girl series, she sings, she dances, she acts in movies, all while helping her mum run Australia Zoo. She loves echidnas and eating mango. A bit more about Bindi Bindi Sue Irwin (born 24 July 1998 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia) is the daughter of Terri Irwin and Steve Irwin. She is a child celebrity, who has tried her hand at acting, singing, dancing, and rapping. She follows the same conservationist philosophy as her parents. Her first name comes from the name of her father's favourite female crocodile at the Australia Zoo, and her middle name Sue is from the family's dog Sui. Bindi is an Australian Aboriginal word that means little girl according to her father. Bindi's television career started when she was 2. She appeared regularly in her father's television shows, including The Crocodile Hunter Diaries, and she also appeared in the 2002 Wiggles film, Wiggly Safari. Bindi was the presenter of a 26-part wildlife documentary kids show called Bindi the Jungle Girl. Her father Steve was in many of the early shows before his death in 2006, when production was temporarily put on hold. Bindi hosted a special about her father called My Daddy the Crocodile Hunter. She also starred in Bindi Kidfitness, a child fitness DVD in which she sang and danced. She made a hip-hop album called Trouble In The Jungle. She is currently learning how to play the piano. She is homeschooled and creative writing is her favourite subject, maths is her least favourite. Bindi commits 10% of her income to Wildlife Warriors, the charity founded by her family in 2002. She starred as Kirra in Free Willy 4: Escape from Pirate's Cove which was released in 2010. See more children's book sets click here
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