Bindi Wildlife Adventure Series Book #1 and #2 Review
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Trouble At The Zoo and Game Over(Rescue) are the first two books out of a series of twenty books written on Bindi’s Wildlife Adventures by Bindi Irvin. I was privileged to receive review copies of both Book 1 and 2 which I enjoyed reading together with Monkey Boy.
For those who don’t know who Bindi Irvin is she is the daughter of the late Steve Irwin (AKA The Crocodile Hunter). She too is passionate about saving the endangered wildlife. Through her books she aims to teach kids important wildlife facts through interesting circumstances that involve Bindi, her family, and the animals at the Australian Zoo.
Book 1- Trouble At The Zoo
The book talks about Bindi celebrating her eleven birthday at the Zoo. This year they were having an underwater theme with everyone dressed up as sea creatures. Bindi, the star of the party was dressed as a seahorse while her brother Robert dressed as an octopus.
The kids had fun at Bindi’s birthday celebrations. Robert managed to help prevent Zac from stealing an Eastern Water Dragon when he chanced on him sneaking one into his backpack and promptly reported on Zac to Bindi.
Book 2- Rescue/Game Over
In this book Bindi and her family travel to South Africa to visit her best friend Hannah During her trip Bindi went on a horse trek with Hannah across the Savannah looking at Meerkats and other creatures like the springbok and the endangered giant sable antelope.
While breaking camp for the night the girls were alerted to an attempted break-in to a nearby giant sable antelope sanctuary. The girls rushed out of their tents and attempted to foil the attempt but were caught in a bind with a lionesses who was protecting her cubs. In order to get away the girls had no choice but to illegally enter the sanctuary and were caught by the police.
At the lock up the girls uncovered the plot behind the sanctuary manager illegally allowing the poaching of the endangered antelope during the night and managed to expose his ill deeds.
Comparing Both Books
I liked the part how Bindi skillfully “saves the day” in both books however in Book #2- Rescue the plot was better planned. There was a greater sense of urgency and suspense was felt when Bindi was caught and desperately seeking ways to free herself and Hannah from their captivity.
The books were fun reads and Monkey Boy enjoyed learning about new animals and their characteristics in the process. I definitely recommend these series for kids who are interested in both adventure and wildlife.
*Disclaimer*– I received sample copies of both Book #1- Trouble at the Zoo and Book #2- Rescue. All opinions expressed are strictly 100% my own.