Sign of the Dragon (MacGregor Family Adventure Series) [Hardcover]

Richard Trout (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: MacGregor Family Adventure Series

In this fifth book in The MacGregor Family Adventure Series, Dr. Mavis MacGregor researches the feathered dinosaur while Dr. Jack MacGregor participates in an environmental conference concerning the world's largest dam project, the Three Gorges Dam. Their children, Chris, Heather, and R.O., and Chris's girlfriend, Natalie, explore the Wolong Panda Reserve, where they discover a link between animal exports, the illegal dinosaur bone trade, and corrupt Chinese officials. Kayaking in the Tibetan Highlands on a Class IV river and fighting panda poachers are just some of the dangerous adventures in which the MacGregors find themselves-including a situation that only the British Secret Service can resolve!

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About the Author

Richard Trout, an environmental biologist and college professor, researches the details of his adventure tales to make them meticulously accurate. The books in his MacGregor Family Adventure Series, which include Cayman Gold: Lost Treasure of Devils Grotto, Elephant Tears: Mask of the Elephant, Falcon of Abydos: Oracle of the Nile, Czar of Alaska: The Cross of Charlemagne, Sign of the Dragon, and Devil's Breath Volcano, have been selected by National Geographic for the JASON Project and have been finalists for an Oklahoma Book Award and a Teddy Award from the Writers' League of Texas. He lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (July 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1589804767
• ISBN-13: 978-1589804760
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,092,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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