Mary the kangaroo was one of the wisest animals in the homeland. Most of the other animals would often go to Mary when they needed help with anything. Mary had three joeys that she loved very much and one day while the joeys were at the spring they got into a bit of trouble with Mr Wolfy until Leo the lion came to their rescue.
The people of the Nechako region are not unfamiliar with hardship, environmental devastation and protecting what they hold dear. June Wood chronicles the history of the Nechako River and its region, covering the construction of the Kenney Dam, which changed forever the flow of the river and its tributaries; the controversial Kemano Completion Project, which threatened to doom the river further still; and the subsequent battles to protect the river and the communities affected by its altered flow. She also delves into the aftermath of the devastating mountain pine beetle epidemic that severely harmed the economy of the region. An active participant in many of the fights to protect the Nechako River, Wood is one of the most qualified people to speak on behalf of the land she calls home. She passionately introduces a river whose once forceful flow has been weakened to a mere trickle and sympathetically relays the harsh realities of environmental ruin--both to the river and the forest through unnatural and natural causes--while weaving in her personal narrative of the land that holds her heart.
When Emily and Maggie are hired to work at a national showjumping clinic in the little outback town of Dingo Creek, they are plunged into the middle of a seething atmosphere of team rivalry, where no one is who they appear to be. Naturally there’s competition between riders, but it seems like the arrogant, Jeremy Taggart will stop at nothing – sex, sabotage or stealing – to gain a place in the Australian squad. That is, until Jeremy doesn’t turn up for an important training session. And when Emily and Maggie go hunting for him they soon discover his chances of making the team have now dropped to a very cold zero…
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