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This book is the third in Sharks Inc series. Set in one of my favorite places on Earth, this series is perfect for fans of Carl Hiassen's middle grade books. They're great for readers who love Southwest Florida, animals, mysteries, adventures, and friendship tales. This is a great addition to the series, and I look forward to more.

The third in the series, I did feel like I missed a little bit of the more subtle nuances from not reading the first two books before this one, but it was a standalone story.

The members of Sharks Inc. are back with a new mission. The are off to Sanibel Island to find a lone wild orange tree that survived a disease destroying citrus trees all over Florida. But the only way to get to it is through the territory of a huge crocodile. That isn't the only challenge though. A local woman threatens to call the police if they trespass on her land again.

Missing gold, illegal pet trade and crop diseases all take center stage in a friendship filled adventure and mystery. A must read for nature and animal lovers. It pairs a lot of age appropriate environmental education and activism with intrigue to make for a fast paced read.

Another fun and exciting middle grades adventure from the kids at Sharks Incorporated. Light reading, fun animals, a complete people pleaser of a books. Kids will enjoy.

The kids of Sharks Incorporated, Luke, Maribel and Sabina are assigned a new task by Marine Biologist, Doc Ford, to search for orange trees that are not infected with the greening blight on the many small islands in the Sanibel, Florida area. It is believed that some of the original orange trees the Spaniards brought to Florida still survive and are immune to the current blight and Doc hopes to find some of these to help find a cure for the blight or to begin growing this hardier stock. The children suspend their shark tagging enterprise and begin looking for the oranges and find some oranges on a small mangrove island but can't seem to locate the tree. However Luke does find a rattlesnake and is saved by an osprey and the girls find and alligator with babies in a small pond but it doesn't look like and alligator. They film video of the creature and return to Doc Ford's lab. He confirms it is a Florida crocodile (not as dangerous as a Nile crocodile. They also show him the oranges they found and he confirms they are what he is looking for. He asks where exactly they found them and then tells them that land is private property and they will have to get permission from the owner to return. He tells them the owner is an elderly woman who was the best fishing guide in Florida until she retired and her family has owned the land for generations and she is not very friendly. The kids go and manage to talk the lady into letting them help her around the property. This begins an adventure with a huge goose, a group of poachers, the osprey, the crocodile, the snake and the ghost. This is a fun read for elementary age children (adults can enjoy it too). This book is the 3rd in the series and the author does a wonderful job of combining educational content with a riveting adventure story. He uses the same care, attention to detail and adventure in his books written for adults as well! I have thoroughly enjoyed this series and look forward to the next book!!

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This is my son's new favorite series thank. You!