Risky River Rescue - Paperback

by Mike Nawrocki (Author), Luke Séguin-Magee (Illustrator)

The Dead Sea Squirrels are back with another fun-filled adventure!

The Gomez family and friends continue the search for Merle through the Holy Land. But instead of finding Merle, they uncover Dr. Simon's master plan to create the BabbleLand Animal Park: "the only zoo where cuddly creatures talk to you" and where you can engage in "small talk with the livestock."

Meanwhile, Merle meets Dave, a talking blue Lizard of Judah. The two of them escape Ruben's clutches and take off along the Jordan River toward Galilee. The Gomezes capture Ruben, but they just miss Merle and Dave.

• Book #10 in the popular Christian kids' series packed with adventure and family-friendly humor
• Cute and funny illustrations that will appeal to even the most reluctant readers
• Young readers will learn about obeying God and the beginning of Jesus' ministry

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Back Jacket

Merle meets a talking lizard?!

Pearl has finally escaped from Ruben's clutches, but Merle was too slow! Now Ruben is trying to smuggle Merle across the Jordan River in a rowboat with no escape in sight. But sometimes help comes from the most unlikely places--like a talking blue lizard? The squirrel origami and laugh-out-loud talking-animal antics continue in this next installment of the Dead Sea Squirrels.

Author Biography

As co-creator of VeggieTales, co-founder of Big Idea and the voice of the beloved Larry the Cucumber, Mike Nawrocki has been dedicated to helping parents pass on wholesome values to their kids through storytelling for over two decades. Mike currently serves as the assistant professor of film and animation at Lipscomb University. The Dead Sea Squirrels is Mike's first kids' book series, which he has been delighted to write from the home he shares with his wife, Lisa, and two children in Franklin, Tennessee. Mike and his creative team are currently developing The Dead Sea Squirrels animated series.