Wildlife Management! Rescuing Mrs. Birdley by Aaron Reynolds

MIRANDA MONTGOMERY WAS AN ANIMAL EXPERT.

SHE WATCHED THE NATURE JOE SHOW EVERY SINGLE DAY.

Nature Joe's specialty is restoring lost wild animals out to their proper habitats. From re-placing lost lions to helping homeless lemurs, catching coatis to transporting tortoises, Nature Joe's a good guy.

SO WHEN MIRANDA SAW HER TEACHER AT THE GROCERY STORE, SHE KNEW JUST WHAT TO DO.

Clearly Mrs. Birdley has strayed outside the classroom where she belongs.

SHE HASN'T GOTTEN AGGRESSIVE, BUT MIRANDA WAS SURE SHE WOULD BE MUCH HAPPIER IN HER NATURAL HABITAT.

Well schooled by Nature Joe, Miranda knows all the tricks of the trade. She tries digging a deadfall (lined with soft cushions, of course, to be humane) to trap Mrs. Birdley. But the skittish Mrs. Birdley eludes capture. However, Miranda has observed Mrs. Birdley's habits and diet carefully, and after her drop net is all set, Miranda has the perfect lure--BLUEBERRY YOGURT!

IT WAS ALL MRS. BIRDLEY ATE BACK IN HER NATURAL HABITAT. MRS. BIRDLEY COULDN'T RESIST THE SCENT OF OF FRUITY, LOW-CALORIE GOODNESS!

But when the grocery clerk intervenes with a cheese ball Mrs. Birdley has forgotten at the counter, Mrs. Birdley is distracted and Miranda's net misses the mark. Not to be defeated, Miranda sneaks behind a display of large plastic trash bins until Mrs. Birdley is fully absorbed by some fresh alfalfa sprouts. Down comes the bin over her head, and her teacher is trapped inside. Miranda rolls the bin through town toward the elementary school, with Mrs. Birdley squeaking disquietly inside, and locks her safely back in her classroom. Mrs. Birdley didn't exactly look happy. But...

BEING LOCKED INSIDE HER CLASSROOM ALL WEEKEND WOULD SETTLE HER RIGHT DOWN.

Miranda Montgomery strolls home, feeling proud of her efforts, when she sees something else that requires her expertise. Her principal Mr. Crankerstout is roaming around loose in the lawn mower section of the home improvement store....! As Kirkus Reviews says, "A fun story for all the kids who think their teachers live at school, because... where else would they live?"