Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes by Pamela S. Turner, winner of the ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Honor, records the efforts of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) as the group of scientists attempts to save endangered animals in Rwanda and Uganda. The readable text and photos detail encounters with poachers, loss of habitat, and the animals' newest threat: human diseases that can cross species lines. Hardcover, 64 pgs. (ages 9-12).

ER Vets: Life in an Animal Emergency Room by Donna M. Jackson, winner of the ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Honor, takes the reader behind-the-scenes in an emergency animal hospital in Colorado. Vivid photos accompany the text. The book includes a chapter on the history of vets and pets, a section on grief counseling for families with critically ill pets and a chart on how to put together a pet first-aid kit. Hardcover, 96 pgs. (ages 9-12).