Hoot - Flush - Scat - Chomp

I see Carl Hiaasen's books floating around the schools and the covers always catch my eyes.  They're simple, bright and I love them.  I originally read Hoot back in elementary school and it was the thing to read at that time.  Awarded a Newberry Honor, this prestigious award helped gain the book even more attention.  Since then he's written others that inspire kids to care for the environment and invoke their love of mystery.  Of the 4 books that I've read my favorite is his most recent eco-adventure, Chomp.

Discover all of Carl Hiassen's eco-adventures.  The stories take place in Florida and are great for kids in upper elementary and lower middle school.  Good books for adults to read with kids.  These adventure tales are inspiring books to get kids thinking Green.  Get them aware of Green issues and get them thinking about easy ways for them to do their part.  Whether they're into wildlife or not, Hiassen's books add a thrilling mystery to the wilderness.  With a cast of oddball characters involved in an ecological mystery thriller kids are sure to find the books intriguing. 


Hoot
Roy Eberhardt is the new kid--again.  But if it wasn't for Dana Matherson mashing his face against the school bus window that one day, he might never have seen the running boy. And if he had never seen the running boy, he might never have met tall, tough, bully-beating Beatrice. And if he had never met Beatrice, he might never have discovered the burrowing owls living in the lot on the corner of East Oriole Avenue. And if he had never discovered the owls, he probably would have missed out on the adventure of a lifetime.



Flush
With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of the floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around Florida. 



Scat
When Biology teacher Mrs. Starch goes missing in the swamp after a class field trip, Nick and Marta suspect their classmate Duane Scrod Jr.  Deciding to investigate further the kids find themselves knee-deep in illegal activity. 


Chomp
Wahoo's father takes a position as an animal wrangler on a reality show called Expedition Survival, and Wahoo ends up wrangling too.  Then when the bonehead star of the show goes missing, search parties are sent out, but get lost.  Who comes out alive is anyone's guess.