this book is really good! i loved the cute sloth Amanda! love American girl!
Lea Leads the Way (American Girl Today)
By Lisa Yee
Book 2 of 3 in the
Lea Series
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grade 5 | n/a | 4.8 | 22897 |
Lea Clark is all set for an animal-discovery adventure! She's never been to a rainforest before, and her mind is filled with exciting thoughts about the animals she'll get to see and the pictures she'll get to take deep in the jungle. During a hike with her brother through the Amazon rainforest, they discover a baby sloth that is badly injured. Lea quickly decides she must do all she can to help the little sloth survive. But as she learns more, she wonders? Is that the right thing to do?
Publisher: American Girl
ISBN-13: 9781609589981
ISBN-10: 160958998X
Published on 1/1/2016
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 152
Book Reviews (35)
In the sequel to Lea Dives in, Lea journeys to the Amazon. She is prepared to see Jaguars and Toucans, Monkeys and Caimans, and to take epic photos of them. What she doesn't expect is falling face first into piranha-infested water, eating a grub and almost ENJOYING it, getting chased down by a grumpy rooster, and adopting a baby sloth whose mother was probably eaten by a harpy eagle. Life just isn't easy in the rainforest. I actually found myself enjoying this book and instead of having to force myself to read it, like with Lea Dives In, it was actually interesting to read this one, because there's a lot of character development, and it's always cool to learn about new places. Like, did you know that it's a myth that piranhas eat humans? What actually happened was in 1913 president Theodore Roosevelt decided to tour the Amazon, so the local people, to impress him, caught piranhas, isolated them, and starved them. When Roosevelt arrived, the locals threw a live cow in the water, and the piranhas DEVOURED it. Roosevelt wrote about what he saw and VOILA a myth was born. Overall, a good book and a nice read for when you're bored and want to feel like you're touring the Amazon rainforest WITH Lea instead of just reading about it. I suggest for elementary ages, but hey, if you're older and want to give it a go, get reading!
Lea leads the way is about a girl who goes to aulstaralia and meet new friends there I can not wait to read it again
After Lea’s first adventure in South America she gets to go spend time in the Amazon with her brother Zac. She is thrilled, as she has never been to a rainforest before and she can’t wait to take pictures of exotic animals for her blog. On one of her hikes with Zac she finds an injured baby sloth. When they realize that the sloth is all alone, they decide to take her in and care for it until they can find her a new home. As Lea gets to help Amanda(the sloth’s new name) and learn more about how humans have interfered negatively in many other parts of the rain forest Lea can’t help but wonder if she did the right thing. I recommend this book to elementary grade girls. I think girls who like reading books part of the AmericanGirl series will enjoy this one as well. I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars.
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ive read this book i love its great i have a lot more american girl books i recommend this book for other kids loved it
The reason I didn't like the first one is that the brother and sister were mean to each other and I didn't really like that. So, I wasn't excited about reading the second one. But, I really liked it anyway. Leah and Zac were nice to each other and they found a cute baby sloth.
I really liked reading Lea Leads the Way! I really liked reading about how Lea overcame her obstacles. I loved how she has a pet sloth!
Lea leads the way was a better book then lea dives in i think this book was more detailed then he other book. i would read this again
I forgot I already read this book. But any way I am not trying to be mean to the author or anything but I think this book was a boring and do not recommend it. Like I said before I am not trying to be mean to the author and this was just my opinion so if you liked it I am not trying to ruin your life or anything.