"It�??s the start of a new school year, and the kids are excited about their new club, Oakville Elementary School�??s Club for Animal Appreciation, Education, and Rehabilitation -- even if their new club advisor, Mrs. Wen, doesn�??t share their enthusiasm. But as they meet a decidedly unusual crew of animals, including a bearded dragon who won�??t eat, a therapy pig named Truffles, and a prickly porcupine who needs first aid, the kids and adults alike learn that when people help animals, the animals help them right back"--Provided by publisher.

"Animal Rescue Friends created by Meika Hashimoto, Gina Loveless, and Genevieve Kote"--Title page verso.