As a dark force engulfs the land, the fate of Erdas has fallen on the shoulders of four young strangers who each have forged a rare bond with their spirit beasts--a bond that gives great powers to all of them.

Erdas is a land of balance. A rare link, the spirit animal bond, bridges the human and animal worlds. Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan each have this gift-and the grave responsibility that comes with it.

Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan's perilous quest for talismans in a blue-water tropical paradise becomes more dangerous when they realize that one of their number is a traitor who has been revealing their locations to their enemies.

"Deep in the desert there sits a beautiful oasis, ruled by a monarch unlike any other in Erdas. His name is Cabaro, the Great Lion, and he reigns over a kingdom of animals, jealously guarding his golden talisman. No human has ever set foot in the Great Beast's territory. The journey to his oasis is impossible. As a team, Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have achieved the impossible before. But now that team is broken--the friends scattered by a devastating...

"All across the world, legends are appearing. Great Beasts -- once the most powerful beings in Erdas -- are being summoned as spirit animals. Bonded to special kids, they unite the human and animal worlds. But a mysterious stranger is hunting these legends, just as they are reborn, and he's crushing anyone who stands in his way. These are the stories of those stolen legends, and of the young heroes who will stop at nothing to get them back"--Publisher's...

Explains what a newborn rabbit looks like, how the mother rabbit cares for it, and at what age young rabbits become adults.

"Follows the adventures of four noble animals who sacrifice everything to protect their homes from a mad king in the world of Erdas"--OCLC.

"Uses examples of animals in the wild to explain why some animals are green"--Provided by publisher.

"Uses examples of animals in the wild to explain why some animals are blue"--Provided by publisher.