This book is part of the innovative Code Reader series for struggling readers ages 8 to 12. Books in this unique series feature pronunciation keys following difficult words throughout the text. For example, the word "coyote" might be followed by: (ky-OH-tee). These pronunciation keys help make the books easier to read than traditional beginning chapter books.

Saving the Snow Leopard: Emma and her cousin Luke are on a trip in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Along with Emma's mother, they join a patrol that is trying to catch poachers who are hunting for snow leopards. Can they help find the poachers before more of these endangered animals are killed?