# Books like The Penguin of Ilha Grande: From Animal Rescue to Extraordinary Friendship

**10** books similar to *The Penguin of Ilha Grande: From Animal Rescue to Extraordinary Friendship* by Shannon Earle (Nonfiction · grades 3–5), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

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- [Destiny Finds Her Way: How a Rescued Baby Sloth Learned to Be Wild](https://readinglist.school/book/destiny-finds-her-way-how-a-rescued-baby-sloth-learned-to-be-wild) by Margarita Engle _(Grades 3–6)_ — Same genre (Nonfiction), overlapping grades (3–6), and the same era (2020s).
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