Two businessmen want to destroy a wildlife reserve in New Orleans and build a shopping center. Mysterious deaths, and an ecological disaster shock the city. Three friends decide to solve this mystery, but can they find the document that will save the wildlife reserve? This reader uses the EXPANSIVE READING approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the text, this reader contains: A wide range of activities practising the four skills Dossiers: What can you eat in New Orleans? and others PET-style activities and Trinity-style activities (Grade 4) A full recording of the text