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The bear says north: tales from northern lands
By Bob Barton. 2003
Ten folktales from Scandinavia and other northern hemisphere countries. In "Good Neighbors", a family happily coexists with mountain trolls. In…
"Grandfather Bear", a fox tricks an old bear into dropping his dinner. Grades 4-7. 2003.Silverwing
By Kenneth Oppel. 1997
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in…
ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. Prequel to "Sunwing" (DC19512). Winner of the 1999 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Winner of the 1998 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. 1997.Raven quest
By Sharon Stewart. 2003
The best flyer of all the young ravens, Tok the Skydancer, is falsely accused of murder. To reclaim his honour,…
Tok vows to reunite all ravenkind with the legendary Grey Lords. But to complete his quest, he must travel far from the Raven Mountains, into the dangerous lands. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. Winner of the 2005 Silver Birch Award. 2003.Noble madness
By Maye Preston Hill. 1978
Incredible Jumbo: a novel
By Barbara Claassen Smucker. 1990
Tod Tolliver, a poor and lonely boy, works for the London Zoo, caring for its star attraction, Jumbo the Elephant.…
When Jumbo is sold to P.T. Barnum's Circus in New York, Tod stows away on the ship. Grades 5-8. 1990.Will you, won't you?
By Jessie Haas. 2000
Shy Madeline "Mad" Parker spends the summer before high school at her grandmother Gam's farm. In addition to taking care…
of her horse, she reluctantly enrolls in Scottish dance classes. Gam is also a state senator, and through her Mad learns how to overcome her insecurities and assert herself. For grades 6-9. 2000