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By Robert Michael Pyle. 2018
On Magdalena Mountain, a group of people gather to study and collect the all-black Magdalena alpine butterfly. One of them,…
Mary Glanville, has no memory of why she searches for the creature. Tangled mysteries turn menacing as the mountainous environment threatens those who seek understanding. 2018By Tod Olson, Gregory Proch, Scott Allred. 2010
Alleged memoir of "Little John" Larken, who headed to Texas in 1877 to work on a ranch, became a trail…
boss, and later performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. Describes his adventures with cowhands, cattle rustlers, cattle barons, and Indians--and his experiences with hazardous stampedes. For grades 3-6. 2010By Gordon Korman. 2009
While visiting a floating zoo, Savannah discovers her missing monkey, Cleopatra, in a cage. The zookeeper denies Savannah's claim, but…
Griffin Bing--always the man with a plan--and his friends organize Operation Zoobreak to rescue Cleo. Sequel to Swindle (DB 67330). For grades 4-7. 2009By Jeff Corwin. 2010
Nine-year-old Benjamin and his younger sister Lucy join their parents on a weeklong research trip to Alaska. Benjamin observes the…
effects of climate change on glaciers and animals in a report for his school in Florida. For grades 2-4. 2010By Lynne Barasch, Mona Kerby. 2008
In 1888, Owney, a stray terrier puppy, finds a home in the Albany, New York, post office and becomes its…
official mascot as he rides the mail train through the Adirondacks and beyond, criss-crossing the United States, into Canada and Mexico, and eventually traveling around the world by mail boat in 132 days. For grades K-3By Stacy Ann Nyikos, Shawn Sisneros. 2005
Squirt, a disgruntled young squid, watches so much television, that he loses his imagination. It is not until he inks…
everything up that he rediscovers adventure stockpiled in the most unlikely place, a kitchen spoon. For preschool to grade 2By Johnathan Rand, Rand Johnson. 2005
By Robert Papp, Marty Crisp. 2008
A boy who has signed on as cabin boy aboard the Titanic helps ready the ship for its maiden voyage,…
but when it is time to set sail and he cannot find the ship's cat on board, he leaves the vessel to search for her. For grades K-3By Jane Goodall, Alan Marks. 2005
When hunters shoot Rickie's mother in Central Africa, the orphaned infant chimpanzee is rescued by a businessman. But he leaves…
on a trip, so Rickie turns to Henri, the family dog, for comfort. For grades K-3. 2004By Joan Russell, Joan Plummer Russell. 2001
Describes how policeman Mike and his German shepherd K-9 partner, Aero, work, train, and play together. Explains how the dog's…
special skills--sense of smell, speed, and strength--help Officer Mike perform his duties. For grades K-3. 2001By Sid Fleischman, Jos. A. Smith. 1992
1894. Twelve-year-old Jake Bannock assumes that he is an orphan after he sees his actor-father's coffin lowered into the ground…
at Blow- fly, Nevada. If one discounts the rumor that Sam Bannock had con- cealed a cache of diamonds, Jake's only inheritance is his father's part-wolf mongrel dog. His father called the dog Amigo; Jake calls him Jim Ugly. Together they set out to learn the truth about Sam's supposed demise--and the diamonds. For grades 4-7. 1992By Chris Kurtz. 2013
Flora, the firstborn of a litter of piglets, loves to explore and dreams of grand adventures. When Luna the cat…
stops by the pen one day, Flora learns about an incredible world with sled dogs--and can't wait to join them. For grades 3-6. 2013By Michael Northrop. 2011
During what seems like a typical New England blizzard, seven kids at Tattawa Regional High School are waiting to be…
picked up by their parents. Only the snowstorm is much more powerful than was expected, and not everyone survives. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2011By Will Hobbs. 2004
Port Protection, Alaska. Sixteen-year-old Robbie signs on with captain Tor Torsen to fish for salmon. Robbie realizes he's in danger…
when he discovers Torsen secretly searching for valuable metal plaques laid by early Russian explorers to claim Alaska. Then a storm hits, imperiling them both. For senior high readers. 2004By John Skewes. 2015
At the beach with Pete and his family, Larry the lovable pup follows a crustacean toward the sea and is…
swept out by a wave. He dog-paddles around, exploring the plant and animal life before coming face-to-face with an oceanographer who leads him on a thrilling adventure through the layers of the ocean. For preschool to grade 2. UnratedBy Eva Ibbotson. 2012
When Hal's parents let him pick out a dog at Easy Pets, he believes his dream has come true. Then…
he discovers his parents have only hired the dog for the weekend. After Fleck is return to the agency, Hal forms a plan to rescue the dog and run awayBy Michelle Schusterman. 2022
"Oliver is a sea otter determined to prove that he's not a momma otter's boy. In an effort to show…
his bravery, he swims into Puget Sound where all the ships and humans are. That's when disaster strikes: An oil spill threatens the local wildlife and it traps Oliver in the harbor! Franklin, an excitable dachshund puppy, is also lost. He's been separated from his owner, Lucy, and he has no idea how to get back to her. Now Oliver and Franklin must journey through the Pacific Northwest wilderness in search of their families." -- Provided by publisher