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Chicken feathers
By Joy Cowley. 2008
The summer that Josh's mother spends in the hospital waiting for her new baby, Josh's father gives him a pet--a…
troublesome old hen named Semolina, who talks only to Josh. But then a fox attacks Semolina. For grades 3-6. 2008Amanda Pig and the wiggly tooth (Oliver and Amanda)
By Jean Van Leeuwen, Ann Schweninger. 2008
Amanda enjoys wiggling her first loose tooth, but she does not want to pull it out because doing so might…
hurt. The tooth finally comes out without Amanda noticing and is lost. What can Amanda do about the Tooth Fairy? Four easy chapters. For grades K-3. 2008Chancey of the Maury River
By Gigi Amateau. 2008
Chancey, an albino Appaloosa left abandoned in a field, becomes a project for Claire, a ten-year-old rider who needs him…
as much as he needs her. As Chancey becomes increasingly blind, he and Claire leave show-jumping behind and make a new start as a therapeutic team. For grades 4-7. 2008Project Mulberry: a novel
By Linda Sue Park. 2005
While working on a project for an after-school club Korean American Julia and her friend Patrick learn about silkworms and…
also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Alternating with chapters are short dialogs between the author and Julia, the main character, about writing. For grades 4-7. 2005The canary caper ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 3)
By Ron Roy. 1998
Mrs. Davis asks Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose to help find her missing canary, Mozart. When other pets mysteriously disappear--including…
Ruth Rose's cat, Tiger--the friends set out to catch the thief and return the animals to their rightful owners. For grades 2-4. 1998Junie B. Jones smells something fishy (Junie B. Jones Ser. #No. 12)
By Barbara Park. 1998
Disappointed because the rules for her class's Pet Day will not let her take her dog to school, Junie B.…
Jones considers taking a raccoon, a worm, or a dead fish. For grades K-3. 1998Listen!
By Stephanie S Tolan. 2006
A lonely summer spent regaining use of her injured leg becomes interesting when twelve-year-old Charley adopts a wild dog she…
finds in the woods. While Charley slowly tames the dog, he begins healing her heart, which is full of memories of her dead mother. For grades 4-7. Christopher Medal. 2006A bear named Trouble
By Marion Dane Bauer. 2005
Ten-year-old Jonathan likes to imagine himself as various animals in the Alaska zoo where his father works. But when a…
wild brown bear kills his favorite white goose, Jonathan reports the incident to the media without thinking of the consequences to the bear. For grades 4-7. 2005Winnie-the-Pooh's teatime cookbook
By A. A Milne. 1993
Explains the delights of afternoon tea using quotations from A.A. Milne's works. Provides teatime recipes for breads and toasts, jams…
and butters, cookies, scones, muffins, crumpets, cakes, and sandwiches. Adult assistance recommended. For grades 2-4. 1993The falcon's feathers ( a To Z Mysteries Ser. #No. 6)
By Ron Roy. 1998
Dink's friend Josh discovers a nest with three endangered baby falcons in the nearby woods. Then one day the nest…
is empty. The kids contact the Department of Environmental Protection and search for whoever may have taken the birds. For grades 2-4. 1998Toad rage (The Toad Books #1)
By Morris Gleitzman. 2005
An Australian cane toad named Limpy notices that human drivers deliberately run down and kill his relatives. Determined to figure…
out why humans hate toads and to change their opinion, Limpy embarks on a dangerous trek from his swamp to the Summer Olympics in Sydney. For grades 3-6. 2001Avon the snail decides to become a writer with the help of his friend Edward the ant. This project leads…
them to close encounters with an anteater, a tree frog, and a hungry fish. Sequel to The End of the Beginning (BR 15790). For grades 2-4. 2008Patches and scratches (Simply Sarah Ser. #3)
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. 2007
Sarah's friend Peter wants a pet dog but his grandmother doesn't. Sarah tries to interest Peter in other pets, and…
then comes up with an idea to make both Peter and Granny Belle want the same animal. For grades 2-4. 2007The boy who returned from the sea
By Clay Morgan. 2007
Continuing from The Boy Who Spoke Dog (BR 17057), Jack is reunited with his beloved sheepdog Moxie on the island…
where they first met--but the dangerous Blackburn Jukes is there, too! He takes Jack prisoner and makes him search the bogs for amber. For grades 5-8. 2007Hurt go happy
By Ginny Rorby. 2006
Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis, deaf since age seven, has an overprotective mother who refuses to let her daughter learn sign language.…
When Joey meets neighbor Dr. Mansell and his sign-user chimpanzee Sukari, her world blooms with possibilities. But a crisis involving Sukari brings Joey some heavy responsibilities. For grades 6-9. Schneider Family Book Award. 2006Paleo sharks: survival of the strangest
By Timothy J Bradley. 2007
Discusses the behavior and characteristics of the earliest sharks. Features Paleozoic sharks like the Stethacanthus from 375 million years ago,…
Mesozoic sharks from about 200 million years ago, and Cenozoic sharks like the 100,000-pound megalodon of 25 million years ago. For grades 3-6. 2007Eulalia! (Redwall Ser.)
By Brian Jacques, David Elliot. 2007
On his way to invade Redwall Abbey, vicious and tyrannical Captain Vizka Longtooth captures Gorath, the brave young badger whose…
predicted destiny is to become the next Badger Lord. The heroes of Redwall Abbey once again take up arms when Longtooth and his crew attack. For grades 5-8. 2007Squirrel's world (Easy reader)
By Lisa Moser. 2007
This four-chapter tale follows a cheerful, busy squirrel who is always on the "go, go, go." Squirrel, who likes to…
play "leap, leap, leapfrog," and Turtle, who prefers "sleep, sleep, sleepfrog," find something they both like in "the perfect game." Easy reader. For grades K-3. 2007Wringer (Joanna Cotler Bks.)
By Jerry Spinelli. 1997
Palmer LaRue dreads turning ten, the age at which boys become wringers--those who break the necks of wounded birds at…
the town's annual pigeon shoot. A pigeon appears at Palmer's window and becomes his pet, a fact that the boy conceals until the day of the shoot, when he faces a tough moral decision. For grades 4-7. Newbery Honor. 1997A dog for life
By L. S Matthews. 2006
John Hawkins, his older brother Tom, and their dog Mouse can read one another's thoughts. But that doesn't help when…
Tom becomes seriously ill and his mother plans to take Mouse to the pound. Instead John and Mouse run away. For grades 4-7. 2006