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A puppy is one of four born outside a French restaurant. After his family disappears, the young dog experiences a…
variety of lifestyles--from companion to a homeless man to starring in commercials--before he finds the perfect home with a girl and her mother, who name him Keeper. For grades 5-8
Harry, a young centipede, has been warned by his mother not to go above ground, especially up the "up-pipe" that…
leads to the home of "hoo-mins." But an emergency sends Harry and his friend George scurrying up the dangerous pipe. For grades 3-6
In the Silverwing bat colony, Shade--the runt of the newborns-- has an enormous sense of curiosity that endangers the entire…
colony. When he is lost in a storm during a migration, his adventures in the larger world begin. Shade wants to learn about the disappearance of his father, why some bats have metal bands, and how to return to his mother in the colony. For grades 3-6
The whimsical chronicle of Mrs. Chippy, a male cat that sailed with Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition to Antarctica. Recounts…
the perils of sailing on frozen seas, the ordeal of being stranded when the ship was crushed by ice, and the crew's miraculous escape and survival. 1997.
Nebraska, 1909. When Gib Whittaker reappears at the orphanage, all the boys are shocked and worried. An orphan has never…
returned before. Gib had been farmed out to a ranch where he rediscovered his love and skill with horses as well as neighbors from his past. Returning was hard on Gib. For grades 4-7
As if moving across country isn't bad enough, Ryan, almost twelve years old, learns, to his horror, that he will…
go to the junior high where sixth graders are picked on. His only hope is to be cool and get a pair of Slam Dunk Sky Jumper basketball shoes. But where will he get the $124.99, plus tax? He works hard to earn most of it yet is still short. Then he makes a star out of Fang, his pet tarantula, but things never go smoothly! For grades 3-6
Eleven-year-old Sam's first visit to the remote west coast of Vancouver Island is nothing like she'd expected. Her older cousins…
tease "the city kid" mercilessly, when they're not ignoring her altogether. She often finds herself left to her own devices. Still, the woods and beaches around Brackenwood Point offer plenty of room to explore. Then, one day, Sam comes face-to-face with a wild cougar and her two cubs, and her summer vacation suddenly gets much more exciting.
Jamie loves sharks. He reads about them. He talks about them. Sometimes he even pretends to be a shark. Too…
bad no one else wants to join his Shark Club. His peers and parents are quickly growing tired of his current obsession. When Jamie's teacher, Mr. Claxton, brings in a new class pet, Jamie is put in charge. But Jamie has an accident while feeding it, and everyone becomes upset with him. He needs to find a way to make things right. In the end, he comes up with a solution that pleases both his teacher and classmates, a solution that also gives Jamie an opportunity to share his newest obsession - lizards.
Mouse is small for his age and tired of being teased about it. Then one night he discovers, much to…
his surprise and delight that he fits perfectly (well, almost perfectly) into the Undergarden, a subterranean world beneath his backyard. Mouse befriends the Undergardeners and helps them keep their existence safe from the dangerous world uptop. All that, and he never has to change out of his pajamas!
Unlike his perfect older sister, Jenna, Conner hates his piano lessons and gets bad grades in math. He's really good…
at bike tricks and he loves animals, but his parents have a no-pets rule and they don't take his bike-riding seriously. When the local animal shelter gets overcrowded, everybody in Conner's pet club agrees to take in a foster pet. Conner has to hide his rat, Oscar, from his family, who would never believe that Oscar is smart and cute and pretty lovable. Or would they?
Sixteen folktales collected from all over Ethiopia with the origin and context explained by the editor. Features African animals such…
as lions, hyenas, baboons, snakes, and turtles. Some tales have a moral, while others require the reader to determine the conclusion. For grades 4-7
A humble artist, Mi Fei, confronts a ferocious dragon to save his fellow villagers. When Mi Fei successfully completes the…
three tasks set by the dragon, the danger to the countryside disappears in an unusual way. For grades K-3
Alyssa and Rob are in a group of teenage hikers in Utah's Dinosaur National Monument park. While helping a motorist…
get his vehicle out of the sand, Alyssa realizes that he has stolen a valuable dinosaur egg. She and Rob steal it back but are later caught by the thief and forced to march across the desert. It takes all their physical and mental skills to survive. For grades 5-8
Possum is snuggled up in his warm winter nest when suddenly he is awakened by a loud noise: "Peep! Peep!…
Peep!" Knowing he won't get back to sleep, Possum decides to find out who is being so rude, so early in the spring. Along the way he is joined by a pair of catbirds, a bear, and a muskrat. For grades K-3
In a rural one-room schoolhouse, five sixth graders choose a specific animal to study and identify with for their commencement…
ceremony. The teacher tries to ensure that the children's passage through the graduation gate will improve their perceptions of themselves and their world. For grades 4-7
A fictionalized account of the day in 1783 when three-year-old Sarah Whitcher wandered away from home. Lost in the woods…
and crying, Sarah attracts the attention of a big black bear. For preschool-grade 2
A frisky young hare called Tammo exchanges imaginary enemies for real ones when his mother sends him to join the…
Long Patrol of warrior hares. He proves his mettle in the defense of Redwall Abbey against the Rapscallions led by the Greatrat Damug Warfang. Companion to Redwall (DB 29729). For grades 5-8
The arrival of Abul Abbas, an elephant, at Emperor Charlemagne's court in Germany heralds the beginning of many changes for…
Rowan, the emperor's young daughter. Through Kerrec, the elephant boy, Rowan discovers her magical power and uses it to save her father from a Byzantine plot. For grades 6-9
The story of a mother sparrow who builds a nest in a reindeer's antlers in order to travel in search…
of her lost mate. Caesar, the reindeer, is on his own mission--taking supplies to his lost humans. For grades 4-7
Missouri, 1860. Simon, fifteen, has just finished the third grade for the fourth time, and his teacher thinks he should…
try something new. When Simon ends up at his neighbor's turkey farm and learns that turkeys are more valuable in Colorado, he decides to drive a flock to Denver--eight hundred miles away. If he makes it, he just might be a rich man. For grades 4-7