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Baby animals (Touch and feel)
By Dk Publishing. 1999
What does a baby elephant's skin feel like? This touch and feel book allows children to explore the different textures…
of the cutest baby animals. Includes tactile sections, presented in print and Braille. Grades P-2. 1999.Zoobreak: A Swindle Mystery
By 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. 2009Count with little fish (Little Fish)
By Lucy Cousins. 2018
First there's just one fish Little Fish under the sea. But not for long: here come two fin-fin fish, three…
counting fish, and four flying fish. And can you imagine who else? Shy fish and scary fish, tiny fish and funny fish. With her fantastical celebration of color and patterns, Lucy Cousins makes the counting swim right along. For grades preschool and up. 2018. For preschool-grade 2Three pebbles and a song
By Eileen Spinelli, S. D. Schindler. 2003
As his mouse family endures a long, cold winter, Moses's contributions of a dance, a juggling act, and a little…
song prove more useful than he had supposed. For grades K-3Lots of spots
By Lois Ehlert. 2010
Tadpole Rex
By Kurt Cyrus. 2008
Cat secrets
By Jef Czekaj. 2011
Magic hoofbeats: horse tales from many lands
By Josepha Sherman, Linda Wingerter. 2004
Eight folktales about magical horses with special powers to help their riders triumph, gathered from North America, India, Russia, Iran,…
and Europe. Includes information about the different breeds of horses that live in these countries. For grades 3-6. 2004The case of the monkeys that fell from the trees: and other mysteries in tropical nature
By Susan E Quinlan, Susan E. Quinlan. 2003
Wildlife biologist describes the characteristics of tropic forests and the species that inhabit them. Explains how scientists have researched ecological…
problems and found answers by using the "scientific method." Includes case studies of howling monkeys and poison-dart frogs. For grades 5-8. 2003Dog of discovery: a Newfoundland's adventures with Lewis and Clark
By Laurence Pringle. 2002
An account of the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark expedition to the Pacific Ocean in 1803-1806 that features the exploits…
of Lewis's large Newfoundland, Seaman. Relying on journals of expedition members and some "informed guesses," Pringle tells how Seaman earned his keep as hunter, retriever, and guard dog. For grades 4-7. 2002Uncle Boris in the Yukon, and other shaggy dog stories: And Other Shaggy Dog Stories
By Daniel Pinkwater, Daniel M. Pinkwater, Jill Pinkwater, Daniel Manus Pinkwater. 2001
Author and NPR commentator relates anecdotes--bizarre, outlandish, and poignant--about the dogs in his life and lessons he and the dogs…
have learned. Pinkwater has faced numerous training challenges, from the Pekingese presented to him in infancy by Uncle Boris to the malamutes acquired after his marriage. For senior high and older readers. 2001. For senior high and older readers. 2001Speaking with the angel: original stories
By Nick Hornby. 2000
Twelve first-person narratives by British and American writers. New short stories by Zadie Smith, Dave Eggers, Helen Fielding, Roddy Doyle,…
and Irvine Welsh. In Nick Hornby's "NippleJesus," a museum security guard recounts what happened to a controversial artwork. Some explicit descriptions of sex and some strong language. Bestseller. 2000Cat, you better come home (Viking Kestrel Picture Bks.)
By Garrison Keillor, Stephen T. Johnson, Lou Fancher. 1995
Puff, an elegant cat, who demanded to be allowed outside, now refuses to come in even though her owner insists.…
(After all it is cold and dark outside, and the dogs are waiting to attack.) But Puff isn't happy with the chow she has to eat. So she runs away to Europe, stars in a cat food commercial, and becomes quite rich. Then early one morning, her owner hears a scratch-scratch-scratch on the windowsill. For grades 2-4 and older readersThe last bus to Albuquerque: a commemorative edition celebrating Lewis Grizzard
By Lewis Grizzard, Gerrie Ferris. 1994
A commemorative edition of more than sixty essays drawn from humorist Grizzard's newspaper writing between 1990 and 1993. Also included…
are thoughts by some of Grizzard's friends following his death in March 1994. They recall his love of golf and trips through rural backwoods, his request to be buried next to Mama, and his response when told the risks of his last surgery: "When's the next bus to Albuquerque?" BestsellerBig red barn (Big Book)
By Margaret Wise Brown, Felicia Bond. 1995
Margaret Wise Brown's simple, rhythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm, where a family of animals…
peacefully plays and sleeps, has charmed generations of children.1995. For preschool-grade 2In the small, small pond
By Denise Fleming. 1993
No Horses in the House!: The Audacious Life of Artist Rosa Bonheur
By Mireille Messier, Anna Bron. 2023
Behold the bold umbrellaphant: and other poems
By Jack Prelutsky, Carin Berger. 2006
Superdog: the heart of a hero
By Caralyn Buehner, Mark Buehner. 2004
Diary of a worm
By Doreen Cronin, Harry Bliss. 2003