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1) Zoo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
As coordinated attacks by animals against humans increase and escalate, young biologist Jackson Oz and ecologist Chloe Tousignant warn world leaders that soon there will be nowhere left for humans.
2) Whiskers
Author
Publisher
Golden Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book describes how different animals use their whiskers for survival.
Author
Publisher
Ecco
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
i, 253 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A discussion of animal survival in the hot season explores the ways in which animals make the most of the summer's short span by efficiently compacting most of their procreative and survival activities.
Author
Publisher
Bullfrog Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"This photo-illustrated book for beginning readers describes the behavior of animals in the spring as they give birth, raise their young, and adapt to the changing season. Includes picture glossary and index."--
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Description
"For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son's disappearance 30 years ago"--
After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she's been doing since her eighteen-year-old...
6) The possibility dogs: what a handful of "unadoptables" taught me about service, hope, and healing
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
A tour of the psychiatric service dog industry traces the author's work with unwanted shelter dogs before matching them with people in need, documenting her own partnership with a search canine while sharing uplifting success stories.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
16 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Emergent readers will discover what animals do to get ready for winter. Full-color photographs and carefully leveled text help readers learn about the world around them. Pairs with the fiction title Beaver Bev"--
Author
Publisher
Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"What can we do to stop climate change? It's time to call in some superheroes! We have elephants protecting our forests by trampling trees. Whales contributing to ocean health with their massive poo-nados. Sea otters fighting climate change by guarding kelp forests. And spiny anteaters moving 8 tons of soil each year, feeding plants as it goes. So when we protect the habitats of our climate heroes? We're protecting our planet. Get ready to learn all...
Author
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Kate Blunt will do anything for her son, Jasper, who has cystic fibrosis ... except get him a dog. The daily medical routine that keeps Jasper alive is complicated enough, though her decision runs contrary to her work as the veterinarian in charge of a Cape Cod animal shelter. Then a scarred, mistreated wreck of a dog turns up. Whistler is too old, too ugly for anyone to adopt. But the dog forms an instantaneous bond with Jasper. He never makes...
Author
Series
Owen and Mzee volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From School Library Journal Starred Review. Kindergarten-Grade 4-Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship (Scholastic, 2006) chronicled the fascinating story of a baby hippo who was orphaned by the December 2004 tsunami and the bond he formed with Mzee, a 130-year-old Alhambra tortoise at a wildlife sanctuary in Kenya. This sequel updates readers on the status of that friendship a year and a half later, particularly with regard to the...
16) Negative cat
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Max isn't a typical cat, but his loving owner still sees the best in him"-- Provided by publisher.
17) Spring animals
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Junior, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Spring is a wonderful time of year. Readers will learn that there are so many animals ready to have young and come out of their winter homes! Baby chickens have hatched. The bees find flowers that have bloomed. Baby birds chirp in their nests. Bear cubs come out of their dens. Every reader will find a spring animal that they love. Complete with easy text and beautiful photos. Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards.--
18) Zebras
Author
Publisher
Grolier Educational
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
32 p.: col. ill.; 26 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Language
English
Description
Eek, you reek,
You make a funk.
Where you have been
Things stink, stank, stunk.
You've left a path,
A swath of smell,
And-yuk!
You did it very well.
Readers will be delighted by the malodorous melodies of poems calling out the different pungent attributes of a full cast of foul-smelling creatures.