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Author
Series
Virgil Flowers mysteries volume 9
Language
English
Description
"Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers' case, make that two. The exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books are "pure reading pleasure" (Booklist) The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that they've been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those...
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On the birthday of the world, all of God's creatures pass before Him as He asks whether each has been the best giraffe, or bee, or child they could be, helping to make the world a better place.
Author
Series
Underland chronicles volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy.
Author
Language
English
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2023 ALA Youth Media Awards
Nevada Reading Week 2024: 8th - 12th grade
Rainbow Reads 2023: Young Adult
Nevada Reading Week 2024: 8th - 12th grade
Rainbow Reads 2023: Young Adult
Description
"A quiet revolution has been underway in recent years, with study after study revealing substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. Join celebrated author Eliot Schrefer on an exploration of queer behavior in the animal world—from albatrosses to bonobos to clownfish to doodlebugs. In sharp and witty prose—aided by humorous comics from artist Jules Zuckerberg—Schrefer uses science, history, anthropology, and sociology to illustrate the...
10) Ocean babies
Author
Publisher
National geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Describes baby animals that live in the ocean, pointing out their many differences as well as their most important similarities.
12) Nose to toes
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and brief text show some of the different noses, tails, eyes, ears, and feet found in the animal kingdom.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey--named Beatrice and Virgil--and the epic journey they undertake together.
16) Earthquack!
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Chucky Ducky feels the earth beneath him grumble and rumble, he runs to alert the other barnyard animals to the coming earthquake, but just as a wily weasel is about to take advantage of their fears, the true source of the rumbling is revealed.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A group of animals is terrified at the prospect of being sat upon by the imposing Fat Cat, until the mouse comes up with a solution that satisfies everyone.
Everyone in this bumbling animal gang (understandably) hopes that Fat Cat will sit on someone else! Leave it to Mouse to come up with a brilliant solution that satisfies everyone, even Fat Cat himself.
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