Washoe County Library System

The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest.

Describes how dogs communicate with people through their behavior and sounds and explains how to talk back to them using sounds, behavior, and body language.

"Explains how animals communicate with one another. Describes various cues, such as color changes, body language, songs, calls, and scents, used by animals to tell others when they are ready to mate, if they are dangerous to eat, or if a predator is nearby"--

Ten-year-old Libby Aimes escapes her prison-like home by using a strange concoction of her father's, then tries to make her way to the boarding school of her dreams, aided by various people and animals.