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921) The ugly duckling
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In a faraway land, perched upon her little nest, Mother Duck waits for her last remaining egg to hatch. When the odd little egg finally breaks open, Mother Duck is shocked to see an ugly duckling staring up at her. Despite its homeliness, Mother Duck adores her awkward child and does her best to protect him. Unfortunately, no one else on the farm wants anything to do with the Ugly Duckling, and he is driven from the farm to fend for himself. Survival,...
922) Once upon a camel
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In 1910, Zada the camel treks across the West Texas desert to save two baby kestrels from an approaching haboob, a mountain-sized storm. She shares stories of the adventures from her youth in Turkey to keep them calm.
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Eva decides that warning all the animals in the forest about the approaching storm is a perfect project to prove herself worthy of taking the Owl Oath, but when she stops to help a lost pony and they get caught in the storm, they have to take shelter in a cave, and end up helping each other to stay brave.
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"On a cold winter's eve, deep in the woods, a mother shrew frets about her sick young son. His head is cold and his feet are hot, and there is only one thing that can cure him: wild honey from the moon. Mother Shrew does not stop to wonder how she will make such an impossible journey. Instead, she grabs her trusty red umbrella, gives her darling son a kiss, and sets out into the unknown. Along the way, Mother Shrew encounters one obstacle after another,...
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After their mother's death on Christmas Day five years ago, Will and Ella Sullivan, and their father, Henry, come to a family agreement: Christmas is a holiday for other people. At their brownstone in Harlem, stockings go unstuffed, tinsel unstrewn, gifts unbought, mistletoe unhung, chestnuts unroasted, carols unplayed, cookies uncooked, a tree un-visible, and guests uninvited. Until this year. Until guests start arriving anyway. In pairs and sixes,...
927) The familiars
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When a scrappy alley cat named Aldwyn passes himself off as a magical animal companion to Jack, a young wizard in training, Aldwyn and his fellow "familiars, " a know-it-all blue jay and bumbling tree frog, must save the kingdom after the evil queen of Vastia kidnaps Jack and two other wizards.
928) Julie of the wolves
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While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen- year old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
929) Crazy Horse
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When Crazy Horse and Cadillac, two very different but inseparable horses, go missing from the Half Moon Ranch in Colorado, thirteen-year-old Kirstie tries to recover the stolen animals.
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The final book in a young middle grade mystery-adventure series about Horace, an anxious Boston Terrier, and Bunwinkle, an exuberant potbellied pig, who team up to solve crimes in their barnyard and neighborhood.
In this third mystery, the pet-tective duo must solve a series of crimes at the local Renaissance Faire. Perfect for fans of Mercy Watson, The Trouble with Chickens, and A Boy Called Bat.
Life is never quiet at the Homestead. First, it...
932) Leyla
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Tired of her large, noisy, baboon family, young Leyla runs away and meets a lizard who teaches her to sit alone, be quiet, and do nothing.
933) Pig the stinker
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Pig the Pug loves to roll in all sorts of disgusting garbage, and track dirty paw prints all over the house; he does not like the idea of a bath, but when his plan the stop up the tub seriously backfires he decides that bath time must be endured--after all he can always find some more garbage to roll in.
935) Bees build beehives
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"When a hive gets too crowded, some bees leave and build a new hive of their own to raise baby bees. This illustrated narrative nonfiction book includes a range map and a "Build Like a Bee" hands-on activity, plus glossary and further resources"--
936) SEA SCORPIONS
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Sea scorpions were the biggest arthropods to ever exist. The biggest grew over 8 feet long! In this hi/lo title, readers will discover the lives of sea scorpions as they swam through prehistoric oceans. Leveled text and colorful illustrations show off sea scorpions' body parts, favorite foods, behaviors, and extinction. Special features map the prehistoric world, show off the animals' size, call out favorite foods, and highlight an important fossil...
938) Valentine mice!
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An energetic group of mice deliver valentines to the other animals.
939) River of secrets
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Just when Rain, Ghost, and Leaf, three pandas in the Bamboo Kingdom, discover the truth about their families, and the prophecy, a liar masquerading as a leader separates them to keep control of their homeland.
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