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Junie B. Jones series volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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There's going to be a pet day at school, only guess what? No dogs allowed! And that's the only kind of pet Junie B. has. If Mother and Daddy won't buy her a new pet, Junie B. will just have to find one on her own. Like mayby a jar of ants. Or a wiggly worm. Or - could it be - something even better?
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While on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote met a dog--a Labrador mix--who was living on his own in the wild. They became attached to each other, and Kerasote decided to name the dog Merle and bring him home. There, he realized that Merle's native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world. He put a dog door in his house so Merle could live both outside and in. This portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 6
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"It's been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very different lives. Pax and his mate, Bristle, have welcomed a litter of kits they must protect in a dangerous world. Meanwhile Peter--newly orphaned after the war, racked with guilt and loneliness--leaves his adopted home with Vola to join the Water Warriors, a group of people determined to heal the land from the scars of the war. When one...
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All creatures great and small volume 4
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Continues the memoirs of Yorkshire veterinarian James Herriot, as life for Herriot, his wife, and two children gets back to normal after World War II.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 7
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Presents the story of Marine Jay Kopelman's efforts to have Lava, a dog found in Fallujah, sent to the United States, at the same time focusing on Iraqi political corruption, miltary bureaucracy, and the sufferings of ordinary Iraqis who have become the innocent victims of the war.
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All creatures great and small volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 23
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All Things Bright and Beautiful is the beloved sequel to Herriot's first collection, All Creatures Great and Small, and picks up as Herriot, now newly married, journeys among the remote hillside farms and valley towns of the Yorkshire Dales, caring for their inhabitants---both two- and four-legged. Throughout, Herriot's deep compassion, humor, and love of life shine out as we laugh, cry, and delight in his portraits of his many, varied animal patients...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 17
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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World was a blockbuster bestseller. It spawned three children's books, and is the basis for an upcoming movie. Now Dewey is back, with even more heartwarming moments and life lessons to share. Dewey's Nine Lives offers nine funny, inspiring, and heartwarming stories about amazing felines - including Dewey - all told from the perspective of "Dewey's Mom," librarian Vicki Myron.
11) Esio Trot
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Shy and lonely Mr. Hoppy devises a plan to win the heart of his true love, Mrs. Silver, by teaching her a spell to make her beloved pet tortoise grow bigger.
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[2019]
Description
Terrier Max is coping with some major life changes. His owner is now married and has a toddler, Liam. Max is so worried about protecting the boy that he develops a nervous tic. On a family trip to a farm, Max and Duke encounter many creatures who elevates Max's anxiety. Luckily, Max gets some guidance from veteran farm dog Rooster, who pushes Max to ditch his neuroses, find his inner alpha, and give Liam a little more freedom. Can Max and the gang...
13) Hi! Fly Guy
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Series
Fly Guy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Buzz captures a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show, his parents and the judges tell him that a fly cannot be a pet, but Fly Guy proves them wrong.
14) I wanna iguana
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Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Alex and his mother write notes back and forth in which Alex tries to persuade her to let him have a baby iguana for a pet.
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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A ground-breaking book to help dogs live healthier and longer lives. When Rodney Habib's dog, Sam, was diagnosed with cancer in 2013, it sent him on a mission to save her life. At the age of five, Sam was given only six months to live. Her plight inspired Rodney to travel the world, looking for innovative ways to arrest the progression of the disease. In his quest to save Sam, he met world-renowned veterinarian Karen Becker, a proactive pet health...
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All creatures great and small volume 5
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In stories of wonders great and small, the author reintroduces many old friends like Mrs. Pumphrey, his partner Liegfried Farnon, and his wife Helen. But there are wonderful new faces, too, expecially his children, Rosie and Jimmy, and his latest assistant, Calum Buchanan.The author offers a collection of memoirs, describing the family and friends who share his life on the Yorkshire dales.
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Series
All creatures great and small volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 26
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Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants--four-legged and otherwise--with the world's best-loved animal doctor. For over 25 years, since "All Creatures Great and Small" was first published, readers have delighted to the storytelling genius of James Herriot, the Yorkshire veterinarian whose fascinating vignettes brim with the wonder of life, animal and human.