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The Memory of an Elephant by Alex Lasker
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratings"The Memory of an Elephant" is an epic saga told by an aging African elephant as he makes a last, perilous journey to find the humans who rescued him as an orphan some fifty years ago...Categorized as:
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Path of Stars by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDiscover the origins of the warrior Clans in the conclusion to this thrilling prequel arc in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series. The Dawn of the Clans takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code.After moons of strife, the forest cats have settled into five camps...Categorized as:
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![The Circus Ship Big Book by Chris Van Dusen]()
The Circus Ship Big Book by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith stunning artwork and a rhyming text, the illustrator of the Mercy Watson books tells a tale of human-animal connection full of humor and heart...Categorized as:
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First Battle by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsDiscover the origins of the warrior Clans in the third book of this thrilling Warriors prequel series from #1 nationally bestselling author Erin Hunter now featuring fierce new art. The Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code...Categorized as:
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The Blazing Star by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDiscover the origins of the warrior Clans in this thrilling prequel to Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors seriesThe fourth book in the Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code.The first great battle has ended, and each group has agreed to a truce...Categorized as:
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Wild Rescuers: Escape to the Mesa by StacyPlays
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe next installment in the New York Times bestselling series! From YouTube gamer StacyPlays comes the exhilarating sequel to her Minecraft-inspired adventure novel about a girl raised by wolves. Stacy would do anything to protect the Taiga where she lives with the pack of intelligent wolves who raised her... -
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A Forest Divided by Erin Hunter, Wayne McLoughlin
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFollow your hearts. They will lead you home.Leaf-bare has fallen once more, threatening all cats with hunger and cold. Meanwhile, the message from the spirit-cats remains the same: in order to survive, they must grow and spread like the Blazing Star. And they must hurry...Categorized as:
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Thunder Rising by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsDiscover the origins of the warrior Clans in the second book of this thrilling Warriors prequel series from #1 nationally bestselling author Erin Hunter now featuring fierce new art. The Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the warrior code...Categorized as:
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Escargot by Dashka Slater
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe unabridged board book edition of the funny and charming award-winning picture book, Escargot. Bonjour! Escargot is a beautiful French snail who wants only two things:1. To be your favorite animal. 2. To get to the delicious salad at the end of the book.But when he gets to the salad, he discovers that there's a carrot in it. And Escargot hates carrots...Categorized as:
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![Warriors: Dawn of the Clans Box Set: Volumes 1 to 3 by Erin Hunter]()
Warriors: Dawn of the Clans Box Set: Volumes 1 to 3 by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis collection contains the first three books in the thrilling prequel arc in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! Discover how the warrior Clans came to be.Dawn of the Clans #1: The Sun Trail: Long before Firestar left his kittypet home to join ThunderClan, a band of cats from the mountains set off on a dangerous journey in search of a new home... -
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A Hidden Enemy by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsErin Hunter, the #1 nationally bestselling author of the Warriors series, is back with book 2 in the action-packed Survivors series. The time has come for dogs to rule the wild.In the aftermath of the Big Growl that destroyed their city, Bella and the Leashed Dogs have finally settled in the forest where there is plenty of clean water and prey...Categorized as:
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Dark River by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe three children of Squirrelflight and Brambleclaw, grandchildren of the great leader Firestar, have thrived in their apprenticeships: Lionpaw's strength and energy serve him well as a warrior in training, Hollypaw hones her understanding of the warrior code, and Jaypaw explores his mysterious powers and connection to StarClan as the medicine cat apprentice...Categorized as:
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The Endless Lake by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA vicious storm is gathering-and any dog who stands alone risks being swept away.Kirkus Reviews praised Survivors as a "wild and wonderful adventure" in a starred review...Categorized as:
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Storm of Dogs by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Storm of Dogs has begun—and no dog will escape its fury.Now that their ruthless former Alpha has left the Wild Pack and Sweet has taken his place, the dogs should finally be able to find peace in their new home...Categorized as:
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Watch Wolf by Kathryn Lasky
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA wolf's eye view of the legends of Ga'Hoole in this stirring third installment of the Wolves of Beyond series by bestselling author Kathryn Lasky.Born with a twisted paw, Faolan was abandoned as a wolf pup and left to die. But not only did he survive and make it back to the wolf clan, he proved himself to be one of the most worthy wolves of all...Categorized as:
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Martin Marten by Brian Doyle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDave is fourteen years old, eager, and headlong. He is about to start high school, which is scary and alluring. Martin is a pine marten, a small, muscled hunter of the deep woods. He is about to leave home for the first time, which is scary and thrilling...Categorized as:
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The Broken Path by Erin Hunter
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLucky and Alpha have finally reached an uneasy peace, but tensions are still high—and Alpha has made it clear that there are some dogs he will never fully accept.As the newly united Pack sets off in search of a home far away from the Fierce Dog camp, they discover that no territory is truly safe...Categorized as:
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Ginger by Kate Klimo
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGinger the golden retriever narrates the story of her life, from her birth in a puppy mill through the various people who have ''owned'' her...Title: .Ginger..Author: .Klimo, Kate/ Jessell, Tim (ILT)..Publisher: .Random House Childrens Books..Publication Date: .2013/01/08..Number of Pages: .147..Binding Type: .PAPERBACK..Library of Congress:...Categorized as:
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![Bruce's Big Storm by Ryan T. Higgins]()
Bruce's Big Storm by Ryan T. Higgins
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBruce's home is already a full house.But when a big storm brings all his woodland neighbors knocking, he'll have to open his door to a crowd of animals in need of shelter-whether he likes it or not.Readers will love this next installment of the uproarious, award-winning Mother Bruce series...Categorized as:
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![Journey's End by Christopher Holt, Jeff Sampson]()
Journey's End by Christopher Holt, Jeff Sampson
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCanine heroes Max, Rocky, and Gizmo return in this exciting series finale! As the trio travel south, following a trail of beacons left by Dr. Lynn, they encounter a stampede of horses. The horses urge the dogs to turn back, warning about a "silver wall of doom" that lies ahead.But the warning only serves to motivate Max...Categorized as:
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Wolf: The Journey Home by Asta Bowen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this fictionalized account of real events, a female wolf named Marta, along with her young family, sets out on an epic journey to return to their home hunting grounds in Montana after they are mistakenly relocated by a group of naturalists...Categorized as:
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![My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Marked Thief of Marapore by G.M. Berrow]()
My Little Pony: Daring Do and the Marked Thief of Marapore by G.M. Berrow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDaring Do--fan-favorite character and star of her own books series read by the ponies on the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic TV show--has made the jump to her own real-life adventure series! Three missing relics. Two mysterious stallions. One fearless Pegasus. Deep in the southern reaches of Equestria, danger is brewing..Categorized as:
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![A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry]()
A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the stand-alone companion to the New York Times–bestselling A Wolf Called Wander, a young orca whale must lead her brother on a tumultuous journey to be reunited with their pod. This gorgeously illustrated animal adventure novel explores family bonds, survival, global warming, and a changing seascape. Includes information about orcas and their habitats.For Vega and her family, salmon is life... -
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![Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies]()
Bats at the Beach by Brian Lies
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFromCaldecott honor–winning and New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Brian Lies, a charming and lyrical beachy read perfect for summertime—or anytime. The first of many nighttime adventures with the award-winning Bat Book series...Categorized as:
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![The Black Stallion and Flame by Walter Farley]()
The Black Stallion and Flame by Walter Farley
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhile flying to a race, Alec Ramsay and the Black’s plane crash-lands in the stormy Caribbean. Chance brings the Black to the hidden island home of the giant red stallion, Flame. Such a small island can only support one alpha male. But before the two can fight–a fight that can only result in the death of one–a new danger appears...Categorized as:
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![The Fish Who Cried Wolf by Julia Donaldson]()
The Fish Who Cried Wolf by Julia Donaldson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNow back in print from the award-winning team behind Room on the Broom -- a very fishy story about very fishy stories!The little fish Tiddler comes late to school every day, but always with an elaborate excuse that charms his classmates -- and annoys his teacher! One day, as he's thinking up his next story, a net sweeps him up and hauls him far away...Categorized as:
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![The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby]()
The Nine Lives of Jacob Tibbs by Cylin Busby
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor fans of Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ivan comes the swashbuckling story of a little cat's high seas adventures, now available as a Yearling paperback.Captain Natick does not want to take a kitten on board his ship as it sets sail, but his daughter convinces him that the scrawny yellow cat will bring him good luck...Categorized as:
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Wolf Story by William McCleery
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRead by Anthony HealdOne cassette / 1 hour 8 mins.Take one young boy, his father and their bedtime ritual--a story. Five-year-old Michael has somehow managed it so that he gets to order up the basic ingredients of each night's story, whereupon Dad spins the tale and adds the embellishments...Categorized as:
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![The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek by Evelyn Sibley Lampman]()
The Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek by Evelyn Sibley Lampman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoan and Joey Brown went hunting for dinosaur fossils and instead found a real dinosaur, genus stegosaurus. George (as they called him) was very shy. Meet George. He's strong, as a giant dinosaur should be, strong enough to wreck a plane (Of course he thinks it's his old enemy, the flying Pteranodon.) He's loyal...Categorized as:
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Lightfoot the Deer by Thornton W. Burgess
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn should have been a season of contentment for the inhabitants of the Green Forest. Food was plentiful and all the young creatures born earlier in the year had been taught how to look out for themselves. It should not have been a sad time, but it was — because of the hunters and their long guns!Lightfoot the Deer was especially concerned... -
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Falcon Wild by Terry Lynn Johnson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn action-packed, contemporary novel about surviving in the wilderness.Thirteen-year-old Karma is desperate to become a certified falconer. At her dad's bird education center, she helps give demonstrations to guests and can fly the birds. But when her favorite rescued falcon, Stark, hurts Karma, her parents insist that they return the bird to its previous owner--in Canada...Categorized as:
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On The Road by Lucy Nolan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDown Girl spends her days protecting her master, Rruff, from Here Kitty Kitty and the neighborhood squirrels. But when Rruff invites Down Girl on a road trip, Down Girl knows she’s in for an even bigger adventure. With her best friend, Sit, along for the ride, the fun really begins. These two dogs never know quite where they’re going, but one thing’s certain... -
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Poopsie Gets Lost by Hannah E Harrison
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA fluffy, nap-loving cat goes on the (fur-raising!) outing of a lifetime in this funny and gorgeously illustrated adventure about finding your inner tough kitty.Poopsie the cat spends her days licking her paws and rubbing her ears and looking fluffy, until the pushy narrator of this story pressures her to do something a little less boring... -
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![To the Sea by Cale Atkinson]()
To the Sea by Cale Atkinson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSometimes Tim feels invisible at school-until one day, when Tim meets Sam. But Sam isn't just any new friend: he's a blue whale, and he can't find his way home! Returning Sam to the sea is hard work, but Tim is determined to help... -
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A River by Marc Martin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere is a river outside my window.Where will it take me? So begins an imaginary journey from the city to the sea. From factories to farmlands, freeways to forest, each new landscape is explored through stunning illustrations and poetic text from this award-winning picture-book creator... -
![Penguin Problems by Jory John]()
Penguin Problems by Jory John
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat?!Oh, you're going to read this book? Somehow I seriously doubt that. I bet you won't even finish reading this flap. Don't worry about it. Why would you want to learn about some penguin's problems when you have plenty of problems of your own? Just look around. The world's a mess!Besides, you probably don't even like penguins. Heck, I barely like penguins and I am a penguin...Categorized as:
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![10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle]()
10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTraditional Chinese edition of 10 Little Rubber Ducks by Eric Carle - a Laura Ingalls Wilder Award winner. The rubber ducks were sent to the ocean by a storm. One lost his way and was adopted by a mother duck. Can he squeak like other ducks? Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc... -
![Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Mélanie Watt]()
Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Mélanie Watt
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWe know by now that Scaredy Squirrel only feels safe when he's at home in his nut tree, with his defenses, his emergency kit and his back-up plans at the ready. So even though the sun is shining and it's time for a vacation, Scaredy does not want to go to the beach --- that vast, frightening place where a squirrel could get stranded...Categorized as:
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![A Wolf Called Fire by Rosanne Parry]()
A Wolf Called Fire by Rosanne Parry
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe stand-alone companion to Rosanne Parry’s New York Times bestseller A Wolf Called Wander tells the wilderness survival story of the wolf pup known as Warm and is illustrated in black and white throughout. This Voice of the Wilderness Novel features extensive back matter, including a map.Warm is the smallest pup, the one his father calls the heart of the pack...Categorized as:
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![Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni]()
Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTwo best friends, a minnow and a tadpole, are practically inseparable until the tadpole grows legs and decides to explore the world beyond the pond. When the tadpole, now a frog, returns to tell his friend of the extraordinary things he’s seen, the minnow, now a fish, tries to follow in his footsteps, but quickly finds that land is not what he expected...Categorized as:
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![Het geheim van de zee by Peter Benchley]()
Het geheim van de zee by Peter Benchley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn an island in the Gulf of California, an intrepid young woman named Paloma carries a special legacy from her father—a deep understanding of the sea and a sixth sense about the need to protect it... -
![Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman]()
Three Bears in a Boat by David Soman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the co-creator of the New York Times bestselling Ladybug Girl series comes a high seas adventure inspired by the classic picture books Little Bear and Where the Wild Things Are. Three bear siblings break their mother’s favorite blue seashell, and rather than tell her, they decide to set out in their sailboat to find her a new one...Categorized as:
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Raven Quest by Sharon Stewart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTok, the best flyer of all the young ravens, faces a terrible fate. Falsely accused of murder, he must leave the Raven Mountains forever. If he ever returns, he will be put to death by those he once called friends and family. Tok's only hope is to reclaim his honor by completing a quest. Long ago, the ravens lived in partnership with the Grey Lords...Categorized as:
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![The Panda Problem by Deborah Underwood]()
The Panda Problem by Deborah Underwood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe critically adored, New York Times bestselling Deborah Underwood delights with a hilariously meta celebration of storytelling out of control.Every story needs a problem.But Panda doesn't have a problem.Unless . . . Panda is the problem...Categorized as:
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![The Quest of the Cubs by Kathryn Lasky]()
The Quest of the Cubs by Kathryn Lasky
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect for fans of His Dark Materials! A gripping adventure where "nature, magic, and legend combine to create a world like no other." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewFor generations, the noble polar bears have ruled the Northern Kingdoms. But now, their society is on the brink of collapse. A group of power-hungry bears has seized control, and darkness is creeping across the snow...Categorized as:
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![The Complete Adventures of Olga Da Polga by Michael Bond]()
The Complete Adventures of Olga Da Polga by Michael Bond
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom the minute Olga arrives at her new home, she gathers all the other animals in the garden around and starts telling them exciting tales about the wild and wonderful adventures she's had...Categorized as:
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![Shadow Leader by Tara K. Harper]()
Shadow Leader by Tara K. Harper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLinked by an unbreakable telepathic bond, Dion and her wolf, Gray Hishn, were an unbeatable team. Together they could scout a trail better than any single human, and their unique healing talent had saved the lives of their companions during their desperate flight through the frozen mountains to warn their people of impending war...Categorized as:
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![Toot & Puddle: Charming Opal by Holly Hobbie]()
Toot & Puddle: Charming Opal by Holly Hobbie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen his cousin Opal loses a tooth during a visit, Puddle dresses as the Tooth Fairy so that Opal's hope of receiving a shiny quarter will not be disappointed...Categorized as:
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![Return Of Santa Paws by Nicholas Edwards]()
Return Of Santa Paws by Nicholas Edwards
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTake the positions I taught you, okay?" Uncle Steve ordered, as he struggled to keep the plane in the air...
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