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We have many great stories about special animals you may want to check-out from the media center. You may find a list of some of the book titles at the bottom of the page, along with a short blurb for each book.
574.5 WRI Wright, Alexandra. Will we miss them? : endangered species. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c1992.
Introduces children to the lives and challenges of endangered species from the perspective of an eleven-year-old author.
590 FraFranco, Betsy. Amazing animals. New York : Children's Press, c2002.
Briefly notes amazing animal actions such as a walrus feeling with its whiskers and a fly tasting with its feet.
591 DenDennard, Deborah. Do cats have nine lives? : the strange things people say about animals around the house. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda, c1993.
Questions and answers examine and explain common misconceptions about familiar animals.
591 DenDennard, Deborah. How wise is an owl? : the strange things people say about animals in the woods. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda, 1993.
Questions and answers examine and explain common misconceptions about various animals.
591 WEXWexo, John Bonnett. Animal champions. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, c1991, c1988.
Discusses unusual animals which stand out for their abilities or appearance.
591 WEXWexo, John Bonnett. Endangered animals. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, c1990.
Includes photographs of endangered animal species, with text that explains the role humans have played in heading the animals toward extinction, and discussion of what can be done to save the endangered wildlife.
591.1 BroBrooks, Bruce. Making sense : animal perception and communication. 1st ed. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux in association with Thirteen/WNET, 1993.
Knowing -- Seeing -- Hearing -- Smelling and tasting -- Feeling -- Wholeness. Discusses animals' six senses and how they use them to perceive and react to the world around them. Uses color photographs to illustrate ideas and particular animals.
591.4 GRE Greenaway, Theresa, 1947-. Beaks and noses. Austin, TX : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1995.
All about beaks -- All about noses -- Crackers -- Pokers and probers -- In touch -- Super scoops -- Goin' fishin' -- Feeding time! -- Nosing around -- Finding a mate -- Which way? -- Take a deep breath -- What a nose! -- Biggest is best -- Quiz. Examines animal beaks and noses and the ways these body parts have adapted to help animals survive.
591.4 GREGreenaway, Theresa, 1947-. Paws and claws. Austin, TX : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1995.
All about paws -- All about claws -- Fast movers -- Diggers -- Life at the top -- Upside down -- Softly, softly -- On the rocks -- Handy hands -- Hunters -- Fight! -- Listen! -- Swimmers -- In for the kill -- Quiz. Focuses on the special adaptations of animals' feet to facilitate running, digging, climbing, hanging, hunting, fighting, swimming, and moving about easily in certain habitats.
591.4 ThoThomson, Ruth. Teeth and tusks. London : Franklin Watts, 1989.
Describes the characteristics and uses of the teeth and tusks of different kinds of animals.
591.5 DahDahl, Michael. Do cows eat cake? : a book about what animals eat. Minneapolis, MN : Picture Window Books, c2003.
Introduces a number of different animals and the foods they eat.
591.5 RELRelf, Patricia. The magic school bus hops home : a book about animal habitats. New York : Scholastic, c1995.
Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the kinds of homes and living conditions that various animals require.
598.2 HARHarrison, Virginia, 1966-. The world of a falcon. Milwaukee : G. Stevens Pub., 1988.
Text and photographs present the characteristics and behavior of kestrels, including their feeding habits, home life, breeding techniques, and defense mechanisms.
598.2 HARHarrison, Virginia, 1966-. The world of eagles. US ed. Milwaukee : G. Stevens Pub., 1989.
Photographs and text depict eagles in their natural habitats, illustrating how they feed, defend themselves, and breed.
598.2 SAISaintsing, David. The world of owls. Milwaukee : Gareth Stevens Pub., 1988.
Text and photographs describe the lives of owls, including their feeding, breeding, and defense behavior.
598.2 SAISaintsing, David. The world of penguins. North American ed. Milwaukee, WI : G. Stevens, 1988.
Text and photographs describe the lives of penguins, including their feeding, breeding, and defense behavior.
598.4 WalWallace, Karen. Duckling days. New York : DK Publishing, c1999.
A mother duck builds her nest, lays her eggs, hatches six ducklings, and teaches them about life on their own.
598.7 GERGerholdt, James E., 1943-. Amazon parrots. Edina, MN : Abdo & Daughters, c1997.
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural habitat of these birds that are popular as pets because of their bright colors and ability to learn tricks.
636.1 FowFowler, Allan. Horses, horses, horses. Chicago : Childrens Press, c1992.
A simple explanation of how horses are beautiful and useful animals.
636.1 KALKalman, Bobbie. Baby horses. St. Catherines, Ont. ; : Crabtree, c2008.
Introduces the physical characteristics, behaviors, habitat, and life cycle of a baby horse.
636.1 MATMattern, Joanne, 1963-. Horses on the farm. Vero Beach, Fla. : Rourke Pub., c2011.
Many horses -- Big and small -- A horse's food -- Life on the farm -- A horse is born -- How horses help people. Explains what it takes to raise a horse on a farm, describing what farmers feed them, where they sleep, and how they are used by humans. Provides information about horses, their varieties, sizes, food, and life on the farm.
636.4 STOStone, Lynn M. Pigs. Vero Beach, FL : Rourke Corp., 1990.
An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, natural environment of pigs and their relationship to humans.
636.4 StoStone, Lynn M. Pigs have piglets. Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2000.
An introduction to the life cycle of pigs from birth to adult, discussing appearance, food, instinct, and nurturing.
808.87 BalBall, Jacqueline A., 1952-. Riddles about baby animals. Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Silver Press, c1989.
Rhyming riddles introduce the physical characteristics and behavior of several baby animals.
811 PREPrelutsky, Jack. If not for the cat. 1st ed. [New York] : Greenwillow Books, c2004.
Presents an illustrated collection of haiku-style poems about different animals.
811 SINSinger, Marilyn. Creature carnival. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2004.
Presents a collection of poems about the fabled beasts that are part of the Creature Carnival, including the Sphinx, Cerberus, Nessie, the Frog Prince, and others.
920 GeoGeorge, Jean Craighead, 1919-. The tarantula in my purse : and 172 other wild pets. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1996.
A collection of autobiographical stories about raising a houseful of children and wild pets including crows, skunks, and raccoons.
929.9 YanYanuck, Debbie L. The bald eagle. Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2003.
Information on bald eagles accompanies an introduction to how this bird became a symbol of the United States.
E CANCannon, Janell, 1957-. Pinduli. 1st ed. Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2004.
Pinduli, a young striped hyena, is hurt by the unkind words of Dog, Lion, and Zebra, but her clever trick in return promotes her clan's survival and spreads harmony throughout the savannah. Includes backmatter notes about hyenas and other animals of the African savannah.
E CarCarle, Eric. "Slowly, slowly, slowly," said the sloth. New York : Philomel Books, c2002.
Challenged by the other jungle animals for its seemingly lazy ways, a sloth living in a tree explains the many advantages of his slow and peaceful existence.
E ChaChall, Marsha Wilson. Up north at the cabin. 1st ed. New York : Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard, 1992.
Summer vacation up north at the cabin provides memorable experiences with the water, the animals, and the other faces of nature.
E CHECherry, Lynne. The great kapok tree : a tale of the Amazon rain forest. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1990.
The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
E CROCronin, Doreen. Click, clack, moo : cows that type. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2000.
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
E DICDiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson thinks like a pig. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Two sisters move in next door to where Mercy the pig lives, and frustrated when Mercy continues to eat their flowers decide to call for the help of an Animal Control Officer, Francine Poulet, to handle the case.
E FINFink, Joanne, 1954-. Jack, the seal, and the sea. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Silver Burdett Press, c1988.
Jack spends his days sailing the sea and taking in nets full of half-dead fish, ignoring the polluted condition of the water, until he finds an ailing seal and receives a message from the sea itself about its sorry state.
E GraGraham, Amanda, 1961-. Who wants Arthur? North American ed. Milwaukee : G. Stevens Pub., 1987, c1984.
Arthur, a dog in a pet store waiting to be adopted, takes on the identities of other animals he thinks might be more appealing, until discovering that he can be a success as himself.
E GraGranowsky, Alvin, 1936-. Brainy bird saves the day! Austin, TX : Steck-Vaughn, c1996.
Juxtaposes the traditional tale of Henny Penny and her friends with a retelling in which the animals' more careful analysis of the situation helps them avoid a sad ending.
E IREIreland, Karin. Don't take your snake for a stroll. 1st ed. San Diego : Harcourt, c2003.
Mayhem ensues when a little boy takes unusual pets like a rhinoceros and a kangaroo to places usually reserved for people.
E MARMartin, Bill, 1916-2004. Panda bear, panda bear, what do you see? 1st ed. New York : Holt, 2003.
Illustrations and rhyming text present ten different endangered animals.
E MCCMcCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003. Make way for ducklings. New York : Viking Press/Puffin, 1999, c1941.
A family of mallard ducks searches for a new home in Boston.
E MCCMcCully, Emily Arnold. Wonder horse. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2010.
A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
E MinMinshull, Evelyn White. Eaglet's world. Morton Grove, Ill. : Whitman, 2002.
From the time he is still in the egg, a baby bald eagle is reluctant to take each new step in his growth, until the day comes when he flies and sees the beautiful world beyond his parents' nest.
E ShaShannon, David, 1959-. Duck on a bike. New York : Blue Sky Press, c2002.
One day, Duck decides to try riding a bike. As he rides past all the farm animals, everyone has different thoughts about Duck's idea. Each animal's thoughts, in expressions from boredom to envy, are perfectly illustrated.
E SIESierra, Judy. Wild about books. 1st ed. New York : Knopf :, c2004.
A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.
E SOCSockabasin, Allen J. Thanks to the animals. Gardiner, ME : Tilbury House, c2005.
During the Passamaquoddy winter migration in Maine, Baby Zoo Sap falls off the family bobsled and the forest animals hearing his cries, gather to protect him until his father returns to find him.
E WILWilson, Karma. Bear wants more. New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2003.
When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.
E ZIMZimmerman, Andrea Griffing. The cow buzzed. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, c1993.
The farm animals give one another a cold, passing along their distinctive voices along with the coughs, sniffles, and sneezes.
F ANDAnderson, Laurie Halse. Storm rescue. New York : Puffin Books, 2008.
After a hurricane hits her town and all the veterinarians are busy on other emergencies, Sunita must face her fears in order to help Lucy, a stranded diabetic cat with a broken leg.
F AppApplegate, Katherine. The one and only Ivan. 1st ed. New York : Harper, 2011.
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
F CamCameron, Ann, 1943-. The stories Huey tells. New York : Random House, [2006], c1995.
Huey invents banana spaghetti, is frightened by a bad dream, becomes an animal tracker, and leaves on a trip to Africa.
F ColCarmi, Rebecca. Expedition down under. New York : Scholastic, c2001.
Ms. Frizzle's class travels on the Magic School Bus to Australia where they study the continent's animals.
F ColStamper, Judith Bauer. Polar bear patrol. New York : Scholastic, c2002.
Ms. Frizzle's class goes to the North Pole to study the animals of the Arctic.
F GifGiff, Patricia Reilly. Pet parade. New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, c1996.
When Pet Week comes to Room 113, members of the class compete to bring the best pet and in the process learn some important lessons about caring for their animals.
F HowHowe, Deborah. Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery. New York : Avon, 1980, c1979.
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
F KolKoller, Jackie French. Mole and Shrew all year through. New York : Random House, c1997.
In their own original way, best friends Mole and Shrew celebrate five holidays throughout the year.
F OsbOsborne, Mary Pope. Good morning, gorillas. 1st ed. New York : Random House, 2002.
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rainforest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them.
F OsbOsborne, Mary Pope. Tigers at twilight. New York : Random House, c1999.
Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, Jack and Annie have adventures with a tiger and other endangered animals.
F TARTarshis, Lauren. The shark attacks of 1916. New York : Scholastic Press, c2010.
Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water.
F WarWarner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979. The pet shop mystery. Morton Grove, IL : Whitman, c1996.
While helping out part time in a pet shop, the Alden children discover an employee who is smuggling and selling exotic animals
574.5 WRI Wright, Alexandra. Will we miss them? : endangered species. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c1992.
Introduces children to the lives and challenges of endangered species from the perspective of an eleven-year-old author.
590 FraFranco, Betsy. Amazing animals. New York : Children's Press, c2002.
Briefly notes amazing animal actions such as a walrus feeling with its whiskers and a fly tasting with its feet.
591 DenDennard, Deborah. Do cats have nine lives? : the strange things people say about animals around the house. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda, c1993.
Questions and answers examine and explain common misconceptions about familiar animals.
591 DenDennard, Deborah. How wise is an owl? : the strange things people say about animals in the woods. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda, 1993.
Questions and answers examine and explain common misconceptions about various animals.
591 WEXWexo, John Bonnett. Animal champions. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, c1991, c1988.
Discusses unusual animals which stand out for their abilities or appearance.
591 WEXWexo, John Bonnett. Endangered animals. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, c1990.
Includes photographs of endangered animal species, with text that explains the role humans have played in heading the animals toward extinction, and discussion of what can be done to save the endangered wildlife.
591.1 BroBrooks, Bruce. Making sense : animal perception and communication. 1st ed. New York : Farrar Straus Giroux in association with Thirteen/WNET, 1993.
Knowing -- Seeing -- Hearing -- Smelling and tasting -- Feeling -- Wholeness. Discusses animals' six senses and how they use them to perceive and react to the world around them. Uses color photographs to illustrate ideas and particular animals.
591.4 GRE Greenaway, Theresa, 1947-. Beaks and noses. Austin, TX : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1995.
All about beaks -- All about noses -- Crackers -- Pokers and probers -- In touch -- Super scoops -- Goin' fishin' -- Feeding time! -- Nosing around -- Finding a mate -- Which way? -- Take a deep breath -- What a nose! -- Biggest is best -- Quiz. Examines animal beaks and noses and the ways these body parts have adapted to help animals survive.
591.4 GREGreenaway, Theresa, 1947-. Paws and claws. Austin, TX : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1995.
All about paws -- All about claws -- Fast movers -- Diggers -- Life at the top -- Upside down -- Softly, softly -- On the rocks -- Handy hands -- Hunters -- Fight! -- Listen! -- Swimmers -- In for the kill -- Quiz. Focuses on the special adaptations of animals' feet to facilitate running, digging, climbing, hanging, hunting, fighting, swimming, and moving about easily in certain habitats.
591.4 ThoThomson, Ruth. Teeth and tusks. London : Franklin Watts, 1989.
Describes the characteristics and uses of the teeth and tusks of different kinds of animals.
591.5 DahDahl, Michael. Do cows eat cake? : a book about what animals eat. Minneapolis, MN : Picture Window Books, c2003.
Introduces a number of different animals and the foods they eat.
591.5 RELRelf, Patricia. The magic school bus hops home : a book about animal habitats. New York : Scholastic, c1995.
Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the kinds of homes and living conditions that various animals require.
598.2 HARHarrison, Virginia, 1966-. The world of a falcon. Milwaukee : G. Stevens Pub., 1988.
Text and photographs present the characteristics and behavior of kestrels, including their feeding habits, home life, breeding techniques, and defense mechanisms.
598.2 HARHarrison, Virginia, 1966-. The world of eagles. US ed. Milwaukee : G. Stevens Pub., 1989.
Photographs and text depict eagles in their natural habitats, illustrating how they feed, defend themselves, and breed.
598.2 SAISaintsing, David. The world of owls. Milwaukee : Gareth Stevens Pub., 1988.
Text and photographs describe the lives of owls, including their feeding, breeding, and defense behavior.
598.2 SAISaintsing, David. The world of penguins. North American ed. Milwaukee, WI : G. Stevens, 1988.
Text and photographs describe the lives of penguins, including their feeding, breeding, and defense behavior.
598.4 WalWallace, Karen. Duckling days. New York : DK Publishing, c1999.
A mother duck builds her nest, lays her eggs, hatches six ducklings, and teaches them about life on their own.
598.7 GERGerholdt, James E., 1943-. Amazon parrots. Edina, MN : Abdo & Daughters, c1997.
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural habitat of these birds that are popular as pets because of their bright colors and ability to learn tricks.
636.1 FowFowler, Allan. Horses, horses, horses. Chicago : Childrens Press, c1992.
A simple explanation of how horses are beautiful and useful animals.
636.1 KALKalman, Bobbie. Baby horses. St. Catherines, Ont. ; : Crabtree, c2008.
Introduces the physical characteristics, behaviors, habitat, and life cycle of a baby horse.
636.1 MATMattern, Joanne, 1963-. Horses on the farm. Vero Beach, Fla. : Rourke Pub., c2011.
Many horses -- Big and small -- A horse's food -- Life on the farm -- A horse is born -- How horses help people. Explains what it takes to raise a horse on a farm, describing what farmers feed them, where they sleep, and how they are used by humans. Provides information about horses, their varieties, sizes, food, and life on the farm.
636.4 STOStone, Lynn M. Pigs. Vero Beach, FL : Rourke Corp., 1990.
An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, natural environment of pigs and their relationship to humans.
636.4 StoStone, Lynn M. Pigs have piglets. Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2000.
An introduction to the life cycle of pigs from birth to adult, discussing appearance, food, instinct, and nurturing.
808.87 BalBall, Jacqueline A., 1952-. Riddles about baby animals. Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Silver Press, c1989.
Rhyming riddles introduce the physical characteristics and behavior of several baby animals.
811 PREPrelutsky, Jack. If not for the cat. 1st ed. [New York] : Greenwillow Books, c2004.
Presents an illustrated collection of haiku-style poems about different animals.
811 SINSinger, Marilyn. Creature carnival. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2004.
Presents a collection of poems about the fabled beasts that are part of the Creature Carnival, including the Sphinx, Cerberus, Nessie, the Frog Prince, and others.
920 GeoGeorge, Jean Craighead, 1919-. The tarantula in my purse : and 172 other wild pets. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c1996.
A collection of autobiographical stories about raising a houseful of children and wild pets including crows, skunks, and raccoons.
929.9 YanYanuck, Debbie L. The bald eagle. Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2003.
Information on bald eagles accompanies an introduction to how this bird became a symbol of the United States.
E CANCannon, Janell, 1957-. Pinduli. 1st ed. Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2004.
Pinduli, a young striped hyena, is hurt by the unkind words of Dog, Lion, and Zebra, but her clever trick in return promotes her clan's survival and spreads harmony throughout the savannah. Includes backmatter notes about hyenas and other animals of the African savannah.
E CarCarle, Eric. "Slowly, slowly, slowly," said the sloth. New York : Philomel Books, c2002.
Challenged by the other jungle animals for its seemingly lazy ways, a sloth living in a tree explains the many advantages of his slow and peaceful existence.
E ChaChall, Marsha Wilson. Up north at the cabin. 1st ed. New York : Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard, 1992.
Summer vacation up north at the cabin provides memorable experiences with the water, the animals, and the other faces of nature.
E CHECherry, Lynne. The great kapok tree : a tale of the Amazon rain forest. San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1990.
The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rain forest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
E CROCronin, Doreen. Click, clack, moo : cows that type. New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2000.
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
E DICDiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson thinks like a pig. 1st ed. Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Two sisters move in next door to where Mercy the pig lives, and frustrated when Mercy continues to eat their flowers decide to call for the help of an Animal Control Officer, Francine Poulet, to handle the case.
E FINFink, Joanne, 1954-. Jack, the seal, and the sea. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Silver Burdett Press, c1988.
Jack spends his days sailing the sea and taking in nets full of half-dead fish, ignoring the polluted condition of the water, until he finds an ailing seal and receives a message from the sea itself about its sorry state.
E GraGraham, Amanda, 1961-. Who wants Arthur? North American ed. Milwaukee : G. Stevens Pub., 1987, c1984.
Arthur, a dog in a pet store waiting to be adopted, takes on the identities of other animals he thinks might be more appealing, until discovering that he can be a success as himself.
E GraGranowsky, Alvin, 1936-. Brainy bird saves the day! Austin, TX : Steck-Vaughn, c1996.
Juxtaposes the traditional tale of Henny Penny and her friends with a retelling in which the animals' more careful analysis of the situation helps them avoid a sad ending.
E IREIreland, Karin. Don't take your snake for a stroll. 1st ed. San Diego : Harcourt, c2003.
Mayhem ensues when a little boy takes unusual pets like a rhinoceros and a kangaroo to places usually reserved for people.
E MARMartin, Bill, 1916-2004. Panda bear, panda bear, what do you see? 1st ed. New York : Holt, 2003.
Illustrations and rhyming text present ten different endangered animals.
E MCCMcCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003. Make way for ducklings. New York : Viking Press/Puffin, 1999, c1941.
A family of mallard ducks searches for a new home in Boston.
E MCCMcCully, Emily Arnold. Wonder horse. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2010.
A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
E MinMinshull, Evelyn White. Eaglet's world. Morton Grove, Ill. : Whitman, 2002.
From the time he is still in the egg, a baby bald eagle is reluctant to take each new step in his growth, until the day comes when he flies and sees the beautiful world beyond his parents' nest.
E ShaShannon, David, 1959-. Duck on a bike. New York : Blue Sky Press, c2002.
One day, Duck decides to try riding a bike. As he rides past all the farm animals, everyone has different thoughts about Duck's idea. Each animal's thoughts, in expressions from boredom to envy, are perfectly illustrated.
E SIESierra, Judy. Wild about books. 1st ed. New York : Knopf :, c2004.
A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.
E SOCSockabasin, Allen J. Thanks to the animals. Gardiner, ME : Tilbury House, c2005.
During the Passamaquoddy winter migration in Maine, Baby Zoo Sap falls off the family bobsled and the forest animals hearing his cries, gather to protect him until his father returns to find him.
E WILWilson, Karma. Bear wants more. New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2003.
When spring comes, Bear wakes up very hungry and is treated to great food by his friends.
E ZIMZimmerman, Andrea Griffing. The cow buzzed. 1st ed. New York : HarperCollins, c1993.
The farm animals give one another a cold, passing along their distinctive voices along with the coughs, sniffles, and sneezes.
F ANDAnderson, Laurie Halse. Storm rescue. New York : Puffin Books, 2008.
After a hurricane hits her town and all the veterinarians are busy on other emergencies, Sunita must face her fears in order to help Lucy, a stranded diabetic cat with a broken leg.
F AppApplegate, Katherine. The one and only Ivan. 1st ed. New York : Harper, 2011.
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
F CamCameron, Ann, 1943-. The stories Huey tells. New York : Random House, [2006], c1995.
Huey invents banana spaghetti, is frightened by a bad dream, becomes an animal tracker, and leaves on a trip to Africa.
F ColCarmi, Rebecca. Expedition down under. New York : Scholastic, c2001.
Ms. Frizzle's class travels on the Magic School Bus to Australia where they study the continent's animals.
F ColStamper, Judith Bauer. Polar bear patrol. New York : Scholastic, c2002.
Ms. Frizzle's class goes to the North Pole to study the animals of the Arctic.
F GifGiff, Patricia Reilly. Pet parade. New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers, c1996.
When Pet Week comes to Room 113, members of the class compete to bring the best pet and in the process learn some important lessons about caring for their animals.
F HowHowe, Deborah. Bunnicula : a rabbit-tale of mystery. New York : Avon, 1980, c1979.
Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
F KolKoller, Jackie French. Mole and Shrew all year through. New York : Random House, c1997.
In their own original way, best friends Mole and Shrew celebrate five holidays throughout the year.
F OsbOsborne, Mary Pope. Good morning, gorillas. 1st ed. New York : Random House, 2002.
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rainforest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them.
F OsbOsborne, Mary Pope. Tigers at twilight. New York : Random House, c1999.
Having used their magic tree house to travel to India, Jack and Annie have adventures with a tiger and other endangered animals.
F TARTarshis, Lauren. The shark attacks of 1916. New York : Scholastic Press, c2010.
Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water.
F WarWarner, Gertrude Chandler, 1890-1979. The pet shop mystery. Morton Grove, IL : Whitman, c1996.
While helping out part time in a pet shop, the Alden children discover an employee who is smuggling and selling exotic animals
