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1) Black Beauty
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"When Black Beauty was born one sweet spring day, he could not have imagined the life ahead of him. Following his mother's advice to do his work with a good will, he enjoys the adventures of country and city life, makes new friends, and suffers from the cruelty and greed of his human masters. Beauty faces each challenge with bravery and kindness -- and then a chance encounter with an old friend brings him the greatest joy of all. Anna Sewell's classic...
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Dog's purpose (Juvenile) volume 1
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English
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Trained as a search-and-rescue dog since puppyhood, Ellie can track and find people who are physically lost, but it is her owners, widower Jakob and lonely Maya, who challenge her to find a way to save people who are lost in other ways.
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Bob, a mutt of uncertain heritage, sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family. -- adapted from back cover
5) Wishtree
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"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"--
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NorthSouth Books Inc
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2018.
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English
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When two unlikely friends build a vessel capable of taking them to the bottom of the ocean and find a missing treasure, the truth turns out to be far more amazing. A mixture of STEM and animal adventure recommended for kids fascinated by engineering or invention.
10) The doghouse
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Cow, Pig, Duck, and Mouse are afraid to retrieve their ball when it goes into the dog's house, but when they do go in they are pleasantly surprised.
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"Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob. In the timeless way that only Katherine Applegate could craft, this highly...
12) Hello hello
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In simple text a set of animals, each one linked to the previous one by some trait of shape, color, or pattern, greet and interact with one another.
13) Moo
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When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn't know what to expect. She's ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents "volunteer" Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna -- and that stubborn cow, Zora.
14) New shoes
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First Second
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English
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Francis the donkey is the best shoemaker in the village. He uses only the finest materials: coconut wood for the soles, goat's wool for the insoles, and wild tiger grass for the uppers.
15) Kitten trouble
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Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 12
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Roaring Brook Press
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English
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When a nearby cat shelter is destroyed, Bad Kitty's family decides to foster some of the displaced kittens.
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Animal Rescue Agency volume 1
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English
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"When an animal is in trouble, there's only one place to turn: the Animal Rescue Agency! Dashing Esquire Fox used to organize the world's most elaborate chicken raids until the day she encountered Mr. Pepper. Meeting the blustery old rooster changed her heart, convincing her to turn from a life of crime and instead form the Animal Rescue Agency, which masterminds rescue operations across the globe. Esquire and her unlikely chicken business manager...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Here comes The Rock from the Sky, a hilarious meditation on the workings of friendship, fate, shared futuristic visions, and that funny feeling you get that there's something off somewhere, but you just can't put your finger on it."--
19) Cress Watercress
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2022.
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"When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It's a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what's left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone's business. Can a dead tree full of annoying...
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