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Author
Publisher
Blue Apple Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A little girl steps out into her rainy yard in search of her missing kitten. She discovers a series of charming garden denizens on the way to finding Kitty. After celebrating the glories of a rainy day, the book ends with a heartwarming reunion between girl and cat" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
While picking blueberries on a warm summer afternoon, Cammy and her brother see signs of unseen animals and their activities including footprints, a dam, and a floating feather.
Author
Series
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text explores what would happen if animals kissed like humans do, from a slow kiss between a sloth and her cub to a mud-happy kiss from a hippo calf to his father.
Author
Publisher
Imagine! Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores adaptations in animal bodies and behavior that help them find food, defend their homes, and avoid predators. Features close-up photographs from the National Wildlife Federation archives.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Director Billy Waddler is trying to film a documentary about moose, but the moose in question has no intention of spending his life in the woods and his animal friends, who have dreams of their own, help him prove his point.
Author
Publisher
Imagine! Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses animal vomit and the many purposes it serves, including scaring and distracting predators, feeding family and neighbors, protecting animals from poisoning, and aiding with digestion.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"In the newest addition to the ever-popular and authoritative nonfiction Scientists in the Field series, the team behindThe Frog Scientist take you on a research trip to New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean to follow crows in aviaries and in the wild while answering many thought-provoking questions like: "Can a crow outsmart a scientist?" Remarkably engaging narrative nonfiction coupled with beautiful photographs, this is a trip you won't regret booking!"--...
11) Earthworms
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photographs introduce earthworms"--
13) Flamingos
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full-color photos explain the habitat, range, life cycle, and behavior of flamingos while emphasizing their bright color"--Provided by publisher.
14) Animals in fall
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
Unlikely friendships for kids volume 1
Publisher
Workman Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents five stories about animals who have forged unlikely, abiding bonds with other animals of different species, from the rhesus monkey and the white dove to the lion and the baby oryx.
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This book takes readers on a journey through the night to discover the world of nocturnal animals living in their own backyards. This title focuses on bats, showcasing their behavior, habitat, diet, and the things they get up to when we're asleep!"--
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