Sheep Blast Off! Biscuit's First Sleepover (Biscuit)
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by Nancy E. Shaw
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by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
What Pet Will I Get? Little Pip and the Rainbow Wish
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by Vanita Oelschlager
Hardcover
by Elizabeth Baguley

Animal Stories

Sounder
by William Armstrong

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The Powerful Newbery Award-Winning Classic A landmark in children's literature, winner of the 1970 Newbery Medal, and the basis of an acclaimed film, Sounder traces the keen sorrow and the abiding faith of a poor African-American boy in the 19th-century... (read more)
 
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Visual Encyclopedia of Animals
by Dk

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Shows you what others only tell you. An invaluable family reference book, thematically organized into seven sections, and packed with facts, figures, and quotable statistics. An amazing wealth of information about the animal kingdom, from insects, fish... (read more)
 
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Pets

Cats
by Hans Silvester

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This beautiful and informative volume, full of stunning photographs and whimsical illustrations, lets young readers explore every facet of their favorite feline pets. Each image transports readers into a different aspect of a cat's cozy, comfortable... (read more)
 
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Penguins

Mr. Popper's Penguins
by Richard Atwater

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A classic of American humor, the adventures of a house painter and his brood of high-stepping penguins have delighted children for generations. "Here is a book to read aloud in groups of all ages. There is not an extra or misplaced word in the whole... (read more)
 
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Animals A to Z

The Eyes of Gray Wolf
by Jonathan London

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Listen carefully and you will hear the wild, untamed music of Gray Wolf as he races along icy ridges, howls at the moon, fiercely defends his territory against an unknown pack, and, finally, settles with a new mate. The simple, poetic text follows the... (read more)
 
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Birds

Who You Callin' Chicken?
by Thea Feldman

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Why did the chicken cross the road? To get its copy of Who You Callin' Chicken?, of course! Now these are funky chickens! Photographer Stephen Green-Armytage wowed adults with his chicken portraiture in Extraordinary Chickens. Now children will cock-a... (read more)
 
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Reptiles and Amphibians

Chameleons Are Cool
by Martin Jenkins

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A great resource for teachers! Read and Wonder books tell stories, take children on adventures, and reveal how big and WONDER-full the natural world really is.... (read more)
 
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Insects

Buzz
by DK Publishing

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Unlike any other creepy crawly title on the market, this vivid book not only teaches the basics about insects and other invertebrates, but brings the amazing world of worms, beetles, snails, millipedes, and spiders into our everyday lives. Three bug... (read more)
 
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Horses

Horse Breeds of North America
by Judith Dutson

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Collected in a perfect little pocket guide no horse lover will be able to resist, here are images of 96 breeds that call North America home. For each breed readers will find a full-page photograph accompanied by at-a-glance conformation and historical... (read more)
 
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Top Ten

Tuesday July 8, 2008

  1. Sounder by William H. Armstrong
  2. Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book by Rufus Seder
  3. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Aladdin Fantasy) by Robert C. O'brien
  4. Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse by Judy (ilt) Schachner
  5. Bottoms by Tanja Kirschner
  6. Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary
  7. Little Bear (I Can Read Books: Level 1) by Else Holmelund Minarik
  8. All Together Now by Anita Jeram
  9. Tails by Matthew Van Fleet
  10. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill, Jr. Martin

 



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Young readers can celebrate the birds in their own neighborhoods with this lyrical picture book that helps them learn to count backwards from ten to one. Full color.... (read more)
 
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Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Aladdin Fantasy)
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Skippyjon Jones in the Doghouse
by Judy (ilt) Schachner

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for another loco adventure. In his room for a time-out, Skippyjon Jones lets his imagination take him to a shack where his Chihuahua friends are yipping and yapping and hiding out from the bad Bobble-ito, who has taken over their doghouse. How El... (read more)
 
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Bottoms
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It's easy to recognize a polar bear or owl or squirrel from the front, but it's much harder to guess the animal from the back. This simple board book invites toddlers to play a guessing game and look at things from many different angles. Full color.... (read more)
 
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Henry and Beezus
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Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy find themselves busily trying to raise money to buy a bicycle.... (read more)
 
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Little Bear (I Can Read Books: Level 1)
by Else Minarik

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Meet Little Bear, a friend to millions of children.And meet Mother Bear, who is there whenever Little Bear needs her.When it is cold and snowy outside, she finds just the right outfit for Little Bear to play in.When he goes to the moon, she has a hot... (read more)
 
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