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The Wildlife Watching Encyclopedia establishes the basics of finding and identifying wildlife, including looking for tracks and listening for calls. Alongside text that describes animal behavior and habitat, readers will learn the importance of respecting wildlife and how to prepare for a successful wildlife watching adventure. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index.--
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Legend of the animal healer volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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After a fire kills her parents, eleven-year-old Martine must leave England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife game reserve in South Africa, where she befriends a mythical white giraffe.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 6
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When an attempt to steal Shirley, a rare sea-unicorn, results in the sinking of their houseboat, ten-year-old Thora, her mermaid mother, and Mr. Walters stay at the estate of old friends and find a solution to the friends' financial troubles, but the would-be thief is still on their trail.
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This series features the adventures of Chris and Martin Kratt as they encounter incredible wild animals, combine science education with fun and adventure, and travel to various habitats around the globe. Each episode has a live-action introduction, and the animated adventures examine the secret lives of extraordinary creatures. The animated adventuring brothers have Creature Power Suits, which means they can fly with peregrine falcons, while explaining...
47) Old Pearl
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After Theo rescues an old, injured bird he names Pearl, he persuades his grandmother they should take care of her, and their special bond grows until Pearl passes away.
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A mean magician turns all the African elephants into rocks. Diego, Alicia, and Baby Jaguar join Animal Rescuer Juma to find Erin the Elephant and a hidden magic drum that can break the spell and help all the animals in Africa. Help Diego and Alicia at Rescue Ranch when they meet Panchita, a prairie dog who needs to find a nice grassy prairie for her family. Jorge, the hawk needs to migrate, but when he loses the big hawks, he needs help from Diego....
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The One and Only Ivan volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 3
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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.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"These heartwarming stories of animal babies, rescued and nursed back to health by humans, will pull at the heart strings and make kids realize there's a survivor inside all of us. This reader is illustrated with adorable photographs that document these animals' recoveries. The carefully written text guarantees a successful and rewarding reading experience for level 1 readers"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Surveys the history of the troubled relationship between wolves and humans, examines the view that these predators are a valuable part of the ecosystem, and describes the conservation movement to restore them to the wild.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
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"Fourteen-year-old Sam is at a youth conference in Africa when the bus takes off without him, leaving him stranded. Within minutes he's attacked by an angry elephant and half-blinded by a spitting cobra. A young Masai tells Sam he needs medical attention--fast. But the only way to the hospital is through the Chui Hills. The same hills being terrorized by a ferocious, man-eating leopard"--
55) The Last Leopard
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Legend of the animal healer volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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A third prophecy, this time involving a leopard, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical healing powers over animals, when she travels with her grandmother and best friend Ben to Zimbabwe.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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"A stunning addition to the Scientists in the Field series that explores mercury pollution found in the rivers and streams of Western Montana that might cause harm to humans--and the extinction of the entire osprey species."--
57) We bought a zoo
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A former British newspaper columnist describes how he uprooted his family to the English countryside and purchased a dilapidated zoo, home to more than two hundred exotic animals, which he planned to refurbish and reopen as a family business, a scheme complicated by a lack of money, skeptical staff, family tension, and his wife's devastating illness.
58) The Black Sheep
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
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Fifteen-year-old Kendra Bishop quickly regrets her rash decision to write to a new reality television show when she finds herself in Monterey, California, living with a large family of activists rather than in a Manhattan apartment with her uptight, money-oriented parents.
59) Dolphin song
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Legend of the animal healer volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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A second prophecy, this time involving dolphins, comes true for eleven-year-old Martine, an orphaned South African girl who has mystical powers over animals, when she embarks on a school trip to study marine life off the coast of Mozambique.
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Secret Explorers volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The Secret Explorers head to the Borneo rainforest on a mission to rescue a lost baby orangutan. Along the way, they learn about threats to the rainforest--especially from greedy plantation owners to want to cut down the rainforest to expand palm oil production.
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