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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"It's hard to be lonely, isn't it? To miss someone who should be here?" Jodi Stuber wasn't looking for another horse for her struggling therapy ranch-let alone one like Solomon. After losing his herd, he was solitary and sad, spending his days standing near the plastic deer in his yard for company. No stranger herself to loss and heartache, Jodi knew she had to give Solomon a home. The road to recovery wouldn't be easy. As Solomon struggled to fit...
63) Sun kissed
Author
Series
Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan series volume 7
Description
When her champion quarter horses are poisoned, Samantha Harrington, the insurance beneficiary, becomes the prime suspect and, with rumors circulating that she is guilty, finds the one person who believes in her innocence, local veterinarian Tucker Coulter.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
An intimate account―the first from a trail veterinarian―of the canines who brave the challenges of the Iditarod. Few sporting events attract as much attention, or create as much spectacle, as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Each March, despite subzero temperatures and white-out winds, hundreds of dogs and dozens of mushers journey to Anchorage, Alaska, to participate in “The Last Great Race on Earth,” a grueling, thousand-mile race across...
Author
Series
Madeline (Ludwig Bemelmans) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When the Spanish ambassador moves in next door, Madeline and the rest of the twelve little girls discover that his son is not the best neighbor.
67) Cages
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Kit never means to steal the bracelet; it is just a dumb mistake. But when she is caught Kit is sentenced to twenty hours of volunteer work at the humane society. Kit knows how it feels to be stuck in a cage like those animals and soon she begins to learn that the key to her own cage is right in front of her.
Author
Series
Joanna Brady mysteries volume 16
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Description
An old woman, both a hermit and a hoarder, is dying in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. While cleaning out her dilapidated house, her estranged daughter, Liza Machett, discovers a fortune in hundred-dollar bills hidden in the tall stacks of books and magazines that crowd every corner. For Liza, a waitress at a small local diner, the money seems like a blessing--until an elderly man she's never met appears at her mother's funeral, warning that she's...
69) Little lost bat
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Chronicles the early life of an orphaned Mexican free-tailed bat, from its birth to its adoption by a new mother. Includes material about bats"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Describes the life of Fiona, a baby hippopotamus who was born prematurely and raised by humans at the Cincinnati Zoo, and details how the hippo became a worldwide Internet sensation. Includes general information about hippos as a species.
Author
Series
Animal ark volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Adhering to her parents' policy of not permiting wild animals to stay in their veterinary hospital, Mandy finds a "halfway house" for her rescued hedgehogs where they can rehabiltate before returning to the wild.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
In this masterful hybrid of nature writing and cultural studies, the author investigates our connection with deer, from mythology to biology, offering a unique and intimate perfective on a very human relationship while inviting us to contemplate the paradoxes of how we interact with and shape the natural world.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
From rescuing six baby wild turkeys at the bottom of a storm drain to capturing a ten-foot-long (3-m) boa constrictor slithering through a Florida neighborhood, animal control officers are devoted to protecting animals and ensuring the safety of people.
76) American bison
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the characteristics, behaviors, and life cycles of American bison, explains some of the reasons why the animals were slaughtered in the late nineteenth century, and discusses the efforts of conservationists to restore American bison populations on protected reserves and ranches.
78) Greyhounds
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the physical features, history, temperament, and care of the Greyhound dog breed.
Author
Series
Animal ark volume 24
Pub. Date
[2001], c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Mandy and James try to aid twin foals who are sick and, in addition, they must try to keep the foals' farm from financial ruin.