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The Cuckoo Child
(age 7-10) by Dick King-Smith humor ... nature Publisher comments: At the zoo, Jack steals an ostrich egg that's about to be fed to a snake, brings it home to his family's farm, and persuades a pair of geese to be its foster parents. |
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Aani and the Tree Huggers
(age 7-10) by Jeannine Atkins enterprise ... nature Based on true events in northern India, this is the story of a little girl's bravery. One day, Aani hears the roaring of the tree cutters. Hoping to get the workers to put down their saws and hatchets, Aani and the village women explain that the trees provide food, fuel, and homes for animals, but to no avail. Finally, Aani wraps her body around one of the trees, with surprising results. |
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Storm Boy
(age 7-10) by Paul Owen Lewis folklore ... adventure ... nature A story drawn from Haida Indian literary tradition in which a boy falls from his canoe into a world of eighteen-foot tall humanlike creatures who welcome him and eventually return him to his village. |
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The Dragon and the Unicorn
(age 7-10) by Lynne Cherry fantasy ... knights/castles/dragons ... nature Valerio the dragon and Allegra the unicorn are driven into hiding when humans begin to destroy the natural beauty of their land, but they receive hope when they befriend the daughter of the man responsible. |
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Hawk Hill
(age 7-10) by Suzie Gilbert friendship ... nature ... animals Pete moves to a new town and discovers a rehabilitation center for birds of prey. |
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The Call of the Wild
(age 7-10) by Oliver Ho historical ... adventure ... nature ... animals An shortened version of Jack London's classic tale of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, that is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. |