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Only One Woof (age 7-10)
by James Herriot
realistic ... animals
Catalog: Gyp, a cheerful but always silent sheep dog, startles everyone with uncharacteristic behavior during the championship sheep dog trials.
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Just Grace Series (age 7-10)
by Charise Harper
animals ... mystery ... humor
Publisher comments: Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing Not So Super comics. She doesn't like Sammy Stringer, a boy in her class. She's got lots and lots of ideas, and when her neighbor's cat goes missing, Grace does her best to make Mrs. Luther feel less lonely. But as the mystery of the missing cat continues, Grace's well-intentioned plan backfires, and she finds herself in a bit of trouble. Maybe, just maybe, Sammy Stringer will help her through.
title: Just Grace
title: Still Just Grace
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The World According to Humphrey (age 7-10)
by Betty Birney
animals ... school ... friendship
Humphrey, pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.
title: The World According to Humphrey
title: Friendship According to Humphrey
title: Trouble According to Humphrey
title: Adventure According to Humphrey
title: Summer According to Humphrey
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Emmaline and the Bunny (age 7-10)
by Katherine Hannigan
friendship ... animals
Publisher comments: Emmaline lives in a very tidy town, but Emmaline is not tidy. Emmaline likes to hop, hop, hop and holler, "Hoopalala!" And, more than anything, Emmaline wants a bunny. Orson Oliphant is mayor of the town. He is very tidy. Orson Oliphant does not like hopping and hollering. And, more than anything, Orson Oliphant does not like animals. He has banished them all, including bunnies. But there is still one special, secret place in town where animals can hop and fly and be free—a place where there is a bunny. Is there a way for Emmaline to have a bunny of her own?
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Sneaky Pony Series (age 7-10)
by Hadley Higginson
friendship ... adventure ... animals
Publisher comments: Meet Catherine Corey Keegan Dana (everyone calls her Keeker). What she wants most of all is a pony. Meet Plum. Plum is a Shetland pony (who's known to be a teeny bit sneaky). She rarely, if ever, thinks about little girls. She certainly doesn't want one. When Plum moves to Keeker's farm, Keeker faces the challenge of winning a pony's trust and friendship. And when Plum and Keeker find themselves lost in the woods, they learn that working together is the best way to get out of a fix.
title: Keeker and the Sneaky Pony
title: Keeker and the Horse Show Showoff
title: Keeker and the Sugar Shack
title: Keeker and the Springtime Surprise
title: Keeker and the Pony Camp Catastrophe
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Tarantula Power! (age 7-10)
by Ann Whitehead Nagda
humor ... school ... animals
Publisher comments: Richard is forced to work with the class bully on an "Invent a Cereal" project. Inspired by the class pet, a tarantula, Richard tries to keep the bully from picking on a younger student.
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The Perfect Cat-Sitter (age 7-10)
by Ann Whitehead Nagda
humor ... animals
Publisher comments: When Rana's family has to leave for India, Susan promises to look after their pets. But things don't go exactly according to plan: Tiger the cat gets sick, a deer gets stuck in the Christmas lights, and her friend Richard gets hurt trying to help her! And then Tiger goes missing. How is Susan ever going to get things right?
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Snakes Are Nothing to Sneeze At (age 7-10)
by Gabrielle Charbonnet
family ... animals
Although he's not furry and her best friend thinks he's yucky, Annabel loves her new pet snake.
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The Invisible Dog (age 7-10)
by Dick King-Smith
magic ... animals
Events conspire to turn Janie's imaginary harlequin Great Dane into a real dog.
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Lassie Come-Home (age 7-10)
by Rosemary Wells
friendship ... animals
A collie undertakes a 1000-mile journey in order to once again meet her former master at the school gate. Retelling of Eric Knight's classic tale.
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Smudge: the Little Lost Lamb (age 7-10)
by James Herriot
adventure ... animals
Smudge is an adorable black-and-white lamb, who lives in Farmer Cobb's farmyard with his mother and many other animals. One fine spring day, though, Smudge decides to see the world outside Farmer Cobb's fence, and finds himself on a glorious adventure-until he discovers that he can't get back in.
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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 Enormous Crocodile (age 7-10)
by Roald Dahl
animals ... humor
The Enormous Crocodile loves to make his meals of fresh, juicy children, and the town near his river is full of them. He's got the disguises and clever tricks to catch them--or so he thinks. Even though the Enormous Crocodile may be wicked and cunning, the other animals in the jungle know just how to foil his plans.
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The Magic Finger (age 7-10)
by Roald Dahl
animals ... magic ... humor
The Gregg family loves hunting, but their eight-year-old neighbor can't stand it. After countless please for them to stop are ignored, she has no other choice--she has to put her magic finger on them. Now the Greggs are a family of birds, and like it or not, they're going to find out how it feels to be on the other end of the gun.
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Beware the Mare (age 7-10)
by Jessie Haas
friendship ... animals ... enterprise
Gramps gets a good bargain on an apparently perfect bay mare for Lily, but because the horse is named Beware he suspects that there may be something wrong with her.
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The Pony Pals Series (age 7-10)
by Jeanne Betancourt
adventure ... friendship ... animals
Each book finds our pals in a new equine adventure.
title: A Pony In Trouble
title: The Blind Pony

Ohlone Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:33 2012
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