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  Squeaver Tales

  Tom Bingeman

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  IF THE ANIMALS IN A DARK AND MYSTERIOUS FOREST WERE IN DANGER, WOULD YOU BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO HELP? 
  Meet Squeaver, a friendly, funny half-squirrel, half-beaver who faces exactly that question, and he decides to help! 
  Will Squeaver bring happiness to the shadowy forest across the lake? Can he help the lonely creatures there find love and friendship? Or will he be attacked by an angry fox? 
  Join Squeaver and his sidekick, Smokey the fish, on their adventure into the forest of Koshek, where they will meet dangerous creatures and face difficult challenges. But Squeaver, with his kind heart and sense of humor, hopes he has what it takes to overcome fear and bring joy to those who need it.

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  Fire Escape - How Animals and...

  Jessica Stremer

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  A captivating overview of the clever ways animals detect, respond, and adapt to wildfires, as well as how climate change is affecting the frequency and severity of these devastating events in nature. 
   
  Goats and beavers. Drones and parachutes. Pinecones and beetles. What do they have in common? Believe it or not, they are all crucial tools in fighting, preventing, and adapting to wildfires! 
   
  These vicious fires are spreading faster and burning hotter than at any other time in history. Ongoing droughts, warming weather, and a history of poor forest management have extended the traditional wildfire season beyond the summer months. It is a matter of life and death for wildlife worldwide. 
   
  This breathtaking nonfiction book by an award-winning team focuses on unique angles to a hot topic, including injury rehabilitation efforts, species that use wildfires to their advantage, how to help area repopulation, and the animals that help prevent/fight wildfires. 
   
  Books for a Better Earth are designed to inspire children to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on. 
   
  A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection 
  An NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book 
  An ALA Sustainability Round Table Top 10 Selection 
  Named to the Missouri Dogwood Reading List

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  Space Travelers and Nothing But...

  Arthur C. Clarke, Fredric Brown,...

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  Space Travelers and Nothing But Space Travelers 6 - 22 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.The Star by Arthur C. ClarkeHappy Ending by Fredric Brown and Mack ReynoldsThe First Man on the Moon by Alfred Coppel All Cats Are Gray by Andre NortonI Bring Fresh Flowers by Robert F. YoungBoarding Party by Robert F. YoungFinal Victim by Henry Hasse & Ray BradburyThe Masked World by Jack WilliamsonThe Small Bears by Gene L. HendersonAccept No Substitutes by Robert SheckleyTwo Weeks in August by Frank M. RobinsonMoon of Memory by Bryce WaltonMetamorphosis by Mike CurryReferent by Ray BradburyEscape From Pluto by William OberfieldMicromegas by VoltaireShort Snorter by Charles EinsteinPogo Planet by Donald A. WollheimA Hitch in Time by Frederik PohlSpace-Wolf by Ray CummingsFondly Fahrenheit by Alfred BesterThe Monsters by Robert Sheckley

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  Big Changes for Plum!

  Matt Phelan

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  When the Athensville Zoo closes for renovations, it means big changes for Plum and all his animal friends. The fifth and final book in award-winning author Matt Phelan’s series about a young peacock whose adventures are funny, hopeful, and always kindhearted. A hilarious perfect for reluctant readers and animal lovers everywhere. 
  Plum wholeheartedly believes that the Athensville Zoo is the best zoo on the planet—and the most perfect home. He and the other peacocks wander the grounds, mingling with, guiding, and delighting the visitors. He has friends in every habitat. And the Great Tree has the most comfortable branches to roost on each night. So when trucks roll in and signs are posted about the zoo undergoing a total renovation, Plum can’t think of anything worse! Where are they taking all his friends? What will happen to the Great Tree? Change is difficult, but with a little patience and help, Plum soon learns that embracing new things can make life even better. 
  From award-winning author Matt Phelan, Big Changes for Plum! is the fifth—and final—book in the young middle grade series about Plum the peacock and his adventures at the Athensville Zoo. With short chapters, these novels are just right for newly independent readers. Each book in the series can stand alone and tackles an emotional theme relevant and accessible to the audience. A great choice for fans of the Mercy Watson and the Princess in Black series.

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  The Bear Teddy

  Kelly Anne Manuel

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  “THE BEAR TEDDY” was born as a poem and remains so in this newly minted Book Three of Kelly Anne Manuel’s Essentials Series. In this story the Child is invited on a journey to the Arctic where the Animal Kingdom there enhances the adventure. The Child will naturally engage with the immediate introduction to the main character, Teddy.“The Bear Teddy” offers a standing invitation to the Child. The Child will observe that there is inspiration to be found in the natural world around them and in far off distant lands. It is a happy way to see the Arctic animals live cohesively while providing support for each other. The story ends with an example of sharing that is heart warming and practical.The simple words take on new meaning as the illustrations pair perfectly with their presentation. The illustrated animals in this story are personified to provide an example of cooperation, encouragement, and friendship. The Child’s imagination will be ignited with possibilities as all manner of images leap off the pages.Children are naturally curious about different environments and far off places. In this story the author encourages the Child to actively engage in flexing their imagination muscle. The narrator presents examples of how mutual support can allow relationships to flourish.It is in Early Childhood that futures are being constructed. “The Bear Teddy” is a tool in a Caregiver’s toolbox to assist with that healthy formation. The idea that Nature and the Animal Kingdom are available to model positive and optimistic interactions is fully embraced here. The Children who read this book will be rewarded with an adventure into the Arctic where cohesion rules the day.

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  Zombie Wedding Crashers (Scared...

  Elizabeth Eulberg

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  Goosebumps meets The Baily School Kids in this young middle-grade series about four unlikely friends who must band together to save their town from an evil curse!WARNING: This book contains a very scary and silly story about a long dormant witch's curse that's been unleashed on the unsuspecting town of Cauldron's Cove. It's revenge, over three-hundred years in the making. (Hey, better late than never!)After Regan, Sofia, Bennett, and Darius successfully banished the witch's curse that led their science teacher to try to clone them, their lives should be back to normal, right? Not so! Because the curse is back and stronger than ever. Sofia's dad and Bennett's mom are finally getting married, and nothing could possibly ruin such a beautiful day . . . except for a horde of the rambling, brain-hungry undead!Do you think our four heroes will finally get the adults to believe them or will they have to kick zombie butt and save the day themselves? Find out for yourself, dear reader, if you dare . . . .

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