| for the youngest child |
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| 271245 |
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Jones, Ann. The Trek. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1985.
A little girl and her friend must pass a water hole, desert, river, and trading post -- all teeming with wild animals -- on their imaginative trip to school.
Gr. Preschool-2. |
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| for the middle years |
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| 271222 |
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George, Jean Craighead. Julie's Wolf Pack. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
From the author of the Newbery Medal–winning Julie of the Wolves and its sequel, Julie, comes a third exciting adventure about the wolf pack that saved the life of a young girl when she was lost on the tundra. Julie has returned to her family, but her wolf pack has a story all its own.
Gr. 3-7. |
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| 281240 |
| Pringle, Laurence. Living Treasure: Saving Earth's Threatened Biodiversity. New York: Morrow, 1991.
A description of the importance of biodiversity to our planet is accompanied by information on how biodiversity is lost, the problems of protecting it, and how students can get involved in conservation efforts. Very comprehensive.
Gr. 4-8. |
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| 281242 |
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Swinburne, Stephen R. Once A Wolf: How Wildlife Biologists Fought to Bring Back the Gray Wolf. Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 1999.
The history of the coexistence of wolves and humans is a troubled one, which Swinburne explains exceptionally well, aided by vintage photographs and more recent ones by revered wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg showing a variety of wolf behaviors. The efforts of conservation biologists to reintroduce wolves to Yellowstone are also revealed.
Gr. 4-8. |
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| 281262 |
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Feeney, Kathy. Manatees. Minnetonka, Minn.: NorthWord Press, 2001.
Many facts of interest to animal lovers and report writers alike about the world's three species of manatees fill this book. An index and well- organized sections make it particularly accessible.
Gr. 3-5. |
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| 281293 |
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Spinelli, Eileen. Song for the Whooping Crane. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2000.
In this poetic celebration of one of North America's most rare and beautiful birds, Eileen Spinelli lovingly introduces young readers to the seasonal rhythms and unique grace of these endangered creatures. Artist Elsa Warnick's delicate watercolors exquisitely capture the varied habitats and behaviors of the whooping cranes.
Gr. 2-6. |
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| for older children and young adults |
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| 271220 |
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O'Dell, Scott. Black Star, Bright Dawn. New York: Ballantine, 1990.
Bright Dawn was a teenaged Eskimo girl. Black Star was her part-husky, mostly wolf, pet. Together they were about to begin the famous Iditarod dogsled race through the bitter cold of Alaska. Bright Dawn knew they would win, but she didn't count on the cold, blinding whiteout, the belligerent bull moose, or ice that could crack and splinter at any time.
Gr. 5-10. |
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| 271224 |
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London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. New York: Puffin Books, 1994.
Taken from a kindly owner, Buck is forced into the perilous life of a sled dog in the treacherous Yukon Territory during the Klondike gold rush.
Gr. 5-Adult. |
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