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Sammy, the adventurous seal, leaves the zoo for the day and ventures into the big, busy city. Along the way he finds a school full of kids and new things to doand he even learns to read! This I Can Read is perfect for Level 1 beginning readers. Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff, author of Danny and the Dinosaur , is a special paper-over-board commemorative edition of celebrating the 60th Anniversary of I Can Read books for beginning readers. Eight bonus...
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"Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers' case, make that two. The exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books are "pure reading pleasure" (Booklist) The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that they've been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those...
6) Belly up
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Twelve-year-old Teddy investigates when a popular Texas zoo's star attraction--Henry the hippopotamus--is murdered.
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Jack, Rex, and the Lady visit the zoo. But when Jack gets hungry, he sneaks into a koala's cage to steal some snacks. In a case of mistaken identity, the Lady takes the koala home and leaves Jack stuck in the cage. How will Jack escape, and will the Lady and Rex be happier with the new Jack?
8) Poached
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Twelve-year-old Teddy Fitzroy is the prime suspect when FunJungle's newly-acquired koala goes missing, thanks to a prank staged by middle school bully Vance Jessup.
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Ostriches are the largest birds on Earth, and many of these supersized animals call zoos home. These big birds don't bury their heads in the sand like many believe, but they do all sorts of amazing things. Running more than 40 miles (64.4 km) per hour and using their wings to steer as they go, these big birds will wow beginning readers with their lives inside their zoo habitats. Through simple text and full-color photography readers will also learn...
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Elephants are incredibly large animals that need lots of space to roam. Making them feel at home in a zoo is a tough job, but lots of people work hard every day to keep these amazing creatures happy. Through accessible text and vibrant photographs, budding readers will learn about the zookeepers that feed and care for elephants, as well as help them raise their young. From their big ears to their big appetites, there's a lot to learn about elephants...
14) Life of pi
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Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain.
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Penguins are fun animals that love to swim and play. Early readers will love, taking a look at penguins' lives inside the zoo, where the fish are plentiful at mealtime and predators can't take a bite out of them when they go for a dive. With zookeepers taking care of these, amazing waterproof birds, they live long lives entertaining countless zoo patrons with their quick swimming and playful ways inside their zoo habitats. Accessible text paired with...
17) At the zoo
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"Look around the zoo! What do you spy? This title uses a repetitive sentence pattern and strong visual cues to help young readers discover wonderful things at the zoo. This book features repetitive and predictable text and incorporates high-frequency and familiar sight words. Children just learning how to read will love these colorful and engaging nonfiction books"--Provided by the publisher.
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Treat kids to a seek-and-find field trip to the zoo. Penguins, pandas, porpoises, and countless other animals make finding the hidden objects in the full-color photo puzzles a delightfully furry and feathered challenge. Pictographs and word labels are included in each to-find list.
19) Big game
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"Someone is trying to hunt FunJungle's Asian greater one-horned rhinoceros, and twelve-year-old Teddy Fitzroy is on the case"--
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Zoos help us see, study, and appreciate animals that we might never get to see in the wild. This narrative shows children the life of zoo gorillas. They learn that zoos keep gorillas safe while they play, climb trees, and sleep in nests. Readers learn what gorillas like to eat and that they have a lot of fur.
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