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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 20
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Imagine growing up among wolves, being friends with a panther and a bear, and hunting the most fearsome animal in the wild-the man-killing tiger Shere Khan. These are the stories of Mowgli ""the frog,"" a man-cub raised by wolves, and his journey to adulthood with the help of Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther. The Jungle Book is collections of short stories. Each story begins with a few lines of poetry. The best known of these jungle...
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Antsy Bonano volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
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Fourteen-year-old Anthony "Antsy" Bonano learns about life, death, and a lot more when he tries to help a friend with a terminal illness feel hopeful about the future.
4) Leaving time
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 21
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Alice Metcalf was a devoted mother, loving wife, and accomplished scientist who studied grief among elephants. Yet it's been a decade since she disappeared under mysterious circumstances, leaving behind her small daughter, husband, and the animals to which she devoted her life. All signs point to abandonment . . . or worse. Still Jenna--now thirteen years old and truly orphaned by a father maddened by grief--steadfastly refuses to believe in her mother's...
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2008
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Favorite techniques from today's best animal artists! -- -- -- paint a variety of animals - dogs, cats, rabbits, sheep, cattle, pigs, goats, llamas, deer, elephants, birds and more. This ultimate reference is illustrated with stunning paintings in a range of styles, from acrylic ultra-realism to intuitive watercolor. Whether you find inspiration curled up next to you on the couch or deep in the wilds of Africa, this guide holds the secrets to capturing...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 15
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Beginning with the bombing of the Great Ape Language Lab at a university research center dedicated to the study of the communicative behavior of bonobo apes. The blast, which terrorizes the apes and severely injures scientist Isabel Duncan, occurs one day after Philadelphia Inquirer reporter John Thigpen visits the lab and speaks to the bonobos, who answer his questions in sign language.