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81) Monkeys
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The Monkeys title familiarizes young readers with the monkeys they can find at their local zoo. It includes colorful double-page photos with easy-to-read sentences about features, food, babies and more to make learning a fun experience. Monkey facts and a quick quiz provide additional learning comprehension activities for young readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing....
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What has white stripes, sharp spines, a mouth shaped like a trumpet, and leaf-like body parts? If you guessed a leafy sea dragon, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading...
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What has a long tail, curved claws, thick legs, and rough, scaly skin? If you guessed a Komodo dragon, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading skills as they learn about...
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What has a sticky tongue, orange feet, smooth green skin, and red eyes? If you guessed a red-eyed tree frog, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading skills as they learn...
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What has big ears, brown fur, wings with no feathers, and sharp fangs? If you guessed a vampire bat, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading skills as they learn about...
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What has a long tail, pointy teeth, big paws with sharp claws, and black spots on its thick fur? If you guessed a snow leopard, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading...
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What has feathers, huge eyes and feet, and long, strong legs? If you guessed an ostrich, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading skills as they learn about this dazzling...
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What has a bushy tail, sharp claws, a long nose, and a sticky tongue? If you guessed an anteater, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading skills as they learn about...
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What has a wide mouth, a pink tongue, short legs, and slimy, black-and-yellow skin? If you guessed a fire salamander, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading skills...
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What has wrinkly, gray skin, whiskers, flippers, and pointy front teeth? If you guessed a walrus, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning reading skills as they learn about...
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What has fuzzy ears, five fingers on each hand, yellow eyes, and a black-and-white striped tail? If you guessed a ring-tailed lemur, you're right! This book introduces early readers to a mystery animal by describing its features, one by one, using short, simple sentences and eye-popping, full-color photos. At the end of the book, the secret animal is revealed across a colorful, two-page spread. Young children will love showing off their beginning...
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Our Zoo volume 4
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When Adam the bear escapes, George is badly injured in the process of retrieving him. Dr. Ford treats his injuries, but June is disturbed to learn how close her father was to death. Needing money to secure the bears and with no help from the bank, George concocts a plan to organize a benefit at Selborne Hall to raise urgent funds.
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Our Zoo volume 2
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With the initial plans for the zoo drawn up, George turns his mind to growing the stock at Oakfield, which brings him face-to-face with two Himalayan black bears hiding out in a cave in Matlock. The male is extremely protective of the malnourished female and George - along with Lizzie's brother, Billy - is in a quandary about what to do. Meanwhile, Councilor Tipping of Chester Council receives a call from Webb. Now that they know what the Mottersheads...
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Our Zoo volume 6
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The family's last chance is to convince a visiting inspector from the Ministry of Health to overturn the council ban on a zoo at Oakfield. But when the nets of the aviary are slashed, George begins to lose his grip on the case - and his self-control. Lizzie is concerned he might throw their last chance away so reaches out for legal help, which comes at a cost.
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Our Zoo volume 5
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The devastating news that planning permission for the zoo has been denied threatens to tear the family apart and destroy George's dream. However, Lady Katherine's connections in Whitehall give the family a lifeline. She and George embark on a trip to London to convince the Deputy Minister of Health to grant an appeal, while the family deal with a shocking new arrival at Oakfield.
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Our Zoo volume 1
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Frustrated by living with his wife and two daughters under his parents' roof and tormented by his war trauma, George decides to change his life and put a bit of beauty back into the world. When visiting the docks he spots an unwanted squirrel monkey and a camel about to be put down, so takes them home with him. He later comes across a rundown stately home surrounded by acres of land, and he formulates the idea of buying it and building around it the...
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Our Zoo volume 3
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As the family nurse female bear, Eve, back to health, local residents' opposition to the zoo grows hostile. The zoo continues to expand beyond their means, forcing George to use all his charm to persuade a local journalist of its unique worth. But while George's proclamations fall on deaf ears, Billy brings home a surprise that could turn things around.
99) Penguins
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The Penguins title familiarizes young readers with the penguins they can find at their local zoo. It includes colorful double-page photos with easy-to-read sentences about features, food, chicks and more to make learning a fun experience. Penguin facts and a quick quiz provide additional learning comprehension activities for young readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing....
100) Tigers
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The Tigers title familiarizes young readers with the tigers they can find at their local zoo. It includes colorful double-page photos with easy-to-read sentences about features, food, cubs and more to make learning a fun experience. Tiger facts and a quick quiz provide additional learning comprehension activities for young readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing.
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