Central Kansas Library System

"Nature is full of browns and grays. But some animals feature pinks, blues, and greens. Brilliant photos accompany lyrical nonfiction text to explore animals' hidden colors."-- "Why should the bright and flashy animals get all of the attention? If you look closely at some seemingly ordinary animals, you may find a colorful surprise. A lizard is brown. A hippo is gray. But wait! The lizard has a blue tongue to scare predators, and the hippo has pink...

Fern is a young farm girl who rescues the runt, Wilbur. Wilbur the pig is saved from certain death and Fern visits him every day at her Uncle Homer's farm. But it's Wilbur's friendship with Charlotte the spider that ultimately saves him from the "smoke house." Charlotte's talent for weaving praiseworthy words about Wilbur into her web turns the Zuckerman farm into a tourist attraction.

Tormented by a bully and dealing with the loss of his mom, young Daniel wishes for a special pet to have by his side. After discovering a real elephant in his backyard, it's as if his wish has come true. But his dad ships Lumpy off o the local zoo. Vowing to free his new friend, Daniel embarks on the adventure of a lifetime.