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Five Little Monkeys volume 8
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English
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After Mama reads them a bedtime story, the five little monkeys continue reading. When Mama hears them laugh at a funny book or scream at a scary book, she reminds them that it is time to sleep.
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Amelia Bedelia is heartbroken to miss her class field trip to the zoo. But then Amelia Bedelia gets an amazing idea -- why not design and build her own zoo in her backyard? She invites her friends to help (and bring their pets) and soon she has a snake, a cat, a gecko, a mouse, a sheep, and (of course) a puppy, as well as loads of other great exhibits and rides. Now, if only she can find the adorable squirrel monkey that escaped from the city zoo...
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Twelve-year-old Derek Fallon has the opportunity of a lifetime--to perform stunts in a movie featuring a popular twelve-year-old star--but complications arise involving his best friend, a capuchin monkey, and Derek's chronic inability to concentrate on schoolwork.
7) Moby-Dick
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A young seaman joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick in this children's version of Melville's Moby Dick.
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Forming bonds in a time of war
It's the summer of 1943, and for twelve-year-old Celie Marsh the war seems awfully close to her coastal Massachusetts home. She worries about bombs and submarines, and about her big brother, who can't wait to go off and fight. Her little brother doesn't seem to need her anymore, and her best friend has moved away. When her father brings Charley, a monkey, home from work one day, Celie finds the comforting companion...
9) Zoobreak
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Swindle mysteries volume 2
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English
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After a class trip to a floating zoo where animals are mistreated and Savannah's missing pet monkey is found in a cage, Long Island sixth-grader Griffin Bing and his band of misfits plan a rescue.
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Boxcar children volume 26
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English
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The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.
12) Orphaned
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Ape quartet volume 4
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English
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Snub is a young female gorilla, somewhat jealous because her mother is occupied with a new baby, curious of the world around her, a world that is being reshaped by shaking ground and mountains that bleed fire, and most terrifyingly by a new form of predator that walks on two legs; when her mother is killed Snub finds herself in charge of her baby brother--and accompanied by one of the not-gorillas, a very young female who has been orphaned by the...
14) Yasmin in charge
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"In this collection of four stories, Yasmin takes charge of some sticky situations! At home, at school, or out and about, Yasmin faces challenges head on with creativity and quick thinking. Whether she's creating a new recipe, finding a way to rescue a stuck toy for a little friend, or calming down monkeys (and classmates!), a clever solution to any problem is just around the corner!"--Amazon.com.
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Five Little Monkeys volume 5
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English
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'Published ... by arrangement with Clarion Books, a Houghton Mifflin Company imprint.'--Verso. 'This edition is only available for distribution through the school market.'--P.[4] cover.
19) The gauntlet
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Gauntlet volume 1
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[2017]
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English
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"A trio of friends from New York City find themselves trapped inside a mechanical board game that they must dismantle in order to save themselves and generations of other children in this action-packed debut that's a steampunk Jumanji with a Middle Eastern flair. When twelve-year-old Farah and her two best friends get sucked into a mechanical board game called The Gauntlet of Blood and Sand--a puzzle game akin to a large Rubik's cube--they know it's...
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Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2003
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English
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When the man with the yellow hat tells George that he is planning a surprise, of course George is curious. Before long George finds a hat, noisemakers, decorations, and games. It must be a birthday! But whose birthday is it? That's the surprise!
