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following titles are found in the J
Fiction area. Avi PERLOO THE BOLD (1998) Perloo, a peaceful scholar chosen to succeed as leader, finds himself in danger when the leader dies and her evil son seizes control. (4th – 7th) Bond, M. A BEAR CALLED PADDINGTON
(1958) Mr. and Mrs. Brown find a very
small bear at Paddington Station, and take him home where he becomes one of the
family. Brooks, W.R. FREDDY THE DETECTIVE (1932) Freddy the pig must do some detective work
to solve the mystery of a missing toy train.
One of several FREDDY titles. (3rd- 6th) Cleary, B. THE MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE
(1965) A reckless young mouse named
Ralph makes friends with a boy and discovers the joys of riding a motorcycle.
(3rd-5th) DiCamillo, K. TALE OF DESPEREAUX (2003) The adventures of Desperaux,
a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl
who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to
ruin. (3rd-6th) Grahame, K. THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
(1969) The classic story of the
escapades of Toad, Mole, Rat and Badger, who live along a river in the English
countryside. (3rd and up) Howe, J. BUNNICULA (1979) Chester
the Cat and Harold the Dog are convinced the new pet rabbit their family has
acquired is a vampire. (3rd-5th) Hunter, E. INTO THE WILD (2003) For generations, four clans
of wild cats have shared the forest until their warrior code is threatened by
mysterious deaths. (5th and up) Jacques, B. REDWALL (1986) Matthias tries to discover the legendary
sword of Martin the Warrior to help defend Redwall Abbey against the evil rat
Cluny. One of a series. (4th
and up) King-Smith MARTIN’S MICE (1988) A farm cat who doesn't want to catch mice
keeps a family of them as pets in the barn; then he is given away and acquires
a new outlook. (2nd-5th) King-Smith, D. THREE TERRIBLE TRINS (1994) Three mice brothers ignore the class system
in the separating the rodents in their farmhouse and form a team to fight cats.
(3rd-5th) Landsman, S. CASTAWAYS ON CHIMP ISLAND
(1986) Four laboratory chimps, trained
in sign language, are placed on a jungle island to return them to nature. (4th-6th) Lasky, K THE CAPTURE (2003) When Soren, a barn owl,
arrives at St. Aggie's, a school for orphaned owls, he suspects trouble and
with his new friend, a clever elf owl named Gylfie, embarks on a perilous
journey to save all owls from the danger at St. Aggie's. (4th –6th) Lawson, R. RABBIT HILL (1944) When new
people move into the Big House, the animals of Rabbit Hill wonder what it will
mean for them. (4th-7th) Milne, A.A. WINNIE THE POOH (1926) The
various adventures of Christopher Robin, his best friend Winnie the Pooh, and
other animals. (3rd – 6th) Mundis, H. MY CHIMP FRIDAY (2002) When
her father's friend drops off an intelligent chimp with orders to keep it
secret, Rachel wants to know what the big mystery is all about. (4th-7th) Napoli, D.J. PRINCE OF THE POND
(1992) After a hag turns him into a
frog, a prince finds himself making the best of it by raising a frog family
with a new kind thinking. (3rd-6th) O’Brien, R.C. MRS. FRISBY AND THE RATS OF NIMH
(1971) A desperate widowed mouse sends
her son to seek help from wise rats who escaped from a lab. (4th – 6th) Rylant, C. GOOSEBERRY PARK
(1995) When a storm separates Stumpy
the squirrel from her newborn babies, her animal friends come to the rescue. (3rd
– 6th) Salten, F. BAMBI (1956) A young deer has many adventures as he grows
into a beautiful stag. (2nd-4th) Schmidt, A. MINNIE (1994) Minnie, a woman who used to be a cat, helps
a newspaper reporter with information she gets from her feline friends. (3rd
– 6th) Selden, G. THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE
(1960) A country cricket accidentally
arrives in New York’s Times Square where he is befriended by Tucker Mouse and
Harry Cat. (3rd-6th) Sewell, A. BLACK BEAUTY (1954) A horse
in 19th century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad
masters. (3rd – 6th) Sharp, M. THE RESCUERS (1959) Two enterprising young mice rescue a poet from the dungeon of the Black Castle. (3rd – 6th) Smith, D. THE HUNDRED AND ONE
DALMATIANS (1956) Pongo and Perdita
must rescue their fifteen puppies from Cruella deVil who wants to make them
into a coat. (3rd – 6th) Standiford, N. SPACE DOG IN TROUBLE (1998) A weekend at Granny's for Roy
and his parents means a vacation for Space Dog--until he's dog-napped by the dogcatcher.
(2nd –4th) Steig, W. ABEL’S ISLAND (1976) A castaway on an unhabited island, Abel, a
very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the
limit and he tries to survive and find his way back home. (4th-6th) Titus, E BASIL OF BAKER STREET
(1958) Basil, a mouse who lives in the
same house as Sherlock Holmes, must solve the mystery of kidnapped twins. (2nd-4th) VandeVelde, V. SMART DOG (1998) Fifth grader Amy finds her
life growing complicated when she meets and tries to hide an intelligent,
talking dog who has escaped from a university lab. (3rd – 6th) White, E.B. CHARLOTTE’S WEB (1952) Wilbur the pig discovers that he is to be
the farmer’s Christmas dinner until his spider friend Charlotte helps him. (3rd-6th) White, E.B. STUART LITTLE (1945) A debonair mouse sets out to find his
dearest friend, a little bird who stayed a few days in his family’s garden. (4th-6th) White, E.B. THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN
(1970) Louis is a voiceless trumpeter
swan who not only learns to read and write, but plays a trumpet as well. (4th-6th) A Service
of the City of Midland Animal
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