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Relatos sobre animales (infantil/juvenil)

PAINT ME THE SKY (KOUO, JENNIFER;PARKS, STEPHANIE) (Relatos sobre animales (infantil/juvenil))

Piper is a collector of many things. She loves dolls, ribbons, shoes, and even dust bunnies. One day she sets out to collect the sky, finding artists and classmates to help. Unfortunately, collecting the sky proves a difficult challenge!?Just when Piper feels about to give up, her parents come to the rescue with a simple solution that will finally help make Piper's collection complete.

EMMA (FIELDS, ALEXANDRA;MORSE, MEGHAN) (Relatos sobre animales (infantil/juvenil))

Emma, a baby calf, longs to know what life is like outside of the industrial?farm building where she lives. One day, she finally gets the opportunity to find out! Join Emma on her wild adventure as she searches for fun, friendship, and, above all, freedom.?A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book is used to support?non-profit, vegan farm sanctuaries throughout the United States that rescue and provide safe, loving homes for farm animals that have experienced abuse or neglect.

WANDA AND WINKY (MCLEAN, LINDA K;WARNER, SUSAN VANDEVENTER;FREDERICKS, MARIAH) (Relatos sobre animales (infantil/juvenil))

Wanda and Winky were two elephants who came together in 1999 and lived?at the Detroit Zoo. Captured as babies,?Wanda was?a?former?circus performer and Winky had spent her life as an?attraction at a variety of zoos.?In 2005, the Detroit Zoo executive director voluntarily sent Wanda and Winky?to live at the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) Ark 2000 Sanctuary in California. They were given their freedom because of arthritis and foot problems due to the cold living conditions in the northern state of Michigan. They lived out their lives with their new pachyderm friends, roaming and enjoying the acres of?open space that was available to them. ?This book takes the reader on a poetic journey of their lives and also provides background information that aids in the understanding of the plight of this endangered and often mistreated beautiful animal.

I’M NOT A VAMPIRE, I JUST SUCK MY THUMB (RECTOR, RYAN ASHLEY;RECTOR, CLARENCE A) (Relatos sobre animales (infantil/juvenil))

A quirky tale written by a father and daughter about a little girl named Ashley, who?has a favorite hobby and sidekick - sucking her thumb. But when her favorite pastime starts causing weird things to happen, like growing monster teeth and moving her bed in her sleep - Ashley begins to wonder. Could her favorite sidekick be a foe in disguise turning her into a vampire? Can she find the strength to reverse the signs in time? Join young Ashley on journey of courage and determination to stop thumb sucking.

DOLPHIN SKY (GINNY, RORBY) (Relatos sobre animales (infantil/juvenil))

Set in 1968, before the passage of the Marine Mammal Act, Dolphin Sky is about a dyslexic girl who takes huge risks to befriend a pair of captive dolphins. On her 12th birthday, motherless Buddy Martin is entranced by some performing dolphins she sees at a squalid tourist trap near her home in Chokoloskee, Florida, an Everglades fishing village. Considered "dumb" because she can't read properly and constantly gets directions reversed, Buddy feels empathy for the animals her father says are "too dumb" to miss their lost freedom. Against the wishes of her father but abetted by her crippled and ailing grandfather, Buddy surreptitiously undertakes the 10-mile boat trip as often as she can to see the dolphins, one of whom, Annie, becomes her special friend. Meanwhile, while working on a science project, Buddy teams up with a visiting scientist who not only warns her of the health dangers the dolphins face but also takes her to Miami, where she is diagnosed as dyslexic. For Buddy, knowledge is power: as she learns to overcome her disability, she likewise stands up for herself against her classroom nemesis and her

WHY DON’T KIDS HAVE TAILS (WOOD, ROB;THOULESS, ROB) (Relatos sobre animales (infantil/juvenil))

No one is more curious and questioning than a small child as he discovers and tries to make sense of the whole big world around him. Join Wyatt (Rob?s grandson) as he shares some of the unblemished questions rambling through his little head on a daily basis. In?Why Don?t Kids Have Tails?, the third?installment in the Wyatt Wonders Series, Wyatt ponders, why doesn't he have a tail when all the other animals he encounters?do? Once again, Rob Thouless has done a masterful job of breathing life into Wyatt?s queries with characters portrayed just as a child might envision them. They show us how life is a lot more fun when examined through the eyes of a four year old. The Wyatt Wonders Series also includes?Why Don?t Horses Wear Pajamas? and Why Don't Worms Have Heads??released earlier this year, and?Do Fireflies Need Batteries??and?Where Did All The Dinosaurs Go??coming soon.

ZIG, ZAG, ZOOM (SMITH, DEBBIE) (Relatos sobre animales (infantil/juvenil))

The fun has only just begun for Monkey when he discovers a can of peanuts one day. But the other animals also have plans for that can of peanuts too. The craziness that ensues when Monkey tries to get his prize back will have you wondering if Monkey will ever get to eat those delicious peanuts. Monkey's problems continue page by page, but Monkey won't give up. Will his determination be enough or will Monkey encounter one final?surprise?

ELLY’S ADVENTURE DOWN BY THE SEA (NISSEN SAMUELS, LINDA;NISSEN SAMUELS, LINDA) (Relatos sobre animales (infantil/juvenil))

Elly goes to the beach and builds a very impressive sandcastle with his friends. He uses a plastic lemonade bottle, a plastic drinking straw and a plastic ice cream wrapper as decoration. That night the sea comes in and washes it away. His friends ask what happened to it. He tells them it has?all been washed out to sea?and has disappeared. A little girl explains that plastic does not disappear and it is bad for sea creatures,plants, fish, seabirds and humans. He decides to make another castle with natural decoration. Colourfully presented with beautiful watercolour illustrations.