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1-3
Animal Inn series.
Illustrated by
Stephanie Laberis.
The Tylers, (human) owners of the Animal Inn, provide pet services and boarding, offering "any habitat a guest might need." In both formulaic installments (each narrated by a different animal inhabitant), a rumor of a scary upcoming guest gets the family pets in a tizzy. Short chapters, humorous misunderstandings, and peppy narrators will appeal to new chapter-book readers. Muddily produced black-and-white illustrations are included. Review covers these Animal Inn titles: A Furry Fiasco and Treasure Hunt.
234 pp.
| Clarion
| June, 2013
|
TradeISBN 978-0-547-64023-5$16.99
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4-6
Micay, an outcast in her Incan village because of a disfiguring facial scar, embarks on a pilgrimage to Sacred Sun City to ask to be healed; instead, she asks unselfishly for the drought to end and is chosen to become a shaman priestess. The narrator's formal voice is a little stilted and the pace is slow, but Micay is a sympathetic heroine.
24 pp.
| Capstone
| August, 2011
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4296-6049-5$23.99
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K-3
Pebble Plus: Colorful World of Animals series.
Geared toward emergent readers, this series neatly packages rudimentary information about colorful animals. Large, vibrant, and appropriately placed photographs show the animals at many life stages. The text is simple but still provides basic facts about each animal’s physical features, life cycle, social habits, predators, and geographical spread. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Pebble Plus: Colorful World of Animals titles: Flamingos, Macaws, and Peacocks.