Carol Carrick
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Series
Patrick's dinosaurs volume 3
Language
English
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Description
After looking up information about dinosaurs on his computer, Patrick is awakened by a dinosaur who arrives in a spaceship to take Patrick to his planet for show and tell.
4) Valentine
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English
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While waiting for her mother to come home from work on Valentine's Day, Heather helps her grandmother rescue a newborn lamb and bake a special cooky.
10) Whaling days
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Language
English
Description
Surveys the whaling industry, ranging from hunting in colonial America to modern whaling regulations and conservation efforts.
14) Banana beer
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English
Description
Charlie the orangutan's life is adversely affected by his father's addiction.
15) Two coyotes
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English
Description
Living along the edge of the forest, a male and female coyote are forced into a desperate search for food as they struggle to survive the bitterly cold eastern winter.
17) Upside-down cake
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English
Description
A nine-year-old boy tries to come to terms with his grief and anger when his father develops cancer, gradually becomes weaker and weaker, and then dies.
18) Swamp spring
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English
Description
Describes in brief text and drawings the time when winter thaws and plants and animals awaken to Spring.
19) Sleep out
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English
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Anxious to try out his new camping gear, Christopher sleeps out alone on his first night in the country and almost regrets that he didn't wait for his father to come along.
20) Beach bird
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English
Description
Recounts a day in a gull's life as he searches for food, argues with other birds, and settles down for the night.