Animal Tales for Grades 4-6
Annotation:Whittington, a descendant of Dick Whittington's famous cat, appears at a rundown barnyard plagued by rats and restores peace by telling his ancestor's story.
Annotation:Poppy the deer mouse urges her family to move next to a field of corn big enough to feed them all forever, but Mr. Ocax, a terrifying owl, has other ideas.
Annotation:A cat, an old bull terrier, and a young Labrador travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family.
Annotation:A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in Room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.
Annotation:The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, 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.
Annotation:Running away from home, an Eskimo girl becomes lost on the Barrens of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
Annotation:Travis meets a scraggy yellow dog whom he calls Old Yeller. Travis doesn't like him at first but they become best friends anyway, and together they face many problems.
Annotation:The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside -- Toad, Mole, Rat and Badger.
Annotation:Roy becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
Annotation:Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire.
Annotation:Three young cats, grandchildren of the legendary Firestar, begin their training as warriors and, in the course of many adventures, discover their true destiny.
Annotation:Enslaved by Badrang, young mouse warrior Martin vows to end the evil beast's plundering and killing.
Annotation:A lonely camel sets out in search of a friend, but after being threatened by other animals and wreaking havoc in the English countryside, he finds a true friend at a safari park.
Annotation:A highly acclaimed novel about the adventures of a four winged tabby cats who leave the city in search of a safe place to live.
Annotation:Squirrel, a stray puppy, tells her life story, as she makes her way in the world, facing busy highways, changing seasons, and humans both gentle and brutal.
Annotation:Kaspar lives secretly at the Savoy Hotel with a young man who lives in the servants' quarters. Together they set off with one of the guests on the maiden voyage of a new ship...the Titanic.
Annotation:When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to mistreat dogs.
Annotation:Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived.
Annotation:Dusk is different from the other newborn chiropters, but after most of the colony is killed by the felids, Dusk must lead his fellow chiropters to a new home, and a new life.
Annotation:Billy has the will to train two dogs to be the finest hunting team in the valley. An exciting tale of love and adventure you'll never forget.
Annotation:Retells the adventures of a young deer growing up and learning about life in the forest.
Annotation:Chester is the first cricket that Tucker and Harry have ever met. Together, they have many adventures, and teach the toughest New Yorkers a thing or two.
Annotation:A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
Annotation:Cast away on an uninhabited island, Abel, a mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.
Annotation:Fern loves the little pig named Wilbur. Wilbur's dear friend, a spider named Charlotte, makes a wonderfully clever plan to save the life of Wilbur.
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