Jean Craighead George
1) Julie
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Julie of the wolves trilogy volume 2
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When Julie returns to her father's Eskimo village, she struggles to find a way to save her beloved wolves in a changing Arctic world and she falls in love with a young Siberian man.
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Julie of the wolves trilogy volume 3
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Continues the story of Julie and her wolves in which Kapu must protect his pack from famine and disease while uniting it under his new leadership.
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As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance.
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Julie of the wolves trilogy volume 1
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5th Grade Rocks
Earth Day - Tweens
Native American Heritage - Tweens draft
Native American Heritage Month - Tweens
Earth Day - Tweens
Native American Heritage - Tweens draft
Native American Heritage Month - Tweens
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While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
11) Luck
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A young sandhill crane, Luck, finds his place in the ancient crane migration from northern Canada to the Platte River.
14) Ice whale
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In 1848, ten-year-old Toozak, a Yupik Eskimo, sees a whale being born and is told by a shaman that he and his descendants must protect that whale, which Toozak names Siku, as long as it lives.
15) Charlie's raven
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Charlie Carlisle's grandfather is ill. Charlie's friend, Singing Bird, a Teton Sioux, tells him that ravens have curing powers, so Charlie steals a baby bird from its nest. Granddad, a retired naturalist, encourages Charlie to record his observations of the bird and study the effect it has on humans. Charlie just hopes that the raven will make Granddad well.
18) Hold Zero!
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Craig and his friends have a big secret-they've built a real, working rocket. But will the countdown to takeoff begin before they're discovered? Best friends Craig, Steve, Johnny, and Phil have spent months building a rocket-not some model or a toy, but a real rocket, with boosters and a launch pad and a remote control panel. Even better, they've managed to pull off the whole project in secret. The boys can't wait to launch their rocket . ....
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As they did with their previous companion books, THE BUFFALO ARE BACK and THE WOLVES ARE BACK, these longtime collaborators explore the way back from near-extinction of a beloved species. Breathtaking paintings depict the majesty of the birds and the lush landscapes of their environment, while Wendell Minor movingly presents the beloved author's soaring story of a young boy and a park ranger who hatch an eaglet.
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Early in the morning, young Tepui walks through the Venezuelan tropical rain forest. Colorful birds call from the treetops, and a tribe of monkeys plays in the branches. But Tepui doesn't have time to enjoy the animals he loves so much. He is going to the Science Laboratory to talk to his scientist friends. Today trucks and bulldozers are heading to the forest. They are bringing men to cut down the trees. Many plants will die, and the animals will...
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