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AR BookGuide™ Page 1 of 23 6th Grade Animal Books Friday, November 25, 2011 5:30:29 PM Emmaus Lutheran School Sorted by: Title Quiz Word Title Author Number Lang IL BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP RV LS VP Description The Adventures of Nanny Piggins Spratt, R.A. 138969 EN MG 6.2 7.0 F 41859 N N - - - A former circus pig cares for three human children, fights tyranny, and has an insatiable urge to consume chocolate. The Alchemist's Cat Jarvis, Robin 81582 EN MG 6.4 16.0 F 95316 N N - - - In this prequel to THE DARK PORTAL, Will finds a mother cat and her kittens, and brings the family back to his master's lab. Among the bubbling bottles and evil-smelling jars of his master's apothecary shop unfolds an extraordinary tale of villainy. Animal Architects Nicholson, John 107256 EN MG 6.8 1.0 F 5948 N N - - - This introduction to the various animals that build structures for protection, food gathering, storage, and nesting provides information on what materials in nature they use to tunnel, bore wood, weave, and mound. Arabel and Mortimer Aiken, Joan 117241 EN MG 6.0 5.0 F 29539 N N - - - This book contains three adventures of Arabel and her pet raven, Mortimer. Asteroid Impact Henderson, Douglas 44939 EN MG 6.4 1.0 F 3411 N N - - - This book explores the theory that the collision of an asteroid with Earth ended the Cretaceous Period and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. At the Sea Floor Café: Odd Ocean Bulion, Leslie 143795 EN MG 6.3 0.5 F 2837 N N - - - This illustrated collection of poems Critter Poems provides information about some of the creatures that live in the sea. Baboon Jones, David 114113 EN MG 6.1 7.0 F 44972 N N - - - Fourteen-year-old Gerry Copeland regains consciousness after a plane crash in the African savanna only to discover that he has become one of the baboons his parents are studying. The Baboon King Quintana, Anton 34714 EN MG 6.4 8.0 F 48029 N N - - - Son of a Kikuyu mother and a Masai herdsman father, Morengáru the hunter lives on the edges of tribal society until an actual banishment forces him to make a life for himself among a troop of baboons. AR BookGuide™ Page 1 of 23 AR BookGuide™ Page 2 of 23 6th Grade Animal Books Friday, November 25, 2011 5:30:29 PM Emmaus Lutheran School Sorted by: Title Quiz Word Title Author Number Lang IL BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP RV LS VP Description Baree, The Story of a Wolf-Dog Curwood, James 11454 EN MG 6.5 11.0 F 64524 N N - - - A powerful adventure story about a half- Oliver tame wolf pup who is accidentally separated from his parents and must learn to survive on his own in the Canadian wilderness. Barry, Boyhound Spearman, Andy 102197 EN MG 6.2 4.0 F 27042 N N - - - To the confusion of his friends and family, Barry starts chasing squirrels, eating food off the floor, and otherwise acting like a canine after a flea bite turns his human brain into that of a dog. Battles of the Clans Hunter, Erin 137931 EN MG 6.0 6.0 F 36981 N N - - N Onestar, leader of WindClan, introduces two young kittypets to the warrior code, the history of each of the Clans, and legendary battles that have been fought. The plot contains violence. Book #7 The Bear Curwood, James 20315 EN MG 6.7 8.0 F 45164 N N - - N Thor, a mighty grizzly, and Muskwa, a Oliver motherless bear cub, become companions in the Canadian wilderness, going from one adventure to another while two bear trappers are drawing nearer. The Bears' Famous Invasion of Buzzati, Dino 88600 EN MG 6.9 3.0 F 15327 N N - - - In search of food, Leander, King of the Sicily Bears, leads his subjects from their safe caves in the mountains of Sicily to the valley where they triumph over many enemies. The Beasts of Clawstone Castle Ibbotson, Eva 106527 EN MG 6.1 8.0 F 47333 N N - - N While spending the summer with elderly relatives at Clawstone Castle in northern England, Madlyn and her brother Rollo, with the help of several ghosts, attempt to save the rare cattle that live on the castle grounds. Ben and Me Lawson, Robert 208 EN MG 6.9 3.0 F 14940 N N - N N Amos the mouse observes and records the life of his great friend, Benjamin Franklin. Beneath the Barrens Story, Alice 41756 EN MG 6.9 4.0 F 24664 N N - - - Kate and her cat, Frazer, find a strange new underworld and discover they possess special powers and abilities which they use to settle conflicts. AR BookGuide™ Page 2 of 23 AR BookGuide™ Page 3 of 23 6th Grade Animal Books Friday, November 25, 2011 5:30:29 PM Emmaus Lutheran School Sorted by: Title Quiz Word Title Author Number Lang IL BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP RV LS VP Description Beware of Dog Balaban, Bob 73250 EN MG 6.7 4.0 F 23642 N N - - N An evil veterinarian turns Thomas Wiggins's dog McGrowl into a bionic superdog with amazing powers of sight, smell, and strength. The Black Stallion and Flame Farley, Walter 18756 EN MG 6.4 6.0 F 37498 N N - - N Alec and the Black Stallion are swept apart to struggle for their lives in shark- infested waters, where the Black Stallion is carried away to an island with a herd of wild horses. Book #14 The Black Stallion and the Girl Farley, Walter 10557 EN MG 6.0 8.0 F 48503 N N - - N Alec Ramsay has a hard time persuading his partners to retain the girl he hires as a trainer and an even harder time convincing them to let her race the Black Stallion when Alec is suspended as a jockey. Book #17 The Black Stallion and the Lost Farley, Steven 144698 EN MG 6.0 9.0 F 54342 N N - - - While in Greece making a film about City Alexander the Great, Alec an the Black Stallion get lost and find an immortal city ruled by the tyrannical, Thracian god- king Diomedes, whose flesh-eating mare takes a dangerous interest in the Black Stallion. Book #23 The Black Stallion Legend Farley, Walter 10555 EN MG 6.3 7.0 F 40137 N N - - N The black stallion helps save an Indian tribe during a time of disaster, thereby fulfilling an ancient prophecy. Book #18 The Black Stallion Returns Farley, Walter 601 EN MG 6.1 8.0 F 51412 N N - - N When his rightful owner repossesses the Black Stallion, eighteen-year-old Alec travels across the deserts of Arabia to find the great stallion and helps to solve a tribal feud. Book #2 The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt Farley, Walter 10558 EN MG 6.0 12.0 F 76745 N N - - N A boy is entrusted to attend the birth, train, and drive a blood bay colt that is the great hope of an aging reinsman who refuses to be reconciled to the fact that sulky-racing has moved from the county fair to the moneymaking raceways. Book #6 AR BookGuide™ Page 3 of 23 AR BookGuide™ Page 4 of 23 6th Grade Animal Books Friday, November 25, 2011 5:30:29 PM Emmaus Lutheran School Sorted by: Title Quiz Word Title Author Number Lang IL BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP RV LS VP Description The Black Stallion's Ghost Farley, Walter 11591 EN MG 6.6 7.0 F 44969 N N - - N Alec Ramsay's life is changed after he spends a terrifying night lost in the Florida Everglades with a deranged Frenchman who is helping him search for the runaway black stallion. Book #16 Blaze of Silver Grant, K.M. 115233 EN MG 6.3 12.0 F 72427 N N - - - Using principles of their shared Muslim faith to persuade him, an agent of the Old Man of the Mountain convinces Kamil to lead Will and Ellie into a trap, but Kamil repents and seeks a way to save his friends and redeem himself. Book #3 Blood Red Horse Grant, K.M. 88590 EN MG 6.3 13.0 F 77933 N N - - - A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers and those around them as they fight with King Richard I against Saladin's armies during the Third Crusades. Book #1 The Buffalo Train Ride Webber, Desiree 1928 EN MG 6.3 2.0 F 14560 N N - - - A plea from Comanche Chief Quanah Morrison Parker to President Theodore Roosevelt opened the way for conservationists to establish a wildlife preserve in Oklahoma Territory. The Bumpedy Road Mueller, Pamela 47746 EN MG 6.5 2.0 F 14267 N N - - - When their family moves to another Bauer country, the lives of the family cats, Canica and Kiska, are jolted. Then Canica disappears and Kiska sets out to find him. The Carved Box Chan, Gillian 53357 EN MG 6.1 9.0 F 54057 N N - - - Callum is unprepared for the grinding physical labor of farm work. His only source of comfort is Dog. She seems to know all his secret wishes and fears. With Dog by his side, Callum gains the courage to face life in the New World. AR BookGuide™ Page 4 of 23 AR BookGuide™ Page 5 of 23 6th Grade Animal Books Friday, November 25, 2011 5:30:29 PM Emmaus Lutheran School Sorted by: Title Quiz Word Title Author Number Lang IL BL Pts F/NF Count Book RP RV LS VP Description The Case of the Cat with the Emerson, Scott 72269 EN MG 6.8 6.0 F 37141 N N - - - In 1887, in a San Francisco populated Missing Ear: From the Notebooks by dogs, retired veterinarian Dr.