Alan Marks
2) Finding home
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A remarkable story of survival. The creators of A MOTHER'S JOURNEY and LITTLE LOST BAT, Sandra Markle and Alan Marks team up again to chronicle the challenges faced by a mother koala: protecting herself and her joey from a raging bushfire, and finding food and a new home after their home range is destroyed. Based on a true story. Back matter includes facts about koalas, an author's note about Cinders, the real-life koala that survived two bushfires,...
3) Family pack
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A young wolf, taken from her pack in Canada to Yellowstone National Park, struggles alone to master the skills of hunting and survival until she finds a lone male and begins a new pack with him.
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"Eily and her father live in Ireland, three fields from the sea, within sight of the enchanted isle of Lisnashee. The fairy folk who live there cause mischief and harm to any who trespass, but once a year at Midsummer, Eily's father, the Fog Catcher, rows out to collect magic from the fog around the island. His sole protection is a charm tucked in his pocket, and when Eily finds the lost charm in a hedgerow after he departs, she knows at once what...
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Acclaimed nonfiction author Sandra Markle presents the daring story of a mother emperor penguin's struggle to reach the sea, find food, avoid predators, and make her way back to her mate and their newborn chick before they starve. Alan Marks' luminous illustrations highlight the harsh conditions and stunning landscapes of Antarctica.
10) Good-bye, daddy!
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1995.
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A little boy's teddy bear helps him come to terms with his parents' divorce by telling him a story about a little bear in similar circumstances.
11) It's bedtime!
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[2002]
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English
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Ben does not want to sleep alone, but when his mother asks which toy he wants to take to bed, she is surprised by his choice.
12) Pilot mom
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2003.
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Jenny and her best friend K.C. accompany Jenny's mother, a tanker pilot in the Air Force, to the air base, where they explore her plane, a KC-135, prior to her departure on a training mission to Europe.
13) Hip-pocket papa
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When the eggs of the hip-pocket frog hatch, the father sits "while the tadpoles wiggle up his hind legs and into the hidden pockets on his hips." But that is only the beginning of a fascinating adventure--the father must evade predators while searching for the perfect place for his froglets to emerge.
14) Ragged bear
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1996.
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English
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An old teddy bear, abandoned in the park by unappreciative owners, is rescued by another child and given a new home filled with love.
15) The snow queen
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Usborne young reading volume Series Two
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English
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Retelling of the story about a boy captured by the snow queen and taken to her castle in the north and his friend's efforts to save him.
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