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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about guinea pigs as pets. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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What animal has a furry body, a short tail, and sharp claws? Prairie dogs! But do you know where prairie dogs live? Or what sounds a prairie dog makes? Read this book to find out! Learn all about different animals in the Animal Close-Ups series-part of the Lightning Bolt Books™ collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books™ bring nonfiction topics to life!
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Hedgehogs feel like hairbrushes. That's because they have quills. They aren't sharp. When you have a pet hedgehog, they might let you hold them. They are usually quiet and like their alone time. "Hedgies" aren't easy pets to raise. This book can really help. With easy-to-follow information about feeding, hedgehog health, how to hold one, and much more, Caring for My New Hedgehog will prepare you for this prickly pet. Part of the ongoing series How...
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Thinking of getting a mouse? You're in good company. Mice can make wonderful pets for many people. They're clean, friendly, fun and very active creatures who will give you hours of enjoyment and company. They are also intelligent and, with lots of time and attention, can be taught how to do tricks. Before bringing your pet mouse home, learning how to tame and care for your pet is a must!
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Chinchillas look a little like bunnies. They have big ears and eyes. They have very soft fur and paintbrush tails. They don't like to cuddle but they love to climb. If you've ever wanted to learn more about these adorable pets, Caring for My New Chinchilla is filled with valuable information. You'll discover how to feed, house, and train your "chinnie" along with how to keep this long-living pet healthy. Like every book in the How to Care for Your...
7) Chipmunks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces chipmunks to young readers through leveled text and related photos.
8) Squirrels
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces squirrels to young readers through leveled text and related photos.
9) Mice
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This search-and-find book invites emergent readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a mouse's habitat, body parts, and behaviors.
10) Squirrels
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This search-and-find book invites emergent readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a squirrel's habitat, body parts, and behaviors.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Did you know... - You can count 4 rats for every 1 person in the city. - Rats can have up to 12 litters of babies per year. - In 3 years, 2 rats and their offspring can produce up to 20-million descendants. Find out all sorts of interesting things about rats and enjoy a chuckle along the way.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In this book, Giggle the Gerbil reveals how readers should go about choosing pet gerbils, what supplies they will need, how to make a new pet gerbil feel at home, and how to properly care for pet gerbils, including feeding, exercising, and keeping a gerbil cage clean. Text is accompanied by clear, labeled photographs to further reinforce key concepts, and the use of an animal narrator also allows the book to be used to teach perspective.
13) Gophers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Gophers are known for their puffy faces. They often stuff food into their cheek pouches and carry it back to their burrows. Young children will enjoy learning how gophers gather food and dig vast underground tunnels.
14) Furry Hamsters
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Teeny, meek-seeming hamsters can travel up to 8-miles in one night in the wild. As pets, they provide hours of amusement. They run tirelessly on wheels, snoop around and move sawdust about the cage, and plump up their chubby cheeks with food morsels. From playtime to feeding time, readers learn how to take care of these popular pets.
15) Rat: City Safari
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Who needs to fly to Africa or visit a safari park, when there is so much wildlife on our doorsteps? This book examines rats and discusses where city rats live, what they eat, what dangers they face, and why they like living so close to people. Special "spotter's clues" symbols highlighting key rat behaviors and features are used throughout the book to enable readers to go on their own "city safari" once they have finished reading the book.
16) Red Squirrels
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Playful, talkative, and busy, red squirrels are surprisingly tough! Territorial of their nests and hard-earned food stashes, these squirrels work diligently to survive harsh weather and avoid dangerous predators. Young readers will love learning what's behind the chirps, screeches, and sudden scurryings of these small critters.
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In this book, Squeak the Mouse reveals how readers should go about choosing pet rats or mice, what supplies they will need, how to make a new pet rat or mouse feel at home, and how to properly care for pet rats or mice, including feeding, exercising, and keeping cages clean. Text is accompanied by clear, labeled photographs to further reinforce key concepts, and the use of an animal narrator also allows the book to be used to teach perspective.
18) Marvelous Mice
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Mice are very active pets. They love to run, chew, and play. Beginning readers learn how to take care of these cute, lively animals with the help of easy-to-follow text. Readers discover many fun facts about pet mice including the colors of their fur and the foods they like to eat. These facts are presented alongside bright photographs of a variety of mice in action.
19) Groundhogs
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Learn all about groundhogs in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Groundhogs offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
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Who needs to fly to Africa or visit a safari park, when there is so much wildlife on our doorsteps? This book examines squirrels and discusses where city squirrels live, what they eat, what dangers they face, and why they like living so close to people. Special "spotter's clues" symbols highlighting key squirrel behaviors and features are used throughout the book to enable readers to go on their own "city safari" once they have finished reading the...
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