Kathi Appelt
1) Keeper
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English
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On the night of the blue moon when mermaids are said to gather on a sandbar in the Gulf of Mexico, ten-year-old Keeper sets out in a small boat, with her dog BD and a seagull named Captain, determined to find her mother, a mermaid, as Keeper has always believed, who left long ago to return to the sea.
3) Maybe a fox
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English
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An otherworldly fox is born to help eleven-year-old Jules, who is grieving over the death of her sister.
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English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn, ancient Sugar Man, and his raccoon-brother Swamp Scouts Bingo and J'miah try to save Bayou Tourterelle from feral pigs Clydine and Buzzie, greedy Sunny Boy Beaucoup, and world-class alligator wrestler and would-be land developer Jaeger Stitch.
7) Max attacks
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English
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Max the cat attacks fish, curtains, socks, and strings, but how many things can he actually catch?
10) Bat jamboree
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English
Description
On a midsummer's night the Marching Bat Band makes a rare appearance, its members grouped in formations that demonstrate multiplication from two times two up to ten times ten.
Author
Series
Bubba and Beau series volume 1
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
When Mamma Pearl washes their favorite blanket it's a sad day for best friends Bubba and Beau, but it gets worse when she decides the baby boy and his puppy need baths, too.
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Series
Bubba and Beau series volume 3
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
While preparing for a visit from some relatives--and even after they arrive--Bubba and Beau want nothing more than to sink their paws into the squishy, squashy mud hole.
15) Incredible me!
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A girl celebrates her own individuality, from her freckles to her wiggles.
19) Watermelon Day
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Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
Young Jesse waits all summer for her watermelon to ripen.
20) Bats on parade
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Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
On a midsummer's night the Marching Bat Band makes a rare appearance, its members grouped in formations that demonstrate multiplication from two times two up to ten times ten.