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"Whenever you hear the sky rumble, that usually means a storm. In Virgil Flowers' case, make that two. The exceptional new thriller from the writer whose books are 'pure reading pleasure'--(Booklist). The first storm comes from, of all places, the Minnesota Zoo. Two large, and very rare, Amur tigers have vanished from their cage, and authorities are worried sick that they've been stolen for their body parts. Traditional Chinese medicine prizes those...
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Rafe Khatchadorian is horrified that because of a missed science assignment he has to go to summer school; but instead of three weeks in a school room he finds himself a volunteer at Bushytail animal refuge, which is really hard, smelly work--and somehow he needs to use the experience (and the help of a girl he meets there) to produce a first class science report.
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It is Fiona's birthday, and fans from all over the world are sending her cards and gifts, she is giving interviews and having her picture taken, and with all the fuss she is neglecting her zoo friends--and when her mother points this out she decides to throw her own party, with gifts for all her animal friends.
11) Penguinaut!
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Orville is a little penguin who lives in a zoo and dreams of big adventures, like going to the Moon; the other animals are skeptical, but Orville is determined, so he builds a spaceship and sets out all by himself--and discovers that real adventures are best when they are shared with friends.
12) Croc o'clock
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The world's largest crocodile likes to eat... but feeding time is getting out of control. As the zoo clock ticks towards midnight, Croc is growing bigger and bigger... 5 DOUGHNUT RINGS...! 4 pumpkin pies, 3 french fries, 2 pots of tea, and a mountain of macaroni. A bright, bold and bonkers reimagining of the familiar festive song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, starring a very hungry crocodile.
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"Oliver finds the perfect lollipop on his birthday trip to the zoo, and it's all he can think about ... No point roaring at the lions with his brother or engaging with any of the animals ... But when one particular zoo animal threatens to ruin the fun, Oliver learns that there's plenty more to see than the candy he'd been coveting. And sharing the day--and his sweets--with his brother might just be the most special treat of all
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Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day, he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests. -- From book jacket.
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