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1) White plague
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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"In the remote, frozen waters of the Arctic Ocean, the high-powered and technically advanced submarine USS Montana is in peril. Adrift and in flames, the boat--and the entire crew--could be lost. The only team close enough to get to them in time is led by Marine doctor and bio-terror expert Joe Rush. With only thirty-six hours before the surviving crew perish, Joe and his team must race to rescue the Montana and ensure that the boat doesn't fall into...
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English
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After choosing a stray dog from the shelter, a young boy and his parents proudly take Norman home. The little boy tries to teach Norman different tricks, but Norman just doesn't seem to be too smart, but they love him just the same. Soon they discover that Normal understands Chinese, so the family learns Chinese too.
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English
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Somewhere between hunting for gold in Latin America as a geologist and getting married to a new husband, thirty-three-year-old Susan Purvis loses her way.
Susan comes to believe that a puppy and working on ski patrol at the last great ski town in Colorado will improve her life. When she learns about avalanches that bury people without warning, she challenges herself: "What if I teach a dog to save lives?" This quest propels her to train the best possible...
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English
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From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes an inspiring message about the future of the animal kingdom.
With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall - along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard - shares fascinating survival stories about the American Crocodile, the California Condor, the Black-Footed...
With the insatiable curiosity and conversational prose that have made her a bestselling author, Goodall - along with Cincinnati Zoo Director Thane Maynard - shares fascinating survival stories about the American Crocodile, the California Condor, the Black-Footed...
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Rescue princesses volume 12
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
The Rescue Princesses are going to princess school. Princess Ella's pet bunny Daisy is missing and it's up to the Rescue Princesses to find her.
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Neelie Sterling novels volume 2
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English
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From the author of Still Life with Elephant comes the story of one woman and her quest to save a majestic animal.
After a year spent caring for baby elephants in Africa, Neelie Sterling is preparing to return to the States and a life filled with exes-ex-boyfriend, ex-husband, ex-house, ex-horse. But she is leaving behind some unfinished business in Zimbabwe: a very special elephant targeted for execution. With the help of her new friend Diamond-Rose...
11) Warburg in Rome
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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"David Warburg, newly minted director of the U.S. War Refugee Board, arrives in Rome at war's end, determined to bring aid to the destitute European Jews streaming into the city. Marguerite d'Erasmo, a French-Italian Red Cross worker with a shadowed past, is initially Warburg's guide to a complicated Rome; while a charismatic young American Catholic priest, Monsignor Kevin Deane, seems equally committed to aiding Italian Jews. But the city is a labyrinth...
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After the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, Susannah Charleson was so impressed by the newspaper photo of an exhausted handler and his search-and-rescue dog that she decided to train a dog of her own. A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, Charleson got Puzzle, a strong, bright Golden Retriever, who from the start, exhibited a unique aptitude for search-and-rescue work. But the puppy's willfulness challenged even Susannah, who had raised...
13) The book thief
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English
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Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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Rescue princesses volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Princess Clarabel is a Rescue Princess. When she discovers an injured dolphin during the island's regatta she calls on her fellow Rescue Princesses to help. Clarabel is worried she is not as good as her friends with animals but she is about to discover she has a special gift.
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English
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David Rosenfelt's loyal followers of the Andy Carpenter series are familiar with Tara, the golden retriever sidekick. Many also got to know Tara from Dogtripping, David's tales about becoming a slightly nutty dog rescuer and the dog that started it all. Here, finally, is a book all about the inspirational canine who taught David everything he knows. Well, he did know how to tie his shoes before he met and came to love Tara, but that's about it. Through...
16) Silent creed
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English
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"Ryder Creed and his K9 search-and-rescue dogs return in the second installment of an exciting new series, teaming up once more with FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell in their riskiest case yet. When Ryder Creed responds to a devastating mudslide in North Carolina, he knows that the difference between finding survivors and the dead is time. He and his sturdiest search-and-rescue dog, Bolo, get to work immediately, but the scene is rife with danger: continued...
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PBS Kids
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
It's Christmas time and the Wild Kratts are taking a break from creature adventuring to celebrate. They are beginning to open their presents when the Wild Kratts alarm sounds. The villains, Zach Varmitech, Gaston Gourmand, and Donita Donata are kidnapping all the baby animals to turn them into Christmas ornaments! Christmas will have to wait as the Wild Kratts spring into action to save their friends and get them home for Christmas.
18) The magic rings
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Series
Rescue princesses volume 6
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When Princess Lottie discovers a plot to steal horses from the palace stables she knows she must do something to save them.
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Series
Mis primeras paginas volume 17
Publisher
Almadraba Infantil Juvenil
Pub. Date
[2009?]
Language
Español
Description
Sara the cow helps with a mountain rescue mission after a snowstorm.
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Zoey and Sassafras volume 4
Language
English
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An unexpected snow storm causes trouble for the magical creatures of the forest. When Zoey and Sassafras attempt to rescue trapped caterfly eggs, they make a mistake. Can they figure out a way to fix things before the baby caterflies hatch?
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