Alan Marks
1) Black Beauty
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Not Supplied
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Not Supplied
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English
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
7) With love
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Publisher
North-South Books
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Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
A collection of stories based on the author's experiences with chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania over a period of almost forty years.
11) Family pack
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Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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Description
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.
13) Waiting for ice
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Far north in the Arctic Ocean on Wrangel Island, an orphaned polar bear cub struggles to find food, but due to rising global temperatures, sustenance is scarce because the pack ice that the bears rely on for hunting is late in coming.
14) Resistance
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Series
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Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
In the occupied Netherlands during World War II, Jan and Elli are ashamed that their fathers work for the Nazis, and they try to find a way to help the Dutch underground resistance.
16) Ragged bear
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Not Supplied
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Not Supplied
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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.
17) Finding home
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A koala mother faces two challenges: protecting herself and her joey from the raging bushfire, and finding food after their home range is destroyed. Her journey brings her closer to the world of humans than she has ever been before--but it's a risk she must take. Based on the real-life story of a koala nicknamed Cinders that survived two bushfires.
19) Snow school
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Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Text and watercolor illustrations offer an insider's look at the endangered snow leopard.
20) Storm
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Egmont UK Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Annie lives with her elderly parents in a remote cottage. One night with the phone lines down, she must overcome her fear of the ghost who is said to haunt the area, and brave the storm alone. Who is the mysterious horseman who helps her out?