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Pub. Date
1994
Description
For the first time in one collection, here are Colorado's most famous animal stories, carefully researched and written by children's book author Gayle C. Shirley. Read About... Shep, the canine greeter on the Denver-Boulder Turnpike Buff and Blaze, the grizzly and longhorn who dueled to the death Bum and Shorty, the unlikely couple who paired up for survival Ralphie, the CU buffalo homecoming queen who charged up the football team These stories and...
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Nowhere in recent history has a captive mammal garnered so much attention as the orca star of the 1993 hit film Free Willy. The film's success, partnered with growing public interest in animals held in captivity, launched a children's crusade that called for the orca's release into the wild. The result: a multimillion-dollar project that spanned four countries and weathered endless controversy.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"In October 1918, World War I had been raging in Europe for more than four years. When Major Charles Whittlesey led the U.S. 77th Division into France's Argonne Forest, his troops were soon surrounded and cut off from escape by German forces. Things became even more dangerous when the division came under friendly fire from U.S. forces. The troops' only hope was to send a carrier pigeon named Cher Ami with a desperate message to stop the attack. Read...