Saturday, June 20, 2020

Kids' Book Spotlight- Amazing Animals: Chapter Books

Is your favorite animal furry? Or maybe scaly? Or maybe even fire breathing? Check out these amazing animal books to find your favorite!

Beginning Chapter Books (Grades 1-3)


Mercy Watson to the Rescue
by Kate DiCamillo

To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig – she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons' bed. BOOM! CRACK! As the bed and its occupants slowly sink through the floor, Mercy escapes in a flash – "to alert the fire department," her owners assure themselves. But could Mercy possibly have another emergency in mind – like a sudden craving for their neighbors' sugar cookies? (Also available on OverDrive Kids.)


Rise of the Earth Dragon
by Tracey West

Eight-year-old Drake is snatched up by the King's soldiers and taken to the castle where he is told by the wizard Griffith that he has been chosen to be a Dragon Master like Ana, Rori, and Bo--and his first task will be to discover whether his dragon, Worm, has any special powers. 

    First in the Dragon Masters series. 




  Middle Grade Chapter Books (Grades 3-5)


  The Girl Who Speaks Bear
  by Sophie Anderson

 Found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby, and cursed with unusual size and strength, twelve-year-old Yanka the bear has never felt she belonged in the small village where she grew up; the Snow Forest seems to call to her and when she wakes up one day with her legs transformed into bear legs she flees the village, and embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover clues to her mysterious origin and identity.


Stella Diaz Never Gives Up
by Angela Dominguez

Stella gets a big surprise when her mom plans a trip to visit their family in Mexico! Stella loves marine animals, and she can't wait to see the ocean for the first time . . . until she arrives and learns that the sea and its life forms are in danger due to pollution.


Stella wants to save the ocean, but she knows she can't do it alone. It's going to take a lot of work and help from old and new friends to make a difference, but Stella Díaz never gives up!


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Stephani Lindsey
Youth Specialist
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