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book reference list for elementary students

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Below is a suggested list of reading materials for younger readers interested in animals.  Click on a link to see the book as presented by Barnes & Nobel.com

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One Day at Wood Green Animal ShelterOne Day at Wood Green Animal Shelter
by Patricia Casey

K-Gr 2-Photo-collage, watercolor, and pencil illustrations bring alive a day at an animal shelter-specifically, a Wood Green Animal Shelter. The staff members arrive in the morning with their own pets, which include a recuperating fox and a mysterious cheeping box.
One of EachOne of Each by Mary Ann Hoberman

Oliver Tolliver, who lives alone in his little house with just one of everything, discovers that it is more fun to have two of everything and share with a friend.
Penny and PupPenny and Pup by Linda Jennings

Penny the puppy enjoys the company of big, floppy, toy Pup so much that she feels she no longer needs real animal friends.
Rollo Bones, Canine HypnotistRollo Bones, Canine Hypnotist
Marshall M. Moyer

Rollo is a soulful yellow dog who can hypnotize humans with one long gaze from his big sad eyes. But when worldwide success threatens to turn what was once fun into drudgery, Rollo takes a stand
Great Gracie Chase: Stop That Dog!Great Gracie Chase: Stop That Dog!
by Cynthia Rylant

Gracie has been a good dog every single day of her life. That is, until some noisy painters arrive. When she barks at them for causing a racket, she is put outside. So she decides to go for a walk. The painters, the neighbors, and the garbage man all run after her. She canıt figure out why . . . so she keeps running. Soon, the whole town joins in. Stop that dog! Itıs the great Gracie chase!
The Adventures of Taxi DogThe Adventures of Taxi Dog
by Debra and Sal Barracca.

Jim, a New York City taxi driver, rescues a stray dog and dubs his new pet Maxi. Maxi accompanies Jim in his taxi and meets all sorts of people. With each new passenger, Maxi makes a new friend--and even helps Jim get tips! The text is written in a bouncing rhyme, and Beuhner's paintings capture Maxi's doggy personality and Jim's geniality. Can you find the cat in every picture?
The Bookshop DogThe Bookshop Dog
by Cynthia Rylant

Everyone who comes to Martha Jane's Bookshop comes to see Martha Jane. But Martha Jane is not the owner. She's the owner's dog! When the owner has to go to the hospital to get her tonsils out, the whole town begins to fight over the chance to take care of Martha Jane. Rylant is the Newbery-winning author of Dog Heaven. Full color.
The Hallo-Wiener, Vol. 1The Hallo-Wiener, Vol. 1
by Dav Pikey

When is a hot dog not a hot dog? When he becomes a hero sandwich! Pilkey delivers a hilarious Halloween treat in this story about Oscar, a dachshund doomed to wear a hot dog costume on Halloween.

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List Updated: Mar. 19, 2002