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Topic: Animals

Subtopics: Animal Cruelty, Animal Elders, Animal Rights, Animal Survival Strategies, Animal Teachers, Aquariums, Birds, Bugs, Corals, Cryptozoology, Fish, Frogs, Imprinting, Mammals, Mythical Creatures, Nocturnal Animals, Predators, Prey, Wildlife, Worms

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The Coquíes Still Sing

by Karina Nicole González

“He hands me a fistful of vegetable seeds and says, ‘This is our gold’.”

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The Dark Was Done

by Lauren Stringer

“The Dark was tired of hiding. Nightlights, streetlights, flashlights, and table lamps — all pushed the Dark away. Everyone was afraid of the dark. Everyone wished the Dark would leave.”

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The End of the Wild

by Nicole Helget

“Mostly I wonder if I’m just wrong. I wonder if everyone thinks fracking is more important than my mushrooms, my ramps, and my beechnuts. I wonder if fracking really is more important than the bears, the coyotes, and the wild turkeys.”

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The Extraordinary Book That Eats Itself

by Penelope Arlon, Susan Hayes

“This is a book that turns itself into dozens of eco-projects to inspire you to think more about the planet we all call home.”

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The Girl Who Planted Trees

by Caryl Hart

“Soon I shall grow a whole forest”

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The History of Bees

by Maja Lunde

“But bees cannot be tamed. They can only be tended, receive our care.”

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The Jungle Radio

by Devangana Dash

“Who is it that speaks, / sings and melodies / from those murmuring beaks?”

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The Last Wild

by Piers Torday

“How could I be so wrong? The stag was right—we can’t trust any other humans. How can you ever trust someone who wants to eat you?”

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The Lorax
The Lorax

by Dr. Seuss

“I meant no harm. I most truly did not. / But I had to grow bigger. So bigger I got.”

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The Most Important Comic Book on Earth

by Cara Delevingne, Jane Goodall, Ricky Gervais, Taika Waititi

“This comic book is brave. It is like no other. It asks YOU, the reader, to don the tights, the capes, and go out and become the superheroes who will change our ecological crisis for the better.”

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The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Basque Dragon (Book #2)

by Adam Gidwitz, Jesse Casey

“I believe that someday we will be able to undo all the damage the Schmoke brothers have done to the world and its creatures.”

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The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Creature of the Pines (Book #1)

by Adam Gidwitz

“Brand-new friend. Terrifying teacher. Mythical animal. Breaking and entering. First day at a new school.”

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Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

by Kate Messner

“Down in the dirt is a whole busy world of earthworms and insects, digging and building and stirring up soil. They’re already working down in the dirt.”

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Wishtree

by Katherine Applegate

“This tree … It’s almost like it’s human”

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World Without Fish
World Without Fish

by Mark Kurlansky

“You cannot afford to be passive. … The survival of not only the oceans but of our world is at stake”

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