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"The Forest has lots to say . . . if you listen. When a young child steps into the forest, her ears are open and her heart is too. She listens carefully to the forest around her--and hears such marvelous things, from the creaking of the trees stretching skyward to the rustling of the leaves sharing their secrets. This sounds-of-nature series for young children encourages imagination, awareness, and empathy with all living things. Our forests are full...
62) Scaredy bear
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There's a monster in the forest, and Little Bob is out to find him! But instead, Little Bob finds a very scaredy bear. Will he want to join the hunt?
63) Just to see
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"There are wonders all around us. Why not go see what you can find? Every day, perched high up in her tree house, a girl surveys the distant forest through her binoculars. She knows every plant and animal. But look! A strange new tree appears, towering above all the others. Where did it come from? Is it really a tree? Intrigued, the girl sets off to take a closer look. Just to see..."--
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"Lucky for her, big sister Ada always has an answer ready ... But as Bea's questions get harder, Ada takes to inventing some answers. And when one of her responses takes them into a forest full of unknowns, the way through becomes much less clear. How will Ada and Bea find their way back home?"--
67) The secret river
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Young Calpurnia takes her dog, Buggy-horse, and follows her nose to a secret river in a Florida forest, where she catches enough fresh fish to feed her hungry neighbors, even after giving some to the forest creatures she meets on the way home.
69) The quiet forest
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When a mischievous mouse's action causes a snowball effect and disrupts the peace of the other animals, it is up to the forest and a bear cub to help restore order and quiet once more.
73) October, October
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English
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October and her dad live in the woods. They sleep in the house Dad built for them and eat the food they grow in the vegetable patches. They know the trees and the rocks and the lake and stars like best friends. They read the books they buy in town again and again until the pages are soft and yellow -- until next year's town visit. They live in the woods and they are wild. And that's the way it is. Until the year October turns eleven. That's the year...
77) The Healer Cat
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עברית
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The Hebrew edition of a story about healing, fear, and survival. One snowy night a mother hare rushes in, desperate for help. Reluctantly, the healer cat travels with her through a nighttime snowstorm and biting cold winds.
78) The healer cat
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Persian
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Owing to her gift, Celesse the healer cat is a highly esteemed member in the neighborhood. As the matron's favorite she enjoys spending her lazy days in the warmth of the house. But then a mother hare storms in, asking for help. Her persistence defeats the reluctance of the healer cat, taking her through a night time snowstorm and biting frost. In a dark forest, Celesse comes face to face with a scary surprise and is forced to gather her powers. Once...
79) The wolf hour
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Magia and her family live in the shadow of the Puszcza, an ancient and magical forest rich in stories and mysteries, where wolves can talk and read and unwary humans who enter its boundaries never come back--but despite her beautiful voice Magia longs to be a woodcutter like her father and learn the secrets of the Puszcza.
80) Night runners
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"What seems scary proves surprising in this magical wordless picture book. Guided by a circle of stars on the horizon, a stag bounds into a thick pine forest. Wolves lurk behind the trees, then begin to run after him. When the stag turns to look at his pursuers, he stumbles over a fallen tree and sinks to the forest floor. The wolves close in ... but, unexpectedly, they become the stag's helpers, bringing water, berries and a bandage! After a short...