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Friendship Stories
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Friendship Stories
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Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or...
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OBD Books Make Good Friends (March - May 2024) - YOUTH
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Middle Grades)
Wonderbooks
Summer Reading Challenge 2023 (Middle Grades)
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A scrappy dog named Bob and his best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant, undertake a dangerous journey to seek Bob's long-lost sister, but a storm is approaching and time is running out.
Bob, a mutt of uncertain heritage, sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he...
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"Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob. In the timeless way that only Katherine Applegate could craft, this highly...
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 9
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Gerald the elephant is certain that he cannot dance but his friend Piggie convinces him to try.
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 23
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Gerald is tired and cranky and wants to take a nap, but Piggie is not helping.
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 25
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FPPL Native American Heritage Month 2022
OBD Thanksgiving - YOUTH
Thanksgiving and Gratitude Kids 2022
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"Piggie is determined to thank everyone she knows, but Gerald thinks she will forget someone important"--
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 22
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Piggie tells Gerald she has a surprise for him, but it is not there yet so Gerald must be patient.
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 19
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Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 18
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Elephant Gerald and Piggie want to go for a drive, but as Gerald thinks of one thing after another that they will have to take along, they come to realize that they lack the most important thing of all.
11) Oliver's tree
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Oliver the elephant loves playing hide-and-seek but cannot tag his friends, Lulu and Charlie, when they hide in trees--their favorite spots--so they work together to find a tree where all three can play together.
12) Ellie in concert
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Ellie (Mike Wu) volume 2
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"Since Ellie the elephant saved her home with her wonderful paintings, the zoo is back in business and the animals are more energetic than ever. All except for Lucy the giraffe, who hasn't been able to sleep with all the noise. Determined to help her friend, Ellie tries to tone down the ruckus and organize the animals into an orchestra"--
13) My friend is sad
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 2
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When Gerald the Elephant is sad, Piggie is determined cheer him up, but finds after many tries that it only takes the simplest thing to change Gerald's mood.
14) Ella who?
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"Mom . . . there's an elephant in the living room. It's moving day-and look who slipped in the door: an elephant! But when a little girl tries to tell her family about their unusual guest, the distracted grown-ups just say, "Ella WHO?" Even as children giggle at the girl's adventures with the smallish pachyderm, and at the fun, recurring refrain, they'll relate to the poignant theme about making-and sometimes letting go of-new friends." - ONIX annotations....
15) I'm a frog!
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 20
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Piggie introduces her reluctant friend, Gerald the elephant, to the wonderful world of pretend.
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"It's Easter morning in Chicago, and Tiny is out for a jog, but he stops in his tracks and discovers the Easter Bunny stuck in a log! With the Easter Bunny trapped, it's up to Tiny to save Easter in Chicago! But being a bunny isn't as easy as it looks, especially for an elephant. In this fun and playful story, find out how Tiny uses his own special talents to save Easter!"--Page 4 of cover.
17) Emma Kate
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Emma Kate and her best friend, a toy elephant, share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time!
19) Pete & Pickles
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When Pickles the elephant turns his life upside-down, Pete the pig comes to realize that a perfectly predictable, practical, and uncomplicated life is not always preferable.