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Twelve-year-old Suzy Bowles dreams of life outside the small town of Burr Oak, Michigan, but when she stumbles on the opportunity to learn ostrich-riding with the infamous Madame Marantette her obligations to her family on the farm threaten to derail her dreams of a bigger life. Includes photographs and information on Madame Marantette.
5) Big egg
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A mother hen wakes up one morning to find a gigantic egg among the others in her nest and goes in search of the egg's origin.
10) Gran huevo
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A mother hen wakes up one morning to find a gigantic egg among the others in her nest and goes in search of the egg's origin.
12) Pip and Kip
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As monkey gymnast Pip flips , ostrich spectator Kip trips, thereby getting into the act.
13) Little Too-Tall
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A young ostrich makes friends with some unfriendly jungle animals after warning them of the presence of a dangerous predator.
14) Larga Larguita
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A young ostrich makes friends with some unfriendly jungle animals after warning them of the presence of a dangerous predator.
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Neil and Nell Ostrich call on the Banana Phone, asking the Fix-It Force for help to bring their egg to the Hatchery Hospital before it hatches! The Fix-It Force takes the egg and Ostriches through Blunderburg in Tool Force One, using balloons, marshmallows, and pudding to cushion the egg and deliver it safely.
16) Mariluz Avestruz
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Mariluz the ostrich is very proud of her beautiful tail and even sleeps with her head in the sand so the feathers will still be visible, but one morning her head is stuck and all the savanna animals cannot get her free.
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Ostrich's friends seem to do everything better than he does. Cheetah is faster, Owl is more clever and Giraffe is taller. Ostrich is beginning to think that he isn't very good at anything until his mother points out something very important when she asks who is the kindest.
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Eddie is a bird, but he can't fly! His friend Ernest, a bear, decides he's going to help Eddie learn to fly--with hilarious and unanticipated results. Along the way, both Ernest and Eddie learn some valuable lessons. Is Eddie even meant to fly? Or is there something else he's even better at?
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"The Easter Bunny is hard at work hiding eggs for an Easer Egg Hunt. But when he needs to dash back to Easter Island to get more eggs, an unlike hero--an ostrich!--has to put on the bunny ears. She hops into the yard with basket in tow, and is met by a little girl who is eager to start the hunt for eggs. Will this ostrich be able to save Easter? Or will this little girl realize... 'Hey! You're NOT the Easter Bunny!' Readers of all ages are sure to...