Wesley Dennis
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 4
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The determination of two youngsters to win a Chincoteague pony is greatly increased when the Phantom and her colt are among those rounded up for the yearly auction. This book also includes information about the real Misty and about horses in general.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 5
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Justin Morgan does not want the little colt that follows him and Joel home. But Joel raises and trains it, and the two soon realize that the little horse is something very special, not to mention very fast. Years later it becomes the first of a new breed: the Justin Morgan horse.
6) The Red pony
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
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The Red pony: On cover: "The moving and beautiful story of a boy, a sorrel colt and the sun-drenched California earth." Junius Maltby: After ten years as a San Francisco accountant, Junius moves to sunny Pastures of Heaven, marries, has a son and becomes poverty stricken through laziness. When he realizes he is hurting his son, he has to make a decision.
7) Born to trot
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
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As he learns about the famous Hambletonian, sire of the American trotter, young Gib White dreams of some day having his own filly become a champion trotter.
8) Black Gold
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
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A heroic, small-boned horse with a will to win is finally ridden to glory by his devoted jockey.
10) Album of dogs
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Briefly discusses the history and characteristics of twenty-six common dog breeds.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
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Newbery Award-winning author Marguerite Henry's beloved novel about a boy who would do anything to paint is now available in a collectible hardcover gift edition.
Benjamin West was born with an extraordinary gift-the gift of creating paintings of people, animals, and landscapes so true to life they "took one's breath away." But Benjamin is part of a deeply religious Quaker family, and Quaker beliefs forbid the creation of images.
Because Benjamin's...