cats

Cat Crimes

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Tangled yarn and a missing bird... which of the six furry fiends was responsible for each Cat Crime? With a little problem solving you’ll be able to use paw prints, toy placement and other clues to figure out exactly where each Cat was sitting at the time of the crime.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Content Area:

Science

Play Time:

20 min.

Mr. Putter & Tabby Drop the Ball

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Copies: 7

Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, love to take naps. But do they nap too much? What they need is a sport! Luckily, Mrs. Teaberry and her good dog, Zeke, know of a baseball team they can join. It's not long before Mr. Putter is ready to play ball with the Yankee Doodle Dandies, but will his creaky knees cooperate? And can Zeke avoid wreaking havoc on the field?

Author:

Cynthia Ryland & Arthur Howard

Lexile:

410L

Mr. Wuffles

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Copies: 7

In a near wordless masterpiece that could only have been devised by David Wiesner, a cat named Mr. Wuffles doesn't care about toy mice or toy goldfish. He’s much more interested in playing with a little spaceship full of actual aliens—but the ship wasn't designed for this kind of rough treatment. Between motion sickness and damaged equipment, the aliens are in deep trouble.

Author:

David Wiesner

Hondo & Fabian

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Copies: 1

Hondo the dog has a fun day at the beach while Fabian the cat stays home.

" Wake up, Hondo. Time to go!"
Hondo will have an adventure.
Fabian will stay home.

A dog named Hondo and his friend Fred are going to the beach for a day of excitement. Fabian the cat is left behind at home to play with the baby. Who will cause more trouble? And who will have more fun?

Peter McCarty's exquisite illustrations and understated wit turn an ordinary day in the lives of two pets into a rare delight.

Author:

Peter McCarty

Lexile:

AD180L

Mr. Putter & Tabby Ring the Bell

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Copies: 7

Dong! Dong! Dong! The school bell is ringing. The fall wind is blowing. Mr. Putter wishes he could go back to school—even for just one day. Then he has an idea: How about a visit during show-and-tell with his fine cat, Tabby? And Zeke and Mrs. Teaberry? The teacher agrees, but there’s one problem. She and the students expect pet tricks. Will Tabby and Zeke be able to deliver?

Author:

Cynthia Rylant

Arthur Howard

Lexile:

370L

Pinky Pye (Unabridged)

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Eleanor Estes is a Newbery Award winner and best-selling author of the world famous children's book Ginger Pye. Just like Ginger Pye, Pinky Pye is the touching story of a family's beloved pet.

Author:

Eleanor Estes

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

890L

Length:

06:16

Skippyjon Jones In the Dog-House (Unabridged)

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The Siamese kitty boy with the gigantico imagination has returned for another loco adventure. In his room for a time-out, Skippyjon Jones lets his imagination take him to a shack where his Chihuahua friends are yipping and yapping and hiding out from the Bad Bobble-ito, who has taken over their doghouse.

Author:

Judy Schachner

Grade Level:

Primary

Lexile:

AD690L

Length:

00:09

Skippyjon Jones In the Dog-House (Unabridged)

Skippyjon Jones In Mummy Trouble (Unabridged)

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El Skippito is back! Avoiding a lecture from Mama Junebug, the kitty boy slips into his closet - and finds himself in ancient Egypt! His doggy pals, Los Chimichangos, want to visit the Under Mundo - the underworld - where mummitos rest in peas. But they need El Skippito's brains and courage to answer the riddle of the Finx and enter the mummy's tomb.

Author:

Judy Schachner

Grade Level:

Primary

Lexile:

AD690L

Length:

00:10

Skippyjon Jones In Mummy Trouble (Unabridged)

Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones (Unabridged)

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Holy guacamole! Skippyjon Jones is crazy-loco for dinosaurs! The kitty boy enters (via his closet) the land of dinosaurs in search of the fabled Skipposaurus. Instead he runs into his old amigos, the Chimichango gang. When a T-Mex threatens the pack, it's El Skippito, the great sword fighter, to the rescue.

Author:

Judy Schachner

Grade Level:

Primary

Lexile:

AD680L

Length:

00:10