Fiction

A Mouse Called Wolf (Unabridged)

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Wolfgang Amadeus was an unusual name for a mouse. But then Wolf was an unusual mouse. He could sing beautifully - and even compose music.

Author:

Dick King-Smith

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

950L

Length:

01:16

Sophie's Lucky (Unabridged)

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Sophie already has a rabbit and a cat and a dog, but what she'd really love is a pony. Good fortune comes Sophie's way when she's invited to spend her summer holiday in Scotland with Great Aunt Al.

Author:

Dick King-Smith

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

01:07

Small, but very determined, Sophie loves animals and is going to be a farmer when she grows up. Sophie's fond of most creatures - especially little ones like snails - but there's one she cannot stand: her prissy new neighbour Dawn!

Author:

Dick King-Smith

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

00:53

Sophie's Tom (Unabridged)

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Sophie is small but very determined. She loves animals and is going to be a lady farmer when she grows up. On her fifth birthday, she gets a model farm and lots of toy animals. What she wants most of all, though, is a real animal - like a cat.

Author:

Dick King-Smith

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

01:06

Martin's Mice (Unabridged)

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Martin is like no other cat. He doesn't want to catch mice and eat them - he wants to be friends with them!

Author:

Dick King-Smith

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

770L

Length:

02:20

Sophie Is Seven (Unabridged)

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Ever since she was four years old, Sophie has wanted to be a lady farmer. She has been collecting animals, and so far her menagerie consists of snails, centipedes, a white rabbit, a black cat, and a puppy named Puddle. Now Sophie is saving money in her piggy bank to buy her own farm, but when she adds it up she only has #12.60. She must think of ways to raise more funds!

Author:

Dick King-Smith

Grade Level:

Elementary

Length:

01:31

Wish on a Unicorn (Unabridged)

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Mags has a lot to wish for - a nice house with a mama who isn't tired out from work; a normal little sister; a brother who doesn't mooch for food; and, once in a while, she'd like some new clothes for school.

Author:

Karen Hesse

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

730L

Length:

01:58

The Fox Busters (Unabridged)

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Ransome, Sims, and Jefferies were three astonishing chickens! So exceptional were they that they were to become a legend to future generations at Foxearth Farm. Not only could they fly out of the reach of foxes, but they found a way of defeating even the most crafty of attacks.

Author:

Dick King-Smith

Grade Level:

Primary

Length:

02:26

Letters from Rifka (Unabridged)

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Rifka knows nothing about America when she flees from Russia with her family in 1919. But she dreams that in the new country she will at last be safe from the Russian soldiers and their harsh treatment of the Jews. Throughout her journey, Rifka carries with her a cherished volume of poetry by Alexander Pushkin.

Author:

Karen Hesse

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Lexile:

660L

Length:

03:02

A Time of Angels (Unabridged)

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Late at night, while her sisters and Tanta Rose sleep, Hannah Gold sees angels. She sees them soaring over the Boston streets in their shimmering robes, with eyes shining and wings outstretched. The angels inspire Hanna, for it is 1918, and her mother and father are fighting the Great War in Europe. But Boston is fighting a war of its own.

Author:

Karen Hesse

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Lexile:

650L

Length:

07:21