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Animal Battle Academy's avatar

We were deep into the dragon-themed 'Wings of Fire' series for months! Looking for more lists related to animals!

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Julie, Books for Kids's avatar

Any particular animals?

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A lot of interest in exotic or less-well-known animals, as well as birds, snakes, and marine animals!

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Julie, Books for Kids's avatar

Let me look through my book database!

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Animal Battle Academy's avatar

🙌

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Julie, Books for Kids's avatar

Marine Animals

- A Whale of the Wild by Rosanne Parry

- Odder by Katherine Applegate

- Manatee Summer by Evan Griffith

Three animal stories I love (a lot of animal survival/adventure)

- The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow by Elaine Dimopoulos

- Cress Watercress by Gregory Maguire

- Journey Beyond the Burrow by Rina Heisel

Beavers - Rescue at Lake Wild by Terry Lynn Johnson

Tasmanian Tigers - Music for Tigers by Michelle Kadarusman

Pigeon - Coo by Kaela Noel

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Animal Battle Academy's avatar

Wow thank you Julie! Excited to check these out (and can report back on Ethan’s faves!)

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Wendy | Ohhappyplayday's avatar

Great finds!

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Julie, Books for Kids's avatar

Happy reading!

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Erin Stewart's avatar

Fairy themed? Also climate change themed?

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Julie, Books for Kids's avatar

I looked through my list and here's what I found!

Climate change...

- Two Degrees by Alan Gratz

- The Lost Whale by Hannah Gold

- Manatee's Best Friend by Sylvia Liu

Fairy themed...

- Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy by Melissa de la Cruz

- Not specifically fairies but the Pages & Co series by Anna James could be a good fit

- Another one that's not specifically fairies, but could be a good fit is Mihi Ever After by Tae Keller

(And now I'm researching fairy books because I am realizing I don't have enough of them in my database!!)

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Erin Stewart's avatar

I have three nieces these ages and I love to gift books so I'm excited to follow you and look through your old lists!

Another theme they like is Cats.

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Julie, Books for Kids's avatar

Cats, I got you!!!

- Sparrow Being Sparrow by Gail Donovan

- Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate

- Haven, A Small Cat's Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd (this is one of my faves!)

- Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence by Sonja Thomas

- Elvis and the World As It Stands by Lisa Frenkel Riddiough (An introduction to younger readers about 9/11, with a cat!)

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Alexis Ennis's avatar

I enjoyed Valor Wongs and Killer Komodo ! I want to read the Deadlands. Thanks for sharing!

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Julie, Books for Kids's avatar

I really enjoyed Deadlands, I hope you do too!!

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Alexis Ennis's avatar

It’s on my shelf waiting to be read!

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Julie, Books for Kids's avatar

Yay!

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