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The case of the missing cutthroats The case of the missing cutthroats Jean Craighead George After Spinner Shafter catches a cutthroat trout in the Snake River, she and her cousin Alligator search the nearby mountains to determine where the endangered fish came from and how it survived. OL111819W
Frightful's Mountain Frightful's Mountain Jean Craighead George As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer… OL111827W
Julie Julie Jean Craighead George,Wendell Minor When Julie returns to her father's Eskimo village, she struggles to find a way to save her beloved wolves in a changing Arctic world and she falls in love with a young Siberian man. OL111831W
Julie of the Wolves Julie of the Wolves Jean Craighead George Miyax, like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine whether she lives or dies. At 13, an orphan, and unhappily married, Miyax runs away from her husband's parents' home,… OL111833W
Julie's Wolf Pack (Julie of the Wolves) Julie's Wolf Pack (Julie of the Wolves) Jean Craighead George Continues the story of Julie and her wolves in which Kapu must protect his pack from famine and disease while uniting it under his new leadership. OL111839W
The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo Jean Craighead George Sixth-grader Liza K., one of five homeless people living in an unspoiled forest in southern Florida, searches for a missing alligator destined for official extermination and studies the delicate ecol… OL111842W
The moon of the alligators The moon of the alligators Jean Craighead George Describes an alligator's desperate search for food in the Florida Everglades during the month of October. OL111843W
The moon of the moles The moon of the moles Jean Craighead George During December and January, a young mole in Kansas spends her waking hours searching for food in her network of underground tunnels. OL111849W
The moon of the owls The moon of the owls Jean Craighead George A great horned owl goes out on a mid-January night for an inspection tour of his domain and the animals within it. OL111852W
The moon of the salamanders The moon of the salamanders Jean Craighead George On a rainy March night, a salamander returns to the spring pond for the ancient mating dance of the salamanders. OL111853W
One Day in the Desert One Day in the Desert Jean Craighead George Explains how the animal and human inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, including a mountain lion, a roadrunner, a coyote, a tortoise, and members of the Papago Indian tribe, adapt to and sur… OL111858W
One Day in the Prairie One Day in the Prairie Jean Craighead George,Bob Marstall The animals on a prairie wildlife refuge sense an approaching tornado and seek protection before it touches down and destroys everything in its path. OL111860W
Rhino romp Rhino romp Jean Craighead George Simu, a young white rhinoceros, gets lost while playing on the African plains, but is rescued by his mother and aunt. OL111862W
River Rats Inc River Rats Inc Jean Craighead George Traveling illegally at night on the Colorado River with a mysterious cargo, two boys are shipwrecked and must depend for survival on their own ingenuity and a wild boy they find living along the rive… OL111863W
Snowboard Twist Snowboard Twist Jean Craighead George While Axel, his father, Dag, and his dog, Grits, are testing the snow in the Teton Mountains' Glory Bowl, Axel's snowboarding rival, Kelly, starts showing off and triggers an avalanche. OL111864W
Vulpes the Red Fox (American Woodland Tales) Vulpes the Red Fox (American Woodland Tales) Jean Craighead George Vulpes is the smartest pup of the litter and he grows into a fast, quick-witted fox whose abilities become legend among the forest's hunters. He leads them on hopeless chases, slipping away at the la… OL111869W
Arctic Son Arctic Son Jean Craighead George A baby boy is given an Inupiat name to go with his English one and grows up learning the traditional ways of the Eskimo people living in the Arctic. OL111873W
Charlie's Raven Charlie's Raven Jean Craighead George When Charlie's friend Singing Bird, a Teton Sioux, tells him that ravens have curing powers, Charlie steals a baby bird from its nest hoping it will cure his grandfather, and Granddad, a retired natu… OL111874W
The First Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving Jean Craighead George Describes how the colonists aboard the Mayflower founded New Plymouth and celebrated their first harvest with a feast of thanksgiving. OL111876W
The moon of the mountain lions The moon of the mountain lions Jean Craighead George Describes the experiences of a young mountain lion during the month of August in his natural habitat on the side of Mount Olympus, in Washington State. OL111878W
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