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Kia's Manatee Kia's Manatee is the story of Kia, a determined, intelligent and
compassionate young girl who finds an injured manatee living in a polluted
little bay. Using her knowledge and power of persuasion, Kia enlists the entire
community in an environmental operation to clean up the bay, so that the manatee
will have a clean place to recover and its family will have a safe place to
live. Written by Mary Vigliante Szydlowski Illustrated by Lori Kiplinger Pandy 36 pages  Previous Selections I Thought I Heard a Tiger Roar Written and Illustrated by Dr. Mary Jane Flynn  The Adventures of Pilaf, Almondine and Tetrazzini This is a fun story about three turkey brothers and the adventures they have searching for a home. Written by Ethel Pochocki Illustrated by Regan 42 pages | Bustop the Cat And Mrs. Lin The story of an abandoned cat who is befriended by a lonely woman, and how her act of kindness not only changes her life but also the lives of those around her. Written by Amy Reichert Illustrated by Donna Ryan 42 pages
Nigel Nigel is based on a true story of a wonderful black Labrador retriever and his family. Rescued from deplorable conditions of abuse and neglect, Nigel finds a home with a loving family and their four totally different and quirky cats. Nigel loves children and becomes sad and depressed when all of the neighborhood children leave for school each morning. Nigel’s owner has to do something to cheer him up. She comes up with a great idea to have Nigel volunteer at the local library as a “reading buddy”. Written by Debra K. Duel Illustrated by Lori Kiplinger Pandy 31 pages
J.G. Cougar's Great Adventure Written and Illustrated by Virginia Bishop Tawresey
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