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4) Risky Chance
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In the mid- to late-1930s, Risky Chance grows from a spirited colt to a winning racehorse, but an injury and the Great Depression bring hardship that only a special little girl can help him overcome.
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The orange outlaw: While visiting Dink's uncle in New York City, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose help uncover who is responsible for stealing a very valuable painting.
The panda puzzle: Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the kidnapping of the new baby panda at the petting zoo.
The quicksand question: When someone steals the money the town has been collecting to help the ducks, Josh and his friends try to find the thief.
The runaway racehorse: Dink,...
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High on the slopes of mighty Mount Olympus, among the sun-splashed meadows and sparkling waters, glide the winged horses of the ancient gods. Here up high is normally no place for a lost, parentless girl like Pippa. But once every hundred years, the gods and goddesses descend to the mortal realm to choose jockeys for their winged horse race--and Pippa is one of the lucky children chosen to ride. With her undersized, impetuous winged steed, Zephyr,...
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Run along the Mississippi with Tom Sawyer. Confront the Lilliputians in Gulliver's Travels. Fight the evil sheriff of Nottingham with Robin Hood. Discover how Robinson Crusoe survived on a deserted island. QED has chosen four fantastic adventure stories for boys to continue our successful series Classic Collection! Carefully retold in clear contemporary language, and presented with delightful illustrations, these favourite classic stories will capture...
13) Barney
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Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. Their family fosters these young dogs and give them the proper care until they can find the perfect home. Lizzie is excited to watch her best friend Maria compete, but as the horses get ready, a curious dachshund races inot the ring! Finding the perfect owners for this lout and peppy dog might not be so easy.
14) Only a cow
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Lucille's dream is to race, and even though her friend Thunder tells her that cows do not belong in horse races, she seizes the opportunity to compete when she goes to the county fair.
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Pete the cat and the bad banana. Pete the Cat bites into a bad banana and vows never to eat bananas again, even though he generally likes the fruit.
Go, Pete, go! A groovy Pete the Cat adaptation of "The Tortoise and the Hare" finds a bike-riding Pete accepting a challenge from Turtle, who has a new racing car with cool gadgets.
Sir Pete the brave. When a dragon kidnaps Lady Callie, Sir Pete the Brave must come to her rescue.
Rock on, mom and dad!...
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"Zoé y Sasafrás llegan al arroyo y descubren algo terrible. El problema se vuelve más grave cuando se enteran de que las criatures mágicas que viven en el arroye ¡están en peligrol."--
Making a terrible discovery at the stream about a mysterious threat that is endangering its magical creatures, Zoé and Sassafrás race against time to discover the source of the problem and save the Merhorse species.--
18) Iron horses
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Illustrations and simple rhyming text depict the race to construct railroads across the country during the second half of the nineteenth century.