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1) Hello Moon

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Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text reveal the nighttime activities of forest animals that awake when Sun sets and Moon rises.

2) Cubs in the tub: the true story of the Bronx Zoo's first woman keeper

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Fleming, Candace

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"Readers are told the story of Helen Martini's care for lion and tiger cubs, and her emergence as the Bronx Zoo's first woman zookeeper"--

3) A ride on the red mare's back

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Le Guin, Ursula K

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With the aid of her magic wooden horse, a brave girl travels to the High House in the mountains to rescue her kidnapped brother from the trolls.

4) Lotus & Feather

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Jiang, Ji-li

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A lonely girl finds a friend when she and her grandfather rescue a wounded crane.

5) First mothers

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Gherman, Beverly

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Interesting facts about the lives of the mothers of 44 of the presidents of the United States.

6) Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper

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Fleming, Candace

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Fred and Helen Martini longed for a baby, and they ended up with dozens of lion and tiger cubs! Snuggle up to this purr-fect read aloud about the Bronx Zoo's first female zoo-keeper.
When Bronx Zoo-keeper Fred brought home a lion cub, Helen Martini instantly embraced it. The cub's mother lost the instinct to care for him. "Just do for him what you would do with a human baby," Fred suggested...and she did. Helen named him MacArthur, and fed...

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Julie Downing

1) Hello Moon

2) Cubs in the tub: the true story of the Bronx Zoo's first woman keeper

3) A ride on the red mare's back

4) Lotus & Feather

5) First mothers

6) Cubs in the Tub: The True Story of the Bronx Zoo's First Woman Zookeeper