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Baghdad pups

2011
This book describes Baghdad pups that soldiers have spotted in Iraq and the program called Operation Baghdad Pups that finds ways to send the dogs to the soldiers' homes in America.

The mighty book of sports knowledge

2009
A collection of trivia, facts, statistics, lists, lore, and legends from the sports world.

Saved

rescued animals and the lives they transform
2008
Details twenty-eight true stories about people who take in and care for animals in need, and discusses how aiding suffering animals in turn helps humans suffering from emotional pains of their own.

Encyclopedia Brown's book of wacky cars

1987
True, wacky stories about cars--famous cars, unusual cars, vintage cars, impractical cars, and others.

Chicken soup for the Jewish soul

stories to open the heart and rekindle the spirit
2001
Presents over one hundred short inspirational stories that celebrate the joys, sorrows, and challenges of being Jewish.

And if you play golf, you're my friend

further reflections of a grown caddie
1993
Contains stories about golf and golfers, golf instruction, and authors' personal insights into the sport.

Animal rescuers

2003
Describes four animal heroes: Ginny, a dog who helps cats; Scarlett, a cat who rescued her kittens from fire; Lulu, a pig who found help for her ill owner; and Dorado, a guide dog who led his owner out of the collapsing World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

World peace and other 4th-grade achievements

2013
"Award-winning teacher and high-profile public speaker John Hunter offers insights into conflict resolution and collective problem-solving gleaned from his many years teaching kids through the "world peace game," an innovative global systems simulation he created"--Provided by publisher.

The big New Yorker book of dogs

2012
Contains cartoons, essays, poems, and stories about dogs that were published in the "New Yorker" by authors such as T. Coraghessan Boyle, E.B. White, William Steig, Anne Sexton, John Updike, John Cheever, Roddy Doyle, Roald Dahl, and Arthur Miller.

Sister days

365 inspired moments in African American women's history
2000
Presents a highlight in African-American women's history for every day of the year, on the dates on which they occurred.

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