Miss Rachel's Book Talks

When Trim gets off to a bumpy start as ship's cat, new friends, human and animal, help him settle in -- provided by publisher.

"Styx and Scones are a cat and a dog who live with two friendly witches. When the witches leave, Scones finds what looks like a stick and wants to play with it. Styx wants to play too. Soon, magic is everywhere!"--Page [2] of cover.

Introduces Ruby Red Shoes, a young hare who lives a quiet, peaceful life with her beloved grandmother in a colorful caravan, gardening, teaching French to chickens, and daydreaming.

Inside Scouts Viv and Sanjay use their ability to shrink themselves to find and fix Ruslan the lion's leaky heart valve.

Introduces a sea otter who lived in an aquarium in California who cared for rescued pups and inspired state lawmakers to protect the endangered species.

"The true story of Helen Keller's visit to Japan in the 1930s and her pet Akita dog."-- Provided by publisher.

"A nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read filled with fun facts about what makes sharks super"-- Provided by publisher.

Cupcake Club founder Katie Brown's stepsister Emily enters a baking contest at her new school and discovers her own way to bake.

"Orris the rat lives alone in an old barn surrounded by his treasures, until the day his solitude is disrupted by a sudden flutter of wings and a loud screech. A small owl has gotten caught in a trap in the barn. Can Orris "make the good and noble choice" (as the king on his prized sardine can might recommend) and rescue the owl, despite the fact that owls and rats are natural enemies? And if he does, will he be ready for the consequences?"-- Provided...

"Willow Feathers McBeaver, aka Detective Duck, is a crime-solving duck who can crack any case--no matter how hard-boiled! Even though she's still just a little duck, there's no problem too big or too fowl for her to figure out. So when a strange object comes crashing into her pond home, she knows egg-xactly what she has to do: Start sleuthing! What is this object, and how can she get it out of the pond? Armed with her ever-present satchel for collecting...