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Books in Planet Reader series

  • Pig at Play

    Buller & schade

    Paperback (Troll Communications, May 1, 1998)
    When a too-short and too-slow pig is cut from the basketball team, he practices and works out in order to prove himself
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  • Ocean Hunters

    Kris Hirschmann, Monika Popowitz

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Dec. 31, 1999)
    An accessible look at the hunters who prowl the dark ocean depths--sharks, squid, barracuda, octopi, whales, and jellyfish--is illustrated with stunning 3-D cut-paper illustrations and divided into chapters. Original.
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  • Alex Fitzgerald, TV Star

    Kathleen Krull, Wendy Edelson

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Aug. 1, 1998)
    Convinced that she is going to be a star after being asked to audition for a part in a rock video, Alex Fitzgerald begins offending everyone with her egotistical, self-important behavior
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  • See You Later Excavator

    Elaine Moore

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Dec. 31, 1999)
    Easy-to-read text and full-color photos of giant dirt-moving vehicles invite beginning readers onto a construction site to see the action up close and learn the names of their favorite big machines, from the earth mover to the excavator. Original.
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  • Ivy Green, Cootie Queen

    Joan Holub

    Paperback (Troll Communications, May 1, 1998)
    Ivy Green decides to do a book report on bacteria, which prompts the girls in the Flower Girls Club to start a rumor that she has cooties, but Ivy shakes off the stigma when she does her book report on karate instead
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  • Raptors!

    Lisa McCourt, Monika Popowitz

    Staple Bound (Scholastic, March 15, 2005)
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  • Raptors

    Mccourt

    Paperback (Troll Communications, May 1, 1998)
    Presents basic facts about raptors, small dinosaurs with sharp teeth and hooked claws, and noted for their hunting ability
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  • Working Dogs

    Sherry Shahan

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Dec. 31, 1999)
    Easy-to-read text and action-packed, full-color photographs about dogs that help people every day include an index for vocabulary support and tips for parents about sharing books with emergent readers. Original.
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  • Glow In The Dark Animals

    Kris Hirschmann, Jean Cassels

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Dec. 31, 1999)
    Newly independent readers will enjoy learning about the viperfish, the deep-sea squid, fire worms, and other exotic creatures that glow like fireflies, in a nonfiction reader which includes an index of key terms. Original.
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  • Triffic the Extraordinary Pig

    Dick King-Smith, Cary Pillo

    Paperback (Troll Communications Llc, June 1, 1998)
    Triffic, the only female in her litter of Tamworth piglets at the Rare Breeds Survival Center, makes friends with Octavius, a grumpy old mule, and the pair become the star attraction at the center until disaster strikes and Triffic proves how remarkable she really is.Triffic, a Tamworth piglet at the Rare Breeds Survival Center, makes friends with Octavius, a grumpy old mule, and the pair become the star attraction at the center until disaster strikes and Triffic proves how remarkable she really is
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  • Sharks!

    Janet Palazzo-Craig, Monika Popowitz

    Paperback (Troll Communications, Dec. 31, 1999)
    Presents basic facts about different types of sharks, including what they look like, where they live, and what they eat.
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  • Garfield and the Wicked Wizard

    Jim Davis, Michael Teitelbaum, Mike Fentz

    Paperback (Demco Media, Feb. 1, 2002)
    When Jon takes Garfield and Odie to a medieval fair, Garfield and Odie are transported back to medieval times, and they need the help of Hairball, a cat the size of a mouse, to find their way back home.
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