Bill Peet
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Poor Buford has horns that curve out behind him and back around near his feet. He can't climb as the other sheep do, so he moves down to a ranch and hides among the cattle. Soon he is found by hunters and discovers his horns are wonderful after all!
8) Ella
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A spiteful, conceited elephant runs away from the circus and immediately regrets her course of action.
11) Smokey
Author
Pub. Date
1962
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Smokey, an old train, has been given up for scrap metal. He is so sad that he blows smoke rings in the shapes of letters. A teacher sees his letters and buys him for use in her classroom.
14) Huge Harold
Author
Pub. Date
[1961]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Animal stories.
Lively verse about Harold, a giant rabbit who has trouble finding a place to live, until he comes to a big, friendly barn with a kind farmer.
Author
Pub. Date
[1963]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When the pinkish, purplish, bluish egg hatches, out comes a griffin named Ezekiel. The old owl insists that he is not real and the other birds finds him too ferocious-looking. But in spite of his eagle beak and lion body, Zeke shows that he had s heart of gold and is as meek as the turtledove who hatched him. In rhymed verse.
17) Big bad Bruce
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch.
18) Cowardly Clyde
Author
Pub. Date
1979.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave he can at least act brave.
20) Fly, Homer, fly
Author
Pub. Date
1969.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A country pigeon is talked into visiting a city park by a sparrow. After he injures a wing he is helped home by the sparrow and his friends.