Should We Have Pets?

Should We Have Pets?
Author: Sylvia Lollis
Publisher: Mondo Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Children's writings
ISBN: 9781590340448

A second-grade class presents arguments for and against pet ownership.

I Wanna Iguana

I Wanna Iguana
Author: Karen Kaufman Orloff
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2004-09-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399237178

Hilarious notes between a son and his mom show how kid logic can be very persuasive. Alex just has to convince his mom to let him have an iguana, so he puts his arguments in writing. He promises that she won't have to feed it or clean its cage or even see it if she doesn't want to. Of course Mom imagines life with a six-foot-long iguana eating them out of house and home. Alex's reassures her: It takes fifteen years for an iguana to get that big. I'll be married by then and probably living in my own house His mom's reply: How are you going to get a girl to marry you when you own a giant reptile? Kis will be in hysterics as the negotiations go back and forth through notes, and the lively, imaginative illustrations showing their polar opposite dreams of life with an iguana take the humor to even higher heights.

Dear Mrs. LaRue

Dear Mrs. LaRue
Author:
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2002
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0439206634

Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the Igor Brotweiler Canine Academy and come back home.

Should There Be Zoos?

Should There Be Zoos?
Author: Tony Stead
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-08
Genre: Zoo animals
ISBN: 9781572558175

Opposing viewpoints on zoos.

Prudence Wants a Pet

Prudence Wants a Pet
Author: Cathleen Daly
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 45
Release: 2011-06-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1596434686

Prudence wants a pet so much that she adopts a branch, a twig, a tire, and even a shoe named Formal Footwear, but none is a suitable pet for Prudence.

The Perfect Pet

The Perfect Pet
Author: Margie Palatini
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2003-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0060001089

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Strictly No Elephants

Strictly No Elephants
Author: Lisa Mantchev
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2015-10-27
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481416472

"A sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." --The New York Times Book Review "Sweet and affirming." --Kirkus Reviews When the local Pet Club won't admit a boy's tiny pet elephant, he finds a solution--one that involves all kinds of unusual animals in this sweet and adorable picture book. Today is Pet Club day. There will be cats and dogs and fish, but strictly no elephants are allowed. The Pet Club doesn't understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends. Now it is time for a boy and his tiny pet elephant to show them what it means to be a true friend. Imaginative and lyrical, this sweet story captures the magic of friendship and the joy of having a pet.

Cats Vs. Dogs

Cats Vs. Dogs
Author: Elizabeth Carney
Publisher: National Geographic Readers
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2017-10-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780008266790

National Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children's book authors across four reading levels. Level 4: Independent readerPerfect for kids who are reading on their own with ease and are ready for more challenging vocabulary with varied sentence structures. They are ideal for readers of White and Lime books. Chocolate or vanilla? Creamy peanut butter or crunchy? Cats or dogs? On some matters in life, every kid must take a stance. Ever since the first youngster in history had a pet, cats vs. dogs has been a hotly debated issue at break times and lunch tables worldwide. Which one's better? Smarter? This reader presents the facts in fun and informative fashion. Kids will love the stimulating level 4 text as they decide the answer to this question for themselves.

8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos

8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel ÷ 1 Dog = Chaos
Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2014-01-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 082343091X

Running into the school to escape a hungry owl was easy. But with the door locked and an angry dog chasing him, how will Twitch the squirrel get back out? He'll need a hand, of course. . . . and maybe a paw, a fin, and a wing, too. Can the classroom pets—including Sweetie the library rat, a snake named Angel, and the first graders' Green Eggs and Hamster—help Twitch get back to his cozy home in the trees? Each chapter is told in the voice of a different animal as the squirrel works his way through the school, visiting each classroom and trying to stay one step ahead of the principal's menacing dog, Cuddles. The different perspectives make this a perfect introduction to narrative point-of-view—and an extra-funny read-aloud. Lively black and white illustrations add to the humor, depicting Twitch's mad dash through the school and the chaos created by a band of class pets on the loose. With short, funny chapters, young readers will race through this novel to find out what the pets do next. For more of Twitch's adventures, check out Squirrel in the House and Squirrel in the Museum.

Logical Reasoning

Logical Reasoning
Author: Bradley Harris Dowden
Publisher: Bradley Dowden
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1993
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780534176884

This book is designed to engage students' interest and promote their writing abilities while teaching them to think critically and creatively. Dowden takes an activist stance on critical thinking, asking students to create and revise arguments rather than simply recognizing and criticizing them. His book emphasizes inductive reasoning and the analysis of individual claims in the beginning, leaving deductive arguments for consideration later in the course.