Howard Springs Junior IB Learner Profile: Caring

It's a Jurassic super-emergency: Muskrat City has been invaded by a pack of ferocious dinosaurs. Superstilton's friend Proton is trapped in the Mouseum of Natural History along with Sewer Rat Tony Sludge's daughter, Elena. The Heromice and the Sewer Rats have to work together to save their friends and the city.

Originally published as: The true story of Bella & Simba : lion rescue.
At head of title: Born Free Foundation.
Summary: The book tells the stories of Bella and Simba, two lions rescued from appalling lives in captivity and brought together to live out their days in peace at the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre in Malawi.

Pip the labrador puppy is learning the skills he needs to be an assistance dog for Kayla, a young girl in a wheelchair. He is desperate to have a human of his very own, but will Kayla want his help? And how will he ever get his Resist Temptation badge and become an assistance dog if he can't stop himself from chasing any ball that moves?

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Daniel knows that his mum was very ill once - mentally ill. But he doesn't like to think about it - and anyway, she's fine now. She's even landed a big new job as a head teacher. The problem is, she's head of his new school! It's so embarrassing - everyone is going to make fun of him. But then things get even tougher for Daniel. With his father abroad, his mum stops taking the medication that prevents her illness coming back. As his mum starts to act like she's from another planet, Daniel realises that something is terribly wrong. And that he is the only person who can help her.

The Lorax is the original eco warrior and his message still rings loud today in this fable about the dangers of destroying our forests, told in the trademark rhyme of the irrepressible Dr. Seuss.
"Mister! He said with a sawdusty sneeze, I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees."
The Lorax is a hilarious and timeless story with the trademark humour and silly rhymes of Dr. Seuss, that packs a punch with its ecological message without feeling heavy-handed or worthy. The Lorax is the original eco warrior as he tries to save the Truffula trees from the greedy once-ler's axe, and the Dr Seuss blend of zany pictures and unique rhyme, rhythm and repetition mean that all ages will learn from and love this wonderful book.

Star wants nothing more than to be a sheepdog, just like her mum. But everyone says she's much too fast and eager, and when she fails her Level One Bo Peep badge, Star begins to worry that she'll never be good at anything at all. One dark and stormy night, a lamb goes missing on the mountain. Star races off into the blizzard to find it, but she soon discovers that the lamb isn't the only one who needs her help. A hiker has broken his leg and desperately needs her help too. Star knows she's got to do something - and fast. Can she save the injured hiker before it's too late? (Books in Print)

Every day at two o'clock, Antonio and his family eat together at the big wooden table that Papa made. Antonio's mother is happy when everyone is there, talking, eating, sharing. Then each day for a week someone is missing from the table, and Antonio goes looking ...
A Spanish mother's lunchtime meal is not complete if the whole family is not together but, one day, she is the missing family member because she is in hospital having the latest addition to the family.