Runton, Andy
Summary: Owly, Wormy, and their forest friends return in this collection of Owly adventures. Exploring social and emotional themes, these nine standalone stories showcase the power of friendship and its ability to conquer all challenges. Through a unique blend of words and symbols, Owly can be read by the youngest readers, and is a perfect introduction to graphic novels!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix. an imprint of Scholastic 2024
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Runton 2008Washburne, Sophie
Summary: "When opossums' habitats are threatened and they move into urban areas, they pose a high risk of disease transmission to humans. This has given them a bad reputation. However, left alone in the forest, opossums make up a vital part of the ecosystem. One way they help humans is by eating large amounts of ticks, which limits the spread of Lyme disease and other sicknesses. Full-color photographs...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.2 WASAndrews, Elizabeth
Summary: "This book introduces readers to the cutest little neighborhood trash collector. The opossum's special life cycle, diet, and habit are explored in clear, easy-to-read text with bright photos and infographics."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cody Koala, an imprint of Pop! 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J591.518 ANDReinhardt, Jennifer Black
Summary: Possums play dead when threatened so Alfred, an unusually nervous possum, avoids attention and even friendship until he meets Sofia, an armadillo who curls into a ball when nervous. Includes facts about the unusual defense mechanisms of animals pictured in the book.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE REISloan, Holly Goldberg
Summary: A young possum strikes out on her own and winds up trapped in a human house before her brothers can rescue her.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SLOGallois, Gina
Summary: Opossums deserve an extreme reputation makeover. They've been called dumpster divers, disease-ridden trash cats and worse! These shy, gentle nocturnal animals have been underappreciated and misunderstood long enough.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moonflower Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J599.2 GALRunton, Andy
Summary: "There's a new visitor to the forest, an opossum who's misunderstood because of the way he looks. Wormy is afraid of him, and when Owly tries to untangle Possey from a fence, he begins hissing and bares his sharp teeth! He's scared, hurt, and now everyone is afraid! Can the trio be brave and face their fears with a little courage and a lot of friendship?"--Dust jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Runton 2007Bentley, Tadgh
Summary: When brother and sister duo, Dino Detective and Awesome Possum, discover Grandma Thunderclaps's pizza is missing all its pepperoni, they jump into action to find out who is to blame.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BENMarino, Gianna
Summary: Possum is hiding from the sounds in the night, and his fear sets off a chain reaction in the other night animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)/Random House 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARDe Groat, Diane.
Summary: Gilbert seems to be the only one in his class who cannot think of any ideas for an Earth Day project.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE DEGSalley, Coleen.
Summary: Forgetting his mother's warnings, Epossumondas goes into the swamp alone then must pretend to be dead time and again as he hears frightening sounds and fears they are being made by the dreaded loup-garou.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SALJackson, Tom
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of opossums.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.276 JACChaconas, Dori
Summary: A possum and a muskrat become friends despite their many differences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JBR PURPLE CHAChaconas, Dori
Summary: Cork the muskrat wants his best friend Fuzz, a possum, to visit his home, but first he must teach Fuzz to swim and not be afraid of the water.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE CHAFox, Mem
Summary: Two Australian possums go in search of the magic that will make the invisible one of them visible.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abingdon Press 1987
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC FOXChaconas, Dori
Summary: Although Cork the muskrat is short and likes to find things and Fuzz the possum is tall and likes to keep things, the pair remain best friends even after Fuzz finds Cork's lost stone and decides to keep it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2009
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CHACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JBR PURPLE CHASalley, Coleen.
Summary: In this variation on the folktale, Sody Salyraytus, each of Epossumondas's birthday guests disappears until it is finally up to him to rescue them all and bring home the "sody" for his birthday biscuits.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC SALDe Groat, Diane.
Summary: Gilbert the opossum gets stuck with a tattletale "buddy" on a class trip to Pilgrim Town.
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Publisher / Publication Date: SeaStar Books 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE Holiday de GroatFox, Mem
Summary: When Grandma Poss's magic turns Hush invisible, the two possums take a culinary tour of Australia to find the food that will make her visible once more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1983
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FOXSalley, Coleen.
Summary: Epossumondas's mother tells him a story about how his great-great-grandfather became the first possum to have a hairless tail.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2005
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE WHYWulfekotte, Dana
Summary: "Best friends Rabbit and Possum are always looking for fun--even if it often lands one (or both) of them in a jam!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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Summary: When Gilbert loses his tooth, the reader finds out just how resourceful the Tooth Fairy can be.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2012
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE DEGDe Groat, Diane.
Summary: When Gilbert and Lola's cousin Wally comes to visit for Easter, he learns a lesson about being greedy during the annual Easter egg hunt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2007
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1 available in KBL Holiday Storage, Call number: E DeGHunter, Anne.
Summary: Possum awakes one autumn evening and decides to invite his animal friends to a party to celebrate the beautiful harvest moon one last time before the long winter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1996