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Suitable reading for 4th grade girl interested in animals

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(1) Title: Animals hibernating Contributed By: Hickman, Pamela M., Stephens, Pat, January 1, 2005
Description: Explains what hibernation is, how animals prepare for it, and which animals hibernate during the winter. School Library Journal reviews book for 3-5 grade audience.
(2) Black Beauty - autobiography of a horse. Author: Anna Sewell ; Originally published in 1877, this classic story, told from the animal's perspective, captures the struggles and triumphs of this magnificent creature from his early days as a free colt to an owned creature poorly treated by evil men. - illustrated by Lucy Kemp-Welch ; afterword by Peter Glassman

Books for 13 year old boy interested in ghost stories:

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(1) Kit's Wilderness by David Almond
Summary:
Thirteen-year-old Kit goes to live with his grandfather in the decaying coal mining town of Stoneygate, England, and finds both the old man and the town haunted by ghosts of the past.
(2) Ghost Canoe by Will Hobbs
Summary:
Fourteen-year-old Nathan, fishing with the Makah in the Pacific Northwest, finds himself holding a vital clue when a mysterious stranger comes to town looking for Spanish treasure.