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In his story of a downtrodden society of overworked, mistreated animals and their quest to create a paradise of progress, justice, and quality, George Orwell gave us one of the most scathing fables ever written. As ferociously fresh as it was more than a half century ago, Animals Farm is a parable about would-be liberators everywhere. As we witness the rise and bloody fall of the revolutionary animals through the lens of our own history, we see the...
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Otis the tractor volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When a tornado threatens his farm, Otis the tractor must try to save the animals, including an unfriendly bull.
10) Whittington
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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Whittington, a feline descendant of Dick Whittington's famous cat of English folklore, appears at a rundown barnyard plagued by rats and restores harmony while telling his ancestor's story.
11) Duck on a bike
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Duck (David Shannon) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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One day, Duck decides to try riding a bike. As he rides past all the farm animals, everyone has different thoughts about Duck's idea. Each animal's thoughts, in expressions from boredom to envy, are perfectly illustrated.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stiffing slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned- a razor-edged fairy tale for grown ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible. When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen...
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