New Releases by Ben M. Baglio

Eleven short stories and a novel about Mandy''s favorite animals.

Young Alex Hastings is very ill, and must travel to America for an operation. When her beloved kitten disappears into the snowy countryside, Mandy and James vow to find it before Alex leaves on her trip.

Paul adopts an abused pony from the animal shetler.

Libby is a new girl in school. Mandy notices that she doesn''t seem very happy. Poor Libby is sad leaving her pet hen alone on the fram while she is at school. The hen is very sad and lonely, too. Mandy thinks that chicks will keep the hen company.

Mandy Hope loves animals. She knows all about them, because her parents are vets at the Animal Ark pet clinic. In this story, Mandy must find a new home for six fluffy kittens.

When Mandy''s friend Amy hurts her ankle, she is taken out of the school play. But Mandy and James devise a clever plan to raise their friend''s spirits--by making Amy''s pet mouse a star!

When Mandy and James rescue a mother fox from a trap, they discover that only one of her cubs has survived. Mother and cub, the frisky new residents of the Animal Ark, soon grow healthy and strong enough to return safely to the wild.

The stories of three kittens adopted by three different families.

A cute story about nine kittens.

A cute story about kittens.

Could it be a ghost horse? Mandy and James are sad because their friend Wilfred Bennett has to sell his riding stables. Things get even worse when Sam Western turns the land into a campsite and wants everyone to forget the stables ever existed. Now campers are telling stories of a ghostly horse and rider passing through the campsite - the vanishing into the night air! Mandy and James don''t believe the spooky tales, but can they figure out what is really going on?

When Mandy rescues a hedgehog family in danger, she knows the wild creatures can''t stay long at Animal Ark. But can Mandy safely release the hedgehogs back to the wild?

A film crew arrives in town and Mandy looks after some of the animal stars. Then Charley, their Labrador, suddenly disappears. Can Mandy and her friend James find the dog before something terrible happens?

Joey, a new boy in Mandy''s class, is deaf. He wants a dog more than anything, but his mother won''t allow it. When a stray dog keeps following Joey around, Mandy thinks that the dog can be taught to help him. Can the stray dog be trained?

Houdini the goat is in trouble. He keeps escaping and eating Mr. Western''s prize plants. Now Mr. Western is taking matters into his own hands. Can Mandy and her friend James save the goat?

When Mandy''s friends bring their identical puppies to school on pet day one puppy runs away, so it''s up to Mandy to figure out which puppy is lost and find it before anything can happen to it.

Mandy''s grandparents are watching a friend''s hamster, but they don''t know how to take care of the little animal. Mandy knows all about hamsters and so she agrees to stay with her grandparents to help out. But Mandy isn''t sure what to do when the hamster disappears!

The rescue of a baby badger leads Mandy and James to the discovery of a group involved in the cruel sport of badger baiting. Will the culprits be arrested before the baby badger is released back into the wild? Animal Ark postcard in each book. Chapter Book.

Long before man appeared, dinosaurs and other strange animals roamed the Earth. Using simple text and bold illustrations, this book introduces young readers to these fascinating creatures.

You find yourself at the ancient Olympic games-will you choose to be a wrestler or a chariot driver?