Susan Lowell

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1) Josefina Javelina: A Hairy Tale

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English

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Josefina Javelina longs to be a ballerina. So, she packs up her concertina and leaves her favorite little cantina to go to Pasadena to visit her cousin Angelina. From the desert to the city, a wild adventure ensues as Josefina puts some dip in her hip and some slide in her glide on her way to the big time-a long, long way from home. But not even Coyote, with his wily tricks, can get this Javelina down. A hilarious, hairy tale! Join this super-mega...

2) I Am Lavina Cumming

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Lowell, Susan

Language

English

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In 1905, ten-year-old Lavina Cumming hugs her father good-bye and boards a train headed north. She is leaving her father, her five brothers, and her ranch in Arizona Territory to live with her rich aunt in California. With warmth and charm, award-winning author Susan Lowell paints a unique portrait of life in historic California. I Am Lavina Cumming blends adventure, friendship, and southwestern lore into a delightful story that will win the hearts...

3) The three little javelinas

Author

Lowell, Susan

Series

Three Little Javelinas

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IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1

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English

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Book, eBook

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A southwestern adaptation of "The Three Little Pigs."

4) The tortoise and the jackrabbit

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Lowell, Susan

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IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1

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English

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Book, eBook

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Many of the animals that live in the southwestern desert witness the race between slow but steady Tortoise and the quick, overconfident Jackrabbit.

5) Cindy Ellen: a wild western Cinderella

Author

Lowell, Susan

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Pub. Date

2000.

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Cindy Ellen loses one of her diamond spurs at the square dance in this wild western retelling of the classic Cinderella story.

6) Little Red Cowboy Hat

Author

Lowell, Susan

Publisher

Holt

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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A Southwestern version of "Little Red Riding Hood" in which Little Red rides her pony Buck to Grandma's ranch with a jar of cactus jelly in the saddlbag.

7) Los tres pequeǫs jabale̕s =: The three little javelinas

Author

Lowell, Susan

Publisher

Northland Pub

Pub. Date

2008, 1996

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1

Language

Español

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This Southwestern adaptation of the classic tale "The Three Little Pigs" features cultural and natural history lessons about the region. -- Esta adaptacin̤ al Suroeste de Estados Unidos del cuento cls̀ico de los Tres Cerditos ofrece lecciones sobre la cultura y la historia natural de la regin̤.