Mya’s new mystery involves Malcolm, the new school pet. He was friendly, smart and a very happy hamster. Then he ran away. Where did he go, and why? Mya starts searching for their pet. When she asks for help, a friend shares a shocking secret: Malcolm didn’t run away. He was stolen! To solve the case, Mya must track down their pet and bring him back. Will she find poor Malcolm? Or will he be lost forever? This book is written in British English. The story is also available in the Detective Mya Dove 3 Book Collection and the Detective Mya Dove 5 Book Collection. ---- Relevant words or phrases that describe this book: mystery books for kids 9-12, children’s book about pet loss, pet death books for kids

Mya's new mystery involves Malcolm, the new school pet. He was friendly, smart and a very happy hamster. Then he ran away. Where did he go, and why? Mya starts searching for their pet. When she asks for help, a friend shares a shocking secret: Malcolm didn't run away. He was stolen! To solve the case, Mya must track down their pet and bring him back. Will she find poor Malcolm? Or will he be lost forever? This book is written in British English. The story is also available in the Detective Mya Dove 3 Book Collection.

Oh no! Lucky, the class pet, has escaped! Where did he go? Be a math detective along with the kids at Lincoln Elementary in this pick-your-own-path mystery. Use math and measurement skills to figure out where Lucky could be hiding. Choose the right answer, and advance to the next clue. Choose the wrong answer, and clear text and visuals explain the math and encourage you, the reader, to try again. Friendly illustrations with a diverse cast of relatable characters will engage readers, while clear math explanations support CCSS standards for second-grade math.

Despite all the visual distractions of the digital age, one low-tech form of mass communication remains as popular as ever: the lost pet poster. Stapled to telephone poles and bulletin boards in cities and suburbs worldwide, these often hastily made signs are quirky combinations of hand-drawn illustration, emotional longing, and surprisingly offbeat humor. For more than a decade, artist and animal lover Ian Phillips collected lost and found pet posters from around the world. LOST features the most notable selections from Phillips's collection chosen for their cleverness, humor, sorrow, entreaties, rewards, and—in several instances—sheer outlandishness. Featuring a veritable Noah's ark of animals—from everyday pets such as dog, cats, hamsters, and turtles to more unusual companions, including ferrets, parrots, cows, and cockatiels—these remarkable posters are their own form of folk art. Telling tales of friendship, loss, and hope, they are a powerful testament to the love and devotion shared by pet owners everywhere.

A family of balloon characters tell the story of their meeting, how they made a family, and how they came together to mourn the death of their beloved Pet.

Colette can't find something to talk about with the new kids in the neighborhood...so she invents a pet! Her fib quickly escalates, and suddenly her parakeet is a larger-than-life world-traveler named Marie Antoinette. Have her new friends figured out her secret? What will they do? This charming story both clearly identifies the struggle of navigating a different experience, and demonstrates to kids a lovely and welcoming way to treat someone new in their community.

'Last year I lost my cat Gattino. He was very young, at seven months barely an adolescent. He is probably dead but I don't know for certain.'