Most Popular Books by Ben M. Baglio

Halloween is just a few days away, and Mandy Hope and her best friend James Hunter are ecstatic to begin the celebration. But their plans are put on hold when their friend John''s family receives a package full of candy corn from America, and as the friends begin chowing down they discover that a black Burmese kitten with orange eyes is hiding beneath the sticky treat.

Mandy is delighted to help her parents care for Polly, a friend1s daughter, and the girl1s beautiful Shetland pony at Animal Ark. She is surprised, however, to find that Polly has a deep-rooted fear of horses. Mandy and her friends set out to help Polly get over her fear. Can they do it in time for her to ride her pony in the spring medieval pageant?

"A Working partners book"--P. [4] of cover.

Mandy and James are having trouble finding enough time to give Chamomile -- a mare whose owner has left the country -- all the attention and exercise she needs. When they meet Rhian, a girl who lives next to Chamomile''s field, they hope she will help them out. But Rhian doesn''t want to get to know the horse -- and she doesn''t want to tell anyone why not.Can Mandy convince her new friend to care for Chamomile -- or will the horse have to be sold?

Mandy and James discover a stray cat and her kittens and try to save them.

Mandy and James are used to dealing with animals in distress--but ghostly animals are different!

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.

Mandy and Amy cannot decide on a name for Amy''s new pet mouse.

Mandy Hope''s friend Chloe receives a cocker spaniel puppy named Indy as a Christmas gift, but soon Mandy notices that the puppy is ill, and Chloe''s family is already busy caring for her little brother Harvey, who has been hospitalized.

When Buddy is frightend by a storm, he races out of his new home in his new neigborhood and can''t find his way back. Andi and her new friends search for Buddy and their compassion for all animals inspires the Pet Finders Club.

When James and Sarah bring their pet dogs to school one runs off and it is up to Mandy to figure out which puppy is lost because they both look alike.

A young girl and boy befriend an orphaned rabbit.

Mandy and her friend James, assisted by Blackie the labrador retriever, help Mandy''s grandmother save the village hospital from being closed and, at the same time, save the lives of a newborn lamb and their young neighbor Jenny.

Books 1-3 of Dolphin Diaries

All animals and animal lovers are welcome at the Animal Ark Veterinary Clinic. Mandy and her friends are surprised when a well-trained collie delivers an anonymous valentine instead of the mailman.

SCPA inspector Danny Davies invites Mandy and James to spend a week with him and his beagle, Sasha, at the SPCA hospital in London, where they witness many animal emergencies, including one involving Danny''s beloved Sasha.

Mandy Hope arranges to have Freddie, a stray ferret, take part in a school fundraiser, only to have Freddie disappear before the big event.

Mandy and James are helping prepare for the school play--but behind the scenes a family of squirrels is causing trouble ...

Where has the guinea pig gone?

Mandy and James help track bears when they go camping in Arkansas.

Shortly after Mandy and James find a stray Jack Russell terrier near Walton Cottage Hospital, they befriend a young patient, Charlie, who wants a dog for Christmas, and they try to find a way to bring Charlie and the terrier together.

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.

Mandy and her parents are enjoying a dogsled ride on Baffin Island, but disaster strikes when wolves attack the husky team and the lead dog, Nanook, is injured, and after moving him to a secluded hut, Mandy hopes the rescue party can get to them in time to save the dog.

Can Mandy help her new friend India tame her troublesome Burmese kitten, Todd, before it''s too late?

Mandy''s friends have started a club for their guinea pigs--the guinea pig gang! Lisa, a girl in Mandy''s class, loves guinea pigs but won''t join the club. Is something wrong with her guinea pig? Will Mandy be able to help her friend and her pet? Book jacket.

"A Working Partners book"--P. [4] of cover.

It''s exciting enough that Lisa and Paul Cooke, two American stunt riders, have moved their team of mustangs to Yorkshire, England, and asked that Mandy and James help out at their ranch. When Mandy''s favorite band, the Cowboys, show up there to film a rock video, the two friends know they''re about to have the spring break of their lives! But the day before the shoot, Cougar, the lead mustang, develops a life-threatening illness which worries his owners and infuriates the video producer. Will Mandy be able to help the sick horse back to health, despite the odds against him?

After her family arrives at Sundarbans Delta in the Bay of Bengal, Jody makes friends with an Irrawaddy dolphin which she names Sandhi, and when Sandhi disappears, Jody worries that her dolphin friend may have been snatched by poachers.

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.

At Animal Ark Veterinary Clinic in the New Forest in England, Mandy has to save the horses from a terrible accident on Christmas Eve.

Mandy decides to have a party for neighborhood pets.

Mandy and her friend James are vacationing in Ireland, home of the wild Connemara ponies. A wounded foal offers clues that someone is trying to steal the ponies, and Mandy and James set out to find the horse thieves.

Mandy uses her veterinary experience to cure a lop-eared rabbit''s mystery illness.

Mandy suspects a local breeder may be mistreating dogs.

Honey, a famous show-ring Chihuahua disappears from the grooming parlor.

Mandy''s spring break is interrupted when her grandmother finds an abandoned dalmatian in her daisy path--one that is about to deliver puppies.

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?

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.