Buddy Bear - Buddy Bear is the first book in the series where Doctor Owlkin and The H.O.M.E. Team go out into the world to help other animals. Buddy Bear is everybody's friend. He might not be the biggest, the fastest, or the smartest, but he is the friendliest.

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While playing hide and seek in the woods with his friends, Buddy Bear smells, then hears a forest fire! While Buddy Bear is leading all his friends from danger, he remembers that the Racoon family just moved in and might not know where to go for safety. Buddy Bear runs back to help, but the Racoon home is already on fire. Can Buddy Bear save them?

Can The H.O.M.E. Team help?

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KC Koala - KC Koala is the only deaf animal in her little village on Kangaroo Island. Dr. Kookaburra calls in Doctor Owlkin and The H.O.M.E. Team to help. KC Koala and her best friend, DeeDee Kangaroo, end up changing the world by developing Animal Sign Language.

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Arby the Painted Wolf - Arby, born in Botswana near the Okavango Delta, is surrounded by the community that is the painted wolf pack. His aunt notices he doesn’t like to read out loud in class because he has trouble sounding out words. Doctor Owlkin and The H.O.M.E. Team are already touring Africa to Help or Motivate Everybody. We find out that Arby is dyslexic, just like Doctor Owlkin!

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Taylor the Turtle - Taylor stays in her shell most of the time. Taylor is not necessarily shy; she is autistic. Doctor Owlkin and The H.O.M.E. Team help her out of her shell, and she makes a lot of friends. When Taylor invites King Tux into her shell, he sees that Taylor is very talented at writing computer software. The world comes to recognize Taylor’s talents!

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Happy the Horse - Born with Down syndrome, Happy spreads joy wherever she goes. Doctor Owlkin and the team help others understand that her extra chromosome makes her extra special.

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Edna the Eagle -  Undergoing treatment for leukemia, Edna loses her feathers during chemotherapy. Her friends shave their heads in solidarity, and she becomes an inspiration to others facing illness.

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Lulu the Labradoodle – Teased for being a mixed breed, Lulu eventually earns “Best in Show,” proving that diversity is something to be celebrated.

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Freddy – a frog that is paraplegic. The H.O.M.E. Team builds him a wheelchair with springs so he can hop from one lily pad to the other like the other frogs.

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Bucky the Beaver – Bullied for having tiny teeth, Bucky finds purpose as an engineer, drawing up dam plans for the others to build.

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Cecil – the snake. Cecil has a lisp, but goes to TasteMasters and overcomes his speech impediment to give the valedictorian speech for Rattler High.

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Polly the Polar Bear – She hates cold water and doesn’t know how to swim. A wetsuit and lessons from Nurse Sharky help her face her fears..

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Lulu – the Labradoodle. She has a Golden Labrador for a father and a French Poodle mother. She is picked on for being a mixed breed, BUT Labradoodles become their OWN NEW breed and she “is the first, but not the last” to be named “Best in Show!”

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Ronnie – the Roadrunner with asthma. The H.O.M.E. Team gets her  an inhaler and teaches her how to monitor her asthma so she can run and play with the others.