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Dragons and Marshmallows

Asia Citro

A New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017 SelectionA Mighty Girl Book of the YearIllinois Monarch Award Nominee 2018-2019Florida SSYRA Book Award Nominee 2018-2019Washington OTTER Award Nominee 2018-2019 With magical animals, science, mystery, an
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Fabulous Frogs

Martin Jenkins - Candlewick Press, 2016.
Format: Print book

There are so many kinds of frogs in the world - more than 5,000! - and all of them are fabulous.Huge frogs, tiny frogs, hairy frogs, and flying frogs hop through the pages of this colorful nonfiction book. Discover the Goliath frog, biggest in the world, and the Darwin's frog, which...
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Ali the Great and the Market Mishap

Saadia Faruqi - Picture Window Books
Format: August 1

Ali Tahir loses something important at the market--his brother! Who's hungry? Ali, his grandfather, and little brother Fateh head to the South Asian market to stock up on snacks. So much to see! But what Ali can't see is Fateh.... Where did he go? Will Ali's quick thinking save...
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Before After

Anne-Margot Ramstein - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Which came first? No words are necessary in this beautiful, artfully humorous book, in which every turn of the page offers a surprise.Everyone knows that a tiny acorn grows into a mighty oak and a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. But in this clever, visually enchanting volume, its also...
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A Rock Can Be . . . (Can Be . . . Books)

Laura Purdie Salas - Millbrook Press ™
Format: Hardcover

Rocks may seem like boring, static objects -- until you discover that a rock can spark a fire, glow in the dark, and provide shelters of all shapes and sizes. Laura Purdie Salass lyrical rhyming text and Violeta Dabijas glowing illustrations show how rocks decorate and strengthen the world...
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The Haunted House Next Door

Andres Miedoso - Little Simon
Format: Paperback

Meet Desmond Cole! A fearless eight-year-old who runs his own ghost patrol, looking for ghosts, monsters, and mischief makers everywhere. Oh, and he just so happens to be my new best friend ... and thank goodness! Because I'm afraid of everything.Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky...
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Marya Khan and the Incredible Henna Party (Marya Khan #1)

Saadia Faruqi - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Ivy & Bean and Dory Fantasmagory, this is the start of a charming new chapter book series about a third-grader whose plans may backfire but whose persistence and heart are inspiring.Marya's eighth birthday is coming up in a week, and all she wants is an over-the-top...
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Sadiq and the Explorers

Siman Nuurali - Picture Window Books
Format: Paperback

After a hiking trip to a nearby park, Sadiq is inspired to start an Exploring Club. When a neighbor asks the club to create a scavenger hunt for the community's annual Fourth of July celebration, the kids are excited! But before they can lead others on a nature expedition, they'll...
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The Beetle Book

Steve Jenkins - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Beetles squeak and beetles glow. Beetles stink, beetles sprint, beetles walk on water. With legs, antennae, horns, beautiful shells, knobs, and other oddities—what’s not to like about beetles? The beetle world is vast: one out of every four living things on earth is a beetle....
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Wordplay

Adam Lehrhaupt - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover

When the parts of speech gather on the playground, Verb is always the star. She can climb! She can frolic! She can DO anything! Her friends Adjective, Adverb, and Interjection all watch admiringly. ("WOW!" says Interjection.) Then Noun comes along -- and Noun can BE anything....
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Meet Yasmin!

Saadia Faruqi - Picture Window Books
Format: Paperback

Meet Yasmin! Yasmin is a spirited second-grader who's always on the lookout for those "aha" moments to help her solve life's little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she boldly faces any situation, assuming her imagination doesn't get too big,...
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Mercy Watson to the Rescue

Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

From the one and only Kate DiCamillo comes an irresistible new hero for early chapter book readers, brightly captured with comic nostalgic flair by Chris Van Dusen.To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig - she's a porcine wonder. And to the portly and good-natured Mercy, the Watsons...
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We Dig Worms!: TOON Level 1

Kevin McCloskey - Toon Books
Format: Hardcover

What do worms do all day? How do they see? And why are they so cold and squishy? Find out by going on an underground tour through the hidden world of earthworms. Kevin McCloskey's book even shows readers what's happening inside a worm's body - brain, crop, gizzard, and more....
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Ocean animals from head to tail

Stacey Roderick - Kids Can Press
Format: Print book

This nonfiction picture book uses a playful guessing game to introduce eight different ocean animals and some unique aspects of their bodies. First, readers are shown a close-up illustration of an unusual part of an animal's body and asked to guess its owner: ? What ocean animal has a head...
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