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Neon Aliens Ate My Homework: And Other Poems
Nick Cannon - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Book
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Nick Cannon -- the unstoppable entertainer, comedian, actor, and musician -- was inspired to write Neon Aliens Ate My Homework and Other Poems as a way to combine the worlds of poetry and hip-hop. These two mediums have shaped Nick into the prolific artist he is today. To further... |
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Digging a Hole to Heaven: Coal Miner Boys
S. D. Nelson - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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At 12 years old, Conall has already worked in the coal mines of West Virginia for two years. He spends his days deep underground with his faithful mule, Angel, carting loads of coal back and forth between the coal seams and the main shaft, where elevators take the coal up to the surface.... |
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Digging a Hole to Heaven: Coal Miner Boys
S. D. Nelson - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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At 12 years old, Conall has already worked in the coal mines of West Virginia for two years. He spends his days deep underground with his faithful mule, Angel, carting loads of coal back and forth between the coal seams and the main shaft, where elevators take the coal up to the surface.... |
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
William Kamkwamba - Dial Books
Format: Book
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William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi his family lost all of the season s crops leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell William began to explore science books in his village library looking for a solution There he came up with the idea that would change his family... |
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Why'd They Wear That?: Fashion as the Mirror of History
Sarah Albee - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Book
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In this humorous and approachable narrative, kids will learn about outrageous, politically-perilous, funky, disgusting, regrettable, and life-threatening creations people have worn throughout the course of human history, all the way up to the present day. From spats and togas to hoop skirts... |
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Pinstripe Pride: The Inside Story of the New York Yankees
Marty Appel - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Get the complete story of the Yankees, from Babe Ruth to Derek Jeter - with twenty-seven World Championships in between - in this "enormous home run" (Kirkus Reviews) of a middle grade adaptation of Pinstripe Empire, a celebrated keepsake for every baseball fan full of black... |
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Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary
Gail Jarrow - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover
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In March 1907, the lives of three remarkable people collided at a New York City brownstone where Mary Mallon worked as a cook. They were brought together by typhoid fever, a dreaded scourge that killed tens of thousands of Americans each year. Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary is the first... |
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Pinstripe Pride: The Inside Story of the New York Yankees
Marty Appel - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Get the complete story of the Yankees, from Babe Ruth to Derek Jeter - with twenty-seven World Championships in between - in this "enormous home run" (Kirkus Reviews) of a middle grade adaptation of Pinstripe Empire, a celebrated keepsake for every baseball fan full of black... |
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Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary
Gail Jarrow - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover
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In March 1907, the lives of three remarkable people collided at a New York City brownstone where Mary Mallon worked as a cook. They were brought together by typhoid fever, a dreaded scourge that killed tens of thousands of Americans each year. Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary is the first... |
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It Came From Ohio!: My Life As a Writer
R L Stine - Scholastic Press
Format: Book
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-Was RL Stine a SCARY kid?
-Did he have a WEIRD family?
-Did his friends at school think he was STRANGE?
- Why does he like to TERRIFY his readers?
-Where does he get the frightening ideas for his stories?
All of your questions about best-selling your... |
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When on Earth?
DK - DK Children
Format: Book
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Find out how the first farmers lived and worked. Discover the Viking world. Learn about the Arab Spring. Beautiful illustrations, 3-D graphics, clear annotations, and fun facts bring history to life and show how it fits in to the world at large. Whether your child is a visual learner or a geography... |
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Science stunts : fun feats of physics
Jordan Brown - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover
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DO try this at home! Science Stunts will start a chain reaction of fun and experimentation outside the lab. Readers will be amazed and delighted as they try magic tricks that are based in important physics concepts such as gravity, inertia, magnetism, sound vibrations, and more.... |
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Science stunts : fun feats of physics
Jordan Brown - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover
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DO try this at home! Science Stunts will start a chain reaction of fun and experimentation outside the lab. Readers will be amazed and delighted as they try magic tricks that are based in important physics concepts such as gravity, inertia, magnetism, sound vibrations, and more.... |
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Inside the Olympics
Nick Hunter - Raintree
Format: Library Binding
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Heres an exciting overview of the Olympic Games that covers the history and development of the games, achievements of the athletes, famous controversies of the Olympics, and much more.
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Child Convicts
Janette Brennan - Candlewick
Format: Book
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At the age of seven, children in eighteenth-century Britain were tried in court like adults. For crimes such as picking pockets or stealing clothes, they could be sentenced to death by hanging or transported to the then-perilous and isolated colonies of Australia. Life in the colonies was often... |
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The Great Molasses Flood: Boston, 1919
Deborah Kops - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover
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A strange and sticky piece of history. January 15, 1919, started off as a normal day in Boston's North End. Workers took a break for lunch, children played in the park, trains made trips between North and South Stations. Then all of a sudden a large tank of molasses exploded, sending shards... |
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The Great Molasses Flood: Boston, 1919
Deborah Kops - Charlesbridge
Format: Hardcover
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A strange and sticky piece of history. January 15, 1919, started off as a normal day in Boston's North End. Workers took a break for lunch, children played in the park, trains made trips between North and South Stations. Then all of a sudden a large tank of molasses exploded, sending shards... |
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Weird but True Sports: 300 Wacky Facts About Awesome Athletics
National Geographic Kids. - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Paperback
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Everything has its weird side--even sports! Add wacky stats, facts, and stories to your arsenal of sports trivia with this new slam-dunk addition to the very popular Weird but True series! Discover tons more zany fun, focused totally on the subject of sports! So step up to the plate... |
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Treasury of Norse Mythology: Stories of Intrigue, Trickery, Love, and Revenge
Donna Jo Napoli - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Book
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Classic stories and dazzling illustrations of gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters come to life in a stunning tableau of Norse myths, including those of the thunder god Thor, the one-eyed god and Allfather Odin, and the trickster god Loki. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author... |
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Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall
Anita Silvey - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jane Goodall, one of the most recognized scientists in the Western world, became internationally famous because of her ability to observe and connect with another species. A girl of humble beginnings and training, she made scientific breakthroughs thought impossible by more experienced... |
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Design a Skyscraper
Hilary Koll - QEB Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Find out what it takes to build high in the sky. Follow each stage of the project and complete the math exercises to build one of the world's tallest buildings! We're counting on YOU to do the math! Featuring maths problems from addition and decimals to line graphs and pie charts, these... |
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Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall
Anita Silvey - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jane Goodall, one of the most recognized scientists in the Western world, became internationally famous because of her ability to observe and connect with another species. A girl of humble beginnings and training, she made scientific breakthroughs thought impossible by more experienced... |
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Mercy: The Incredible Story of Henry Bergh, Founder of the ASPCA and Friend to Animals
Nancy Furstinger - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Only 150 years ago, most animals in America were subject to horrific treatment. They needed a champion to protect them from abject cruelty, and that person was Henry Bergh. After witnessing the beating of a horse in the streets of New York and attending a bullfight in Spain, Bergh found... |
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Design a Skyscraper
Hilary Koll - QEB Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Find out what it takes to build high in the sky. Follow each stage of the project and complete the math exercises to build one of the world's tallest buildings! We're counting on YOU to do the math! Featuring maths problems from addition and decimals to line graphs and pie charts, these... |
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Mercy: The Incredible Story of Henry Bergh, Founder of the ASPCA and Friend to Animals
Nancy Furstinger - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Only 150 years ago, most animals in America were subject to horrific treatment. They needed a champion to protect them from abject cruelty, and that person was Henry Bergh. After witnessing the beating of a horse in the streets of New York and attending a bullfight in Spain, Bergh found... |
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