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Baxter is Missing: A Branches Book

Rebecca Elliott · Branches/Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina....
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Wordplay: TOON Level 1

Ivan Brunetti · TOON Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Go "outside," "elsewhere," and down the "rabbit hole" with this hilarious introduction to compound words. Young readers will fall in love with the English language as they watch star cartoonist Ivan Brunetti put his sly spin on vocabulary. The lesson here?...
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Sea Anemones

Mari C Schuh · Blastoff! Readers
Pages: 24

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to sea anemones. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Mercury

J P Bloom · Abdo Kids,
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Simple text and photographs describe the planet Mercury.
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Chee-Kee: A Panda in Bearland

Sujean Rim · Little
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Will Chee-Kee ever fit in? The Loo family has traveled very far to start a new life. For little Chee-Kee Loo, everything is strange--he looks and feels so different. But when some bears find themselves in a jam, Chee-Kee might be just the right panda to save the day. In this heartfelt and lovable...
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What This Story Needs Is a Bang and a Clang

Emma J. Virjan · Harper
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Join Pig and her friends in their latest adventure as they get ready to put on the best show ever!What this story needs is a pig in a wig,building a stage, arranging a stand,and getting ready to conduct the Pig in a Wig Band.But when a surprise guest shows up onstage, scaring Elephant,...
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Siren Salamander: What Is an Amphibian?

Linda Ayers · Cantata Learning
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Siren Salamander isn't afraid of the water. Unlike most salamanders, he has gills to help him breathe. Discover the characteristics of salamanders, frogs, and other amphibians in this fun song paired with beautiful illustrations. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.
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Jupiter

Barbra Penne · Rosen Education Service
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Our solar systems largest planet is huge enough that all of the systems other planets could fit inside it. Although Jupiter has been known since ancient times, scientists are still learning exciting new information about the planet and its satellites today. In fact, several of its moons...
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Alison the Art Fairy

Daisy Meadows · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

It's time for Jack Frost to learn his lesson! Best friends Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker usually only get to spend vacations and holidays with each other. But for a special week, they'll both be going to the same school! It's a good thing the two friends are together. Jack Frost is causing...
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A Pocket for Corduroy

Don Freeman · Puffin Books
Format: Kindle Edition

Don Freeman's classic character, Corduroy, is even more popular today then he was when he first came on the scene over thirty years ago. These favorite titles are ready for another generation of children to love.
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Armadillos

Rose Davin · Capstone Pr Inc
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Who's that digging in the desert sand? It's an armadillo! Look inside to find out why armadillos dig.
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First Grade, Here I Come!

David Steinberg · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The funny follow-up to Kindergarten, Here I Come!First grade - it's the big time! After all, it's a real honest to goodness grade. In verses that are both funny and full of heart, D.J. Steinberg celebrates big and small moments, ones that all young "scholars" will relate...
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DK findout! Sharks

Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Discover the mysteries of the deep in DK findout! Sharks.Travel back in time to see gigantic prehistoric sharks, learn how to identify different sharks, and find out which shark comes out on top in the Shark Olympics.From bullhead to cow to carpet sharks, DK findout! Sharks explores everything...
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Mystery Behind the Wall (The Boxcar Children Mysteries #17)

Gertrude Chandler Warner · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

The Aldens find a mystery when a visitor comes. Who put the coins in a hiding place behind the wall?
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Back to Dog-Gone School

Amy Schmidt · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

From the bus stop to the last bell, this photographic Step 2 early reader - consisting of school-themed poems - is sure to delight dog lovers and those anxious about going back to school. Most of the poems are from the hardcover picture books by husband-and-wife team Ron and Amy Schmidt,...
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