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Thea Stilton 3-in-1 #2: Catching the Giant Wave, The Secret of the Waterfall in the Woods, Mystery at Sea

Stilton, Thea · Papercutz
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Collecting 3 Graphic Novels in 1! The Thea Sisters--Pamela, Colette, Violet, Paulina, and Nicky--are five fun, lively students at Mouseford Academy on Whale Island, who, inspired by famous journalist Thea Stilton, want to be real, live journalists. Between classes and friendships, love...
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My Tiny Pet

Hartland, Jessie · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A witty celebration of the tiny tardigrade, a microscopic creature that looks like a bearLiving in a tiny house has one huge drawback--no space for pets. So when a little girl's parents announce that it's time for the family to simplify, downsizing from a huge home in the city to a tiny...
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Little Lunch: Triple Treats

Katz, Danny · Candlewick Entertainment
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Three bite-size stories kick off a series based on a popular TV show about all the fun (and maybe a little trouble) that happens at snack time.Little Lunch - aka snack time - is only fifteen minutes long, but it's always full...
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Putuguq and Kublu and the Qalupalik

Akulukjuk, Roselynn · Inhabit Media
Pages: 32
Format: Mass Market Paperback

What creatures lurk beneath the sea ice? Putuguq and Kublu - two siblings who can't seem to get along- are about to find out! On their way to the shoreline, Putuguq and Kublu run into their grandfather, who has a stern warning for the pair: always beware when playing on the shore, because...
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Spring After Spring: How Rachel Carson Inspired the Environmental Movement

Roth Sisson, Stephanie · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From Stephanie Roth Sisson, the creator of Star Stuff, comes a picture book biography of Rachel Carson, the iconic environmentalist who fought to keep the sounds of nature from going silent.As a child, Rachel Carson lived by the rhythms of the natural world. Spring after spring, year after...
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Aim for the Skies: Jerrie Mock and Joan Merriam Smith's Race to Complete Amelia Earhart's Quest

Bissonette, Aimee · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When she was seven years old, Geraldine (Jerrie) Mock took her first airplane ride. She decided then and there to be a pilot. Growing up, she was inspired by radio broadcasts detailing the travels of aviatrix Amelia Earhart. Joan Merriam was 15 when she took her first plane...
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Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Defeated Army

Coulson, Art · Capstone Editions
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

In the autumn of 1912, the football team from Carlisle Indian Industrial School took the field at the U.S. Military Academy, home to the bigger, stronger, and better-equipped West Points Cadets. Sportswriters billed the game as a sort of rematch, pitting against each other the descendants...
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Tigers and Tea With Toppy

Kerley, Barbara · Scholastic Press
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Rhoda loves spending time with Toppy. He is not only her beloved grandpa, but also the world-famous wildlife artist Charles R. Knight! Every outing with Toppy -- from visits to the American Museum of Natural History and the Central Park Zoo to tea parties at The Plaza Hotel -- is filled...
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What Riley Wore

Arnold, Elana K. · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Gender-creative Riley knows just what to wear for every occasion during a busy week with family and friends in this sweet and timely picture book from Elana K. Arnold and Linda Davick.Riley wears whatever clothes feel right each day. On Monday, Riley feels shy and wears a bunny costume...
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World of Reading: Mother Bruce Bruce's Big Fun Day: Level 1

Higgins, Ryan T. · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Nibbs the mouse wants to give Bruce a BIG FUN DAY! But Bruce does not like BIG FUN DAYS. Not one bit.This brand new tale captures the humor of the Mother Bruce picturebook series while helping children transition from listening to books read aloud to reading a story themselves!
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