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There's a Dragon in My Backpack

Tom Nicoll · Tiger Tales
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback

When Pan the Mini-Dragon hides in Eric?s backpack and ends up at school, things get pretty awkward! But it?s even worse when Eric?s annoying neighbor, Toby, steals Pan, thinking he?s a flashy new toy. Can Eric rescue the Mini-Dragon before he becomes the star attraction at Toby?s show-and-tell?
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The Hippo at the End of the Hall

Helen Cooper · Candlewick
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

When Ben receives a mysterious invitation to an odd museum, he's swept into a peculiar world of forgotten secrets and wild magic in this illustrated novel.The invitation to the Gee Museum was delivered by bees. It wasn't addressed to anyone, but Ben knows that it was meant for him....
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Axel the Truck: Field Trip

Riley, J. D. · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Learn to read with Axel the Truck!Axel is a little truck with big, big wheels who loves exploring and adventure. In this My First I Can Read! book, Axel finds himself stuck in the mud and learns that sometimes you have to get really messy to have a whole lot of fun! Simple, declarative...
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My Little Pony: We Are Thankful

Busse, R. R. · LB Kids
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Learn about giving thanks and being grateful for friends, family, and fall with your favorite ponies in this charming leveled reader based on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic!Featuring a winning combination of favorite licensed characters and carefully controlled text--reading along...
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Swan Lake

New York City Ballet · Little Simon
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In this stunning follow-up to the bestselling The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty, the New York City Ballet presents another timeless tale for a modern ballet lover with Swan Lake.This lavishly illustrated book follows the storyline, choreography, costumes, and sets of the New York City...
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Join the No-Plastic Challenge!: A First Book of Reducing Waste

Scot Ritchie · Kids Can Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

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The Boring Book

Yoshitake, Shinsuke · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Boredom: humankind's age-old adversary. It's a state that is undesirable, uninteresting . . . and just plain boring. But as one particularly bored boy discovers, there's actually more to boredom than meets the eye - more questions, more theories, and heaps of humor. This exploration...
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My Footprints

Phi, Bao · Capstone Editions
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Every child feels different in some way, but Thuy feels "double different." She is Vietnamese American and she has two moms. Thuy walks home one winter afternoon, angry and lonely after a bully's taunts. Then a bird catches her attention and sets Thuy on an imaginary exploration....
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Cookie Monster's Foodie Truck: A Sesame Street ® Celebration of Food

Schwartz, Heather E. · Lerner Publications TM
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Introduce readers to food literacy with the help of Sesame Street's Cookie Monster, Chef Gonger, and their foodie truck! Browseable layout includes recipes, the basics of healthy eating, where food comes from, and table manners.
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If Elephants Disappeared

Williams, Lily · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

What would happen if elephants disappeared? Trace the repercussions of a world without elephants in writer and illustrator Lily Williams' third picture book about loss and conservation.The Congolese forest is home to many types of animals. Some are strong. Some are slippery.Some are loud.And...
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