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Detroit Lions

Brian Howell · Child's World
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

'Learn about the key players and big wins that have made the Detroit Lions one of the most exciting teams in the NFL. Readers will get a glimpse into the league, the team's history, its home stadium, its fans, and the team's most memorable moments. Additional features to enhance...
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Piranhas

Julie Murray · Abdo Publishing Company
Format: Book

"Invites readers to travel to South America and learn about the piranha's body structure, diet, life cycle, social behavior, habitat, predators, and ways of defense."--
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Goodnight Unicorn: A Magical Parody

Karla Oceanak · Bailiwick Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

As night falls in the enchanted forest, the unicorns and their friends gather to get ready for bed. Say goodnight to all the types of unicorns - the pearly-whites, the foals, the oldens, the fluffies, the jet-blacks, the cuties, and more - as well as the wonderful beings who attend...
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One Beetle Too Many: Candlewick Biographies: The Extraordinary Adventures of Charles Darwin

Kathryn Lasky · Candlewick
Format: Paperback

A lively text and captivating images tell the story of the ever-curious boy who grew up to make one of the most significant discoveries of our time.From the time Charles Darwin was a boy, he was happiest when he was out alone collecting specimens (especially beetles). And despite his father's...
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Dangerous Jane

Suzanne Slade · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Jane's heart ached for the world, but what could she do to stop a war? This energetic and inspiring picture book biography of activist Jane Addams focuses on the peace work that won her the Nobel Peace Prize. From the time she was a child, Jane's heart ached for others. At first...
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Who Built That? Skyscrapers: An Introduction to Skyscrapers and Their Architects

Didier Cornille · Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover

Nothing in the built world captures the imagination like the skyscraper. Behind every soaring tower stands a designer with courageous vision and enough engineering know-how to pull off incredible feats of architectural derring-do. Who Built That? Skyscrapers is a colorful tour of the world's...
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The Horse and the Mysterious Drawing: A Story in English and Chinese

Li Jian · Shanghai Press, Better Link Press
Format: Book

This beautifully illustrated Chinese children's book tells a traditional myth in both English and Chinese characters.Long ago in China, there was a little boy who lived a nomadic life with his family. Hunger and hardship followed them wherever they went. They tried to grow food once,...
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Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy! A Branches Book

Thomas Flintham · 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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Nate the Great, Where Are You?

Marjorie Weinman Sharmat · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Beginning readers are introduced to the detective mystery genre in these chapter books. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Nate the Great and his dog, Sludge, want to take a break from solving cases. So they hide out in the woods....
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Alexander Graham Bell

Catherine Chambers · Raintree
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

This book traces the life of Alexander Graham Bell, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the invention for which he is best known: the telephone. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements...
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Stink: Hamlet and Cheese

MEGAN MCDONALD · Candlewick
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Hie thee to Shakespeare camp with Stink to learn fake sword-fighting, spout silly curses, and prithee try to escape a kiss . . . BLUCK!It's spring break, and Stink is faced with a difficult choice: hang out at home with his sister, Judy, or become a Shakespeare Sprite with his friend Sophie...
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Information Graphics: Animal Kingdom

Simon Rogers · Big Picture Pr
Pages: 79
Format: Print book

The first in a visually stunning series, Information Graphics: Animal Kingdom shows just how interesting and humorous scientific information can be. Complex facts about the animal kingdom are reinterpreted as stylish information graphics that astonish, amuse, and inform, and tabbed chapters...
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My Big Dinosaur Book

Ticktock · Ticktock Books, LTD
Format: Hardcover

Discover the whole world of dinosaurs with this bright colorful and fun book of bite-sized facts See for yourself what each one looks like learn their names and all about their diet habitats and special abilities With fascinating facts and great illustrations this is an entertaining introduction...
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Let's Sort Money

Lauren Coss · Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Hardcover

This Level 2 guided reader teaches how to count and classify coins and paper money and sort them into categories. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning how to identify and sort different forms of money.
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Love

Matt de la Pen?a · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a story about the strongest bond there is and the diverse and powerful ways it connects us all."In the beginning there is light and two wide-eyed figures standing near the foot of your...
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