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If Kids Ran the World

Leo & Diane Dillon · The Blue Sky Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon show children playfully creating a more generous, peaceful world where everyone shares with others.All roads lead to kindness in this powerful final collaboration between Leo and Diane Dillon. In a colorful tree house, a rainbow of children...
 
 
My Amazing Sense of Touch

Ruth Owen · Ruby Tuesday Books
Format: Book

From taking a close-up look at the skin, to learning how our skin and nerves work as a team with our brains, My Amazing Sense of Touch explores everything to do with how we feel the things we touch. How do we detect soft, rough, hot, or cold? How does our sense of touch stop us from getting...
 
 
A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream

Kristy Dempsey · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A story of little ballerinas with big dreams.Little ballerinas have big dreams. Dreams of pirouettes and grande jetes, dreams of attending the best ballet schools and of dancing starring roles on stage. But in Harlem in the 1950s, dreams don't always come true - they take a lot of work...
 
 
Caterflies and Ice

Asia Citro · The Innovation Press
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

With magical animals, science, mystery, and adventure -- the series Zoey and Sassafras has something for everyone! Easy-to-read language and illustrations on nearly every page make this series perfect for a wide range of ages.In the fourth book, an unexpected snow storm causes trouble...
 
 
Pete the Cat: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

James Dean · Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Join Pete in New York Times bestselling artist James Dean's Pete the Cat picture book series as he stars in the classic nighttime song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Pete the Cat fans new and old will delight as Pete sings about the stars up above in this rendition of a favorite...
 
 
The Science Behind Batman's Flying Machines

Tammy Enz · Capstone Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Batman often takes to the skies to fight crime in Gotham City. But are the high-flying features in his aircraft real? The answer may surprise you. Look inside to explore how the features in the Batplane and Batcopter are rooted in real-world science and engineering.
 
 
Imagine

JOHN LENNON · Clarion Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope some day you'll join us, and the world will be as one.
 
 
Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan: Two Stories of Bravery

Jeanette Winter · Beach Lane Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Meet two heroes of Pakistan who stood up for the rights to freedom and education in these inspirational nonfiction tales from acclaimed author-illustrator Jeanette Winter. Two stories of bravery in one beautiful book—including the story of Malala Yousafzai, a winner of the 2014 Nobel...
 
 
Never Swipe a Bully's Bear

Katherine Applegate · Harpercollins Childrens B
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Newbery Medal-winning and bestselling author Katherine Applegate's hilarious chapter book series about an accidental rule breaker returns with a fresh new look from artist Brian Biggs!When Roscoe's stuffed pig, Hamilton, goes missing, he is convinced that Wyatt, the class bully,...
 
 
A Family Is a Family Is a Family

Sara O'Leary · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

When a teacher asks the children in her class to think about what makes their families special, the answers are all different in many ways - but the same in the one way that matters most of all.One child is worried that her family is just too different to explain, but listens as her classmates...
 
 
Superfairies: Adventures in Peaseblossom Woods

Janey Louise Jones · Capstone Pr Inc
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

When there's trouble in Peaseblossom Woods it's up to the Superfairies to save the day! Rose, Berry, Star, and Silk use teamwork to rescue animals in distress, bringing together their unique superskills, petal power, and lots of love.
 
 
Voices from the Underground Railroad

Kay Winters · Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

From the creators of Voices from the Oregon Trail and Colonial Voices, an unflinching story of two young runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad, told in their voices and those who helped and hindered themIt's the 1850s and enslaved siblings Jeb and Mattie are about the make a break...
 
 
Give and Take

Chris Raschka · Atheneum Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A clever story of greed and goodness, and the art of finding the in-between, from two-time Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka, creator of the New York Times bestselling A Ball for Daisy.Watch the farmer's ear. Now watch the two small, clever fellows in pointy hats whispering into it, first...
 
 
The Pirate King Series 8: Torno the Hurricane Dragon

Adam Blade · Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback

Fourth in the Pirate King subseries A new Beast soars in the skies over Avantia! Torno the Hurricane Dragon has been summoned by Sanpao the Pirate King to stop Tom in his Quest to rescue Freya and Silver. Can Tom survive Torno's deadly hurricanes?
 
 
Isabella: Girl in Charge

Jennifer Fosberry · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Plucky, purple-haired Isabella, star of the New York Times bestselling picture book series, is back for another adventure!Just how high can a little girl dream?A big event has Isabella ready to leave home at the crack of dawn. But that's a motion her parents are not likely to pass....