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Ready, Freddy! #26: The Giant Swing

Abby Klein · Scholastic
Pages: 94
Format: Paperback

Freddy is back in a brand-new story about a visit to the county fair!What could be more fun than the county fair? Freddy and his friends can't wait to go -- but Max is sure that Freddy will be too scared to go on any of the rides. Freddy is determined to prove Max wrong... but is he brave...
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My Legs Are Long and Strong

Joyce L. Markovics · Bearport Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Book

Invites readers to guess which animal is being described based on clues about its features, including a long neck, black and white feathers, and two large wings.
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This House, Once

Deborah Freedman · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

"Tender, comforting, and complex." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Drawn with exquisite precision and quiet dashes of humor." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A lovely, ruminative selection." - School Library Journal (starred review) "A...
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Time for Bed, Sleepyhead: The Falling Asleep Book

Daniel G Amen · Zondekidz
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Ten-time New York Times bestselling author and child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen teams up with artist Gail Yerrill to create a book that helps facilitate sleep. Time for Bed, Sleepyhead pairs whimsical illustrations with storytelling techniques to tire your child's imagination...
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Kenya

Christine Juarez · Capstone Press
Format: Book

Travel to Kenya. Find out the facts about this country in Africa.
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Chase is on the Case!

Random House · Random House Books for Young Readers; Nov edition
Format: Print book

PAW Patrol is Nickelodeon’s new animated action-adventure series starring a pack of six heroic puppies led by a tech-savvy boy named Ryder. This Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the series is perfect for boys and girls ages 4 to 6 who are just learning to read on their...
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My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Volume 6

Ted Anderson · IDW Publishing
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback

Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy visit Manehattan to see Trixie's magic show. Meanwhile, in Ponyville, the ponies' pets, Angel, Owlicious, Gummy, Tank, Winona, and Opal must save the day. Plus, Discord takes Fluttershy and the Cutie Mark Crusaders on a trip through time!
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Master of the Beasts Series 10: Tecton the Armoured Giant

Adam Blade · Hodder & Stoughton; Pap/Crds C edition
Format: Paperback

Fifth in the Master of the Beasts subseries   Malvel has created another ferocious Beast for Tom to battle! Tecton is a massive creature that even Tom might find hard to defeat. Luckily his father, Taladon, joins him to help. Will Tom and Taladon prevail, or will it end in tragedy?
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The Big Book of Batman

NOAH SMITH · Downtown Bookworks
Pages: 31
Format: Hardcover

The Big Book of Batman is the ultimate guide to the Dark Knight for young fans (ages 4 and up) .Illustrated with classic DC Comics art, this engaging picture book covers Batman's origin story, his awesome gadgets, his many entertaining enemies, and his loyal friends including Robin,...
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Alexander, Who's Trying His Best to Be the Best Boy Ever

Judith Viorst · Atheneum Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Alexander tries his hand at behaving in this hilarious companion to the bestselling classic Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.Last night somebody ate a whole box of jelly donuts. That somebody woke up with a terrible bellyache, and that somebody's mom found...
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The Fairy Bell Sisters #6: Christmas Fairy Magic

Margaret McNamara · Balzer + Bray; Original edition
Format: Book

The Fairy Bell Sisters get in the Christmas spirit in this sixth book in Margaret McNamaras delightful chapter-book series about Tinker Bells little sisters, perfect for kids ages 6 to10 who enjoy Disney Fairies, The Never Girls, and Rainbow Magic.There are only ten days left until Christmas,...
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Nanette's Baguette

Mo Willems · Hyperion Books for Children
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Today is the day Nanette gets to get the baguette Is she set? YOU BET Mo Willems' hilarious new picture book, Nanette's Baguette, follows our plucky heroine on her first big solo trip to the bakery. But . . . will Nanette get the baguette from baker Juliette? Or will Nanette soon be beset...
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My Bus

Byron Barton · Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

My Bus is a lively celebration of vehicles and transportation, occupations, pets, and basic math concepts. The busy bus driver in Byron Barton's preschool tour-de-force has a job to do. He drives his bus along his route, picks up the cat and dog passengers waiting at the bus stops,...
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What Makes a Tornado Twist?: And Other Questions about Weather

Mary Kay Carson · Sterling Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Is each snowflake unique? What comes first: thunder or lightning? What causes the seasons? Charming illustrations, clever charts, and fun text help kids learn whatever they want to know about wild weather. No matter their question, the fascinating answers are right here!
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Mumbet's Declaration of Independence

Gretchen Woelfle · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"""All men are born free and equal."" Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren't the only ones who believed that everyone had a right to freedom. Mumbet, a Massachusetts slave, believed it too....
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