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Drop It, Rocket!

Tad Hills · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Rocket, the beloved dog from the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read and Rocket Writes a Story, is back in a Step 1 leveled reader. Rocket is ready to find new words for his word tree with his teacher, the little yellow bird. He finds a leaf, a hat, and a star...
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Drat That Cat!

Tony Ross · Andersen Press USA
Format: Hardcover

Suzy the cat is always getting into trouble much to the annoyance of her family. She can never do anything right! So Suzy decides to teach her family a lesson and make them realize just how much they love her.
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The Lost Stone

Jordan Quinn · Little Simon
Pages: 114
Format: Paperback

Welcome to the Kingdom of Wrenly - a new chapter book series full of fantasy and adventure.Meet Lucas, the eight year-old prince, and Clara, the daughter of the queen's seamstress. Lucas is an only child who longs to make friends and go on adventures. Clara knows the kingdom well, so she and Lucas...
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Purple Nails and Puppy Tails

Jill Santopolo · Aladdin
Pages: 113
Format: Hardcover

When Aly and Brooke decide to give PET-icures to puppies, it seems like their new Sparkle Spa salon might just go to the dogs!

At Aly and Brooke's new nail salon, anything goes. Well, almost anything. One of their mother's regular clients doesn't go anywhere without her beloved dog Sadie,...
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Bobbie the Wonder Dog: A True Story

Tricia Brown · WestWinds Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Bob was an average-looking collie puppy in every way, except for his bobbed tail . . . and maybe that's why the Brazier family named him Bob, or Bobbie. But he was average in no other way. In 1923, Bobbie joined Frank and Elizabeth Brazier for a cross-country drive from Silverton, Oregon,...
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Manny Loses His Fangs

Giuliano Ferri · minedition
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The best thing about being a vampire bat is scaring all the other animals. With enough practice, Manny hopes to become the scariest vampire bat in the world. But his world is rocked when his baby fangs fall out, and no one thinks he's all that scary anymore. How will Manny handle this...
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What's in the Garden?

Cris Arbo · Dawn Pubns
Format: Paperback

Good food doesn't begin on a store shelf with a box. It comes from a garden bursting with life, color, sounds, smells, sunshine, moisture, birds, and bees! Healthy food becomes much more interesting when children know where they come from. So what s in the garden? Kids will find a variety...
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A Ruckus in the Garden: The Adventures of Pettson and Findus

SVEN NORDQVIST · NorthSouth Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Pettson and Findus are back in this uproarious tale about gardening!

When Pettson announces that it's time to plant seeds in the garden, Findus, his cat, plants a meatball. The hilarity continues as each night their hard work is undone by hungry chickens, then a rogue pig. When...
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Eleanor Roosevelt

Sarah Tieck · Abdo Group
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Easy-to-read, compelling text paired with color photos introduces young readers to the remarkable life of Eleanor Roosevelt. Readers will learn about Roosevelt?s childhood, education, social work, and role as a groundbreaking First Lady. Roosevelt?s passi
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Countries in My World

Ella Cane · Capstone Press
Format: Book

Earth has more than 190 countries. Take a look at countries in my world!
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A Spy Called James: The True Story of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent

Anne F Rockwell · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award winner Floyd Cooper

Told for the first time in picture book form is the true story of James Lafayette, a slave who spied for George Washington's army during the American Revolution. But while America celebrated its newfound freedom, James returned...
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The Incredible Twisting Arm

Kate Egan · Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover

Want to see something incredible?I can twist my arm all the way around.All it takes is a little magic ... Life is a little easier for Mike now that he's found The White Rabbit magic shop. But after missing a special show from a visiting magician, Mike realizes h needs a way to get to the shop...
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I Got It!

David Wiesner · Clarion Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Three-time Caldecott winner and bestseller David Wiesner works his visual magic in this near-wordless account of the most suspenseful, nerve-wracking few seconds in a baseball game.
David Wiesner brings his trademark artistry and rich imagination to the iconic American game of baseball....
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Never Girls #3: A Dandelion Wish

Kiki Thorpe · Random House
Pages: 120
Format: Library Binding

Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby are special girls. They know how to travel between their hometown and Never Land - through a broken slat in a backyard fence. But what happens when the fence is repaired . . . with one of the girls stuck on the Never Land side? Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies...
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Henry and Mudge in the Green Time

Cynthia Rylant · Simon Spotlight; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

Cynthia Rylant uses clear poetic language to reveal the specialness that the friendship of a boy and his dog bring to every new day. Full-color illustrations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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