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Desmond Pucket and the Mountain Full of Monsters

Mark Tatulli · Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Hardcover

The next book in the hot new series about a kid who just cant stop making monster magic! Desmond Pucket is back, and this time he has a posse. Desmond has been waiting his whole life for this day. It is the sixth-grade field trip to Crab Shell Pier, home to the worlds most awesomely fantastic...
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Planet Mars

Ann Squire · Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2014.
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Humans have long been fascinated by space exploration, from the earliest NASA probes to the latest journeys toward the distant edges of the solar system. Readers will learn about the discovery of new stars and planets, the ways celestial bodies are formed, and much more. Features: Engaging...
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The Sword in the Stove

Frank W Dormer · Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2016.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Two knights have their dinner plans derailed as they discover object after object in their stove - objects that ominously belong to their missing friend, Harold - in this delightfully slapstick picture book.Someone has put a sword in the stove. Was it Eenie? Was it Meenie? Was it Harold?...
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A Year in Our New Garden

Gerda Muller · Floris Books
Pages: 36
Format: Print book

Anna and Benjamin's family has just moved into their dream house and even though it's in the middle of a busy town, it has a beautiful big garden for them all to enjoy. Soon the family has made plans for their perfect garden -- Mum wants a lawn and a terrace, Dad wants to help the birds...
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Be the Change: A Grandfather Gandhi Story

Arun Gandhi · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

In this breathtaking companion to the award-winning Grandfather Gandhi, Arun Gandhi, with Bethany Hegedus, tells a poignant, personal story of the damage of wastefulness, gorgeuously illustrated by Evan Turk.At Grandfather Gandhi's service village, each day is filled, from sunrise to sunset,...
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Millions, Billions, & Trillions: Understanding Big Numbers

David A. Adler · Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

What does a million look like? A billion? A trillion? These huge numbers are hard to visualize. This book explains quantities in terms children can understand. For example, one million dollars could buy two full pizzas a day for more than sixty-eight years, it would take the heads of ten thousand...
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Everybunny Dance!

Ellie Sandall · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Bunnies dance, play, sing, and make a new friend in this delightful picture book from the author of Follow Me!, which School Library Journal called "a winsome selection suitable for storytime."Nobody is watching. Now's the perfect chance. Ready bunny, Steady bunny, EVERYBUNNY...
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Monkey Me #1: Monkey Me and the Golden Monkey

Timothy Roland · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 90
Format: Print book

When Clyde gets excited, he brings a whole new meaning to "monkeying around!"This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations...
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Elephant Joe, Brave Firefighter!

David Wojtowycz · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

This Step 2 Step into Reading Comic Reader is full of dragons, firefighting, and birthday cake! In this action-packed early reader, Elephant Joe stars as a brave firefighter with his trusty sidekick, Zebra Pete. While camping, they save a hapless dragon from a tree, then must put out a fire...
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The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge: Restored Edition

Lynd Ward · HMH Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Audiobook

Lighting up readers' hearts and imaginations since it was first published in 1942.
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Planet Neptune

Ann O. Squire · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Humans have long been fascinated by space exploration, from the earliest NASA probes to the latest journeys toward the distant edges of the solar system. Readers will learn about the discovery of new stars and planets, the ways celestial bodies are formed, and much more. Features: Engaging...
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Slithery Snakes

Roxie Munro · Two Lions
Format: Print book

The snakes in this book are slithery...and maybe a little scary. But they’re also beautiful! Slithery Snakes offers clues about these creepy creatures and gives you an up-close look at their amazing skin patterns. Do you know which kind of snake is named after an article of clothing...
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Turkey Bowl

Phil Bildner · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

It's Thanksgiving, and that means it's time for...football! Ethan has waited his whole nine-year-old life to be old enough to play in the annual family Turkey Bowl football game. This is his year. He wakes up Thanksgiving Day, dresses in all of his football finest, and runs downstairs...
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Show Me Rocks and Minerals: My First Picture Encyclopedia

Patricia Wooster · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From molten lava to glittering crystals, there's so much to learn about rocks and minerals. Show Me Rocks and Minerals has more than 100 facts and definitions about these amazing substances.
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The Dark World

H. Badger · Hardie Grant Egmont
Format: Paperback

As soon as Kip lands on a weird planet, the aliens there are struck down by a mysterious sickness. Either Kip is deadly to the aliens, or there's something more sinister going on.
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