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The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles

Michelle Cuevas · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A message in a bottle holds the promise of surprise and wonder, as told in this enthralling picture book by Caldecott Medalist Erin E. Stead

The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles, who lives alone atop a hill, has a job of the utmost importance. It is his task to open any bottles found...
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Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown

Sally M. Walker · HarperCollins; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Henry “Box” Brown’s ingenious escape from slavery is celebrated for its daring and originality. Throughout his life, Henry was fortified by music, family, and a dream of freedom. When he seemed to lose everything, he forged these elements into the song that sustained him through...
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The Cranky Ballerina

Elise Gravel · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Ada hates everything about ballet class, yet she still has to go! Arabesques? Grotesque! And then one Saturday, Ada pliés right out the door and into the hallway, smacking into someone who thinks her ungraceful moves are great!

In the tradition of Kevin Henkes's Lilly books...

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Vote for Our Future!

Margaret McNamara · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

In this charming and powerful picture book about voting and elections, the students of Stanton Elementary School learn how we can find--and use--our voices for change. Every two years, on the first Tuesday of November, Stanton Elementary School closes for the day. For vacation? Nope! For repairs?...
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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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I Can Be President

Christy Webster · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Barbie has been a ballerina, a pet vet, a teacher, and a horse rider—and now she runs for class president in this Step 2 reader timed perfectly for the 2012 election! Girls ages 4-6 will love learning what it takes to be president with the one and only Barbie. ,
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Don't Let Them Disappear

Chelsea Clinton · Philomel Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted comes a beautiful book about the animals who share our planet--and what we can do to help them survive.

Did you know that blue whales are the largest animals in the world? Or that sea otters wash their...
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My Pictures After the Storm

Eric Veillé · Gecko Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

With its funky format, clever rhymes and funny images, My Pictures after the storm is a witty and inventive take on "before" and "after.
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ESP

Elizabeth Noll · World Book
Pages: 32

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A World of Pausabilities: A Exercise in Mindfulness

Frank J Sileo · Magination Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This is a rhyming guide that introduces children to mindfulness and shows them how to live mindfully by taking pauses in their lives. Pausabilities encourage children to take a breath and be present and pay attention to their thoughts, feelings, sensations, and the world around them. A...
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Pueblos

Jack Manning · Capstone Press
Format: Paperback

American Indians used adobe, sandstone, and other materials to build pueblos. Learn all about pueblos, including the tools used to build them and the people who called them home.
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Little Wing Learns to Fly

Calista Brill · Harper
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

No matter how hard Little Wing tries to fly, he always flops . . . until one day when his fluttering takes him above the clouds and far away - maybe too far away! Lost in the sky, Little Wing has to find his way home. But thanks to a special someone, he learns the importance of dragon rules....
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Growing a Garden

Mari Schuh · Capstone Press
Format: Paperback

Simple text and photographs present an overview of growing a garden.
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I See A Squirrel / Puedo Ver una Ardilla

Alex Appleby · Gareth Stevens Pub.
Format:  Book : Primary school : English : 1st edView all editions and formats

Describes the physical characteristics and habits of squirrels.
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Magic Tricks from the Tree House: A fun companion to Magic Tree House #50: Hurry Up, Houdini!

Mary Pope Osborne · Random House
Pages: 117
Format: Paperback

It's a book of magic tricks perfect for chapter book readers! When Jack and Annie went back in time to meet Houdini, they learned that the most famous magician of all time didn't use real magic at all. It was a trick! Now they've tracked down all the best, most fun, most tricky magic tricks...
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