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Now You Know How It Works

Valorie Fisher · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Valorie Fisher takes infographics to a new level with bright, colorful visuals that are perfect for young, inquisitive minds. Her eye-catching mix of photographs and illustrations compels readers to dive in and explore how things work -- from paper airplanes to straws, crayons to kites,...
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What Do You Do with a Voice Like That?: The Story of Extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

Chris Barton · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

"When Barbara Jordan talked, we listened." - Former President of the United States, Bill Clinton Congresswoman Barbara Jordan had a big, bold, confident voice - and she knew how to use it! Learn all about her amazing career in this illuminating and inspiring picture book biography...
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The Very Last Castle

Travis Jonker · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A curious little girl watches the man who guards the last castle in town. Every time she passes by him, she tries to catch his eye. While the other townspeople fear what may be locked up inside the mysterious castle, the girl finally gets up the courage to knock on the door and find out what's...
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I Am Small

Qin Leng · Kids Can Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Mimi is so little, ?I might as well be called Mini,? she says. Everyone is taller than her, even the family dog! She can barely reach the bottom of the blackboard at school and isn't tall enough to see all the pretty cakes in the display case at the bakery. Though her friends try to tell...
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Made by Maxine

Ruth Spiro · Dial Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Meet Maxine, an inspiring young maker who knows that with enough effort and imagination (and mistakes) , it's possible to invent anything.Maxine loves making new things from old things. She loves tinkering until she has solved a problem. She also loves her pet goldfish, Milton. So when...
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Lorraine

Ketcham Secor · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Old Crow Medicine Show founder and Grammy award-winning musician Ketch Secor teams up with Ashley Bryan Award-winning illustrator Higgins Bond to create this sweeping, epic Americana story about the power of music and family. "Who needs a whistle or some shiny thingwhen you've...
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Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dee Romito · little bee books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This stunning picture book looks into the life of Georgia Gilmore, a hidden figure of history who played a critical role in the civil rights movement and used her passion for baking to help the Montgomery Bus Boycott achieve its goal.Georgia decided to help the best way she knew how. She worked...
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Polly and the Puffin: The Happy Christmas: Book 4

Jenny Colgan · Little Brown Bks Young Readers
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

The fourth children's book featuring Polly and her puffin Neil, from bestselling adult novelist Jenny Colgan. With gorgeous two-colour illustrations throughout, Polly is perfect for reading aloud - especially at Christmas!Polly and her puffin friend Neil have wrapped presents, practiced...
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Stretch to the Sun: From a Tiny Sprout to the Tallest Tree on Earth

Carrie A. Pearson · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The tallest known tree on earth is located in Redwood National Park in northern California. More than twelve hundred years old, it is approximately 380 feet tall--and still climbing!For more than twelve hundred years, a little sprout has grown, survived fires, drought, and logging, and flourished...
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I am Sacagawea

Brad Meltzer · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Sacagawea, the only Native American included in Lewis and Clark's historic expedition, joins the inspiring list of heroes whose stories are told in this New York Times Bestselling biography series. Sacagawea was the only girl, and the only Native American, to join Lewis and Clark's...
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