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Delivering Your Mail: A Book About Mail Carriers

Ann Owen · Picture Window Books
Format: Print book

Describes some of the things that letter carriers do to make sure people in the community get their mail.
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The Secret Life of Pets: The Junior Novelization

David Lewman · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

The Secret Life of Pets: The Junior Novelization is a retelling of Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures' The Secret Life of Pets, a comedy about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. This paperback edition features eight pages of full-color...
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American Girl Cooking: Recipes for Delicious Snacks, Meals & More

Williams-Sonoma · Weldon Owen
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The second book from Williams-Sonoma and American Girl, American Girl Cooking, is packed with great recipes fit for any occasion! Learn how to whip up tasty treats for movie nights, picnics, fiestas, family dinners, and more! Filled with delicious snacks, soups and salads, main dishes,...
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The Polar Bear

Jenni Desmond · Enchanted Lion Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

A gorgeously illustrated nonfiction book about the polar bear, this is a factually accurate as well as a poetic exploration of polar bear bodies, habits, and habitats. Working in a painterly, expressive way, Jenni Desmond creates landscapes and creatures that are marked by atmosphere and emotion,...
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365 Things to Do with LEGO Bricks

Simon Hugo · Dk Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

365 Things to Do with LEGO® Bricks inspires you to look at your LEGO bricks in new and exciting ways. This interactive book features imaginative play and building ideas, from LEGO projects that take just a few minutes and require a handful of bricks to inspirational build ideas and activities...
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Star Wars Rogue One Ultimate Visual Guide

Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

The essential, comprehensive guide to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story™.This exciting reference format accompanies the eagerly anticipated, first-ever standalone Star Wars™ movie: Rogue One. This beautifully detailed title features in-depth character profiles, plus 6 newly commissioned...
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Pokémon Visual Companion

Bradygames. · Prima Games
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Newly updated to cover the Kalos region, characters, and events, the Pokémon Visual Companion is the essential guide to the animated world of Pokémon. This volume collects the entirety of the Pokémon experience. From ASH to Zoroark, from Kanto to Pokémon's effect in our world, we catch...
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Scholastic Year in Sports 2017

James Jr Buckley · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

For sports fans everywhere!The 2017 edition of Year in Sports features full-color action photographs throughout, completely updated facts and stats, and a colorful interior design. Featuring info about all of the top athletes, championships, and legends from the major and secondary sports....
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Poop Detectives: Working Dogs in the Field

Ginger Wadsworth · Charlesbridge
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

How can dogs that sniff for excrement, urine, vomit, and mucus help protect animals from extinction? Scat-detection dogs like Wicket, Tucker, and Orbee are conservation heroes and pioneers in a cutting-edge field of science. Canine detec-tives use their super sense of smell to locate the scat...
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I am Jane Goodall

Brad Meltzer · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

We can all be heroes. That's the inspiring message of this New York Times bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer. Learn all about Jane Goodall, the chimpanzee scientist. Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical...
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Making Friends with Billy Wong

Augusta Scattergood · Scholastic Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Azalea is not happy about being dropped off to look after Grandmother Clark. Even if she didn't care that much about meeting the new sixth graders in her Texas hometown, those strangers seem much preferable to the ones in Paris Junction. Talk about troubled Willis DeLoach or gossipy Melinda...
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Talons of Power

Tui T Sutherland · Scholastic Press
Pages: 290
Format: Print book

The war is over. The false prophecy has been fulfilled. But the dragonets still have enemies. A dark evil, buried for centuries, is stirring.And a young NightWing may have had the first true prophecy in generations . . .Something is coming to shake the earthSomething is coming to scorch...
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Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse

Chris Riddell · Macmillan Children's Books
Pages: 219
Format: Print book

Ada Goth is the only child of Lord Goth. The two live together in Ghastly-Gorm Hall. Lord Goth believes that children should be heard and not seen, so Ada has to wear large clumpy boots so that he can always hear her coming. This makes it hard for her to make friends and she's rather...
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Nutmeg the Guinea Pig (Dr. KittyCat Series #5)

Jane Clarke · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

We'll be there in a whisker!All the little animals of Thistletown are having fun at Nutmeg's birthday party. But when she starts to feel dizzy, the festivities have to stop. Luckily, Dr.KittyCat and Peanut are close at hand to help, so Nutmeg can have a happy birthday after all!...
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Always watch out for the flying potato salad

Henry Winkler · Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Print book

Hank is back and gets to work in the ninth book in the series - this time, he finds himself in quite the pickle!When Hank goes with his mom to her deli for Take Your Child to Work Day, he learns that he doesn't have the greatest talent as a deli worker. He messes up all the sandwiches and has to deal...
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Chapter Book #11

Meredith Rusu · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

The action continues with all your favorite ninja! Chapter book #11 is an all-new story based on the Cartoon Network special DAY OF THE DEPARTED, in which the ninja must face all their classic foes for one final battle.
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The False Fairy

Jordan Quinn · Little Simon
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

In the eleventh fantastical adventure of The Kingdom of Wrenly series, a spell makes all but one fairy disappear.A mysterious spell has hypnotized the fairies on the island of Primlox and now it is up to Prince Lucas and Clara for save the fairyland. Along with the last remaining fairy...
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Sneeze of the Octo-Schnozz: A Branches Book

Troy Cummings · Branches/Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina....
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Puppy Pirates #5: Search for the Sea Monster

Erin Soderberg · Random House
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Ahoy, mateys! Set sail for fun and adventure on a pirate ship full of puppies. It's hide-and-seek . . . with a sea monster?! The puppy pirates are embarking on a quest to find a mysterious monster far out at sea. This epic adventure takes bravery and smarts - and no one suspects that...
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Alicia the Snow Queen Fairy

Daisy Meadows · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Alyssa the Snow Queen Fairy makes sure that everyone has a happy and fun time during the winter. But when her magic falls into Jack Frost's icy hands, the season goes haywire. Fairyland might end up frozen!Fortunately for Alyssa, Rachel and Kirsty are eager to help. They're going...
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Flower Girl Dreams

Debbie Dadey · Aladdin
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Underwater wedding bells are ringing as Mr. Fangtooth gets ready to marry his sweetheart in this sparkling Mermaid Tales adventure.Pearl can't believe that grumpy cafeteria worker Mr. Fangtooth is marrying Lillian the librarian. She doesn't understand why Lillian would want to marry...
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Secret Kingdom 7: Bubble Volcano

Rosie Banks · Orchard Books
Pages: 113
Format: Paperback

When mean Queen Malice puts a spell on King Merry, Ellie, Summer and Jasmine must find six magical ingredients to make a cure. They're soon off to Bubble Volcano to find the first ingredient. Can they find the hidden bubblebee hive and get the magic honeycomb they need to save King...
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#2: Journey Beyond the Trees

Alexa Pearl · Little Bee Books
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

In this second book is the Tales of Sasha series, Sasha, her best friend Wyatt, and their teacher Caleb journey into the forest to try and find where Sasha came from.Sasha has finally discovered what makes her different from her friends and family - she can fly! Determined to find other...
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