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Handle With Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey

Loree Griffin Burns · Millbrook Pr Trade
Format: Library Binding

"Some farms grow vegetables or grains, and some raise cows, sheep, chickens, or pigs. But have you ever heard of a butterfly farm? How do you raise a butterfly? On a farm in Costa Rica, workers care for these delicate, winged creatures as they change from eggs to caterpillars to pupae....
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Pete the Cat: The Petes Go Marching

James Dean · HarperCollins
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

#1 New York Times bestseller James Dean puts a groovy spin to the classic children's song "The Ants Go Marching" with everyone's favorite cool cat. Join Pete the Cat as he rocks out to this classic tune with a supercool twist in this paper-over-board picture book.Your child, or even...
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Mousekin's Special Day: A Book About Special Days

Jane Belk Moncure · Child's World
Format: Print book

In trying to guess what special day it is, Mousekin mentions several popular holidays and the ways in which they are celebrated, before she finally realizes it is her birthday. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The parakeet named Dreidel

Isaac Bashevis Singer · Farrar Straus Giroux, 2015.
Format: Print book

When young David and Mama and Papa are celebrating Hanukkah one frosty winter evening in Brooklyn, Papa sees a parakeet sitting on the window ledge. He lets the parakeet in and everyone is delighted to find that it speaks Yiddish. They name it Dreidel and it becomes part of their family....
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Back to School!

Jenna Lee Gleisner · The Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Engage readers with a story of going back to school. Readers are introduced to what to expect in fall, as they say good-bye to summer and go back to school. Additional features include a table of contents, phonetic glossary, index, and sources for further research. A kid-friendly project...
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A Child of Books

Oliver Jeffers · Candlewick Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

New York Times best-selling author-illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine artist Sam Winston deliver a lyrical picture book inspiring readers of all ages to create, to question, to explore, and to imagine.A little girl sails her raft across a sea of words, arriving at the house of a small...
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How to Track a Truck

Jason Carter Eaton · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

For kids who love trucks, here comes the definitive guide to catching and taming one of your own from the creators of the hit picture book How to Train a Train.Want a pet truck? Rumble up to this handy guidebook offering everything you need to know. Bone up on habitat: monster trucks like...
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The Rainbow Opal

Paula Harrison · Turtleback Books
Pages: 128
Format: Book

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The Rescue Princesses return in an adventure that finds them protecting a baby koala from harm.
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Hortense and the Shadow

NATALIA O'HARA · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A haunting, original fairy tale from two dazzling debut picture book talents, in the spirit of Neil Gaiman and Carson Ellis. Hortense is a kind and brave girl, but she is sad--even angry--that her shadow follows her everywhere she goes. She hates her shadow, and thinks her shadow must...
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Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt I(Narwhal and Jelly Series #2)

Ben Clanton · Tundra Books
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Narwhal and Jelly are back in action for a SUPER adventure! Join Super Narwhal and sidekick Jelly Jolt as they take on three SUPER new stories in this early graphic novel series.Happy-go-lucky Narwhal and no-nonsense Jelly find their inner superheroes in three new under-the-sea adventures....
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I Know the Seasons

Jon Welzen · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Winter, spring, summer, and falleach season has its unique identifying features as well as its exciting activities. Readers will become well acquainted with these as they learn about the four seasons in this beneficial book. Theyll also decide which is their favorite season! Thoughtfully...
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Bug Jokes

Pam Rosenberg · Child's World

What's worse than an alligator with a toothache? A centipede with athlete's foot! Kids will go bee-serk over these fun and creative jokes about our little six- and eight-legged friends. --Publisher's description.
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A Splash of Forever #14

Sue Bentley · Grosset & Dunlap; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Alice Forester cant believe it--she has to take swimming lessons at school! Everyone else in her class is excited and thinks shes strange for not feeling the same way. Problem is, Alice is afraid of the water. But after Alice meets the cuddly grey and white kitten Flame, shes ready to face...
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France

Adam Markovics · Bearport Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Stunning. Stylish. Cultured. Welcome to France! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about France's land, history, cities, food, and art. They'll...
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How Many Ways Can You Cut a Pie?: A Book About Math

Jane Belk Moncure · Child's World
Format: Print book

Squirrel promises to divide her pie into sections for her animal friends if she wins the pie contest. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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