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Wild Insects and Spiders!

Chris Kratt · Random House
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

PBS's successful animated show Wild Kratts joins the adventures of zoologists Chris and Martin Kratt as they travel to animal habitats around the globe. Along the way, they encounter incredible creatures while combining science education with fun. Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will love...
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The Pond

Nicola Davies · Graffeg
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A touching picture book for children about a young boy and his family overcoming the loss of his father. This colorful, emotional book is filled with natural imagery, centering on a small pond in the garden, and will teach children not only about death and loss, but the importance of the natural...
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Seven Rules You Absolutely Must Not Break If You Want to Survive the Cafeteria

John Grandits · Clarion Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Addressing kids' anxiety about unfamiliar situations, this irreverent book lists and explains the rules a kid must follow to survive the perilous world of the school cafeteria. Warnings about the pitfalls lurking in the lunchroom have Kyle imagining and fearing the worst, as the server,...
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Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete

James Dean · HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

Pete is back in New York Times bestselling artist James Dean's I Can Read beginning reader Pete the Cat: A Pet for Pete. When Pete gets a goldfish, Goldie, he decides to paint a picture of his new pet. Word spreads of Pete's cool paintings, and soon everyone wants one. But Pete...
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Slugs

Megan Borgert-Spaniol · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Did you know most slugs have eyes on the tips of their tentacles? These slimy, no-shell creatures like to eat plants and live in damp environments. Trails of slime indicate that slugs have creepy-crawled through the area! Learn more about the fascinating life of slugs in this title for young...
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Zola's Elephant

Randall De Se?ve · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Illustrated by two-time Caldecott-honor winning artist Pamela Zagarenski, this tender, witty friendship story of imagination gone wild, by New York Times bestselling author Randall de Sève, shows how assumptions often cause us to misjudge - and miss out. But with a little courage, new opportunities...
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DK findout! Sharks

Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Discover the mysteries of the deep in DK findout! Sharks.Travel back in time to see gigantic prehistoric sharks, learn how to identify different sharks, and find out which shark comes out on top in the Shark Olympics.From bullhead to cow to carpet sharks, DK findout! Sharks explores everything...
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I Have a Balloon

Ariel Bernstein · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

"This tightly paced narrative soars." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Big laughs through pratfalls & other physical comedy." --Publisher's Weekly (starred review) A Junior Library Guild Selection 2017 Owl has a balloon. Monkey does not. What will happen...
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Lantern Festival

Rebecca Pettiford · Jump!
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

In Lantern Festival, early readers will learn about this Asian festival and the ways people celebrate it. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they explore this unique celebration.
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Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild: From the Creator of Captain Underpants

DAV PILKEY · Graphix
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Is Dog Man bad to the bone? The heroic hound is sent to the pound for a crime he didn't commit! While his pals work to prove his innocence, Dog Man struggles to find his place among dogs and people. Being a part of both worlds, will he ever fully fit in with one?
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The Fairy Bell Sisters #5: Sylva and the Lost Treasure

Margaret McNamara · Balzer + Bray
Format: Paperback

Readers of Disney Fairies, The Never Girls, and Rainbow Magic will absolutely love the fifth book in the Fairy Bell Sisters series by Margaret McNamara, a delightful chapter-book series about Tinker Bells little sisters for kids ages 6-10.Springtime means spring-cleaning for the fairies...
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Gaston

Kelly DiPucchio · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A bulldog and a poodle learn that family is about love, not appearances in this adorable doggy tale from New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Christian Robinson.This is the story of four puppies: Fi-Fi, Foo-Foo, Ooh-La-La, and Gaston. Gaston works the hardest...
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LeBron James

Kaitlyn Duling · Jump!, Inc.
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

In LeBron James, early readers will learn about the life, accomplishments, and contributions of basketball superstar LeBron James. Vibrant, full-color photos, and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they learn about his life.
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Cinnamon

NEIL GAIMAN · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A talking tiger is the only one who may be able to get a princess to speak in this beautiful picture book set in a mythic India by the Newbery Medal-winning and New York Times bestselling author of American Gods and Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman, and illustrated in bold colors by Divya Srinivasan.This...
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My Explosive Diary

Emily Gale · Aladdin
Format: Paperback

Meet Eliza Boom—assistant inventor, junior spy, and full-on fantastic—as she tells all in this first book of a chapter book series packed with jokes, doodles, and dear-diary secrets! Eliza Boom is having a blast. Her father is an inventor who makes gadgets for spies, and Eliza is his unofficial...
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