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Taking Toys Apart

Kristin Fontichiaro · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Print Length

Have you ever wondered what's inside of your favorite electronic toys? Through simple text written to foster creativity and problem solving, students will the art of innovation. Large, colorful images show students how to complete activities. Additional tools, including a glossary and an index,...
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Cobras

Melissa Higgins · Capstone Press
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Cobras strike prey with their venomous fangs. Read about these hooded hunters.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Hallo-scream Spook-tacular!!!

Colin Hosten · Marvel Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

The Guardians of the Galaxy set the Milano's course to Earth in order to celebrate Star-Lord's favorite holiday, Halloween! First, the Guardians must master the rules of trick-or-treating, like doorbell manners and limiting their candy intake. Then they must visit the spook-tacular...
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Inspector Flytrap in The President's Mane Is Missing

Tom Angleberger · Amulet Books
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Welcome to Inspector Flytrap's Detective Agency, home to the world-renowned solver of BIG DEAL mysteries. Inspector Flytrap, a Venus flytrap, works tirelessly with his assistant Nina the Goat, a goat, on his community's unsolved cases. There's no case too big, but there are definitely...
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Aircraft

Mary Elizabeth Salzmann · SandCastle
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

In Aircraft, young readers will learn all about the different kinds of aircraft, from hot air balloons to fighter jets to rockets. Beautiful design, fascinating photographs, and simple text introduce new readers to the famous invention.
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The Sleepover

Michele Jakubowski · Capstone Press
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Busy with school, sports, and dance practices, best friends Ashley Sanchez (Ash) and Ashlee Taylor (Lee) havent seen each other in two whole weeks! When they decide to host a sleepover party together to reunite, they each have big and very different ideas of how it should go. Can the two girls...
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Tawny Scrawny Lion

Kristen L Depken · Random House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The Tawny Scrawny Lion stars in his first Step into Reading book! Fans of the Tawny Scrawny Lion, star of one of the bestselling Little Golden Books of all time, will now be able to read about him all on their own! This Step 1 Step into Reading title has been adapted from the original...
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National Geographic Readers: Ibn al-Haytham: The Man Who Discovered How We See

Libby Romero · National Geographic
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Celebrated in a film featuring Omar Sharif in his final role, meet the scientist known as the "Father of Optics," Ibn al-Haytham!During the golden age of science, knowledge, and invention in Muslim civilization -- also known as the "Dark Ages" in Western Europe -- this...
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California: The Golden State

Emily Schnobrich · Bellwether Media
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

California seems to have it all. It leads the nation in multiple industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, entertainment, and technology. Mountains, valleys, beaches, and deserts can all be found within its borders, along with some of the nations largest cities. Discover the beauty...
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Dragon Was Terrible

Kelly DiPucchio · Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

We all know dragons are terrible, but this one is especially terrible. He scribbles in books. He steals candy from baby unicorns. He even burps in church. Seriously, who does that? Dragon, that's who. The king, the knights, and the villagers are desperate to take down this beast once...
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The Rough Patch

Brian Lies · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Evan and his dog do everything together. They play and read and eat. But mostly you will find them tending to Evan's extraordinary garden, where flowers and other good things flourish and reach for the sky.But friends don't always stay forever, and when Evan loses his, he destroys the place...
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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood

F Isabel Campoy · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

What good can a splash of color do in a community of gray? As Mira and her neighbors discover, more than you might ever imagine! Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful reveals how art can inspire transformation - and how even the smallest...
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One Tricky Monkey Up on Top

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

The reader is asked to help Melissa load the train cars with circus animals, from one monkey to five elephants.
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Princess Posey and the Crazy, Lazy Vacation

Stephanie Green · G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 84
Format: Print book

The beloved Princess Posey, First Grader, who has been called "the perfect fictional friend for any first-grade girl", is back in another heartwarming installment to the popular series.Posey is worried about her upcoming spring break: instead of going somewhere for their vacation,...
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The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: the Story of Dr. Patricia Bath

JULIA FINLEY MOSCA · The Innovation Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

If you like to think big, but some say you're too small, or they say you're too young or too slow or too tall... Meet Dr. Bath -- the scientist who never lost sight of her dreams!As a girl coming of age during the Civil...
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