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We Love Blue!

Emma O'Connell · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 23
Format: Print book

Blue is a beautiful color, and its all around us, as this volume demonstrates. Readers are presented with multiple vivid hues of the color blue through recognizable objects, such as flowers, fish, and blueberries. Theyll also be able to practice their vocabulary while reading comprehensible...
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The Zodiac Legacy: The Dragon's Return

Stan Lee · Harpercollins, 2015.
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

In this second illustrated novel of The Zodiac Legacy series, the dangerous dragon power only grows stronger within Jasmine, and Steven struggles to hold their ragtag team together. But as alliances become strained, the line between the "good guys" and the "bad guys"...
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Earth

Jason Carter · Rosen Education Service
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This curriculum-based, easy-to-follow book teaches young readers about Earth as one of the eight planets in our solar system in astronomical terms. With accessible text, it provides the fundamental information any student needs to begin their studies in astronomy, such as how Earth spins...
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Slavery in America

Ciara Campbell · Britannica Educational Publishing, 2015.
Pages: 82
Format: eBook

In this illuminating text, the origins of the slave trade in Africa and the effects of the practice of slavery on the political and economic history of the United States are explored. King Cotton, the slave hierarchy on southern plantations, the relationship of the slaveholders and slaves,...
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The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid

COLIN MELOY · Balzer Bray
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

From the creators of the New York Times bestselling Wildwood Chronicles comes an original, humorous, and fast-paced middle grade novel about a band of child pickpockets - imagine The Invention of Hugo Cabret meets Oliver Twist.It is an ordinary Tuesday morning in April when bored, lonely...
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Gory gladiators, savage centurions, and Caesar's sticky end : a menacing history of the unruly-- Romans!

Kay Barnham · Gareth Stevens Pub
Pages: 32
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

Because the Roman Army was so large, they had to be very serious about punishing those who broke the rules. For disobeying an order, a soldier would get as many as 200 lashes with a whip. And deserters? They were stoned or beaten to death. These penalties sound harsh in todays world, but they...
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A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting #1

JOE BALLARINI · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The Last Kids on Earth meets Goosebumps in this hilarious new series about a secret society of babysitters who protect kids from the monsters that really do live under their beds!When middle schooler Kelly Ferguson's Halloween plans switch from party-going to babysitting, she thinks the scariest...
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Level 3

Max Wainewright · Qeb Publishing Quarto Library
Format: Print book

Takes coding further by showing how to use selection in coding ('if' statements) and how to use more sophisticated languages like Python.
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Unicorn on a Roll: Another Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure

Dana Simpson · Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback

The magical friendship of Phoebe and her best friend, unicorn Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, is back in this second adventure of a girl and her mythical creature!One year has passed since Phoebe skipped a rock across a pond, accidentally hit a unicorn in the face, and was granted a single...
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Band

Virginia Loh-Hagan · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Band guides students as they organize their own band for their friends and community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature...
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The Wrong Side of Magic

Janette Rallison · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

"Whimsical, exciting, funny, adventurous--all the things I loved about books growing up."--James Dashner, New York Times-bestselling author of the Maze Runner seriesHudson Brown stopped believing in magic long ago. That is, until the day he is whisked away to the magical land...
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Find Your Future in Mathematics

Kelly Gunzenhauser · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Find Your Future in Mathematics introduces 8 high-interest mathematical careers via reader-friendly profiles and sidebar features that inspire extended learning, online research, and critical thinking skills. Back matter includes additional learning activities.
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Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Coddington · Cavendish Square
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

This founding father was the principal author of the document that would free the United States from Great Britain. He became one of the most influential presidents of the new nation. In this text, Jeffersons life and his greatest works are examined alongside the important historical events...
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The Legend of Greg

Chris Rylander · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A boy discovers his destiny could totally stink in this riotously funny fantasy-adventureRisk-averse Greg Belmont is content with being ordinary. He's got a friend--that's right, just one--at his fancy prep school, and a pretty cool dad (even if he is obsessed with organic soaps that smell...
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Understanding Stocks and Investing

Robyn Hardyman · Powerkids Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Anyone who owns stock in a company owns a little piece of that company. However, since many people dont handle their own investments, they likely dont know what company they own a part of! In fact, they might not even know how their investments are moved around or how to define a stock...
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