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Photosynthesis

Christine Zuchora-Walske · Abdo Publishing Company
Format: Print book

Photosynthesis (The Science of Life)
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Scrap City

D S Thornton · Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint, 2016.
Pages: 345
Format: Print book

Would you believe that under the ground, right beneath your city, was another city? Would you believe it was populated with Scrappers, people built of metal and glass and stone? Jerome has no choice but to believe it after he meets Arkie. Arkie is a Scrapper, and he and Jerome quickly become...
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The Storm Tower Thief

Anne Cameron · Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

The funny, fast-paced second book in The Lightning Catcher series! Science, weather, and the fantastical combine for a school adventure story, part Storm Chasers and part Percy Jackson, about twelve-year-old Angus and his dangerous gift of predicting catastrophic weather.Angus has a lot on his plate....
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Taiwan

Azra Moiz · Cavendish Square Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Taiwan is a fascinating island country filled with exotic landscapes, beautiful beaches, and interesting people. Its ancient origins have influenced many customs, beliefs, and traditions. This book explores how Taiwan began and what makes it the country it is today.
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Nick and Tesla's Solar-Powered Showdown: A Mystery with Sun-Powered Gadgets You Can Build Yourself

Bob Pflugfelder · Quirk Books
Pages: 259
Format: Print book

Kid inventors Nick and Tesla Holt have outsmarted crooks, spies, and kidnappers. Now they have to crack their biggest mystery yet: Where the heck are their parents? To outwit the criminal mastermind who's holding their parents hostage, the twins will need all their brainpower, the help...
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The Declaration of Independence

Mary Meinking · The Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Learn about the key role of the Declaration of Independencein our nation's past and its continued importance to Americans today.Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions and sidebars, detailed photographs, informational diagrams, a table of contents, a phonetic...
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12 incredible facts about the Montgomery bus boycott

Lois Sepahban · 12-Story Library
Pages: 32
Format:  Print book : English

32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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Pip Bartlett's Guide to Magical Creatures

Jackson Pearce · Scholastic Press
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover

From bestselling authors Maggie Stiefvater and Jackson Pearce comes an exciting new series full of magical creatures, whimsical adventures, and quirky illustrations. Here's a list of things Pip Bartlett can talk to: Unicorns Miniature Silky Griffins Bitterflunks Basically, all magical...
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Cool Careers Without College for People Who Can Build Things

Heather Moore Niver · Rosen Classroom
Format: Print book

Readers can consider careers as a gardener, sculptor, tailor, carpenter, and even doll maker. Not only can they learn how to break into these fields, but each section has a listing of resources to further their research.
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King of kazoo.

Norm Feuti · Graphix
Pages: 203
Format: Print book

Scatterbrained Cornelius, King of Kazoo, and his resourceful daughter, Bing, explore a mysterious cave at the top of Mount Kazoo. There they discover a famous alchemist named Quaf is planning a dangerous and forbidden experiment. Now Cornelius, Bing, and the brilliant royal inventor Torq...
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Squirrels

Wendy Strobel Dieker · Amicus Readers
Pages: 16
Format: Library Binding

"This search-and-find book invites emergent readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a squirrel's habitat, body parts, and behaviors"--
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Eyewitness to the Navajo Code Talkers

Jill Roesler · The Child's World
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Through narrative nonfiction text, readers learn about the men who used the Navajo language to create a successful, top-secret code that was never cracked by enemy forces. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, primary-source quote sidebars, fact-filled captions...
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The Friendship Bracelet

Arlene Hamilton Stewart · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

As a class klutz and all-around misfit, Olivia Jones' life is tough enough. Then her best friend Alex reveals that her family is moving all the way to Paris! How is Olivia supposed to face middle school without her BFF? But when Olivia discovers an old friendship bracelet in her mother's...
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A Wrinkle in Time Movie Tie-In Edition

MADELEINE L'ENGLE · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

It was a dark and stormy night ... In 1962, Madeleine L'Engle debuted her novel A Wrinkle in Time, which would go on to win the 1963 Newbery Medal. Bridging science and fantasy, darkness and light, fear and friendship, the story became a classic of children's literature and is beloved...
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The Secret of Nightingale Wood

LUCY STRANGE · Chicken House
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

1919. Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane is too busy to pay any attention to Henrietta and the things she sees -- or thinks she sees -- in the shadows of their new home, Hope House.All alone, with only stories for company, Henry discovers that Hope House is full of strange...
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