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Hedgehogs

Josh Gregory · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Discover some of the most fascinating animals in the world with the Nature's Children series. Readers will discover how these creatures survive in the wild, how they raise their young, and how they are related to other species. Each title also raises important ideas about conservation...
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North America's First People

Janey Levy · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover. Their theoriesand the discoveries...
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Plants

Melanie Waldron · Heinemann Library
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Plants come in all shapes and sizes, from tiny mosses to giant sequoia trees. Yet they all share some features and processes. This book explores how plants make their own food, how they grow and reproduce, and how they live in a wide range of different habitats.
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Satellites

David Baker · Weigl
Format: Library Binding

This series examines the history and science of space exploration. It also delves into the careers and technological advancements associated with this exciting field of study.
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Zoe in Wonderland

Brenda Woods · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 196
Format: Print book

Coretta Scott King Honor winner Brenda Woods introduces introverted, daydream-prone Zoe, who's afraid her real life will never be as exciting as her imaginary one. Zoe Reindeer considers herself "just Zoe" - never measuring up to her too-perfect older sister or her smarty-pants...
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Oakwing: A Fairy's Tale

E J Clarke · Aladdin
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

A twelve-year-old girl finds herself on an epic adventure of tiny proportions after she's magically transformed into a fairy in this stunning debut novel from EJ Clarke.Rowan's mother went missing seven years ago. On the anniversary of her disappearance, Rowan cries herself to sleep...
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The Summer of Owen Todd

Tony Abbott · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Owen and his best friend, Sean, are both eleven years old. They've lived on Cape Cod all their lives, and now that they're a little older, they'll finally be free to spend some time on their own. But Sean's mother has a different idea -- she hires a babysitter to look after...
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The Half-True Lies of Cricket Cohen

Catherine Lloyd Burns · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Cricket Cohen isn't a liar, but she doesn't always tell the exact truth. She loves thinking about geology and astronomy and performing tricky brain surgery on her stuffed animals. She also loves conspiring with Dodo, her feisty grandmother who lives in the apartment right next door. And one Manhattan...
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20 Great Career-Building Activities Using Pinterest

Kristi Lew · Rosen Young Adult
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

Pinterest, a visually driven social network, allows users to save images, videos, and infographics to themed pages, called boards. It is a fabulous way to ignite individual creativity and to tap into the collective imagination of people with similar interests. In this resource, teens learn...
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Even More of Janice VanCleave's Wild, Wacky, and Weird Physics Experiments

Janice Pratt VanCleave · Rosen Publishing Group
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

In a series of fun and involving hands-on physics experiments, kids learn how airspeed affects flight, how unbalanced forces produce motion, how polarized light moves, how to separate light into colors, and how a mirror affects the reflected image. They will also determine and demonstrate...
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We Love Green!

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

Grasping the concept of colors is an important step in early education. In this book, readers can dive into the color green through vibrant photographs and bright text. Turtles, snakes, grapes, leaves, and more familiar objects aid them in both understanding varying hues of this color as well...
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Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy

Doug Savage · Andrews Mcmeel Pub
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Batman and Robin meet Rocky and Bullwinkle. Through a series of fun adventure stories, Laser Moose, who can shoot lasers from his eyes, and his sidekick, Rabbit Boy, endeavor to save the forest from looming threats.The forest is full of danger . . . but help is here. Meet Laser Moose and Rabbit...
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Soda Pop

Barbro Lindgren · Gecko Press
Pages: 106
Format: Hardcover

"This classic Swedish children's novel is an absurd tale full of playful nonsense in a world where anything can happen.Soda Pop loves bright orange clothes and wears a tea cozy on his head. He has brought up his son Mazarin on sweet buns and love. Grandfather Dartanyong emerges...
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Make Your Own Catapults

Rob Ives · Hungry Tomato
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Use up spare parts or forgotten items from the garage to build your own miniature siege engine! Step-by-step instructions demonstrate basic engineering and physics skills for kids.
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Annie B., Made for TV

AMY DIXON · Running Press Kids
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

For every kid who's ever come in second place, this is a middle grade story about chasing your dreams.Eleven-year-old Annie Brown is used to being on the losing end of comparisons to her almost-always best friend Savannah. Savannah is MVP of the track team, has straight As, and, predictably,...
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