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Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books
Michelle Markel · Chronicle Books
Pages: 44
Format: Print book
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This rollicking and fascinating picture book biography chronicles the life of the first pioneer of children's books - John Newbery himself. While most children's books in the 18th century contained lessons and rules, John Newbery imagined them overflowing with entertaining stories,... |
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Who Wants to Be a Princess?: What It Was Really Like to Be a Medieval Princess
Bridget Heos · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book
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Did you ever wish to be a princess? Have you ever wanted to wear a pretty pink gown, sing to your forest animal friends, and attend a fancy fairy-tale ball?Then meet Beatrice -- she represents what being a princess in the Middle Ages was really like. Pink gown? More like itchy wool!... |
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Full Moon Lore
Ellen Wahi · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
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Every month has a full moon, and every full moon has a story. Full Moon Lore explores the origins of each full moon's name, from the Strawberry Moon to the Wolf Moon and beyond. Told in rolling prose with delightful nighttime illustrations, this story is a sweet look at nature, seasons,... |
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Out of School and Into Nature: The Anna Comstock Story
Suzanne Slade · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book
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This picture book biography examines the life and career of naturalist and artist Anna Comstock (1854-1930) , who defied social conventions and pursued the study of science. From the time she was a young girl, Anna Comstock was fascinated by the natural world. She loved exploring outdoors,... |
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Chimp Rescue: A True-Life Story
Jess French · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 81
Format: Paperback
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The thoroughly moving books in the Born Free series tell the stories of wild animals around the world that have been saved from a lifetime of cruelty and suffering.The Born Free Foundation€™s mission is to protect many different species in their natural habitats, working with local... |
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50 Wacky Things Animals Do: Weird & amazing animal facts!
Tricia Martineau Wagner · Walter Foster Jr
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover
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With 50 Wacky Things Animals Do, science has never been so fun--or wacky!Did you know that giraffes clean their ears with their tongues? Or that food passes through a giant squid's brain before going to its stomach? 50 Wacky Things Animals Do describes 50 unbelievable animals and the things... |
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The Amazing Dinosaur Detectives: Amazing Facts, Myths and Quirks of the Dinosaur World
MAGGIE LI · Pavilion
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
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The Amazing Dinosaur Detectives is a fun and informative insight into the inner and outer world of everything dinosaur. Explore fossils, see how long the dinosaurs actually lived on Earth (compared to us!) and see what the Earth actually looked like in their time. Which dinosaur was the longest?... |
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It's a Fungus Among Us: The Good, the Bad & the Downright Scary
CARLA BILLUPS · MOONDANCE PR
Pages: 80
Format: Print book
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Accurate, current fungus science presented in an intriguing, highly illustrated way.In It's a Fungus Among Us, you'll meet the wild group of organisms that can turn ants into zombies and eat trillions of pounds of feces every day. They also make cheese stretchy, add sour tastes to candy,... |
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The Know-Nonsense Guide to Grammar: An Awesomely Fun Guide to the Way We Use Words!
Heidi Fiedler · Walter Foster Pub
Pages: 64
Format: Print book
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Get kids excited about learning! The Know-Nonsense Guide to Grammar is a hilariously illustrated, quirky, and fun guide that kids will love!Turn each page in this book to learn a new basic grammar concept, including alliteration, similes, hyperbole, and much more, turning what can at times... |
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Snail-Snaily-Snails
Bonnie Bader · Penguin Young Readers Group
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
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Snail-Snaily-Snails is a fun, informative book perfect for young readers!They're slimy, they're small, and they're slow. Some call them pests, and some call them a delicacy. What are they? Snails! Kids will learn all about these crawly creatures in this fact-and-photo-filled... |
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Vladimir Putin:: Russian Leader
Lu Sylvan · Core Library
Format: Hardcover
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"Learn about Putin's early life, how he became one of Russia's strongest presidents, and what has made him so controversial in current politics."--Publisher's website. |
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Once Upon an Elephant
Linda Stanek · Arbordale Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book
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From slowing wildfires to planting seeds, one animal is the true superhero that keeps the African savanna in balance. Elephants dig to find salt that other animal lick, their deep footprints collect water for small creatures to drink, and they eat young trees to keep the forest from overtaking... |
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Lost in the Pacific, 1942: Not a Drop to Drink
Tod Olson · Scholastic
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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World War II, October 21, 1942. A B-17 bomber drones high over the Pacific Ocean, sending a desperate SOS into the air. The crew is carrying America's greatest living war hero on a secret mission deep into the battle zone. But the plane is lost, burning through its final gallons of fuel.At... |
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Noah Webster's Fighting Words
Tracy Maurer · Millbrook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book
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Noah Webster, famous for writing the first dictionary of the English language as spoken in the United States, was known in his day for his bold ideas and strong opinions about, well, everything. Spelling, politics, laws, you name it he had something to say about it. He even commented on his own opinions!... |
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Bigfoot
Erin Peabody · little bee books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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Learn all about creatures and monsters throughout history and discover if they're real or not in this new nonfiction series!Behind the Legend looks at creatures and monsters throughout history and analyzes them through a scientific, mythbusting lens, debating whether or not the sightings... |
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Moto and Me: My Year as a Wildcat's Foster Mom
Suzi Eszterhas · Owlkids Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
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Moto and Me tells the remarkable firsthand story of wildlife photographer Suzi Eszterhas's care for an orphaned baby serval - a small, spotted wildcat - in Kenya. When a grass fire separates the serval from his family, a ranger asks Suzi, who is living in a bush camp and is skilled... |
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Junk Drawer Engineering: 25 Construction Challenges That Don't Cost a Thing
Bobby Mercer · Chicago Review Press Incorporated
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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There's no need for expensive, high-tech materials to test your engineering skills - you probably have all you need in your home junk drawer. Each hands-on project in this book will challenge you to come up with a unique solution to a specific design problem. Construct a Pasta Bridge... |
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If Sharks Disappeared
Lily Williams · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
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A healthy ocean is home to many different kinds of animals. They can be big, like a whale, tiny, like a shrimp, and even scary, like a shark. Even though sharks can be scary, we need them to keep the oceans healthy. Unfortunately, due to overfishing, many shark species are in danger... |
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My Little Book of Rocks, Minerals and Gems
Claudia Martin · QEB Publishing
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
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For those with curious minds starting to take note of the world around them, the basic materials from which our planet is made raise a multitude of questions. What are rocks and minerals? Why are there so many different kinds? From the way that rocks are formed to identifying gem stones,... |
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How to be a Scientist
INC DORLING KINDERSLEY · DK Children
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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A bold and playful approach to science that makes the subject relevant to kids and encourages them to discover it in the real world with more than 40 fun questions, science games, and real-life scenarios.Why does mold grow? Why is the sea salty? What makes day and night?Kids can have all these... |
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