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Wild Winter Creatures!

CHRIS KRATT · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 31
Format: Library Binding

The Wild Kratts take off to investigate how different animals survive in the cold in this leveled reader! PBS's successful animated show Wild Kratts joins the adventures of zoologists Chris and Martin Kratt as they travel to animal habitats around the globe. Along the way, they encounter...
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Wild Sea Creatures: Sharks, Whales and Dolphins!

Chris Kratt · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 31
Format: Library Binding

PBS's successful animated show Wild Kratts joins the adventures of zoologists Chris and Martin Kratt as they travel to animal habitats around the globe. Along the way, they encounter incredible creatures while combining science education and fun. Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will dive into...
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Tundra Biomes

Louise Spilsbury · Crabtree Publishing Company
Pages: 31
Format: Hardcover

This engaging book gives readers core information about alpine and arctic tundra biomes. Find out where each kind is found, how animals and plants have adapted to life in these mostly bare environments, who lives in these places, and how humans impact life there.
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The Squirrels' Busy Year: A First Science Storybook

MARTIN JENKINS · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Budding scientists will enjoy a gentle introduction to the seasons as squirrels scamper through the winter, spring, summer, and fall.It's winter. It's cold! The squirrels are digging up acorns to eat. But what will they eat in the spring, when the acorns are gone? As the bushy-tailed creatures...
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What's Your Favorite Bug?

ERIC CARLE · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In this companion to What's Your Favorite Animal? and What's Your Favorite Color?, Eric Carle and fourteen other beloved children's book artists illustrate their favorite bugs and explain why they love them.Everybody has a favorite bug. Some like shiny, colorful beetles or busy ants or soft...
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Grand Canyon National Park

Lisa M Herrington · Childrens Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Presents an introduction to Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park, covering its desert and forest landscape, plants, animals, and park activities.
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Two Truths and a Lie: Histories and Mysteries

AMMI-JOAN PAQUETTE · Walden Pond Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Crazy-but-true stories about history, geography, and human achievement make this acclaimed nonfiction series perfect for fans of curiosities and wonders. A fun way for middle graders to explore ways to separate fact from fiction.Did you know that a young girl once saved an entire beach...
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Bizarre Space: A Kid's Guide to Our Strange, Unusual Universe

Jenn Dlugos · Prufrock Press
Pages: 300
Format: Paperback

Since ancient times, humans have been puzzled and awed by the strange stars, peculiar planets, and out of this world objects that appear in our sky. Advancements in technology are now giving scientists closer looks and first peeks at the weird and wonderful things that make up our solar...
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Pearl Harbor

Nancy Ohlin · little bee books
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Blast back to the past and learn all about the attack on Pearl Harbor.When people think about Pearl Harbor, things like WWII and Japan may come to mind. But why did the attack occur, and what happened as a result? This engaging nonfiction book, complete with black-and-white interior illustrations,...
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Women's Suffrage

Nancy Ohlin · little bee books
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Blast back to the past and learn all about the women's suffrage movement.When people think about the women's suffrage movement, things like voting rights and protests may come to mind. But what was the movement all about, and what social change did it bring? This engaging nonfiction book,...
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Snails Are Just My Speed!: TOON Level 1

KEVIN MCCLOSKEY · TOON Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Did you know snails build roads like engineers and go undercover in camouflage like spies? Did you know they can be smaller than a seed or bigger than a grown-up's hand? Kevin McCloskey mixes snail science, art, and hilarity for the newest book in his Giggle and Learn series, praised by The New York...
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Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was an Elephant

JENNIFER BOVE · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Explore the lives of elephants with Ranger Rick in this beginning reader with full-color photos of elephants in the wild!What if you wished you were an elephant and then you became one? Could you talk like an elephant? Sleep like an elephant? Live in an elephant family? And would you want...
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Capsized!: The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster

Patricia Sutton · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, filled to capacity with 2,500 passengers and crew, capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. Happy picnic-goers headed for an employee outing across Lake Michigan suddenly found themselves in a struggle for their lives. Trapped belowdecks,...
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Game Changers: The Story of Venus and Serena Williams

LESA CLINE-RANSOME · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Venus and Serena Williams are two of the greatest tennis players of all time. Some say they're two of the greatest athletes of all time. Before they were world famous, they were little girls with big dreams.Venus and Serena Williams. Two peas in a pod. Best friends. Sisters. Six days a week...
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JoJo Loves BowBow: A Day in the Life of the World's Cutest Canine

JoJo Siwa · Amulet Books
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Not only is JoJo Siwa a YouTube celebrity and social media phenomenon, but so is her beloved pooch! Named for JoJo's iconic fashion bows, BowBow Siwa is a superstar in her own right, with more than one million Instagram followers! BowBow has her own stuffed animal likeness, and she and her dog-mom,...
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