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Journey across the Hidden Islands

Sarah Beth Durst · Clarion Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The traditional Emperor s Journey is meant to be uneventful. But as the princesses Seika and Ji-Lin twin sisters travel to pay respects to their kingdom s dragon guardian, unexpected monsters appearand tremors shake the earth. The Hidden Islands face unprecedented threats, and the old rituals...
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The Clue in the Papyrus Scroll

Gertrude Chandler Warner · ALBERT WHITMAN
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

In this all-new very special mini-series, the Aldens have been recruited by a secret society to return lost artifacts and treasures to their rightful locations -- all around the world! The Aldens arrive in Egypt but the agent they're supposed to meet has gone missing! With the help...
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Rooting for Rafael Rosales

KURTIS SCALETTA · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Rafael has dreams. Every chance he gets he plays in the street games trying to build his skills, get noticed by scouts, and -- someday -- play Major League Baseball. Maya has worries. The bees are dying all over the world, and the company her father works for is responsible, making products...
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Fair Ball

Derek Jeter · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

Inspired by Derek Jeter's own life, Fair Ball is the fourth middle grade novel in the New York Times bestselling Jeter Publishing Program and focuses on the theme "the world isn't always fair."Life isn't always fair. You can't control that, but you can control...
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How to Rope a Giganotosaurus

Will Dare · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Welcome to The Lost Plains! A wild west frontier where dinosaurs never went extinct.Josh Sanders will do whatever it takes to become the next great dinosaur cowboy! He's pretty confident in his skills-after all, he did win this year's Settlement Race with Charge, his speed-demon...
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The Dragon Hunters

James Russell · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Away across the oceans,where few have dared to roam,upon a wondrous island,a family made its home.Living on an island means life is full of adventure for brothers Flynn and Paddy. So when a dragon swoops out of the sky and nabs their beloved dog, Coco, Flynn and Paddy know it's up to them...
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Bird Brains: The Wild & Wacky World of Birds

JEREMY HYMAN · MOONDANCE PR
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Accurate, current bird science presented in an intriguing, highly illustrated way.Birds do the wildest things! (And you thought all they did was fly...) In Bird Brains, learn how birds use sound,color, and dances to communicate with each other, and camouflage, dive-bombing, and projectile...
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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

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,...

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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

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...

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