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Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

Melissa Sweet · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Everyone's a New Yorker on Thanksgiving Day, when young and old rise early to see what giant new balloons will fill the skies for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Who first invented these "upside-down puppets"? Meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire! In brilliant collage illustrations,...

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Noah Webster and His Words

Jeri Chase Ferris · HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Golden Kite Award for NonfictionWebster’s American Dictionary is the second most popular book ever printed in English. But who was that Webster? Noah Webster (1758–1843) was a bookish Connecticut farm boy who became obsessed with uniting America through language. He spent twenty...
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Dentist's Tools

Mary Elizabeth Salzmann · Super Sandcastle
Format: Book

Identifies the different tools used at a dentist's office and describes their functions, including a dental drill, an x-ray machine, and a mouth mirror.Title: Dentist's ToolsAuthor: Salzmann, Mary ElizabethPublisher: Abdo GroupPublication Date: 2011/01/01Number of Pages: 24Binding...
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The Amazing Collection of Joey Cornell: Based on the Childhood of a Great American Artist

Candace Fleming · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning and bestselling author Candace Fleming delivers a stunning picture-book based on the childhood of artist and sculptor Joseph Cornell, sure to beguile aspiring artists and collectors of all ages.Joey Cornell collected everything -- anything that sparked his imagination or delighted...
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Sam and Dave Dig a Hole

Mac Barnett · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A 2015 Caldecott Honor Book

With perfect pacing, the multi-award-winning, New York Times best-selling team of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen dig down for a deadpan tale full of visual humor.

Sam and Dave are on a mission. A mission to find something spectacular. So they...
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Invisible Inkling

Emily Jenkins · Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover

The thing about Hanks new friend Inkling is, hes invisible.No, not imaginary. Inkling is an invisible bandapat, a creature native only to the Peruvian Woods of Mystery. Or maybe it is the Ukrainian glaciers. Inkling hardly ever gets his stories straight.Now Inkling has found his way to Brooklyn...
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Creepy Pair of Underwear!

Aaron Reynolds · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

From the celebrated team behind Creepy Carrots!, Aaron Reynolds and Caldecott Honor winner Peter Brown, comes a hilarious (and just a little creepy) story of a brave rabbit and a very weird pair of underwear.

Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He's not afraid...
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Dad and Pop: An Ode to Fathers and Stepfathers

Kelly Bennett · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for Father’s Day! Dad and stepdad have one important thing in common in a blended-family scenario many readers will happily recognize.I have two fathers. I call this one Dad, and this one Pop.Dad is tall and wears suits. Pop is bald and wears boots. Dad’s into gadgets...
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Every Day is Malala Day

Rosemary McCarney · Second Story Press
Format: Book

A letter of sisterhood to Malala Yousafzai expressing the belief that every girl has the right to go to school. This beautiful collection of photographs from international agency Plan brings together its “Because I am a Girl” message with the powerful presence of Malala Yousafzai....
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One Frozen Lake

Deborah Jo Larson · Minnesota Historical Society Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Seven hours pass.Not one fish.Has anyone seen a fish?On the surface, it might seem like ice fishing, with its hours in a tiny shack awaiting an elusive crappie or pike, would not be a great match for kids. However, as scores of grandparents and parents know, this unique...
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Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story

Yumi Heo · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

How many days until a little girl's adopted sibling is brought home?

Follow a little girl as she and her family prepare for the new baby that will soon be joining them. And simultaneously, watch the girl's mother fly off to Korea, meet the new baby, and bring her home. Here...
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How Food Gets from Farms to Store Shelves

Erika L Shores · Capstone Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

How did the bananas on your breakfast cereal get to your local grocery store? Easy-to-understand text explains how food gets from farms to stores and describes the role of the community workers who make it all possible.
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