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Pug: And Other Animal Poems

Valerie Worth · Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In the follow-up to the well-received Animal Poems, Pug: And Other Animal Poems examines a wide range of animal behavior, from the fleetingness of a fly sipping spilled milk to the constant steely presence of a powerful bull; the greedy meal of a street rat to a cat's quiet gift of a dead...
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Stella's Starliner

Rosemary Wells · Candlewick Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Though she is teased about her silver trailer home, a little girl never loses sight of life's true gifts in Rosemary Wells's sensitive, ultimately uplifting story.Stella lives in a sparkling home on wheels that's as silver as a comet in the sky. Inside are lots of cupboards and hiding places,...
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The Circus Goes to Sea

Kate Klise , · Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Don't Miss the Boat! Sir Sidney's Circus usually travels by train. But one day a letter arrives from Flora Endora Eliza LaBuena LaPasta inviting the circus aboard the SS Spaghetti, a floating palace of elegance and entertainment. Who could resist? One problem: Miss LaPasta does...
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Creepy Creatures: Moths

Valerie Bodden · Creative Paperbacks Inc
Pages: 24
Format: Book

A basic introduction to moths, examining where they live, how they grow, what they eat, and the traits that help to define them, such as their transformation from caterpillars to winged insects. Some of our world's most intriguing animals are among its creepiest. Creepy Creatures looks...
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Hug Machine

Scott Campbell · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Who have YOU hugged today? Open your arms to this delightfully tender, goofy, and sweet tale.Watch out world, here he comes! The Hug Machine! Whether you are big, or small, or square, or long, or spikey, or soft, no one can resist his unbelievable hugs! HUG ACCOMPLISHED! This endearing...
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National Geographic Kids Just Joking 5: 300 Hilarious Jokes About Everything, Including Tongue Twisters, Riddles, and More!

National Geographic Kids · National Geographic Society
Pages: 207
Format: Library Binding

The fifth book in this successful series delivers 300 new laugh-out-loud knock knocks, question-and-answer jokes, tongue twisters, and more! Another sure-fire winner, guaranteed to tickle the funny bone of kids everywhere! National Geographic Kids Just Joking 5 is packed with 300 more of the silly...
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Meet the Bigfeet

Kevin Sherry · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 122
Format: Book

A hilarious new chapter book series from the bestselling author/illustrator of I'M THE BIGGEST THING IN THE OCEAN.Blizz Richards is a great guy, a caring boss, and a loyal friend. Oh, yeah...he's also a yeti! He's made it his life's mission to study cryptids like him, hidden animals who have...
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Ladybugs

Aaron Frisch · Creative Education; Nov edition
Format: Hardcover

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Handle With Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey

Loree Griffin Burns · Millbrook Pr Trade

"Some farms grow vegetables or grains, and some raise cows, sheep, chickens, or pigs. But have you ever heard of a butterfly farm? How do you raise a butterfly? On a farm in Costa Rica, workers care for these delicate, winged creatures as they change from eggs to caterpillars to pupae....
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Twenty-two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank

Paula Yoo , · Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover

Growing up in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus witnessed extreme poverty all around and was determined to eradicate it. In 1976, as an Economics professor, Muhammad met a young craftswoman in the village of Jobra who needed to borrow five taka twenty-two cents to buy materials. No bank would...
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