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Joseph's Big Ride
Joseph's Big Ride

Terry Farish · Annick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A refugee boy's determination to ride a bicycle leads to an unexpected friendship.Joseph wants only one thing: to ride a bike. In the refugee camp where he lives, Joseph helps one of the older boys fix his bike, but he's too small to ride it.Joseph and his mother travel to America,...
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Lola Knows a Lot
Lola Knows a Lot

Jenna McCarthy · Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

For fans of Fancy Nancy, Ladybug Girl, and Chu's First Day of School, this is an irresistible and hilarious story about a wise and witty girl who is always ready to learn - from author Jenna McCarthy and illustrator Sara Palacios. Meet Lola! Lola knows a lot. She can cartwheel, she can tie her shoes...she...
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The Walking: A Novel
The Walking: A Novel

Laleh Khadivi · Bloomsbury USA; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Two brothers from a small Iranian mountain village-Saladin who has always dreamed of leaving and Ali who has never given it a thought-are forced to flee for their lives in the aftermath of a political killing The journey is beset by trouble from the start but over the treacherous mountains...
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Disney Frozen Fever Hairstyles: Inspired by Anna and Elsa
Disney Frozen Fever Hairstyles: Inspired by Anna and Elsa

Edda USA Editorial Team · Edda USA
Pages: 72
Format: Print book

Disney Frozen Fever Hairstyles follows the incredible success of Frozen Hairstyles - Inspired by Anna and Elsa, one of Edda USA's bestselling titles. Based on Anna and Elsa's hairstyles in the Disney animated short "Frozen Fever", the book contains 28 new hairdos incorporating...
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Whose hands are these? : a community helper guessing book
Whose hands are these? : a community helper guessing book

Miranda Paul · Millbrook Press
Pages: 32
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : English

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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North Korea
North Korea

Julie Murray · ABDO Publishing Company
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

Welcome to North Korea home to the capital city Pyongyang, leader Kim Jong-un, and thousands of years of history. Informative, easy-to-read text and oversized scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about North Koreas history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources,...
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Mr. Ferris and His Wheel
Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

Kathryn Gibbs Davis · Harcourt Brace and Company
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A Junior Library Guild SelectionOrbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for ChildrenCapturing an engineer's creative vision and mind for detail, this fully illustrated picture book biography sheds light on how the American inventor George Ferris defied gravity and seemingly impossible...
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Roar!
Roar!

Tammi Sauer · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A little boy and two dragons discover what really matters about friendship in this charming picture book from the author of Me Want Pet and Mostly Monsterly.With scissors and tape a boy transforms himself into ... a dragon! "ROAR!" he says. He is BIG. He is SCARY. Well, not really....
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Women Who Broke the Rules: Sonia Sotomayor
Women Who Broke the Rules: Sonia Sotomayor

Kathleen Krull · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

"Well-behaved women seldom make history." -Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Many awe-inspiring women have changed the course of history. From fighting for social justice and women's rights to discovering and shaping our amazing country, women have left an indelible mark on our past,...
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The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma
The Cat, the Dog, Little Red, the Exploding Eggs, the Wolf, and Grandma

Diane Fox · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A comical twist on "Little Red Riding Hood" told by Cat and Dog!Cat starts reading "Little Red Riding Hood" and explains, "It's a story about a little girl who always wears a red cape with a hood."Dog says, "COOL! I love stories about superheroes....
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Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois
Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois

Amy Novesky · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Louise Bourgeois (1911 2010) was a world-renowned modern artist noted for her sculptures made of wood, steel, stone, and cast rubber. Her most famous spider sculpture, "Maman, " stands more than 30 feet high. Just as spiders spin and repair their webs, Louise s own mother...
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It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families
It's So Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies, and Families

Robie H. Harris · Candlewick; 15 Anv New edition
Format: Hardcover

"An outstanding book. . . . Meets the needs of those in-between or curious kids who are not ready, developmentally or emotionally, for It's Perfectly Normal." - BOOKLIST (starred review) How does a baby begin? What makes a baby male or female? How is a baby born? Children...
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Marvel's The Avengers Storybook Collection
Marvel's The Avengers Storybook Collection

Marvel · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Read seven awesome Super Hero stories in this Marvels Avengers storybook collection. Join the action with Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Nick Fury as they fight against evil and protect humankind! 2015 MARVEL.,
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Spectacular Spots
Spectacular Spots

Susan Stockdale · Peachtree Publishers
Pages: 1
Format: Hardcover

With engaging rhymes and bright, bold images, award-winning author and illustrator Susan Stockdale introduces young readers to the many ways in which animals benefit from their spots. An afterword tells a little bit more about each animal and where it lives, and readers can test their knowledge...
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