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Pumpkins in Fall

Mari Schuh · Bullfrog Books
Format: Hardcover

"Visit a pumpkin patch and learn how pumpkins grow and how they are made into jack-o-lanterns. Color photos and easy-to-read text tell kids about this favorite symbol of the fall season"--
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Judy Moody and Stink: The Big Bad Blackout

Megan McDonald · Candlewick Press
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Hold on to your umbrella and stock up on marshmallows - Judy and Stink face wicked weather in their third full-color adventure. Judy and Stink and the whole Moody family hunker down with beans and batteries, ready to wait out the storm. But along with massive rain and strong winds, Hurricane...
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Robins!: How They Grow Up

Eileen Christelow · Clarion Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Robins are the most familiar and beloved of all birds, found throughout North America and celebrated as one of the first signs of spring. But there's a lot about them that most people don't know! In this visually stunning picture book that features comic-book panels combined with painterly...
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A Taste of Freedom: Gandhi and the Great Salt March

Elizabeth Cody Kimmel · Walker & Company
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover

No one ever forgets their first taste of freedom.Gandhi's famous Salt March shook the foundations of the British Empire and the world, showing the strength of a people united in peace to fight for freedom. Gandhi's march had a significant effect on changing world and British attitudes...
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Prayers and Verses for Your First Holy Communion

Lois Rock · Lion Children's Books
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Alison Jay has illustrated many books for children, and her beautiful paintings are instantly recognizable. In this anthology of prayers her unique style is used to accompany a variety of traditional prayers and prayers form the Bible. Full of intriguing people, animals and landscapes,...
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Steve Jobs

Joanne Mattern · Scholastic
Format: Book

Simple engaging text and vivid photographs introduce young learners to the most important and influential men and women in history From presidents to civil rights leaders to visionary artists young readers will learn about how these individuals worked to attain their goals and accomplished...
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Bugs in My Hair!

David Shannon · The Blue Sky Press
Format: Audiobook

Is something bugging you? Bestselling award-winner David Shannon shows the funny side of waging war against--oh no!--head lice.This book is guaranteed to make you laugh--and itch! From the opening picture of a happy, oversized louse appearing with his suitcases, you know these bugs are determined...
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Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth

JAMES DEAN · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers along for a fun and surprising adventure with Pete the Cat!In Pete the Cat and the Lost Tooth, the tooth fairy asks Pete for some help. But it's not easy being the tooth fairy for Pete when a tooth goes missing - will...
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The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank's Window

Jeff Gottesfeld · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's BookA New York Public Library Best Book for Kids, 2016Told from the perspective of the tree outside Anne Frank's window - and illustrated by a Caldecott Honor artist - this book introduces her story in a gentle and incredibly powerful way to a young...
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Little Penguin and the Lollipop

TADGH BENTLEY · Balzer Bray
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

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Her Right Foot

Dave Eggers · Chronicle Books
Pages: 104
Format: Hardcover

If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her?She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's taking one step forward. But why?In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest...
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10 Things You Can Do to Protect Animals

Elizabeth Weitzman · Children's Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

It doesnt take a lot to help the animals around us. Taking action can be as simple as picking up trash or hanging birdfeeders around the neighborhood. Kids learn this and more about what they can do to help in 10 Things I Can Do to Protect Animals.
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The Misadventures of Salem Hyde: Book Five: Frozen Fiasco

Frank Cammuso · Amulet Books
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

When Salem's school puts on an ice pageant during winter break, our reluctant witch is determined to be a snow angel. But there's one problem: Salem doesn't know how to skate. So instead of preparing for the Frosty Follies, she's stuck babysitting her neighbor's son,...
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School's First Day of School

Adam Rex · A Neal Porter Book
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

It's the first day of school at Frederick Douglass Elementary and everyone's just a little bit nervous, especially the school itself. What will the children do once they come? Will they like the school? Will they be nice to him?The school has a rough start, but as the day goes on, he soon...
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Indian Boyhood: The True Story of a Sioux Upbringing

Charles A Eastman · Wisdom Tales
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Imagine a childhood full of adventure. Where riding horses, playing in the woods, and hunting for food was part of everyday life; where a grizzly bear, a raccoon, or a squirrel was your favorite pet. But imagine, too, being an orphan at the age of six, being forced off your land by U. S. soldiers,...
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