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All Aboard for the Bobo Road

Stephen Davies · Andersen Pr Usa
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

All aboard for the Bobo Road! Fatima and Galo load the luggage while their dad Big Ali drives the bus. Help count on bikes, sacks of rice, melons and even goats and chickens as the bus travels past Gurunsi houses, the hippo lake, waterfalls and jungle, all the way to Bobo. With the authentic...
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Clackety Track: Poems about Trains

Skila Brown · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Queue up for a whistle-stop tour of trains of all kinds, narrated in lively verse and featuring dynamic retro artwork.Rows of grooves, cables, and bars.Graffiti rockin' out the cars.A badge of rust. A proud oil stain.There's nothin' plain about a train.Trains of all shapes and sizes...
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The Yes

Sarah Bee · Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The Yes is a cheerful orange creature who sets off to explore the big wide Where. But the Where is home to the Nos, who travel in packs and discourage the Yes at every turn. They tell the Yes that the tree is too big to climb, the bridge is too rickety to cross, the woods are too scary...
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Terrific Tongues!

MARIA GIANFERRARI · Boyds Mills Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

This fascinating and whimsical nonfiction picture book uses humorous comparisons and playful artwork to teach children the unusual ways that a variety of animals--from woodpeckers to snakes to bats--use their tongues to find food, eat, and clean themselves.In this nonfiction picture book,...
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Custodians

Erika S Manley · Jump!
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

In Custodians, beginning readers will learn about the work custodians do in keeping buildings such as offices and schools clean, safe, and in good repair. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover where custodians work and how they...
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Hour of the Doomed Dog #8

Sam Hay · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Animals, zombies, curses, mysteries, and a whole lot of laughs, this fun illustrated chapter book series has all the right ingredients to make it perfect for all young readers, alive or undead.Frankfurter's life was cut short by a revolving door--YIP! Moments before he passed, the dachshund...
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Sidewalk Flowers

JonArno Lawson · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In this wordless picture book, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays her little attention. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. "Written" by award-winning...
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George the Hero Hound

JEFFREY EBBELER · Two Lions
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

George is a good ol' hound dog. He helps Farmer Fritz with the chores and - most important of all - he keeps those sneaky cows out of the cornfield.Then Farmer Fritz moves away, and a new family from the city moves in. The Gladstones have a lot to learn. George tries to help, but they...
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Good night, Truck

Sally Odgers · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Truck, Digger, Boat, and Rocket work very hard through the day.
But once night falls, it's time to rest.
Good night, Truck. . . .

Dreamy art and rhythmic text will drive Good Night, Truck into families' hearts.

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The Whisper

Pamela Zagarenski · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Step inside the pages of a little girl's magical book as she discovers the profound and inspiring notion that we each bring something different to the same story. Two-time Caldecott Honor artist Pamela Zagarenski debuts as an author in this tender picture book about the joy of reading.
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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...

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The Hole Story of the Doughnut

Pat Miller · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

In 1843, fourteen-year-old Hanson Gregory left his family home in Rockport, Maine, and set sail as a cabin boy on the schooner Achorn, looking for high-stakes adventure on the high seas. Little did he know that a boatload of hungry sailors, coupled with his knack for creative problem-solving,...
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Amazing Animals Geckos

Kate Riggs · Creative Education/Creative Paperbacks
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of geckos, the colorful climbing lizards. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how geckos became Hawaiian good-luck charms"--
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Steam Train, Dream Train

Sherri Duskey Rinker · Chronicle Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site returns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker...
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Teacup

Rebecca Young · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A stunning picture book that addresses life's big journeys with hope, beauty, and reassurance

School Library Journal [STARRED REVIEW!]
"[A] moving, allegorical tale ... inspiring reflection and empathy"

Kirkus Reviews [STARRED REVIEW!]
"A potent...
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