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Sidney Crosby vs. Wayne Gretzky

Will Graves · Sportszone
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

This title compares classic star Wayne Gretzky and contemporary champion Sidney Crosby. From shooting and passing to creativity and leadership, chapters explore and compare each player's skills on the rink. The title also features end-of-chapter fact boxes for side-by-side player comparison,...
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Eyes

Imogen Kingsley · Bullfrog Books
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Did you know the enamel on your teeth is the hardest thing in your body? Or that your tongue print is one of a kind? Learn about how your various body parts help you see, hear, smell, taste, and more in these engaging books. Have you read them all?
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Happy

Kerry Dinmont · Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Introduces the feeling of happiness and helps children understand what to do when they experience that emotion or encounter someone else who is experiencing it. Additional features to aid understanding include a photo quiz for recognizing the emotion, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary,...
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Pete the Cat and the Cool Caterpillar

JAMES DEAN · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Pete the Cat meets a super-cool caterpillar in the first Pete the Cat Level 1 I Can Read tale from New York Times bestselling author-illustrator James Dean!

Pete thinks he found a new best friend. But when his caterpillar goes missing, Pete has to find out what happened to his new friend....

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The American Flag

Lisa M. Herrington · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Format: Paperback

This series celebrates those symbols that have extra-special meaning for our nation. Whether it is a bird, a plane, or a building, these American symbols uniquely encapsulate the ideals held dear in the United States. Key Features: A Look Inside feature that includes: - cutaway illustrations...
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Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet

Elizabeth Suneby · Kids Can Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

It's monsoon season in Bangladesh, which means Iqbal's mother must cook the family's meals indoors, over an open fire. The smoke from the fire makes breathing difficult for his mother and baby sister, and it's even making them sick. Hearing them coughing at night worries...
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Spaceships

Julie Murray · Abdo Kids
Format: Book

Hop in! This title will take you where you want to go. Early readers will gather basic information about spaceships through simple, easy-to-read text. And they will love the colorful full-bleed photographs, bolded glossary terms, and More Facts section. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
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My Dog's a Chicken

Susan McElroy Montanari · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Lula Mae wants a puppy, but times are hard and she'll just have to make do. Her family has plenty of chickens, so she decides maybe a chicken can be a dog.

Pookie, as Lula Mae names her, is an ordinary chicken, but Lula Mae thinks she is very doglike indeed. With a bow in Pookie's...
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The Beatles Were Fab

Kathleen Krull · HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Q How do you find all this business of having screaming girls following you all over the place?George Well, we feel flattered . . .John . . . and flattened. When the Beatles burst onto the music scene in the early 1960s, they were just four unknown lads from Liverpool. But soon their off-the-charts...
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There's a Giraffe in My Soup

Ross Burach · Harper
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Named one of the 10 Best Children's Books of 2016 by Parents Magazine!

What if you found a giraffe in your soup, an alligator in your entreé, an elephant on the table, or even an ostrich in your dish?

In this debut picture book from author-illustrator Ross Burach, an assortment...

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Ping Wants to Play

Adam Gudeon · Holiday House
Pages: 1
Format: Print book

Ping and Pong are friends. They like to eat and walk together, but they have their differences too. Pong loves to nap, and he does it a lot. Ping just wants to play! She keeps herself busy, running and jumping around the yard while Pong sleeps the day away. Sometimes this boundless energy...
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MVP #1: The Gold Medal Mess

David A Kelly · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

From the author of the Ballpark Mysteries comes a brand-new sports-themed chapter book series featuring the coolest club around - the Most Valuable Players! Five friends are ready for their school's Olympics field day. There will be relay races, archery contests, and more! But not everyone...
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Cinderella

Tiger Tales · Tiger Tales
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Cinderella loves to dance, so when a special invitation to the Prince's Ball arrives, she can't wait! But will poor Cinderella get to swap her broom for a ball gown and dance the night away?
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One, Two, Where's My Shoe?

Tomi Ungerer · Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover

An intriguing visual game for children aged 2‐5 to find the simple shape of a shoe in Ungerer’s charming and retro illustrations.
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