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Lifeguard Dogs

Natalie Lunis · Bearport Publishing
Format: Book

"In this book, young readers will learn about the special dogs that work side-by-side with human lifeguards to help swimmers and boaters in trouble."--
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Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids 175 Projects for Kids of All Ages to Create, Build, Design, Explore, and Share

Martha Stewart Living · Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 400
Format: Book

Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids focuses on craft projects that children, aged three to twelve, can make with their parents. These projects are fun, yet serve a practical purpose; children can wear, decorate, and play with what they make. Filled with ideas for a range of ages,...
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Dark Shadows: Yes, Another Misadventure

Doreen Cronin · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 115
Format: Hardcover

The Chicken Squad is back for their fourth (mis) adventure, and this time they're facing their darkest mystery yet: shadows! A hilarious, "easy to read" (BOOKLIST ) chapter book from the bestselling author of Click, Clack, Moo and The Trouble with Chickens.There's a big,...
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Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

Elizabeth Rusch · HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

At 1135 p.m., as Radio Armero played cheerful music, a towering wave of mud and rocks bulldozed through the village, roaring like a squadron of fighter jets. Twenty-three thousand people died in the 1985 eruption of Colombias Nevado del Ruiz. Today, more than one billion people worldwide...
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Book Uncle and Me

Uma Krishnaswami · Groundwood Books
Pages: 149
Format: Print book

Every day, nine-year-old Yasmin borrows a book from Book Uncle, a retired teacher who has set up a free lending library next to her apartment building. But when the mayor tries to shut down the rickety bookstand, Yasmin has to take her nose out of her book and do something.But what can she do? The local...
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Bill Clinton

Josh Gregory · Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

The definitive history series! Strong narratives and eye-catching images tell the stories behind growth and development in the United States and around the world. Features: Sidebars include: Spotlight On, A View from Abroad, A Firsthand Look, Yesterday's Headlines, Today's Perspective...
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A bird watcher's guide to robins

Rebecca Carey Rohan · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Winter-weary people everywhere rejoice when they finally spy robins, an early sign of spring. These cheery birds can be seen hopping on lawns, tugging worms out of the ground. This delightful account of a young bird watchers discoveries about robins will both entertain and educate future...
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The Inside Job:

Jackson Pearce · Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Pages: 259
Format: Print book

Hale, who turned double-agent against the corrupt spy organization he was raised in, knows his super-spy parents can't come home until the Sub Rosa Society is neutralized--and that he and his friends are all that's standing between SRS and their worldwide crimes. So Hale wants to hit the bad guys...
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

ALVIN SCHWARTZ · HarperCollins
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a timeless collection of chillingly scary tales and legends, in which folklorist Alvin Schwartz offers up some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time.In this paperback edition, Stephen Gammell's artwork...
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The Slowest Book Ever

April Pulley Sayre · Boyds Mills Press
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

April Pulley Sayre's wry, quirky storytelling tone shines from the warning on the first page ("This is a S-L-O-W book. Do not read it while surfing, water skiing, or running to escape giant weasels.") right through to the glossary at the end. In between, readers will explore...
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Trick or Trap

R L Stine · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 166
Format: Print book

The infamous, Most Wanted Goosebumps characters are out on the loose and after you. Just in time for Halloween, a super special edition!It's Halloween and that means time for trick-or-treating. And scary parties. But this year things are taking a turn for the terrifying. Scott and Amanda...
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Peter and the Wolf

Fiona Macdonald · Scribo
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Welcome to BALLET SCHOOL, the series that follows the fortunes of a group of working-class students at an inner-city dance academy! Join this diverse group of young dancers as they form friendships, consider their futures, and prepare for the end-of-year shows. Ballet isn't easy - especially...
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Trials of Apollo, The Book Two The Dark Prophecy

Rick Riordan · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 414
Format: Hardcover

Zeus has punished his son Apollo--god of the sun, music, archery, poetry, and more--by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky, acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester. The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles...
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Beetle Busters

Loree Griffin Burns · HMH Books for Young Readers; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) has made news across the United States. These beetles came to America from China, living in wood turned into shipping material. At first the beetles invaded urban areas, where hardwood trees were in limited supply - Chicago was able to declare itself ALB-free...
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Snowboarding

Laura Hamilton Waxman · Amicus High Interest
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about Olympic speedskating. Includes descriptions of each of the mens and womens long and short races. Readers will get a primer to some rules and athletes that may participate in the 2018 PeyongChang, South Korea Winter Olympic Games. Includes...
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