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Chicago Bulls

Ellen Labrecque · Child's World
Format: Book

A simple but fact-packed overview of the Chicago Bulls basketball team, covering their origins, their home court, famous players and coaches, and well-known plays throughout the team's history.
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March of the Vanderpants: A Branches Book

Troy Cummings · Turtleback Books
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding

Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina....
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Good Morning, Superman

Michael Dahl · Capstone Young Readers
Pages: 30
Format: Print book

Look, up in the sky It's a bird. It's a plane. It's the... SUN When morning comes, a young boy must prepare for his day, faster than a speeding bullet. In this board book edition, follow along as he leaps tall buildings (jumps out of bed) in a single bound, dons his heroic...
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Meet the Parents

Peter Bently · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Yes, parents are bossy—but they also have their perks. Discover the best of them in this lively picture book from two Roald Dahl Funny Prize favorites! It might seem like parents spend an awful lot of time telling kids what to do. And, well, thats true! But theres so much more to them...
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I Am Yoga

Susan Verde · Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2015.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

An eagle soaring among the clouds or a star twinkling in the night sky . . . a camel in the desert or a boat sailing across the sea - yoga has the power of transformation. Not only does it strengthen bodies and calm minds, but with a little imagination, it can show us that anything is possible.New...
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Battle Bunny

Jon Scieszka · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When Alex gets a silly, sappy picture book called Birthday Bunny, he picks up a pencil and turns it into something he'd like to read: Battle Bunny. An adorable rabbit's journey through the forest becomes a secret mission to unleash an evil plan--a plan that only Alex can stop. Featuring...
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Peacocks

Megan Borgert-Spaniol · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces peacocks to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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Charlie's Big Break

Reese Everett · Rourke Educational Media, 2016.
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

"Charlie's gymnastic team earned the top spot in the Blueberry Festival parade. Better yet Charlis was picked to lead the whole parade! It's all she can think about. That is, until Charlie breaks her leg. Now everything is ruined! At least she has her best bud Leo to keep her company...
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Heidi Heckelbeck Might Be Afraid of the Dark

Wanda Coven · Little Simon
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Heidi Heckelbeck is a little witch with a big problem: she might ... just maybe ... be a little afraid of the dark!Heidi Heckelbeck is going to her first sleepover! She's packed her special polka dot pajamas and can't wait to curl up in her brand-new sleeping bag. Until she realizes...
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The Three Little Pugs

Nina Victor Crittenden · little bee books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The three little pugs just want to curl up and take a nap, but the big bad cat is sleeping in their basket!Once upon a rug, there were three little pugs. Gordy, Jilly, and Zoie love to race, chase, and play pug-of-war. But most of all, they love snoozing in their big, cozy basket. Then...
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That Is My Dream!: A picture book of Langston Hughes's "Dream Variation"

Langston Hughes · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"Dream Variation," one of Langston Hughes's most celebrated poems, about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice, is now a picture book stunningly illustrated by Daniel Miyares, the acclaimed creator of Float. To fling my arms wide In some place of the sun,...
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Saturday Is Swimming Day

HYEWON YUM · Candlewick
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

New things can be scary - but as one endearing little girl discovers, it's perfectly fine to take your time.Swimming lessons are on Saturdays, and every Saturday one little girl has a stomachache. When she gets to the pool it's loud, the floor is wet and slippery, and her swim...
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Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin

Chieri Uegaki · Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

In this beautifully written picture book, Hana Hashimoto has signed up to play her violin at her school's talent show. The trouble is, she's only a beginner, and she's had only three lessons. Her brothers insist she isn't good enough. "It's a talent show, Hana,"...
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Barron's Common Core Success Grade 1 English Language Arts: Preparing Students for a Brilliant Future

Jennifer Sansivero · Barron's Educational Series,
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

The recent implementation of Common Core Standards across the nation has offered new challenges to teachers, parents, and students. The Common Core Success series gives educators, parents, and children a clear-cut way to meet--and exceed--those grade-level goals. Unlike other dry, text-heavy...
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