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Felix Stands Tall

Rosemary Wells · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of Max and Ruby comes a quiet, sweet-natured guinea pig who stands up to teasing with a tip from his bold new friend.Felix has a new best friend! With take-charge Fiona, anything seems possible, and before Felix knows it, she sweeps him into singing and dancing with her as pixies...
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Learning Multiplication With Puppies and Kittens

Linda R Baker · Enslow Pub Inc
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

This item is Non-Returnable.
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Rembrandt

Darice Bailer · Child's World
Format: Print book

From School Library Journal Gr 3-5-This series offers an ideal blend of excellent writing and strong historical and technical information about the materials and methods of art. It is unfortunate that there is only one woman artist featured here (Mary Cassatt) , but the selection...
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A Home in the Barn

MARGARET WISE BROWN · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and Big Red Barn, this never-before-published picture book from beloved children's book author Margaret Wise Brown tells the comforting, snowy story of animals seeking shelter from the cold in a big warm barn.Brought to beautiful life...
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Daniel Finds a Poem

Micha Archer · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Stunning collage art full of rich color, glorious details, and a sense of wonder - reminiscent of the work of Ezra Jack Keats - illustrate this delightful story celebrating the poetry found in the world around us. What is poetry? Is it glistening morning dew? Spider thinks so. Is it crisp...
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Ojiichan's Gift

Chieri Uegaki · Kids Can Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When Mayumi was born, her grandfather created a garden for her. It was unlike any other garden she knew. It had no flowers or vegetables. Instead, Ojiichan made it out of stones: ?big ones, little ones and ones in-between.? Every summer, Mayumi visits her grandfather in Japan, and they...
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Building vehicles that roll

Tammy Enz · Heinemann
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young readers explore real-life rolling vehicle engineering projects, including the science behind how these vehicles are planned and built.
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Flat Stanley And The Missing Pumpkins

Jeff Brown · Turtleback Books
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Flat Stanley loves visiting his uncle's farm--and being flat comes in handy squeezing around rows of corn, and getting eggs from hens. But can being flat help when Stanley decides to find out why his uncle's prized pumpkins are disappearing?
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Trombone Shorty

Troy Andrews · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book and Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Award Winner Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six,...
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Super Manny Stands Up!

Kelly DiPucchio · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelly DiPucchio and illustrator Stephanie Graegin bring a lionhearted new hero to life in this tender, sparkling story about standing up for what's right - and finding your inner superpowers.Every day after school, Manny saves the world from formidable...
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Bat and the Waiting Game

ELANA K ARNOLD · Walden Pond Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Clementine and Ramona Quimby, meet Bat. Author Elana K. Arnold returns with another irresistible story of friendship in this widely acclaimed series starring an unforgettable boy on the autism spectrum.For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat) , life is pretty great....
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Because

Mo Willems · Hyperion Books for Children
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Mo Willems, a number one New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, composes a powerful symphony of chance, discovery, persistence, and magic in this moving tale of a young girl's journey to center stage. Illustrator Amber Ren brings Willems' music to life, conducting a stunning...
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The Ember Stone: A Branches Book

Katrina Charman · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

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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The Princess in Black and the Mysterious Playdate

SHANNON HALE · Candlewick
Pages: 87
Format: Hardcover

Noseholes and elephants! A pet-eating monster interrupts a perfect playdate with Princess Sneezewort . . . but who is that new masked avenger?Princess Magnolia and Princess Sneezewort have plans . . . mysterious plans, like a princess playdate! They dress-up slam! They karaoke jam! They...
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Tales of Bunjitsu Bunny

John Himmelman · Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Pages: 108
Format: Hardcover

Introducing Isabel, aka Bunjitsu Bunny! She is the BEST bunjitsu artist in her school, and she can throw farther, kick higher, and hit harder than anyone else! But she never hurts another creature . . . unless she has to. This series of brief stories about Isabel's adventures are a beguiling...
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