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How to survive being lost at sea

Samantha Bell · The Child's World
Pages: 24
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

"Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people stranded on the seas endure and survive against all odds! Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction...
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The Wizards of Once

Cressida Cowell · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 373
Format: Hardcover

The instant New York Times and International Bestseller! In the first book of a new series by the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, the warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in a thrilling and enchanting adventure. Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors,...
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Mauna Loa: The Largest Volcano on Earth

Christine Webster · AV2 by Weigl
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Explore Mauna Loa, Earth's largest volcano that covers half the island of Hawai'i.
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Bad Kitty Drawn to Trouble

Nick Bruel · Square Fish
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

In this seventh installment of the New York Times-bestselling series, Kitty encounters what may be her most formidable foe yet: her creator! Kitty soon learns that feline manipulation works both ways--especially when you're at the wrong end of your author's pencil. Along the way,...
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The Firefly Code

Megan Frazer Blakemore · Bloomsbury Usa, 2016.
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Mori and her friends live a normal life on Firefly Lane in their utopian community, Old Harmonie. In a world this safe and perfect, they've never had to question anything . . . never had to wonder about how their lives came to be. Until a new girl named Ilana moves in. She's so perfect...
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Oklahoma: The Sooner State

Gerry Boehme · Cavendish Square Publishing
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

This book explores the geography, history, people, government, and economy of the Sooner State.
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Tape-worms : awful, disgusting parasites

Barbara J Ciletti · World Book/Bolt
Pages: 31

An introduction to tapeworms, a parasite which can live and grow inside humans.
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The Ethan I Was Before

Ali Standish · HarperCollins
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Life can be transformed in one moment, but does that one moment define you for life?Lost in the Sun meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Ali Standish's breathtaking debut. A poignant middle grade novel of friendship and forgiveness, The Ethan I Was Before is a classic in the making.Ethan...
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Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere

Elise Gravel · HarperCollins
Pages: 167
Format: Hardcover

Meet Olga, the amazing child scientist who LOVES animals (because they are super-cute) ! Brightly.com put this amusing don't-miss book on their "Ultimate Summer Reading List for 9- to 12-Year-Olds"Olga and the Smelly Thing from Nowhere is jam-packed with fun: vibrant illustrations,...
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Gabriel's Clock

Hilton Pashley · HMH Books for Young Readers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Jonathan Smith thinks hes a regular twelve-year-old living a normal life in England with his parents His first clue to the contrary is the faceless monsters in suits and bowler hats thatcrash into his familys cottage Its not until he wakes up alone in the unfamiliar village of Hobbes End that...
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Kentucky

Ann Gaines · Cavendish Square Publishing; 2 edition
Format: Book

Its My State! is a great source of quick and reliable information that helps young readers identify what is common to and unique about individual states across America.
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Big Nate: Welcome to My World

Lincoln Peirce · Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages: 174
Format: Book

Self-described genius, aspiring cartoonist, and sixth-grade detention record holder Big Nate navigates the trials and tribulations of life in the halls of P.S. 38 with his classmates Gina, Artur, Francis, Jenny and Teddy.
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Heart of a Champion

Ellen Schwartz · Tundra Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Ten-year-old Kenny (Kenji in Japanese) worships his older brother, Mickey (Mitsuo) , a baseball hero whose outstanding performance on the Asahi baseball team has given him fame and popularity. Despite Kenny's suspected heart condition, he is determined to practice secretly with...
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Chile

Michael Burgan · Children's Press
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Located along the Pacific Coast of South America, Chile is a long, narrow country that is home to a striking variety of landscapes. From the Atacama Desert in the north to rainy Patagonia in the south to the snowy peaks of the Andes mountains in the east, there are stunning views everywhere...
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The Storm Dragon

Paula Harrison · Aladdin Books
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

A group of friends set out to save magical creatures from a cruel queen and her wicked soldiers in the first book in the brand-new Secret Rescuers chapter book series.When Sophy finds a little lost dragon named Cloudy, she knows he's in danger. It will take all the courage she can muster...
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