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Math on the Job: Caring for Marine Animals
Rick Wunderlich · Crabtree Publishing Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book
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What if you could save a baby whale using math? This exciting book makes you a math problem solver by putting you into situations faced by people who care for animals that live in water. Math is an important part of the job for marine biologists, veterinary technologists, and aquaristspeople... |
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Computers
Christine Taylor-Butler · Children's Press
Pages: 48
Format: Print book
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From the smart phone in your pocket to the advanced systems controlling everything from banks to national security, computers are behind almost everything people do. However, this wasn't always true. Readers will explore the fascinating history of computer technology, from the room-filling... |
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The Traveler's Tricks: A Caroline Mystery
Laurie Calkhoven · American Girl
Format: Paperback
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Caroline has an important package to deliver for her father in the big city of Albany. That means a three-day stagecoach trip with her friend Rhonda! The other travelers, including a charming magician and a beautiful young woman with a sad past, fascinate the girls. But when Caroline's... |
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The Land of Forgotten Girls
Erin Entrada Kelly · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Erin Entrada Kelly, the author of the acclaimed Blackbird Fly, writes with grace, imagination, and deepest heart about family, sisters, and friendship, and about finding and holding on to hope in difficult times.Two sisters from the Philippines, abandoned by their father and living with... |
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The Creeps: Book 1: Night of the Frankenfrogs
Chris Schweizer · Amulet Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
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In Pumpkins County, weird things happen every day, but nobody ever makes a fuss. Nobody, that is, except the Creeps: Carol, a big-city girl new to Pumpkins County, who finds kindred spirits in Mitchell (monster expert) , Jarvis (military brat with logistics know-how) , and Rosario (girly... |
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Catching a Storyfish
Janice Harrington · Wordsong
Pages: 223
Format: Print book
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A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year Keet knows the only good thing about moving away from her Alabama home is that she'll live near her beloved grandfather. When Keet starts school, it's even worse than she expected, as the kids tease her about her southern accent. Now Keet, who can "talk... |
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Power Up!: A Visual Exploration of Energy
Shaker Paleja · Annick Press
Pages: 56
Format: Library Binding
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It's impossible to imagine our lives without energy, but how often do we really think about where it comes from? With Power Up! discovering what you need to know about energy is easy and fun. Every bright, dynamic double-page spread illustrates cool facts about energy use with colorful... |
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Playing Musical Bottles
Brooke Rowe · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Print book
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Each book in the My Science Fun series includes a simple experiment for the earliest readers. This book features step-by-step instructions on making a set of musical bottles while encouraging further exploration on the topic. Simple sentence structure and word usage help children develop... |
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Quinny & Hopper
Adriana Brad Schanen · Disney-Hyperion Books, 2014.
Pages: 230
Format: Print book
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Quinny has a lot to say. Hopper gets to the point.Quinny has one speed: very, very, extra-very fast. Hopper proceeds with caution.Quinny has big ideas. Hopper has smart solutions.Quinny and Hopper couldn't be more different. They are an unstoppable team.But when summer ends, things suddenly... |
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From Pizza to Pisa
Alicia Klepeis · Rourke Educational Media
Pages: 96
Format: Print book
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The Nylund kids are experienced world travelers thanks to their mom. Having a mom who works for the UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, means they get to tag along for amazing world adventures. They each record their trips in their travel journals... |
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Rosie the Honey Bear Fairy: A Rainbow Magic Book
Daisy Meadows · Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback
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Just when you thought the fairies couldn't get any cuter. . . here come the baby animals!Rachel and Kirsty to the rescue!The girls are spending a week of their summer vacation at the Wild Woods Nature Reserve. They're going to volunteer as junior rangers-- which means lots of quality... |
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Circus Mirandus
Cassie Beasley · Dial Books for Young Readers
Pages: 292
Format: Print book
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A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2015A New York Times Bestseller Fans of The Magician's Elephant, Savvy, and Roald Dahl will fall in love with Circus Mirandus, which celebrates the power of seeing magic in the world. Do you believe in magic? Micah Tuttle does. Even... |
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Thornhill
PAM SMY · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover
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Parallel stories set in different times, one told in prose and one in pictures, converge as a girl unravels the mystery of the abandoned Thornhill Institute next door. 1982: Mary is a lonely orphan at the Thornhill Institute For Children at the very moment that it's shutting its doors.... |
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Half a Chance
Cynthia Lord · Scholastic Press
Pages: 218
Format: Hardcover
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A moving new middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of RULES.When Lucy's family moves to an old house on a lake, Lucy tries to see her new home through her camera's lens, as her father has taught her -- he's a famous photographer, away on a shoot. Will her photos ever meet his high... |
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Sink or Swim: Exploring Schools of Fish: A Branches Book
Judy Katschke · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding
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This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is 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. Branches... |
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