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Werewolves

Virginia Loh-Hagan · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Books in the Magic, Myth, and Mystery series explore those spooky creatures that go bump in the night, fill our dreams (or nightmares ) , and make us afraid of the dark. In Werewolves you'll learn more about these creepy creatures. Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more...
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Experiments With a Lemon

Angela Royston · Smart Apple Media, 2016.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

It's amazing how many experiments you can do with a lemon! This book features lots of exciting experiments including planting seeds, making a fizz in a cup, blowing up a balloon, writing secret messages and using a lemon to make a battery. It is part of the series 'One-stop science'...
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Cheer Careers

Carla Mooney · Sportszone, 2016.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Learn more about professional cheerleaders, including those who cheer on the sidelines and those who work behind the scenes. The title features informative sidebars, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company.
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Brave Red, Smart Frog: A New Book of Old Tales

EMILY JENKINS · Candlewick
Pages: 94
Format: Hardcover

Step into a wintry forest where seven iconic fairy tales unfold, retold with keen insight and touches of humor.There once was a frozen forest so cold, you could feel it through the soles of your boots. It was a strange place where some kisses broke enchantments and others began them. Many...
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Abyssinian Cats

Tammy Gagne · Child's World
Format: Book

Describes the physical charactersitcs, behavior, and personality of Abyssinian cats.
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Be Prepared

Vera Brosgol · First Second
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

All Vera wants to do is fit in -- but that's not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera's single mother can't afford that sort of luxury, but there's one summer camp in her price range...
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The Train of Lost Things

Ammi-Joan Paquette · Philomel Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A magical story about a boy's love for his dying father and his journey to the mythic Train of Lost Things, where beloved lost objects are rescued and protected until they can be returned. Perfect for fans of The Phantom Tollbooth, The Bridge to Terabithia, and Lost in the Sun.Marty cherishes...
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Challenging Common Core Math Lessons

Molly Bryan Talbot · Prufrock Press
Pages: 250
Format: Print book

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics are curriculum standards that describe the mathematics skills and concepts students need to develop for success in higher education and the 21st-century workplace. This book, the most recent curriculum unit from the Center for Gifted...
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Ravenous

Marcy Kate Connolly · Harper
Pages: 409
Format: Print book

For fans of tales by the Brothers Grimm, this novel, inspired by the fairytale "Hansel and Gretel," is a riveting and wholly original story of an epic quest and a heroine who will stop at nothing to save the one she loves most. A companion to the author's Monstrous, it will be enjoyed...
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Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Water Home

Michelle Mulder · Orca Book Publishers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

In the developed world, if you want a drink of water you just turn on a tap or open a bottle. But for millions of families worldwide, finding clean water is a daily challenge, and kids are often the ones responsible for carrying water to their homes. Every Last Drop looks at why the world's...
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Skies Like These

Tess Hilmo · Margaret Ferguson Books
Pages: 231
Format: Print book

In Tess Hilmo's Skies Like These, twelve-year-old Jade's perfect summers have always been spent reading and watching TV reruns, so she's not happy when her parents send her off to Wyoming to her aunt's house. She meets a boy who calls himself Roy Parker -- just like the real name of the legendary...
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Daniel Coldstar #1: The Relic War

STEL PAVLOU · HarperCollins
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

An epic and funny outer space adventure from acclaimed science fiction author and screenwriter Stel Pavlou!Below the surface on a forgotten planet, Daniel Coldstar searches for relics from a lost civilization. Daniel has no memory of his past. All he knows is to do his job and fear the masters...
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Deer

Bridget O'Brien · Magic Wagon
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

With familiar word patterns, short sentences, and full-spread illustration-enhanced photographs, beginning readers are introduced to the white-tailed deer. Children starting to understand how letters and sounds go together will build confidence as they recognize repeated words and learn...
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Grace stirs it up

Mary Casanova · American Girl
Pages: 177
Format: Print book

Inspired by her grandparents' bakery and her recent visit to Paris, nine-year-old Grace leads her friends in starting La Petite Patisserie, making and selling French pastries at school and special events, but they soon discover that starting a new business is not always easy--or fun.
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The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next Chapter

JEFF KINNEY · Amulet Books
Pages: 198
Format: Hardcover

GO ON A MOVIE-MAKING JOURNEY OF EPIC PROPORTIONS IN THE WIMPY KID MOVIE DIARY: THE NEXT CHAPTER Making a movie is a lot like going on a road trip. There are twists and turns and lots of surprises along the way. Hit the road with author and illustrator Jeff Kinney and get a behind-the-scenes...
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