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My Weirder School #7: Miss Kraft Is Daft!

Dan Gutman · HarperCollins

My Weirder School weirder than ever!Oh no! Mr. Granite is sick. A.J. and the gang will have a substitute teacher all week. Yay! But Miss Kraft is weird. She wears a clown costume and uses hand puppets to talk. She likes to do magic tricks. And she's happy all the time. What is her problem?
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Moose Tracks!

Karma Wilson · Margaret K. McElderry Books; 1St Edition edition
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

There are moose tracks on the back porch . . . in the kitchen . . . in the den . . . There are moose tracks EVERYWHERE! Who left all these moose tracks?
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Engineer Ari and the Rosh Hashanah Ride

Deborah Bodin Cohen · Kar-Ben
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

A sweet and creative Rosh Hashanah story based on the first historic train ride from Jaffa to Jerusalem in 1892, shortening the journey between the two cities from 3 days to 3 hours. Engineer Ari's train is coming to Jerusalem collecting goodies along the way to celebrate the Jewish...
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Brava, Mimi!

Helga Bansch · NorthSouth; Reprint edition
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

 Take a bow, Mimi! More than anything in the world, Mimi wanted to be on stage—to sing, to dance, to act! But to sing, dance, and act, you had to be talented and beautiful. “And I’m not,” Mimi thought sadly. But Mimi has determination and spunk...
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My Weirdest School #7: Ms. Joni Is a Phony!

Dan Gutman · Harpercollins Childrens B
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

With more than 10 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!In this seventh book in the new My Weirdest School series, it's picture day at Ella Mentry School! This year, Mr. Klutz has hired a weird photographer, Ms. Joni. She keeps saying "fabulous,"...
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Numbers in French: Les Chiffres

Daniel Nunn · Heinemann; Bilingual edition
Format: Book

This book looks at the numbers in French. Main text on each page is provided only in French, with simple, labeled photographs providing support. A dictionary spread at the end of the book features all the vocabulary words in both French and English, and also includes a pronunciation guide.
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Tim Lincecum

Mary Boone · Mitchell Lane Pub Inc
Format: Print book

Looks at the life and career accomplishments of the successful professional baseball pitcher and two-time Cy Young Award winner who led the San Francisco Giants to a World Series championship in 2010.Title: Tim LincecumAuthor: Boone, MaryPublisher: Mitchell Lane Pub IncPublication Date:...
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Do You Have a Hat?

Eileen Spinelli · Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A fancy hat. A hat that's plain. A hat for keeping off the rain. A glowing hat. A hat with fruit. A hat for that new dress or suit. All herein have hats, it's true -- fantastic, magnificent hats! Do you? What do Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, Russian-American composer Igor...
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Dust Devil

Anne Isaacs · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Here is the thrilling, thigh-slapping companion to Swamp Angel, the beloved Caldecott Honor-winning picture book. Swamp Angel has a reputation as the greatest woodswoman and wildest wildcat in all of Tennessee. But when she grows too big for that state, she moves to Montana, a place so sizeable,...
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My Friend the Hermit Crab

Joanne Randolph · Windmill Books
Format: Book

Introduces the hemit crab as a pet and provides information on providing the proper habitat and care for a hermit crab.Title: My Friend the Hermit CrabAuthor: Randolph, JoannePublisher: Rosen Pub GroupPublication Date: 2010/12/15Number of Pages: 24Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress:...
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