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Mall Madness #15

Carolyn Keene · Aladdin Paperbacks
Pages: 85
Format: Paperback

Back-to-school shopping spree! The Clue Crew is headed to the mall! They are ready to shop till they drop for new school supplies. First stop: the Pencil Box for glittery notebooks. But right away it looks like the girls have a back-to-school mystery on their hands. Money is missing from...
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Groundhog Day

Margaret McNamara · Aladdin
Format: Print book

It's Groundhog Day in Mrs. Connor's class. But instead of watching a real groundhog, the first graders wait to see if Chester the hamster will see his shadow! --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Ella, Of Course!

Sarah Weeks · Harcourt Children's Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Ella love-love-loves her brand-new umbrella. It's sky blue with white clouds, and it makes the most satisfying whoosh . . . click sound. Rain or shine, Ella insists on taking it with her everywhere. Unfortunately, a whoosh-clicking umbrella can cause serious trouble . . . especially...
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Atlas of Europe

Karen Foster · Picture Window Books
Pages: 32
Format: Map

Explore Europe! Take a look at the continent's countries, people, cities, plants, animals, farming and industry, transportation, and leisure activities.
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Babar's Yoga for Elephants

Laurent de Brunhoff · Abrams Books for Young Readers; First edition, first printing
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Jean de Brunhoff's Babar the Elephant stories and yoga practitioners will find a happy confluence in Babar's Yoga for Elephants." —Publishers Weekly "Babar makes it work. He stars in one of the nicest gift books." —The New York Times  Perfect...
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Emily's Art

Peter Catalanotto · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

"What a gorgeous painting," exclaimed the judge of Ms. Fair's first-grade art contest. "What a beautiful rabbit!" For Emily, the words are a shock. Her painting is of her dog, Thor. Not a rabbit. But instead of thinking: What's wrong with this judge? Emily takes the words,...
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Tin Lizzie

Allan Drummond · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

"Happy Birthday, Tin Lizzie! Let's go!" shouts Grandpa as his one-hundred-year-old car explodes into life. The children jump aboard the vintage Model T Ford that they have helped him to restore, and a celebration road trip begins. "You gotta have wheels!" Grandpa...
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The World's Greatest: Poems

J Patrick Lewis · Chronicle Books
Pages: 33
Format: Print book

Who has kissed the most cobras? Eaten the most live scorpions? Sailed highest on a skateboard? Been stuck the longest in an elevator? These and 21 other vexing superlatives are the subject matter of this zany collection of verse by one of America's most well-loved poets, J. Patrick...
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Big Brothers Don't Take Naps

Louise Borden · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Nicholas looks up to his big brother, James. James does all kinds of things that only older brothers can do - like write his name, read books, cross the street, and ride the school bus. But there's one thing James doesn't do: take a nap. Because big brothers don't take naps....
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Koko's Kitten (Reading Rainbow)

Dr. Francine Patterson Ronald H. Cohn
Format: Print book

Koko the gorilla uses sign language to talk to her handlers. When she asks for a pet, her handlers search high and low for the perfect companion.
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The hat

Jan Brett · Putnam
Format:  Print book : Fiction : Primary school : EnglishView all editions and formats

When Lisa's woolen stocking flies off the clothesline, Hedgie finds it and pokes his nose in. He tries to pull it out, but the stocking gets stuck on his prickles -- and the fun begins.A mother hen comes by, then a noisy goose, a talkative barn cat, a playful farm dog, a mama pig and her piglets,...
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