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Izzy Kline Has Butterflies

Beth Levine Ain · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

So many moments - big and small - make up a year, and Beth Ain chronicles them all in this heartwarming novel in verse, perfect for fans of Fish in a Tree and verse novels like Brown Girl Dreaming and The Crossover. It's a new school year, and Izzy Kline is having some feelings. There...
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Soccer Star Lionel Messi

John Albert Torres · Speeding Star
Format: Hardcover

Considered by some to be the greatest soccer star of all time, Lionel Messis story is nothing short of spectacular. As this sports biography highlights the biggest moments of his career, it becomes quite clear why he is the most important player to Argentinas national squad and his club...
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Inside High School Football: A Changing Tradition

John Walters · Mason Crest
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Falling leaves, lettermens sweaters, and cheerleaders. Thats still high school football in many places. However, in many others, it has turned into a much, much bigger deal. Students and parents see the sport as a springboard to a scholarship or even a pro career. Specialization in coaching,...
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Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington: 1837-1865

Cheryl Harness · National Geographic Children's Books; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Now with an updated paperback cover, Abe Lincoln Goes to Washington paints a vivid picture of the Springfield, IL years, when Abe met and married a pretty Kentucky woman, and made his name as a lawyer and politician. Cheryl Harness gives readers a moving account of Lincoln’s rise...
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Meet Iguanodon

Mark Cunningham · Cavendish Square Publishing
Format: Book

Learn about the life and times of the Iguanodon through incredible illustrations of its habitat, feeding habits, mating, and more. Get inside Iguanodon with an in-depth diagram of its skeleton. Get ready to Meet Iguanodon!
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The Rise of Herk

Doug Tennapel · Scholastic Press, 2016.
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

In this exciting sequel to Escape from the Lizzarks, Herk, the loveable Nnewt, is happy to have a new family and a new place to call home. But when the evil Lizzarks make an all-out assault on Amphibopolis using a giant monster, Herk must seek the help of the Megasloth to save the city...
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Heart of the Land

SARAH PRINEAS · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 185
Format: Hardcover

Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan are young heroes who stopped an unstoppable monster. They are Greencloaks -- guardians chosen from every nation of Erdas -- and together with their powerful spirit animals, they fight to protect their world. But in the ashes of this destruction, there are some...
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The Science of Avalanches

Richard Spilsbury · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Book

Book annotation not available for this title.Title The Science of AvalanchesAuthor Spilsbury, RichardPublisher Publication Date 20130101Number of Pages 48Binding Type LIBRARYLibrary of Congress 2012037760,
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Simone Manuel

Matt Scheff · SportsZone
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This title introduces readers to Simone Manuel, providing exciting details about her life and going deep inside the key moments of her swimming career. The title also features informative "fast facts, " a timeline, and a glossary. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing Company....
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Uglydoll: Goin' Places

Travis Nichols · Perfect Square; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

OX, Wage, Babo, Ice-Bat and all their friends in the Uglyverse want you (their favorite Ugly) to join in their adventures! The Uglies are busy, busy, busy going here, there and everywhere—and you’re invited! Special guests! James Kochalka (Pinky & Stinky, Johnny Boo, American...
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The Tuskegee Airmen: Freedom Flyers of World War II

Brynn Baker · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military pilots in the United States armed forces. Flying bombers and fighters, they completed over 1500 combat missions in World War II. Infographics, sidebars, and fact boxes bring the experiences of these brave military men to life.
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The Emperor's Ostrich

Julie Berry · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover

Magic and mayhem abound in this fantasy adventure from the author of The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place.Young dairymaid Begonia has lost her cow Alfalfa. So she has set off on a search across the countryside even though she has nothing but a magical map to guide her. Along the way she meets...
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Energy from Living Things: Biomass Energy

Rachel Stuckey · Crabtree Publishing Company,
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

"From trees and plants to bugs and birds, every living thing on Earth is a form of energy. And all living organisms create energy, too, in the form of their waste. The energy of living things is called biomass, and it can be used to power the things that we need in our everyday lives,...
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Henry Ford for Kids: His Life and Ideas, with 21 Activities

Ronald A Reis · Chicago Review, 2016.
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Henry Ford for Kids provides an in-depth and refreshingly realistic portrait of the man who "put America on wheels" and, in so doing, helped create a modern America. Detailing Ford's childhood as a precocious farm-boy mechanic, his revolutionary labor and production ideas,...
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