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Garbage in Space: A Space Discovery Guide

Margaret J. Goldstein · Lerner Publications
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Did you know that companies and governments send more than one hundred satellites into space every year? And that most of those satellites continue to orbit Earth - even after they have stopped working? More than 500,000 old satellites, pieces of metal, and other bits of junk currently...
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Frankie's Magic Soccer Ball #1: Frankie vs. the Pirate Pillagers

Frank Lampard · Scholastic Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Frankie and his soccer team travel to fantastic lands to play some of the wildest soccer matches everFrankie and his teammates love playing soccer They can always find time for a game But when they win an old soccer ball at a carnival theyre transported to a magical world of soccer that...
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Basher History: US Presidents: Revised Edition

Simon Basher · Kingfisher
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Basher History: US Presidents, Oval Office All-Stars created and illustrated by Simon Basher, written by Dan Green Basher's US Presidents shows you the nation's leaders as you've never seen them before. Every president, from George Washington to the winner of the 2012 election,...
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The Aztec Empire: An Interactive History Adventure

Elizabeth Raum · You Choose Books
Format: Print book

Delve into fascinating time periods! This series allows readers to explore different times and places in history from different perspectives. The narrative format, suspenseful action, and path navigation keep readers reading!,
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DK Eyewitness Books: Fossil (Library Edition)

Dorling Kindersley, Inc. · DK Publishing
Pages: 72
Format: Print book

A visual and informative guide to fossils, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format.Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to our prehistoric world through fossilized shells, skulls, teeth, plants, and, of course, skeletons with DK Eyewitness Books: Fossil....
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The Secret Pledge

John R. Erickson · Maverick Books (TX)
Pages: 117
Format: Paperback

Of all the mysteries Hank has faced in his illustrious career as the Head of Ranch Security, the only one that still has him truly stumped is the key to unlocking Miss Beulah's heart. Why on earth would she go for a bird-brained bird dog when a specimen like Hank stands ready to sweep...
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The Night They Stole the Stanley Cup (Screech Owls)

Roy MacGregor · Tundra Books
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Someone is out to steal the Stanley Cup - and only the Screech Owls stand between the thieves and their prize!Travis, Nish, and the rest of the Screech Owls have come to Toronto for the biggest hockey tournament of their lives - only to find themselves in the biggest mess of their lives....
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Soil

Rebecca E. Hirsch · Core Library
Format: Book

From School Library Journal Gr 4-7-Readers will be fascinated by this intermediate series and its appreciation for all things rock. Filled with vibrant images of crystals and gems that jump off the pages, these informative volumes explore the field of geology in easy-to-understand...
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Rory's Promise

Rosemary Nichols · Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover

Twelve-year-old orphan Rory Fitzpatrick lives with her younger sister Violet at New York City's Foundling Hospital in the early 1900s. But when Rory discovers that Violet will be sent to the Arizona Territory to be adopted, her world is shattered. Although too old to be adopted herself,...
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The American Revolution: Experience the Battle for Independence

Judy Dodge Cummings · Nomad Press (VT)
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Kids love stories about underdogs, and the American Revolution is among the most famous of these tales. Desperate to be an independent country free from Britain, the rebel colonists relied on their cunning wit and visionary leadership to win an impossible war. And then they faced the real...
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Temple Run: Race Through Time to Unlock Secrets of Ancient Worlds

Tracey West · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Print book

Get ready to run for your life! This epic story is based on the hit mobile app Temple Run.You come across an ancient treasure, but taking it accidentally releases an evil force all over the world! Can you save the day? Learn all about the ancient world and discover clues as you race through...
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Herobrine's War: The Birth of Herobrine Book Three: A Gameknight999 Adventure: An Unofficial Minecrafter's Adventure

Mark Cheverton · Sky Pony Pr
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

A massive war in Minecraft's past will determine the fate of the present!One hundred years in Minecraft's past, foiled by a time-traveling Gameknight999, the evil virus Herobrine has gone mad with rage. Now determined to wipe every NPC alive off the server as punishment for meddling...
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Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker

SHELLEY JOHANNES · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Beatrice does her best thinking upside down.Hanging from trees by her knees, doing handstands . . . for Beatrice Zinker, upside down works every time. She was definitely upside down when she and her best friend, Lenny, agreed to wear matching ninja suits on the first day of third grade....
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