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Baby Wolves at the Zoo

Cecelia H Brannon · Enslow Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Full-page color photos support simple text to help readers learn about a wolf pup's life in the zoo, including what it eats, how it communicates with other wolves and its zookeepers, and how it plays. An illustrated Words to Know section at the beginning of the book prepares readers...
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Davy Loves His Mommy

Brigitte Weninger · NorthSouth
Format: Hardcover

A hoppy Mother’s Day tale!   When Davy’s mom gets upset with him for being late for diner, he’s determined to make things right with the perfect Mother’s Day gift. But when Davy decides that the best gift of all would be five well-behaved bunnies, he has his work...
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Beneath the Stone Forest

Jordan Quinn · Little Simon
Format: Paperback

Prince Lucas and Clara explore the twisting tunnels beneath the Stone Forest in this sixth chapter book in the fantastical Kingdom of Wrenly series. Clara invites Prince Lucas on her journey to map out the Stone Forest and visit the gnomes who live there. Unfortunately, Lucas has a visiting...
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Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #5: Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up

Herman Parish · Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

In the fifth book in the New York Timesbest-selling chapter book series about the childhood of Americas favorite housekeeper, Amelia Bedelia takes to the field, the yoga mat, and the track, with hilarious results. Includes a guide to the idioms used in the book and features black-and-white...
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The Diamond Mystery #1

Martin Widmark · Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Hardcover

Somebody is stealing diamonds from the jeweler Mohammed Carat! It looks like the culprit is someone on his staff, but who? Is it Luke Smith, the recently hired fitness fanatic with a taste for the finer things in life? It surely cant be Vivian Leander, the loyal shop assistant who is now short...
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Dirt Water = Mud

Katherine Hannigan · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

This exuberant picture book by Katherine Hannigan, the acclaimed and bestselling author of Ida B, is about math concepts, friendship, and imaginative play, and is told entirely in equations!A young girl and her dog spend the day playing in her backyard, where with her imagination - and a few helpful...
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Me and My Dragon: Christmas Spirit

David Biedrzycki · Charlesbridge Publishing
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Christmas is coming, and our young hero wants to buy his best friend, Dragon, the perfect present. He and Dragon take job after hilarious job, earning enough to buy a deluxe Knight Boy action set - but they eventually realize that the best part of Christmas is sharing what you have with...
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The Mystery of the Grinning Gargoyle

Gertrude Chandler Warner · Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

The Aldens visit Goldwin University, where Grandfather attended college. The old library is about to be torn down. But legend says the stone gargoyles guarding the roof of the old building will do anything to protect it--even fly. When the creatures begin appearing outside the windows,...
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Benny and Penny in Lost and Found!: TOON Level 2

Geoffrey Hayes · TOON Books
Format: Hardcover

Geoffrey Hayes, winner of the Geisel for Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!, tells the story of two tiny mice who learn what it takes to be a leader. School Library Journal declares, "Once again, Hayes has created a graphic novel that is inviting, relatable, but, most importantly, fun."
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Frankenstink!: Garbage Gone Bad

Ron Lightburn · Tundra Books
Format: Hardcover

With a glow-in-the-dark cover and zany art, this is a book about garbage that transforms and mutates into a grotesque, greedy monster devouring everything in its path, Frankenstink is sure to be a hit with kids who do not like to clean up. Is the monster who feeds on a mountainous salad...
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Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day

Mary-Lou Smith · Cavendish Square Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Many people around the world celebrate St. Patricks Day. This book discusses how St. Patricks Day became popular and how people celebrate the holiday today. It includes easy-to-read text and photographs to help beginning readers better understand.
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Violet Fairy Gets Her Wings

Elizabeth Dennis · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Get to know the Flower Wings in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read that is perfect for emerging readers!Meet the Flower Wings! To most people, they look like regular flowers, but Rose, Violet, Lily, and the others are actually fairies with flower powers. When they use their powers to help each...
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The Mystery of the Griefer's Mark: An Unofficial Gamer’s Adventure, Book Two

Winter Morgan · Sky Pony Press
Format: Print book

Steve is back and ready for more adventures! But this time the excitement lands closer to home. While walking home from the village, Steve is surprised to hear a loud BOOM! When he returns home, he finds his wheat farm destroyed and a huge crater where the wheat once grew. And his diamond...
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Katy Duck and the Secret Valentine

Alyssa Satin Capucilli · Simon Spotlight; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Katy Duck has a secret admirer in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read story for beginning readers.Roses are red, violets are blue,I'm glad to have a friend like you! Guess who? "Tra-la-la. Guess who?" said Katy Duck. "Who could my secret valentine be?" When Katy Duck receives...
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Falfoul's Trunk

Amal Nasser · Windmill Books
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Children often wonder what is the purpose of everything that surrounds them. This charming illustrated story helps the reader discover how everyone is important and how something that seems to have no purpose for someone, can in fact be essential to others.
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