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Pardon Me!

Daniel Miyares · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A little bird just wants some peace and quiet - but he's about to get a whole lot more than he bargained for in this clever picture book debut, in the tradition of Jon Klassen's I Want My Hat Back.It's a beautiful, sunny day in the swamp when a little yellow bird settles down...
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Marty Frye, Private Eye: The Case of the Stolen Poodle

Janet Tashjian · Henry Holt
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Marty Frye is not your ordinary private eye. Marty Frye is "the poet detective"--he solves petty crimes by turning rhymes. In the course of a busy day, Marty tracks down his friend Emma's lost diary, finds a box of toys missing from Mr. Lipsky's store; and locates a bag of disappearing...
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All That Trash: The Story of the 1987 Garbage Barge and Our Problem with Stuff

Meghan McCarthy · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A garbage barge that can't find a place to welcome it sparks a recycling movement in the United States in this smart and smelly picture book from the author of Earmuffs for Everyone.Lowell Harrelson wanted to turn trash into methane gas so he rented a barge called Morbo 4000. His plan...
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The Monsterator

Keith Graves · Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover

When he entered a dusty costume store,one that he hadnt seen beforeHe got what hed bargained for . . . and more.Enter the Monsterator if you dare.Put a coin in the slot . . . but beware! Join Master Edgar Dreadbury as he discovers the Monsterator, a machine that changes people into monsters...
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: Battle of Knowhere

Adam Davis · LB Kids
Format: Book

An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy tells the story of a group of cosmic misfits--Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot--who band together to protect a mysterious orb against Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten...
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The Magical Christmas Horse

Mary Higgins Clark · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Johnny’s wish had come true. His family would be visiting his grandparents for Christmas. His grandparents lived in an old house in New England where his father had been born. The family together, the smells of the cookies baking, the snowy Christmas tree farm with trees of so many...
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The U.S. House of Representatives

Ella Cane · Capstone Press
Format: Print book

What is the U.S. House of Representatives work? Learn about representatives and how bills become laws. Take a close look at the U.S. House of Representatives.
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National Geographic Readers: Los Animales Mas Mortales

Melissa Stewart · National Geographic
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Aprende todo sobre los animales más mortales en este emocionante libro para niños. Está lleno de imágenes bellas e interesantes que les enseñan a los niños todo sobre estos animales asombrosos. Este libro de Nivel 3 es apropiado para los primeros pasos de lectura independiente o para...
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Amelia Bedelia Joins the Club

Herman Parish · Greenwillow Books
Format: Paperback

Join in the fun! Amelia Bedelia loves her school. Her whole class gets along—except when it rains. Then they split into two groups—the Puddle Jumpers and the Puddle Stompers. Both clubs ask Amelia Bedelia to join, but she doesn't want to choose between her friends. Oh, no! Luckily...
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Picture a Tree

Barbara Reid · Albert Whitman & Company; Reprint edition
Format: Hardcover

Picture a tree--what do YOU see? Picture a tree, from every season, and from every angle. These wondrous beings give shade and shelter. Now look again. Look closer. The possibilities are endless. In this gorgeous new picture book, Barbara Reid brings her vision, her craft, and her signature...
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Lions at Lunchtime

Mary Pope Osborne · Listening Library
Pages: 70
Format: Audiobook

Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series - the Magic Tree House! "Where are the lions?"Jack wonders when the Magic Tree House whisks him and his sister to the vast plains of Africa. Before he can find out, Annie starts to help...
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DK Readers L1: Sea Otters

DK · DK Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Get a close-up look at the lives of sea otters and watch them eat, play, groom, and dive together. Filled with bold, adorable images of these aquatic creatures in their natural habitat, Sea Otters explores a day in the life of these furry, whiskered marine mammals.Perfect for 3-5 year olds...
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Captain Awesome Saves the Winter Wonderland

Stan Kirby · Little Simon
Pages: 115
Format: Paperback

A new villain threatens to put "the big freeze" on the second grade's holiday play. Can the Sunnyview Superhero Squad save the show?Eugene and Charlie can hardly wait for Sunnyview Elementary's holiday spectacular, "The Winter Wonderland." These superhero pals are prepared...
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Hurricane Watch

Melissa Stewart · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Winds whip. Waves crash. Rain pours down. A superstorm moves across the ocean and gets closer and closer to land. Hurricane watch! Read and find out how hurricanes form, how scientists track the storms, and what you can do to keep yourself safe if one strikes. With colorful illustrations...
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