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Make This!: Building Thinking, and Tinkering Projects for the Amazing Maker in You

Ella Schwartz · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Create your maker space with this fun and instructive book, chock-full of hands-on activities and cool experiments to get kids thinking and tinkering.This book is designed to inspire the next generation of engineers and supports all kinds of kid creators: those who prefer guided instruction,...
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Superlative Birds

Leslie Bulion · Peachtree Publishing Company
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

Explore the fascinating world of superlative birds -- from the bee hummingbird, the tiniest bird in the world, to the peregrine falcon, the fastest creature on Earth.Ever wonder which bird has the loudest voice? Which one builds the biggest nest or has the most feathers? Get to know all about...
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Soar High, Dragonfly

Sheri M. Bestor · Sleeping Bear Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Dragonflies are some the world's most beautiful (and fascinating!) insects. And one many children can find right in their backyards! With a simple story, perfect for read-alouds, and colorful illustrations, this scientific look at a dragonfly's life-cycle will captivate little...
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The Gift of Ramadan

Rabiah York Lumbard · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Sophia wants to fast for Ramadan this year. She tries to keep busy throughout the day so she won't think about food. But when the smell of cookies is too much, she breaks her fast early. How can she be part of the festivities now?
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Peter & Ernesto: The Lost Sloths

Graham Annable · First Second
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Peter and Ernesto loved their tree. Then a hurricane came and blew it away! Now, Peter, Ernesto, and the rest of their sloth friends must venture into the jungle to find a new -- great -- tree. But the jungle is full of dangers, including angry ants, slithering snakes, and a ravenous jaguar!Can...
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Twinchantment

Elise Allen · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In the kingdom of Kaloon, nothing is quite as it seems...."Y-y-y-you," he stammered, and Flissa turned to see he'd gone ashen. "T-t-t-two of you!"Uh-oh. Flissa reached up and checked. Sure enough, her hood had fallen off. Their secret was out.Princesses Flissa and Sara...
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Tin

Pádraig Kenny · Chicken House
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"Robots never seemed so human. One of a kind and utterly fantastic." -- Eoin ColferIn an alternative England of the 1930s where the laws of mechanics govern even the most talented engineers, a mismatched group of mechanicals want nothing more than to feel human. Under the guardianship...
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The Size of the Truth

Andrew Smith · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A boy who spent three days trapped in a well tries to overcome his PTSD and claustrophobia so he can fulfill his dream of becoming a famous chef in this charming novel that is Andrew Smith's first foray into middle grade storytelling.When he was four years old, Sam Abernathy was trapped...
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Sarai Saves the Music

Sarai Gonzalez · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

They're cutting funding at Sarai's school and her band program is the first to go. That is totally not okay with Sarai. She decides to organize a benefit concert to raise money! When she and her bandmates promote the concert on their video channel, it catches the attention of Sarai's...
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The Runaways

Ulf Stark · Lerner Publishing Group
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

The Runaways is an adventure filled with warmth and humor from one of the world's great writers.Grandpa's in the hospital and hating it. He swears at the nurses and makes trouble. Ulf's dad finds it too stressful to visit. But Ulf visits Grandpa as often as he's allowed,...
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