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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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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 Revenge of Magic

James Riley · Aladdin
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

"This imaginative and exciting story feels like the start of something big. The brilliant premise unfolds into a thrilling first book that has me impatient for the next one." - Brandon Mull, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fablehaven and Dragonwatch When long-dead magical...
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Megabat and Fancy Cat

Anna Humphrey · Tundra Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Megabat returns, this time with a new nemesis: a very fancy cat. Can our tiny bat hero stop his Daniel's heart from being stolen by this nefarious, fluffy villain?Megabat was looking forward to Christmas morning: presents, playing toys, smooshfruit and watching Star Wars. But then Daniel...
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Lexie's Little Lie

Emma Shevah · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

One small lie = one big mess!Lexie and her cousin Eleni are super-crazy-mega-extra-seriously close. They're like twins who aren't actually twins, if that's possible. But when Lexie tells a terrible, jealous lie, her whole family is split apart. It's up to Lexie to bring...
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Lenny's Book of Everything

Karen Foxlee · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

"Holy Batman, this is a gorgeous, heartbreaking, heartwarming book." --R.J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WonderPerfect for readers who love Liar and Spy, Counting by 7s, and Bridge to Terabithia, a heartwarming and transformative novel about family, loss, and never...
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