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Scary, Scary Halloween

Eve Bunting · Clarion Books; First Edition edition
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

Four pairs of eyes stare from the blackness to watch fearsome creatures trick-or-treat.
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Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer

Robert Burleigh · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Henrietta Levitt was the first person to discover the scientific importance of a star’s brightness—so why has no one heard of her? Learn all about a female pioneer of astronomy in this picture book biography.Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born on July 4, 1868, and she changed the course...
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Stand Beautiful - picture book

Chloe Howard · Zonderkidz
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Stand Beautiful, written by teen TedX speaker and CURE.org ambassador Chloe Howard, encourages readers of all ages to embrace their own uniqueness and celebrate the differences in others. Born with a clubfoot, Chloe had five major operations by the time she was fifteen. Through her hardships,...
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The Boy of the Three-Year Nap

Dianne Snyder · Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Lazy Taro gets his comeuppance when his wise mother uses his trick to avoid work to her own advantage.
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Luna & Me: The True Story of a Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest

Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw · Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

Once there was a redwood tree--one of the world's largest and tallest trees, and one of the oldest. And once, born nearly a thousand years after the tree first took root, there was a girl named Julia, who was called Butterfly. When exploring her beloved forest, Butterfly wandered into...
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Breakfast: Healthy Food Choices

Vic Parker · Heinemann
Format: Book

Read Breakfast to learn how to make healthy food choices during this important meal. Different photos show healthy and unhealthy breakfast options, while simple text explains why some choices are better than others. A breakfast foods quiz concludes the book.
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Graphs

Sara Pistoia · Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Learn what graphs are and how we use them in everyday life.
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Ranger Rick: I Wish I Was an Elephant

JENNIFER BOVE · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Explore the lives of elephants with Ranger Rick in this beginning reader with full-color photos of elephants in the wild!What if you wished you were an elephant and then you became one? Could you talk like an elephant? Sleep like an elephant? Live in an elephant family? And would you want...
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Learning About Fiction

Martha E. H. Rustad · Capstone Press

If a boy flies or a dog goes to school, you're reading fiction. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the make believe of fiction.
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Pass, Catch, Tackle: Football Verbs

Mark Weakland · Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Run, jump, score! Playful text and stunning Sports Illustrated photos combine to teach young readers the verbs you can use to describe the action of a football game.
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Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants: Color Edition

Dav Pilkey · Scholastic (Us), 2016.
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

George and Harold are fourth-grade buddies with a penchant for practical jokes. When the boys' latest prank drives their science teacher over the edge, their clueless principal, Mr. Krupp, quickly hires a replacement: Professor Pippy P. Poopypants. Of course, George and Harold can't...
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Ivy and Bean One Big Happy Family (Ivy and Bean Series #11)

Annie Barrows · Chronicle Books
Pages: 124
Format: Hardcover

Annie Barrows' bestselling chapter book series, Ivy & Bean, is a classroom favorite and has been keeping kids laughing- - and reading - for more than a decade! With more than 5 million copies in print, Ivy & Bean return with a brand-new book for a new generation!Ivy & Bean are back...
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Healthy Behaviors

Megan Bailey · Child's World
Format: Hardcover

Introduces making healthy choices, healthy communication skills, and how to handle peer pressure.
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Changing Direction

Natalie Hyde · Crabtree Publishing Company
Format: Print book

How do you change the direction of a moving object? This entertaining book explains how forces can change the direction of an object in motion. Simple explanations and activities help children understand the science behind forces.
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The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush

Tomie dePaola · Puffin
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback

In spring, the hills and meadows of Texas and Wyoming are ablaze with the reds, oranges, and yellows of the Indian Paintbrush. How this striking plant received its name is told in an old Indian legend. Many years ago, when the People traveled the Plains, a young Indian boy had a Dream-Vision...
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