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Let's Think About Animal Rights

Vic Parker · Heinemann
Format: Book

This book helps children to develop critical thinking and debating skills. It examines the topic of animal rights in a lively and accessible way. Information is presented to help readers deliberate, debate, and decide for themselves. The book looks at animal rights what the current situation...
 
 
Be a Stuntman

Wendy Clemson · Ticktock Usa
Pages: 31
Format: Hardcover

This series invites you to put your math's knowledge to the test in exciting role-play situation. Ages 8-12.
 
 
The Magic Misfits: The Second Story

Neil Patrick Harris · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning actor, Neil Patrick Harris, comes the magical second book in the NY Times Bestselling series with even more tricks up its sleeve. Growing up in an orphanage, Leila was bullied for being different. She turned her hardship into skill by becoming an escape artist--a valuable...
 
 
Summer Of The Monkeys

Wilson Rawls · Turtleback Books
Pages: 288
Format: School & Library Binding

Fourteen-year-old Jay tries to recover a group of wily monkeys escaped from a circus train in the hopes the reward will buy him the gun and pony he has so long wanted
 
 
Irena's children : the extraordinary story of the woman who saved 2,500 children from the Warsaw ghetto

Tilar J Mazzeo · Gallery Books
Format: Print book

A New York Post Best Book of 2016 One of Kirkus Reviews' Ten Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of Fall 2016 From the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow Clicquot comes an extraordinary and gripping account of Irena Sendler - the "female Oskar Schindler" - who took staggering...
 
 
Streetwear Fashion

Stephanie Watson · Lerner Publications
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

"Is your style ... * low-key and flexible? * a creative spin on everyday clothing? * all about being comfortable, even at its most eye-catching? Then you're ready to rock the streetwear look! Long before streetwear became popular with stars like Gwen Stefani and Jay-Z, it was sported...
 
 
The Beast Boy Who Cried Wolf

J. Torres · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 26
Format: Library Binding

Having a sense of humor isn't always such a good thing... at least that's what Beast Boy's teammates think, since they tend to be the victims of his jokes.
 
 
The Great Grammar Book

Kate Petty · Candlewick
Pages: 14
Format: Hardcover

Turn the wheels, lift the flaps, and pull the tabs to get the lowdown about parts of speech, punctuation, and sentences.Want to turn grammar into a game? Name the pictures to get a handle on nouns. Spin a wheel to see verbs in action. Flip some flaps and put a few adjectives to work, creating...
 
 
Moto X Best Trick

Patrick G. Cain · 21st Century
Format: Print book

Did you know that the top motocross best trick riders can fly off jumps without holding on to their bikes? At the X Games best trick competition, you might see stunts like no-handers, can cans, and no-footers. Some pro best trick riders can even pull off a double backflip! Enter the Extreme...
 
 
Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #4: The Blazing Star

Erin Hunter · HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in the fourth book of this thrilling Warriors prequel series from #1 nationally bestselling author Erin Hunter. The Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began...
 
 
Statue of Liberty

Keli Sipperly · Rourke Educational Media
Format: Hardcover

The Statue of Liberty, a gift to the United States from France, is one of our most important symbols of freedom. Standing tall in New York Harbor, it has been a welcoming sight to immigrants of long ago to the people today who see it for the first time. This book details everything about...
 
 
Who Is Michael Jordan?

Kirsten Anderson · Penguin Workshop
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Grab your Js and hit the court with this Who Was? biography about NBA superstar Michael Jordan.Meet the man who changed the game forever. Michael Jordan has always been competitive--even as a young boy, he fought for attention. His need to be the best made him a star player on his college...
 
 
The Prophet of Yonwood

Jeanne DuPrau · Yearling
Pages: 289
Format: Paperback

It's 50 years before the settlement of the city of Ember, and the world is in crisis. War looms on the horizon as 11-year-old Nickie and her aunt travel to the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina. There, one of the town's respected citizens has had a terrible vision of fire and destruction....
 
 
Good Housekeeping Kids Bake!: 100 Sweet and Savory Recipes

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING. · Hearst
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Ready, set, BAKE! Featuring more than 100 simple triple-tested recipes, from Bacon Cheese Popovers to Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake, this is the perfect book for young bakers! From fabulous muffins, breads, and pizzas to yummy cookies, cakes, and pies, Good Housekeeping has a world of treats...
 
 
Tools and Treasures of Ancient China

Candice Ransom · Lerner Publications
Format: Print book

Have you ever worn silk? Eaten rice? Used a calendar? All these things came from ancient China. More than two thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese invented tools and treasures that still shape our lives. Find out where the ancient Chinese lived, what their lives were like, and what happened...