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It's a Field Trip, Busy Bus!

Shaffer, Jody Jensen · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Busy Bus takes a field trip - and becomes a little jealous of a shiny red fire truck - in a warm-hearted sequel to It's Your First Day of School, Busy Bus! Today is Busy Bus's very first field trip! He takes the children to a fire house, where they meet Engine Four, a big, shiny,...
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Chicken of the Sea

Viet Thanh Nguyen · McSweeney's Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A band of intrepid chickens leave behind the boredom of farm life, joining the crew of the pirate ship Pitiless to seek fortune and glory on the high seas. Led by a grizzled captain into the territory of the Dog Knights, they soon learn what it means to be courageous, merciful, and not seasick...
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Bee Heartful: Spread Loving-Kindness

Frank J. Sileo PhD · Magination Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Readers will rejoice that Bentley the bee is back in this third book in Frank J. Sileo's award-winning series. When compassionate Bentley sends loving-kindness thoughts to himself and others, he can feel his heart growing: May you be happy.May you be healthy.May you be safe.May you be peaceful....
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Discovering Titanic: Searching for the Stories Behind the Shipwreck

Hubbard, Ben · Carlton Kids
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Using objects recovered from the Titanic's shipwreck, this book tells the tale of the doomed ship's discovery, the disaster that sank her, and the human stories behind the tragedy. Focusing on Robert Ballard's historic discovery of Titanic and the expeditions that followed,...
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Art Sparks: Draw, Paint, Make, and Get Creative with 53 Amazing Projects!

Abrams, Marion · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Kids love arts and crafts and every kid can be an artist with this book as their guide. Working with basic art supplies - from paint, markers, paper, and glue to household finds like cardboard boxes and fabric scraps - children learn that as long as they can imagine it, they can create...
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The Secret Life of the Skunk

Pringle, Laurence · Boyds Mills Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Discover the secret behaviors of a notoriously stinky mammal--the skunk--by following a family as the kits grow from infancy to adulthood.The celebrated Secret Life series continues with a determined mother skunk and her five kits. Young readers will learn about their hidden lives as the skunk...
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Roly Poly

Fox, Mem · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Roly Poly the polar bear gets a little brother he did not ask for, in this charming story about sibling rivalry and the bonds of family from the beloved picture book creators of Time for Bed, Mem Fox and Jane Dyer.Roly Poly the polar bear loves being an only child. His bed is only his....
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Blue Spot: Walt Disney Animation Studios Artist Showcase

Griselda Sastrawinata · Disney Press
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Daisy the kitten has gotten a blue spot on her new white dress. How did this happen, asks her mama. Daisy has an answer, which is anything but simple. Instead, she responds with a wonderful fantastical story that includes a blue monster and plenty of blue treats. Mama encourages Daisy to tell...
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Bruce's Big Storm

Ryan T. Higgins · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Bruce's home is already a full house.But when a big storm brings all his woodland neighbors knocking, he'll have to open his door to a crowd of animals in need of shelter-whether he likes it or not.Readers will love this next installment of the uproarious, award-winning Mother Bruce...
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How I Met My Monster

Noll, Amanda · Flashlight Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

One night, when Ethan reaches under his bed for a toy truck, he finds this note instead: "Monsters! Meet here for final test." Ethan is sure his parents are trying to trick him into staying under the covers, until he sees five colorful sets of eyes blinking at him from beneath...
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