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Election Day

Margaret McNamara · Simon Spotlight; Repackage edition

Today is election day in Mrs. Connor's class. The students will listen to speeches and vote for a new class president. Today is also Becky's first day at Robin Hill School. She thinks she would make a great class president, but she's new and has no friends yet. When Becky takes...
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The Cat Who Got Carried Away

Allan Ahlberg · Candlewick; 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

One more time . . . the Gaskitts! In Allan Ahlbergs third madcap episode about this resourceful family, Horace the cat takes center stage.In this latest Gaskitts story from comedic master Allan Ahlberg, Gus and Gloria have a lot of running to do. Mr. Gaskitt spends most of his time vacuuming,...
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Splat the Cat Goes to the Doctor

Rob Scotton · HarperFestival; Nov edition
Format: Book

Splat the Cat can't wait to go to the doctor for a checkup! That is, until his friends start talking about all the scary things a doctor's visit can mean. But Splat conquers his fear of the doctor's office and learns it isn't so bad after all - especially when you get a surprise...
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My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Christine King Farris · Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers; 1 edition
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a little boy who played jokes and practiced the piano and made friends without considering race. But growing up in the segregated South of the 1920s forced a very young Martin to learn a bitter lesson -- little white...
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An Apple for Harriet Tubman

Glennette Tilley Turner · Albert Whitman
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Like other enslaved African-American children, young Harriet Tubman had to work hard. In her master's orchard, she spent long hours picking the juicy apples she loved but was forbidden to eat. When she was grown, she made her escape to the North. Then, repeatedly risking her life, she returned...
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Clark the Shark

Bruce Hale · HarperCollins; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Clark the Shark is a great read-aloud picture book, with fun rhythm and rhyme, from the ever-popular Bruce Hale and Guy Francis.Clark is a shark with zing, bang, and BOOM. Clark zooms into school, crashes through the classroom, and is rowdy at recess. Clark loves life - but when his enthusiasm...
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The Dark (Classic Munsch)

Michael Martchenko · Annick Press; 2 Revised edition
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Jule Ann pounds on the bottom of a cookie jar, and a small dark lump bounces out. The Dark quickly gobbles up every shadow in sight, growing bigger with each one. Munsch's plucky heroine resolves the perplexing problem with brilliant, spirited logic. About the Classic Munsch series:...
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Everything I Need to Know About Family I Learned From a Little Golden Book

Diane Muldrow · Golden Press
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Celebrate family and the 75th anniversary of Little Golden Books with the newest book in the ever-popular EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW series! Have you ever wished your family were a little more . . . perfect? The brand that most represents idyllic perfection actually confirms that there...
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Dragon of the Red Dawn

Mary Pope Osborne · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Merlin the Magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyone in Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who to askfor help young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! The brother-and-sister team quickly head off in the magic tree house on another magical and historical...
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We Are in a Book!

Mo Willems · Hyperion
Pages: 57
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
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Believe It or Not, My Brother Has a Monster!

Kenn Nesbitt · Cartwheel Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From one scary monster to ten disgusting slugs and everything in between, this spooky rhyming story is chock-full of creepy crawlies...and one nervous little brother!He led it home and snuck it in,which gave me goose bumps on my skinto see a monster standing there.Those giant claws! That...
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Alligator Sue

Sharon Arms Doucet · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

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