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Beast Quest: 96: Soara the Stinging Spectre

Adam Blade · Orchard Books
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Tom and Elenna have tackled many Beast Quests before, but now there is a challenger for his title of Master of the Beasts! Join them as they fight a new set of Beasts and battle to save the kingdom...There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in this series - don't miss out!
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Super Simple Hanging Gardens:: A Kid's Guide to Gardening

Alex Kuskowski · Super Sandcastle
Format: Hardcover

Presents information about growing plants in hanging containers, discussing safety precautions and how to choose the right tools, soil, plants, and containers, with instructions for making containers, including one for upside-down plants.
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Time to Fly #10

Laurie Halse Anderson · Puffin; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

There's a flock of parrots in Zoe's backyard! No one knows where they came from, but they aren't as big a surprise as the sight of Zoe's mother, who has just arrived from California. She wants Zoe to move back home with her - something Zoe has been waiting to hear for months....
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For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds

Rick Riordan · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

So you've made it to Valhalla. Now what? This "who's who" guide to the gods, goddesses, and other important figures of Norse mythology was commissioned by Helgi, who, after more than a millennium as manager of Hotel Valhalla, became fed up with answering the same questions from...
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The Loch Ness Monster

Erin Peabody · Little Bee Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Learn all about creatures and monsters throughout history and discover if they're real or not in this new nonfiction series!Behind the Legend looks at creatures and monsters throughout history and analyzes them through a scientific, mythbusting lens, debating whether or not the sightings...
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Ants

Josh Gregory · Children's Press
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

They might be tiny, but ants can have a big effect on their environment. Readers will learn about these insects' remarkably complex social structure and discover how the members of a colony work together to survive. They will also find out how ants construct their elaborate underground...
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Remy Sneakers vs. the Robo-Rats (Remy Sneakers #1)

Kevin Sherry · Scholastic Press
Pages: 124
Format: Hardcover

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Making Robots: Science, Technology, and Engineering

Steven Otfinoski · Children's Press
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

From durable robots that can weather the intense heat inside a volcano and gather important research data to high-tech humanoids that can carry on conversations with people, today's boldest robotics innovations are changing the way we think about technology. Readers will learn how robots...
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The Wright Brothers: Nose-Diving into History

Ben Thompson · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious nonfiction look at two of history's most epic "failures": the Wright brothers, whose countless crashes ultimately led to groundbreaking success.Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and engineering...
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Fearless Women: Courageous Females who Refused to be Denied

TOBY REYNOLDS · BARRON'S
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Through the Real Lives books, children will meet some remarkable individuals who refused to accept the status quo. Each entry in these riveting books explores how these individuals had an extraordinary impact on the world, coming from all four corners of the globe, all walks of life, and across...
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The People of Sparks: The Second Book of Ember (Books of Ember)

Jeanne DuPrau
Format: Paperback

The People of Sparks picks up where The City of Ember leaves off. Lina and Doon have emerged from the underground city to the exciting new world above, and it isn’t long before they are followed by the other inhabitants of Ember. The Emberites soon come across a town where they are welcomed,...
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The Haunting of Falcon House

Eugene Yelchin · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A long undisturbed bedroom. A startling likeness. A mysterious friend.When twelve-year-old Prince Lev Lvov goes to live with his aunt at Falcon House, he takes his rightful place as heir to the Lvov family estate. Prince Lev dreams of becoming a hero of Russia like his great ancestors....
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Be Prepared

VERA BROSGOL · First Second
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

All Vera wants to do is fit in -- but that's not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the best summer camps. Vera's single mother can't afford that sort of luxury, but there's one summer camp in her price range...
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How to Merit in Monsters

Matthew Cody · Rodale Kids
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

A new chapter book series teeming with monsters, the biomes they roam, and the hopeless scout troop out to save them.When a scout troop learns that their sleepaway camp is really a training ground for protecting the earth's most endangered species -- monsters -- the lowest-ranked Troop...
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Experiments With Living Things

Anna Claybourne · Windmill Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Perhaps the most successful way to truly grasp an important science concept is to see it in action. This awesome book invites readers to put on their lab coats and transform into scientists. Theyll perform several simple experiments by following step-by-step instructions, accompanied by helpful...
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