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Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel

CHRIS GRABENSTEIN · Yearling Books
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

"Outrageous hijinks and nonstop hilarity--five-stars " --Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate series From the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and co-author with James Patterson of I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters, comes a hilarious...
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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...
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New Jersey

Nelson Yomtov · Childrens Pr
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Though small in size, New Jersey is a state rich in history and natural beauty. Readers will get to experience both of these things and more as they tour the Garden State. They will find out which sports are most popular in New Jersey, how the state government is organized, what its natural...
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Ava and Taco Cat (Ava and Pip Series #2)

Carol Weston · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 215
Format: Paperback

Ava desperately wants a pet for her eleventh birthday-but gets way more than she bargained for when she adopts T-A-C-O-C-A-T. When Ava Wren hears about an injured yellow tabby with mismatched ears, she becomes obsessed and wants to rescue him. She even picks out a perfect palindromic name:...
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Outdoor Science Lab for Kids: 52 Family-Friendly Experiments for the Yard, Garden, Playground, and Park

Liz Lee Heinecke · Quarry Books
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Learn physics, chemistry and biology in your own backyard!At-home science provides an environment for freedom, creativity and invention that is not always possible in a school setting. In your own backyard, it's simple, inexpensive, and fun to whip up a number of amazing science experiments...
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Mapping Asia

Paul Rockett · Crabtree Publishing Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Detailed photos and full-color maps help take readers on a fascinating visual journey through Asia! This book's appealing format highlights the facts about the human and physical geography of the continent. Readers will put their analytical skills to use to interpret different types...
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The Library: Mysterious Messenger

D J Machale · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Leave the lights on for this first book in a new thriller series! The author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Pendragon invites you to enter The Library, where the stories you can't finish just might finish you.

There's a place beyond this world where spirits...
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Model Madness

Sheryl Berk · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Will Mickey William's design create a catwalk catfight? Mickey Williams has always dreamed of being a famous fashion designer. It's why she works so hard on her assignments at the Fashion Academy of Brooklyn, the premiere school for aspiring designers. So when Mickey accidentally...
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DK Eyewitness Books: Fossil

Dorling Kindersley, Inc. · DK Publishing
Pages: 72
Format: Print book

A visual and informative guide to fossils, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format.Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to our prehistoric world through fossilized shells, skulls, teeth, plants, and, of course, skeletons with DK Eyewitness Books: Fossil....
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12 Creepy Urban Legends

Kenya Mccullum · 12-Story Library
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding


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Real Friends

Shannon Hale · First Second
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

"Fresh and funny." -- New York Times Book Review

Newbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends -- and why it's worth the journey.

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CoderDojo Nano: Building a Website: Create with Code

Clyde Hatter · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

CoderDojo is the coding club that lets you hang out with other coders, learn new stuff and generally have fun with computers. This amazing CoderDojo book tells you everything you need to know to build your own website. Start by getting your very own Dojo Nano club up and running. All you need...
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101 Animal Super Powers

Melvin Berger · Scholastic Paperback Nonfiction
Format: Print book

Find out which creatures in the animal kingdom have the coolest superpowers in this new book in the 101 Animal series!Discover some of the most extraordinary creatures in nature! This book takes a close look at 101 of the coolest tricks and superpowers in the animal kingdom. Find out how these...
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Clara Humble and the Kitten Caboodle

Anna Humphrey · Owlkids
Pages: 230
Format: Hardcover

Clara Humble, the winsome and über-confident soon-to-be-fifth-grader described as "Ramona Quimby meets Timmy Failure," is back for a third and final adventure. When Clara and her best friend, Bradley, go treasure hunting in an abandoned lot, they stumble upon something even better...
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Skunked!: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet

Jacqueline Kelly · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 106
Format: Hardcover

From Newbery honor author Jacqueline Kelly comes a new illustrated chapter book series for younger readers featuring the beloved characters from The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate. In Calpurnia Tate, Animal Doctor in Training, Callie Vee, Travis, and Dr. Pritzker help animals big and small.

When...

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