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National Geographic Readers: Helen Keller

Kitson Jazynka · Natl Geographic
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Readers will be inspired by the amazing story of Helen Keller in this informative biography. They will learn all about her life, her achievements, and the challenges she faced along the way. The Level 2 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers.
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DK Readers L3: Titanic: The Disaster that Shocked the World!

Mark Dubowski · DK CHILDREN
Format: Hardcover

DK Readers now have a fresh new look featuring redesigned jackets and interiors, and up-to-date vocabulary throughout! Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multi-level reading program guaranteed to capture children's...
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Kumba and Kambili: A Tale from Mali

Suzanne I. Barchers · Red Chair Press
Format: Hardcover

When the village is terrorized by a lion, the hunter Kambili wishes to track down the beast. But his wife Kumba steps in to warn that the lion is an evil wizard. The brave Kumba and Kambili prove no match for the lion-man. Themes: bravery, intelligence.
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National Geographic Readers: Great Migrations Amazing Animal Journeys

Laura Marsh · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Book

Every year like clockwork, animals both big and small are driven by a natural instinct to move, in order to survive. On both land and sea, they fight the odds and the forces of nature to breed, feed, or lead and carry on for future generations. This reader is an introduction to the treacherous...
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Gator Dad

Brian Lies · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

From seemingly mundane tasks such as grocery shopping to more active pursuits like a romp at the park and fort-building, a loving and playful father alligator shows his gator kids that the simplest pleasures done together can make for an incredibly fun day. Presented by New York...
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Beast Quest: 87: Styro the Snapping Brute

Adam Blade · Orchard Books
Pages: 130
Format: Print book

Tom and Elenna journey to the kingdom of Gwildor - but when they arrive they discover that an old enemy has a deadly plan to seize power over the land and its people. Can our heroes defeat a monstrous clawed lobster Beast?Collect all the books in the thrilling new series of BEAST QUEST...
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Sleeping Beauty Step into Reading

Mary Man-Kong · RH/Disney
Format: Book

Aurora from Disney Sleeping Beauty is one of the most beloved Disney princesses of all time. Now girls ages 4 to 6 can relive the magic of the film in this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader.
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Beast Quest: 92: Thoron the Living Storm

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

Tom and Elenna have tracked Emperor Jeng and the Evil Witch Kensa as they search for the second weather-controlling crystal. But Thoron the Walking Storm is unlike any Beast they've faced before...There are four thrilling adventures to collect in this brand new series of BEAST QUEST...
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Little Wing Learns to Fly

Calista Brill · Harper
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

No matter how hard Little Wing tries to fly, he always flops . . . until one day when his fluttering takes him above the clouds and far away - maybe too far away! Lost in the sky, Little Wing has to find his way home. But thanks to a special someone, he learns the importance of dragon rules....
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Minnie and Moo: Hooves of Fire

Denys Cazet · Creston Books
Format: Hardcover

It's a perfect day for the First Annual Hoot, Holler, and Moo Talent Festival. The sun is shining in a warm autumn sky and the stage is set. Mr. and Mrs. Farmer are away on vacation, Minnie and Moo are dressed in their togas, Elvis has his bagpipe, the hyenas their jokes, the fox his magic...
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A Library Book for Bear

Bonny Becker · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Book

Curmudgeonly Bear succumbs to Mouse's entreaties and discovers the joy of books in a hilarious story that fans will covet for their own library.

Bear does not want to go to the library. He is quite sure he already has all the books he will ever need. Yet the relentlessly...
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No Fooling

Dori Chaconas · Penguin Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Book

Cork is a muskrat who likes small, safe adventures. Fuzz is a possum who likes big, exciting adventures. Fuzz convinces Cork to go with him on a snowy exploration, but Cork is scared of the big animals they might encounter. When Fuzz pretends he has seen a dangerous animal, he only makes...
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Shrunken Treasures: Literary Classics, Short, Sweet, and Silly

Scott Nash · Candlewick Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Nine weighty literary classics are transformed into delectable morsels with Scott Nash's playful versification and whimsical illustration.Can't stomach all of Frankenstein? Lacking the strength to read The Odyssey? Don't have 1,001 nights to get through Scheherazade's ordeal?...
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