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The Case of the Missing Chalk Drawings

RICHARD BYRNE · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The chalks are drawing flowers on the chalkboard, but someone keeps stealing their artwork! Who could the thief be? Fortunately, Sergeant Blue is on the case and determined to solve the crime. It's a fun and funny read-aloud mystery with a colorful cast of characters, from This book just...
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Song of the Poison Dragon: A Branches Book

Tracey West · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 90
Format: Paperback

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina....
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Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain

Cheryl Bardoe · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The true story of eighteenth-century mathematician Sophie Germain, who solved the unsolvable to achieve her dream.When her parents took away her candles to keep their young daughter from studying math...nothing stopped Sophie. When a professor discovered that the homework sent to him under...
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Autumn Festival Fun

Tina Gallo · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Po and his friends celebrate fall in this sweet and silly Level 2 Ready-to-Read based on a popular episode of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness!It's almost time for the Autumn Festival and Mr. Ping needs Po's help baking thousands of moon cakes! But Po is too busy to help - that...
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Circle

Jeannie Baker · Candlewick Press
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

With entrancing collages and lyrical narration, the creator of the acclaimed Mirror follows the epic flight of an extraordinary bird.Each year, bar-tailed godwits undertake the longest unbroken migration of any bird, flying from Australia and New Zealand to their breeding grounds in the Arctic...
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Chameleons

Elizabeth Raum · Amicus High Interest

"Describes chameleons, including what they look like, where they live, why they change color, how they reproduce, and how they fit in the world"--
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Marlo

Christopher Browne · Balzer Bray
Pages: 40

A glorious, mostly wordless picture book about a dog who needs a bath and finds much more than that by phenomenal debut author/illustrator Christopher Browne, who was inspired by his own rescue dog. Perfect for fans of Aaron Becker's Caldecott Honor BookJourney and Erin and Philip Stead...
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Crius and the Night of Fright

Joan Holub · Aladdin
Format: Hardcover

Zeus and the Olympians head to the Peloponnese to save Apollos twin sister, whos under a sleep spell, in this Heroes in Training adventure. Zeus and the Olympians are off to find Apollos twin sister, Artemis, who was captured by the Cronies and separated from her brother. But Titan Crius,...
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Tick-Tock!: Measuring Time

GINA SHAW · Penguin Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

What time is it . . . and how do you know?This fact- and photo-filled Smithsonian Penguin Young Reader will fill you in on how people first began measuring time and why knowing "when" is important.Time is when things happen and how long they take to happen--but how long is all that?...
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Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood

F Isabel Campoy · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

What good can a splash of color do in a community of gray? As Mira and her neighbors discover, more than you might ever imagine! Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, Maybe Something Beautiful reveals how art can inspire transformation - and how even the smallest...
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Disney Buddies Meet the Buddies

Catherine Hapka · Disney Press

The Buddies are known for their adventure-filled days, and in this story readers will get to know the pups as each one gears up for a brand-new day. Budderball starts his out with a breakfast fit for a king (or puppy), Mudbud takes his morning mudbath, B-Dawg shoots some hoops, Buddha goes...
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Thanksgiving

Meredith Dash · Abdo Kids
Format: Print book

This title will familiarize readers with Thanksgiving by explaining the "whos, whats, and whys" of it. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Young readers will gather basic information about Thanksgiving through easy-to-read text alongside compelling and historical...
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Chipmunks

Mari C Schuh · Jump!
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

In Chipmunks, beginning readers follow a chipmunk as it gathers food in preparation for winter. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn all about this furry woodland animal.
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The Riddlemaster

Kevin Crossley-Holland · Tradewind Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Anouk, Ben and Cara dream of a fabulous treasure buried on the golden island across the harbor. A mysterious and grizzled old man offers them passage on his boat, but only if they can solve seven vexing riddles. If they succeed, a strange and magical prize awaits them. Enchanting illustrations...
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On the First Day of First Grade

TISH RABE · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

On the first day of first grade, there will be lots of fun! This is the perfect book to share with a kindergartner getting ready for the step up to "big kid" school!From choosing books to read to building things with clay to performing in a play, there are many exciting firsts...
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