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Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy

Richard Michelson · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

A moving biography of the late Leonard Nimoy, the iconic Spock from Star Trek, whose story exemplifies the American experience and the power of pursuing your dreams. Once there was a boy named Leonard who loved to sing and to act. His parents were immigrants who felt like aliens in America,...
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Penelope Crumb Is Mad at the Moon

Shawn Stout · Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover

Penelope channels the quirkiness of Ramona Quimby! --Shelf AwarenessPenelope Crumb is not having a very good week. First she accidentally comes to school dressed as an elephant dress like an animal day is next week, and then in gym class shes forced to square dance. With a boy who is known...
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The Adventures of Gracie & Monkeybear: Book 1: Summer

C. S. O'Kelly · Monkeybear Publishing
Pages: 34
Format: Paperback

Kirkus Best Books of 2016 (Book 1: Summer) & 2017 (Book 2: Winter) , the Gracie & MonkeyBear series celebrates imagination, kindness, and helping those in need! From dinosaur excavations to deep-sea rescues, author C.S. O'Kelly and illustrator, Jordy Farrell take us on an adventure...
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Lambslide

Ann Patchett · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the international bestselling author of Bel Canto and Commonwealth, Ann Patchett, and the bestselling illustrator of the Fancy Nancy series, Robin Preiss Glasser, comes a hilarious children's story about a slide made just for lambs.Nicolette Farmer is running for class president, and the rest...
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Let's Explore Haiti

Elle Parkes · Lerner Pub Group
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

What do you know about the country of Haiti? Find out about Haitian food, culture, and landmarks to see what makes this Caribbean country special.
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Sugar Hill: Harlem's Historic Neighborhood

Carole Boston Weatherford · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 1
Format: Book

Take a walk through Harlem's Sugar Hill and meet all the amazing people who made this neighborhood legendary. With upbeat rhyming, read-aloud text, Sugar Hill celebrates the Harlem neighborhood that successful African Americans first called home during the 1920s. Children raised in Sugar...
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Where Is My Balloon?

Ariel Bernstein · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Owl and Monkey from I Have a Balloon are back! But what happened to Owl's balloon? Find out in this hilarious picture book about making mistakes and finding forgiveness.Owl has a balloon. Monkey has a sock with a star and a perfectly shaped hole. But then Owl asks Monkey to hold his balloon,...
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With Love, Little Red Hen

Alma Flor Ada · Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Print book

Hidden Forest has a new resident. Little Red Hen and her seven little chicks have moved into a cottage and plan to grow a bountiful crop of corn in the nearby field. The problem is that none of the Red Hen's neighbors are willing to help with the hard work. "Not I," says the dog,...
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Boston Red Sox

Sara Gilbert · Creative Education
Format: Hardcover

A simple introduction to the Boston Red Sox major league baseball team including its start in its World Series triumphs and its stars throughout the years--Provided by publisherTitle Boston Red SoxAuthor Gilbert SaraPublisher Creative CoPublication Date Number of Pages Binding Type LIBRARYLibrary...
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The Fairy Bell Sisters #4: Clara and the Magical Charms

Margaret McNamara · Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 118
Format: Hardcover

Aspiring young fairies who adore Rainbow Magic and Disney Fairies will delight in the fourth magical installment in Margaret McNamara's Fairy Bell Sisters series, about Tinker Bell's little sisters.All the fairies on Sheepskerry Island look up to Clara Bell. Clara can do anything,...
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School Bus

Donald Crews · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

What is large (or small) , bright yellow, and filled with students? School Bus! Climb aboard and let Donald Crews take you to school -- and home again.
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Twilight Chant

Holly Thompson · Clarion Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A lyrical exploration of the transition between day and night and of the animals who thrive during this special time.As day slips softly into night, sharp eyes catch glimpses of the special creatures who are active at dusk. Lyrical text and lush art capture the richness and life of this...
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Can Somebody Please Scratch My Back?

Jory John · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious take on helping others and self awareness from New York Times bestselling author Jory John and comic artist sensation Liz ClimoPersnickety Elephant has an itch--a big one--and he can't reach it! While he isn't above asking for a little help, no one is up to the task. Turtle...
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Make Way for Readers

Judy Sierra · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the E.B. White Read Aloud Award­-winning author Judy Sierra comes a darling picture book about the joys of storytime in a preschool classroom illustrate by acclaimed and New York Times bestselling artist G. Brian Karas.In Miss Bingo's classroom there's always time to tell a story!...
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A Walk in New York

Salvatore Rubbino · Candlewick; First Edition edition
Format: Book

New York City - the perfect place for a boy and his dad to spend the day! Follow them on their walk around Manhattan, from Grand Central Terminal to the top of the Empire State Building, from Greenwich Village to the Statue of Liberty, learning lots of facts and trivia along the way....
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