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Best Friends

Margery Cuyler · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Can you have more than one best friend? This relatable Step into Reading story is for every young reader navigating new friendships. Friendships can be complicated, even when you're only in elementary school! This leveled reader, about two best buddies whose friendship is disrupted...
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Super Happy Magic Forest

Matty Long · Scholastic Press, 2016. ©2015
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Welcome to the Super Happy Magic Forest, a super happy, super magical place filled with picnics, dancing, and fun. That is until the source of all things joyous, the Mystical Crystals of Life, are stolen!

Five heroes -- a fairy, a unicorn, a faun, a gnome, and a talking mushroom...
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Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation

Edwidge Danticat · Dial Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalistAfter Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them...
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The Night Box

LOUISE GREIG · Clarion Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Soothing bedtime reading, this reassuring and magical evocation of nighttime encourages imaginative exploration and marks the debut of a talented poet and illustrator picture-book pair.

When a little boy opens the Night Box, darkness swoops out, a fox uncurls, and a thousand stars...
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See-Thru Frogs

Sherry Gerstein · EgmontUSA
Format: Hardcover

Eye-catching illustrations and clever use of acetate overlays illuminate frogs, both outside and in! • See-Thru Books provide a fresh take on illustrated nonfiction with their unique acetate pages printed on both sides. • Hidden spiral binding allows the book to lie flat...
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Frida Kahlo

Isabel Munoz · White Star Kids
Pages: 42
Format: Hardcover

Meet artist Frida Kahlo and find out about her life and work in this engagingly illustrated biography. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo created vibrantly hued paintings . . . and led an equally colorful life. Known for her self-portraits, she became a feminist icon whose work now sells for millions...
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Snoopy and Woodstock Best Friends Forever

Celebrate Snoopy and Woodstock's beloved friendship with this springtime Level 2 Ready-to-Read!

Snoopy is cleaning out his doghouse and he finds something very special - Woodstock's baby book! He shares it with his best feathered friend, and together they reminisce about how they...
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My Friends Make Me Happy!

JAN THOMAS · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Can you guess what makes Sheep really happy? Here's a clue . . . it starts with the letter F. It is NOT fish or fans. And it is especially not turnips! That doesn't even start with the letter F! Featuring Jan Thomas's wonderfully wacky humor, rowdy repetitions, and hilarious...
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Feeding Time at the Zoo

Sherry Shahan · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Whats for dinner at the local zoo? Find out in this buffet of fun food facts. This photo essay takes kids behind the scenes at a community zoo to see what and how their favorite animals eat. Colorful photographs and interesting tidbits will leave even the most finicky readers asking for more!,
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Little Critter: Just Fishing with Grandma

Mercer Mayer · HarperFestival; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

Little Critter® wakes up one morning ready to go fishing. But no one will take him . . . until his grandma volunteers! It doesn't matter how many fish they catch - Little Critter and Grandma know how to make the most of their day together. Starring Mercer Mayer's classic, loveable...
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Fancy Nancy: Chez Nancy

NANCY PARENT · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Coming in 2018 to Disney Junior, Fancy Nancy will star in her own fabulous TV show! Nancy has a new playhouse, and it's time for some ooh-la-la fancy fun! But when one friend wants to be the boss of who can come to play, Nancy has to decide what it means to be a good friend.Based on the new Disney...
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Tikki Tikki Tembo

Arlene Mosel · Henry Holt
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-
chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo!

Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classic re-creation of an ancient...

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How Do You Pee in Space? #13

Aaron Blecha · Grosset & Dunlap; DGS edition
Format: Book

A real-life astronaut is coming to Edith B. Sugarman Elementary School, and one lucky kid gets to interview him! Not only that, a trip to a space adventurer program is also up for grabs. To win the contest, students must complete a physical fitness challenge and come up with three interesting...
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Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up! A Branches Book

Thomas Flintham · Branches/Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

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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Blowing in the Wind

SAMANTHA BROOKE · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Next stop...The Magic School Bus heads to the forest to learn about aerodynamics. Ms. Frizzle's class is putting on a play of The Three Little Pigs. The kids want to build a house for their play that even a super-powered fan can't blow down. So Ms. Frizzle and her Magic School Bus take...
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