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Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey

Doug Kuntz · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

The true story about one cat's journey to be reunited with his war-torn family has been seen by millions of people and is now a heartwarming picture book. When an Iraqi family is forced to flee their home, they can't bear to leave their beloved cat, Kunkush, behind. So they carry...
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Biscuit Flies a Kite

Alyssa Satin Capucilli · Harpercollins Childrens B
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

It seems like the perfect day to fly a kite, until - oh, no! - the wind begins to blow it away! Join Biscuit, everyone's favorite pup, and his friend Puddles as they put their furry heads together to save the day. Woof, woof! Bow wow!This My First I Can Read friendship puppy-tale is perfect...
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Puddles!!!

Kevan Atteberry · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

RAIN! PUDDLES! MUD! Squish, squish, squish. Declan loves rain and splashing and mud! But the bunnies? Not so much! The perfect companion to the delightful Bunnies!!! Spare text, loads of fun, and heaps of emotion make Puddles!!! extraordinary for toddler read-alouds.Fans of Mo Willems and Sandra...
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Daring Amelia

Barbara Lowell · Penguin Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Soar to new heights with the story of the world's most famous female pilot, Amelia Earhart!Even as a kid, Amelia Earhart was always looking for adventures. She had mud ball fights, explored caves, and even built a roller coaster in her backyard! And the adventures continued as she grew...
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DIY Science

Nick Arnold · Sterling Pub Co
Pages: 120
Format: Print book

These 88½ DIY science experiments are guaranteed to blow your socks off! Create a lava lamp. Take fingerprints. And turn the world upside down . . . without standing on your head! Explore the science behind air, water, mixtures, materials, energy, forces, magnets, the human body, and nature....
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Alex Morgan

Laura K Murray · Creative Education
Pages: 21
Format: Print book

No matter the field of entertainment or competition, every talented performer dreams of making it to the top. This colorful series surveys concert stages, film sets, and athletic venues to introduces icons of entertainment and sports. Young readers will meet dynamic athletes, A-list actors...
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Captain Awesome Has the Best Snow Day Ever?

Stan Kirby · Little Simon
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Captain Awesome is determined to make this the best snow day ever in the eighteenth adventure of the Sunnyview Superhero Squad!Captain Awesome just woke up, and something is suspicious. His mom's not calling him to come downstairs for breakfast. His school clothes aren't laid out for him....
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Robins!: How They Grow Up

Eileen Christelow · Clarion Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Robins are the most familiar and beloved of all birds, found throughout North America and celebrated as one of the first signs of spring. But there's a lot about them that most people don't know! In this visually stunning picture book that features comic-book panels combined with painterly...
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Liz's Night at the Museum

Callie Barkley · Little Simon
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

In the fifteenth book of The Critter Club series, Liz is excited for her sleepover at the museum...until she hears some spooky noises!Liz can't wait for her sleepover at the Santa Vista Art & History Museum! After all, it's been her dream to stay overnight at a museum. But when...
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Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes

James Dean · Harper
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Pete makes the best cupcakes!Join Pete the Cat in a brand-new story and help him and his friends find the missing cupcakes! Pete the Cat and his friends are busy as can be baking cupcakes for a cupcake party, and Pete can't wait to perform with his groovy band. But some of the cupcakes...
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Happy Dreamer

Peter H Reynolds · Orchard Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In his Scholastic debut, picture book and creativity guru Peter Reynolds brings us a universally poignant celebration of the colorful spectrum of what it means to dream and the many ways to find happy!While the world tells us to sit still, to follow the rules, and to color inside the lines,...
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Captain Awesome vs. the Sinister Substitute Teacher

Stan Kirby · Little Simon
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Captain Awesome faces off against an evil substitute teacher in the sixteenth adventure of the Sunnyview Superhero Squad!It's an ordinary day at Sunnyview Elementary for Eugene, Charlie, and Sally. At least until the classroom door opens and a teacher who isn't Ms. Beasley walks...
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Living in . . . China

Chloe Perkins · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Discover what it's like to grow up in China with this fascinating, nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series all about kids just like you in countries around the world!NÄ­ Hao! My name is Jin, and I'm a kid just like you living in China. China is a country filled with ancient...
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Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay

Susan Hood · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

From award-winning author Susan Hood and illustrator Sally Wern Comport comes the extraordinary true tale of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, an orchestra made up of children playing instruments built from recycled trash.Ada Ríos grew up in Cateura, a small town in Paraguay built...
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How to Be a Boss

Tina Gallo · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Learn how to be a boss in this Level Ready-to-Read 1 based on The Boss Baby! DreamWorks Animation's highly anticipated movie The Boss Baby, based on the Simon & Schuster book by Marla Frazee, premieres in theaters on March 31, 2017!A humorous "how to" book for wannabe bosses!...
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