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The 65-Story Treehouse

Andy Griffiths · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

Before they can go up, they have to go back -- travel through time with Andy and Terry as they attempt to save the treehouse! New York Times bestselling author Andy Griffiths invites readers to come hang out with him and his friend Terry in their 65-Story Treehouse-the fifth book in the illustrated...
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How Is Peanut Butter Made?

Grace Hansen · Abdo Kids Jumbo
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

This title will go through the process of how peanut butter is made. It will begin at the peanut farm where peanut plants are grown. It will then show the process of harvesting, shelling, and blanching, and finally show how the peanuts are broken down into a creamy butter. Aligned to Common...
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Hensel and Gretel: Ninja Chicks

Corey Rosen Schwartz · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

New from the team behind The Three Ninja Pigs and Ninja Red Riding HoodThese ninja chicks are anything but chicken! When Hensel and Gretel's dad gets snatched by a fox, the sisters put their ninja skills to work to track him down before he can be stir-fried. But are these two little...
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Mae Jemison

Laurie Calkhoven · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Blast off into space and get to know Mae Jemison the first African-American woman to ever go to space with this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people you should meet. Meet Mae Jemison, the first African-American female astronaut...
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Tiny Goes to the Movies

Cari Meister · Penguin Group Usa
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

It's movie night in the park!Tiny and Eliot love summer. They play ball, swim, and go see a movie in the park. But when a cat appears onscreen during the film, Tiny doesn't know it isn't real. He barks and runs around, making a huge mess - and stealing the show!
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The Mystery of The Haunted Farm

Elys Dolan · Nosy Crow
Format: Print book

Strange and spooky things are happening down on the farm, and Farmer Greg knows exactly who to call - Ghost-hunters! A specialist team of three little ghost-hunting pigs equipped with the latest gadgets seem to be the perfect guys for the job. There's certainly something suspicious...
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Agatha Christie

Isabel Sanchez Vegara · Frances Lincoln Children's Bks
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The book follows Agatha Christie, who taught herself to read...
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Creature Teacher Science Shocker

Sam Watkins · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 176
Format: Library Binding

One creature is hard enough to handle. But two? That's double trouble! Jake's class is competing in the Whizz Bang Science Festival and there is just one thing standing between them and success . . . Creature! And Creature's made a friend! With two mischievous little monsters...
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Pigloo

Anne Marie Pace · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Pigloo is an explorer. His destination? The North Pole. Big sister Paisley has doubts about Pigloo's plan, but Pigloo knows that explorers have to be patient as well as brave. When Pigloo takes his sled to the top of a hill, he sets off on his expedition--with a little unexpected...
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Before She was Harriet

Lesa Cline-Ransome · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A lush and lyrical biography of Harriet Tubman, written in verse and illustrated by an award-winning artist.We know her today as Harriet Tubman, but in her lifetime she was called by many names. As General Tubman she was a Union spy. As Moses she led hundreds to freedom on the Underground...
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Clara Is Left Out: A Book about Bullying and Kindness

Kerry Dinmont · Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Introduces readers to Clara and how she experiences a day of feeling left out. Discusses bullying and reasons for being kind.Additional features to aid comprehension include vivid photographs, Common Core questions and activities, a phonetic glossary, and sources for further research.
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The Eagle of Rome: A Lottie Lipton Adventure

Dan Metcalf · Darby Creek Publishing
Pages: 80
Format: Library Binding

Welcome to the British Museum, home to Lottie Lipton: nine-year-old investigator extraordinaire! Lady Viola Kirton, the famous treasure hunter, is on the trail of a legendary Roman eagle. But she wants to sell it, and Lottie Lipton knows it belongs in a museum. Can Lottie win the race to find...
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Tiger Sharks

Deborah Nuzzolo · Capstone Press
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Which shark does the best job of cleaning up the ocean? The tiger shark! These fearsome fish are unique for eating anything they can find -- including bottles, cans, and even license plates! Young readers will learn about the appearance, behavior, life cycle, and other key features of these...
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Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

Jennifer Bryant · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

An inspiring picture-book biography of Louis Braille a blind boy so determined to read that he invented his own alphabet. Louis Braille was just five years old when he lost his sight. He was a clever boy, determined to live like everyone else, and what he wanted more than anything was to be able...
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