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How to Make Friends with a Ghost

Rebecca Green · Tundra Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

What do you do when you meet a ghost? One: Provide the ghost with some of its favorite snacks, like mud tarts and earwax truffles. Two: Tell your ghost bedtime stories (ghosts love to be read to) . Three: Make sure no one mistakes your ghost for whipped cream or a marshmallow when you aren't...
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If Wendell Had a Walrus

Lori Mortensen · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In this heartwarming story about friendship and imagination, a boy named Wendell dreams of getting a pet walrus. Together, they'd ride bikes, tell jokes, and have a grand time. If only he could find one! But looking for a walrus turns out to be its own adventure, one with an unexpected...
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Harbor Seals

Ellen Lawrence · Bearport Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

It?s a hot, summer day at the seashore. The beach is covered with hundreds of sunbathers. Every now and again, some of them splash into the water to find a fishy snack. The beach visitors aren?t people?they?re harbor seals! They have come ashore to rest and to sun themselves. Filled...
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Better Call Batman!

J.E. Bright · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Gotham City's wildest villains are up to no good in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read story based on the animated films, Animal Instincts and Monster Mayhem!It's nighttime in Gotham City and the villains are running amok. From the Joker, to Scarecrow, to the Penguin, learn the strengths...
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Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic

Mara Rockliff · Candlewick Press, 2016.
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Be astonished and dazzled by the true story of Adelaide Herrmann, the Queen of Magic!Some girls are perfectly happy never doing anything out of the ordinary. But Addie was anything but ordinary. She longed for thrills and excitement! At a time when a young lady appearing onstage was considered...
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Plows

Lori Dittmer · Creative Education
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

Hello, balers and harvesters. Hello, cultivators and seeders. Hello, fun! The popular Seedlings series now offers irresistible introductions to six farm machines. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these newest...
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The Right Track

Apple Jordan · Random House
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Anna, Elsa, and their friends from Disney Frozen embark on a new adventure with the help of the Northern Lights in this Step 2 deluxe Step into Reading leveled reader that's perfect for children ages 4 to 6. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories....
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DK Readers L2: Life in the Stone Age

DK. · DK Children
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Explore mammoths, cave paintings, shamans, shelters, and lots more in this book about the Stone Age .Discover what life was like--from where people lived, how and what they hunted, how plants were used, art, medicine, and spiritual rituals. From camps to cave paintings to megaliths, this...
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Custodians

Erika S Manley · Jump!
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

In Custodians, beginning readers will learn about the work custodians do in keeping buildings such as offices and schools clean, safe, and in good repair. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover where custodians work and how they...
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Yellowstone National Park

Audra Wallace · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Young readers will love exploring the geothermal wonders that dominate Yellowstone National Park. Theyll also enjoy discovering the parks plants, animals, and other landformsall in the pages of this fun and fascinating book.
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Termites

Karen Latchana Kenney · Jump!
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

In Termites, early fluent readers discover the amazing world of termites and the structures they build. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore the intricacies of termite habitats.
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Curious McCarthy's Power of Observation

Tory Christie · Picture Window Books
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

Curious McCarthy, named after the famous scientist Marie Curie, has decided to become a scientist herself. Her first hypothesis: That her mischievous younger brother will get noticed before her proper oldest sister, Charlotte. Using footnotes filled with funny observations, Curious invites...
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The 78-Story Treehouse

ANDY GRIFFITHS · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Andy Griffiths invites readers to come hang out with him and his friend Terry in their 78-Story Treehouse -- the sixth book in the illustrated chapter book series filled with Andy and Terry's signature slapstick humor! Andy and Terry live in a 78-story...
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We Found a Hat

Jon Klassen · Candlewick Press
Pages: 56
Format: Print book

Click Here For the Autographed Copy Hold on to your hats for the conclusion of the celebrated hat trilogy by Caldecott Medalist Jon Klassen, who gives his deadpan finale a surprising new twist. Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. But there are two turtles....
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Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell

SUE HENDRA · Aladdin
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Norman the Slug is looking for a perfect shell - but can he find his match? Find out in this "fantastically bold and fun picture book that will teach children the importance of accepting who you are" (Junior News and Mail) .Norman is a slug who longs to be a snail - if only...
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