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Apples

Cecelia H Brannon · Enslow Pub Inc
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. More than just a snack, apples are used for many familiar foodstuffs. Through simple text and vivid photos, young readers will learn all about apples and the importance they have as a crop. A Words to Know section helps readers learn new vocabulary,...
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Neil Armstrong: Astronaut & First Human to Walk on the Moon

GRACE HANSEN · Abdo Kids Jumbo
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Readers will learn about Armstrong's early years, his time in the military, and how he joined NASA. They will also learn about his first mission into space and his second mission when he became the first man to walk on the moon! Each title is complete with simple text, a timeline, and great...
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The Thank You Book

Mo Willems · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In The Thank You Book!, Piggie wants to thank EVERYONE. But Gerald is worried Piggie will forget someone . . . someone important.
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Jesse Owens

Laurie Calkhoven · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Sprint around the track and get to know Jesse Owens in this fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a new series of biographies about people "you should meet."Meet Jesse Owens, an African American runner who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin! What...
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The #1: Big Secret

Alexa Pearl · Little Bee Books
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

In the first book of the Tales of Sasha series, a young horse named Sasha discovers a big secret about what makes her different from her friends and family.Sasha has always felt a little bit different from the other horses in her home of Verdant Valley. She loves running and jumping and the feeling...
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Rappy Goes to School

Dan Gutman · HarperCollins
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

It's Rappy the Raptor's first day of school, and he's having a hard time keeping his cool!But when Rappy spots a classmate being bullied, he finds the nerve to speak up - in rhyme, of course! Parents and kids will snap, tap, and dance first-day jitters away with this funny school story...
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Everybunny Dance!

Ellie Sandall · McElderry Books
Pages: 32
Format: eBook

Bunnies dance, play, sing, and make a new friend in this delightful picture book from the author of Follow Me!, which School Library Journal called "a winsome selection suitable for storytime."Nobody is watching. Now's the perfect chance. Ready bunny, Steady bunny, EVERYBUNNY...
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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!N? Hao! My name is Jin, and I'm a kid just like you living in China. China is a country filled with...
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Exploring Weather: Meteorologists at Work!

Elsie Olson · Super Sandcastle
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Have you ever wanted to become a meteorologist? In Exploring Weather: Meteorologists at Work! young readers will find out what these supercool scientists really do! They will explore how meteorologists study and predict weather and climate, and discover the special tools meteorologists...
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And Then Comes Summer

TOM BRENNER · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A joyful, sun-drenched tribute to the anticipation and adventures of the warmest season of the year.When the days stretch out like a slow yawn, and the cheerful faces of Johnny-jump-ups jump up . . . then it's time to get ready for summer! From flip-flops and hide-and-seek to fireworks...
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Hermit Crabs

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

Whack! Smack! Thump! On a hot sandy beach, two hermit crabs are wrestling. The crabs are fighting over a large empty snail shell. First one crab grabs the shell, then the other pulls it away. The fighters roll over and over in the sand. What?s so special about the shell? Each of the crabs...
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Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths

GRAHAM ANNABLE · First Second
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Peter and Ernesto are sloths. Peter and Ernesto are friends. But Peter and Ernesto are nothing alike. Peter loves their tree and never wants to leave, while Ernesto loves the sky and wants to see it from every place on Earth. When Ernesto leaves to have a grand adventure, Peter stays behind...
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Corn

Cecelia H Brannon · Enslow Pub Inc
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Corn is an essential crop. It is a staple of many diets and cuisines. But theres more to corn than when it's on the cob. Young readers can learn about ears of corn, different ways corn is used, and why its such an important crop! Full-color photos and easy-to-read text help readers...
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Hot Rod Hamster Meets His Match!

Cynthia Lord · Scholastic Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

When Hamster and his friends go looking for some cool, wet, wild fun at the Water Kingdom waterpark, Hamster and his new friend, Holly, challenge two dogs to a race down the waterslide. Can they win?With the same bouncing rhythms, fun choice rhymes, and daredevil antics that made the picture...
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The Seal Garden

Ian McAllister · Orca Book Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

When storms roar and orcas are on the prowl, it's the seal gardens of the Great Bear Sea that provide safety and shelter to sea lions, otters, a variety of seals and other sea mammals. Ian McAllister's glorious photographs reveal the beauty and mystery of this rarely seen place...
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