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Battling Wildlife Poachers: The Fight to Save Elephants, Rhinos, Lions, Tigers, and More

Diane Bailey · Mason Crest
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

PROTECTING THE EARTH S ANIMALS8 titles64 pages eachFrom whales to chimps, from cats and dogs to sharks and coral, the animals of the world are under threat. Human influence on their habitats and on world climate, along with direct attacks by poachers, are creating crisis after crisis. This...
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Counting Sheep: Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet

Jacqueline Kelly · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Callie Vee and Travis help animals big and small in this illustrated chapter book series for younger readers. In this second book in the Calpurnia Tate, Girl Vet series, Callie takes a hands-on approach to animal doctoring. When Callie and Granddaddy go exploring by the river, Callie discovers...
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Space Taxi: Aliens on Earth

Wendy Mass · Little
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Archie Morningstar fights crime across the universe alongside his dad and Pockets the talking cat. In his sixth adventure, the space taxi navigation system goes down, stranding all the alien passengers on Earth! Will the team be able to find hiding spots for these otherworldly creatures...
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Pugs of the Frozen North

Philip Reeve · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 211

New friends Sika and Shen try to beat the odds and win the Great Northern Race--in a sled pulled by a team of sixty-six pugs--in hopes of meeting the Snowfather and having him grant their wish.
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Billy Sure Kid Entrepreneur and the Invisible Inventor

Luke Sharpe · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Billy Sure, inventor and CEO of Sure Things, Inc., is in a race to finish his invisibility spray before another inventor gets all the glory in the eighth book of a hilarious middle grade series!Everyone is talking about Billy Sure, the boy genius and millionaire inventor whose inventions...
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Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy: Disco Fever

Doug Savage · Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Laser Moose and Rabbit Boy face a familiar foe, a terrifying new enemy, and the frightening possibility that lasers can't solve everything in their biggest and most dangerous adventure yet.An accident (involving a pine cone, a fish, and a truck delivering disco supplies) triggers a series...
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Cicadas

Christina Leaf · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

The last insect to need a megaphone would be a cicada. No bug is louder than a male cicada buzzing for a female! This title shouts cool cicada facts at kids, including that cicada noisemakers are called tymbals and that nymphs can stay underground for up to 17 years!
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Steven Universe & The Crystal Gems

Josceline Fenton · Kaboom
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Steven & the Gems go camping!When Steven Universe takes his super heroic pals, the Gems, on a camping trip, he decides it'd be fun to tell them a scary story. But the Gems - Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl - have a spooky yarn of their own where a monster turns bad Gems to glass. It's...
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Nevada

Jordan Mills · Next Page
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Take a trip to the Silver State! Learn about Nevada's history, geography, weather, people, and more in this book that's all about our 36th state.
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How to Play Chess

Dk. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 72
Format: Print book

Suitable for beginning to intermediate players ages 8 and up, How to Play Chess uses computer-generated 3-D illustrations to bring the game to life, teaching kids everything from the strengths and weaknesses of individual pieces to more advanced strategies and techniques.Author Claire Summerscale,...
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I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980

Lauren Tarshis · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

It was one the most beautiful mountains in America, Mt. St. Helens, in Washington State. But what many didn't know was that this peaceful mountain had an explosive past. For more than a century, it had been quiet. But below ground, pressure had been building, and soon, "Kaboom!"...
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Washington, Dc

ANN HEINRICHS · Childs World
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

From the rich history of the National Archives to the famous Lincoln Memorial, there's lots to see and do in Washington, DC! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make...
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Minecraft: The Island: A Novel

BALLANTINE. · Del Rey
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Minecraft: The Island by Max Brooks, #1 New York Times bestselling author of World War Z, is the first official Minecraft novel. In the tradition of iconic stories like Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island, Minecraft: The Island will tell the story of a new hero stranded in the world of Minecraft,...
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Islam

Katie Marsico · Cherry Lake Publishing
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, these books explore the six most popular world religions through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. In Islam, the text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of this religion, as well...
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Understanding Coding with Hopscotch

Patricia Harris · PowerKids Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Coding for elementary students is a new and exciting learning opportunity, and this book will show readers how to get coding in just minutes with the program Hopscotch. Instead of lines of text, Hopscotch provides users with colorful, stackable blocks to create animations, games, and more....
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