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DK Eyewitness Books: Weather

Brian Cosgrove · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 72
Format: Library Binding

From whirling tornadoes to freezing blizzards, weather is a constantly changing force that affects everything around us. Explore the history and elements that make up the environment around us in DK Eyewitness Books: Weather.Superb color photographs of the sky in all kinds of weather conditions,...
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Let's Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!: Games, Songs, and Stories from an African American Childhood

Pat McKissack · Schwartz & Wade Books
Pages: 173
Format: Hardcover

"Part songbook, part research text, this work is perfect for families to share together or for young scholars who seek to discover an important piece of cultural history. "-- School Library Journal, starred review From Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott...
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Immigration Bans

Elizabeth Schmermund · Greenhaven Publishing
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback

Recent world events have brought the issue of immigration to the forefront of media and journalism, cultural debates, and political campaigns. Calls for regulation are criticized as racist and xenophobic by some and deemed necessary by others. This resource addresses important questions...
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Sci-Fi Junior High: Crash Landing

Scott Seegert · jimmy patterson
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Middle school in space! An alien dog! A mad scientist! Hundreds of illustrations! Sci-Fi Junior High is galactically good! James Patterson presents a hilarious space adventure featuring an average human kid getting into a universe of trouble.Kelvin is the new kid at Sci-Fi Junior High--a...
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Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse

Charlie Ogden · Gareth Stevens Pub
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

When the zombie apocalypse starts, it's imperative to be ready. After the panic ensues and people are running in every direction, survivors will need to make split-second decisions that will lead them to safety or into the clutches of brain-hungry zombies. Luckily, readers have this...
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Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword

HENRY LIEN · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Welcome to Pearl Famous Academy of Skate and Sword, where the blades are sharp and the competition is fierce. Peasprout Chen dreams of becoming a legend of wu liu, the deadly and beautiful art of martial arts figure skating.As the first students from the rural country of Shin to attend...
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The Mighty Odds: Book One

Amy Ignatow · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

From the renowned author/illustrator of the Popularity Papers series, Amy Ignatow, comes the first installment in a new series about a diverse crew of middle school kids who develop very limited superhero powers after a strange accident and manage to become unlikely friends on the adventure...
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Meet Me at the Well: The Girls and Women of the Bible

Jane Yolen · Charlesbridge
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Old Testatment stories center around men. Leaders, prophets, kings, and priests are all male. But hidden in the background are strong-willed, daring females.Jane Yolen and Barbara Diamond Goldin's masterful retellings pairs elqouent profiles with stunning art, answering one question:...
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Stars So Sweet: An All Four Stars Book

Tara Dairman · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 278
Format: Hardcover

Joan Bauer meets Ruth Reichl in this charming middle grade foodie series.As the summer winds down and Gladys Gatsby prepares to start middle school, she is nervous about juggling schoolwork and looming deadlines from her secret job as the New York Standard's youngest restaurant critic....
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Block and Rock

Jake Maddox · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 89
Format: Library Binding

Back before junior high, Justin, Tony, and Miles were the best of friends. Then they got pigeonholed into cliques and Justin was thrown in with the band nerds while Tony and Miles became a part of the jocks. But now that Justin wants to try out for the football team, music and football...
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Wallace the Brave

Will Henry · Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

"Walace the Brave is a little taste of classic comics from the past." - The Huffington PostWelcome to Snug Harbor! Will Henry's Wallace the Brave is a whimsical comic strip that centers around a bold and curious little boy named Wallace, his best friend Spud and the new girl...
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Concrete Mixers

Mari C Schuh · Amicus Readers
Format: Library Binding

Este libro para buscar y encontrar invita a los lectores principiantes a identificar nuevas palabras de vocabulario e ilustraciones mientras ofrece datos bsicos sobre la estructura de una mezcladora de concretoo, sus partes y el trabajo que hacen.
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Bad Kitty Camp Daze

NICK BRUEL · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Kitty s life is really hard. Like really, REALLY hard. All she asks for is twenty-two hours a day to sleep and food to be delivered morning and night. But does she get it? No. And when Puppy and Baby get a little rambunctious during her naptime, Kitty gets bonked on the head and starts...
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Nadya Skylung and the Cloudship Rescue

Jeff Seymour · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From debut author Jeff Seymour and bestselling illustrator Brett Helquist (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) comes this breathtaking fantasy adventure, starring an extraordinary new heroine and set in an unforgettable world where ships can fly.It takes a very special...
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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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