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It's a Good Thing There Are Bees

Lisa M. Herrington · Childrens Pr
Format: Paperback

There are plenty of creatures in the world that some people would prefer to live without! Bats and spiders are scary. Bees and snakes can be deadly. But each of these creatures plays an important role in its ecosystem. Key Features Fun facts offering fun, sometimes little-known...
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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

Jen Bryant · Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pages: 42
Format: Print book

2015 Caldecott Honor Book2015 Sibert Medal Winner2015 Orbis Pictus Honor BookFor shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned...
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Bright Sky, Starry City

Uma Krishnaswami · Groundwood Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Phoebe helps her dad set up telescopes on the sidewalk outside his store. It's a special night - Saturn and Mars are going to appear together in the sky. But will Phoebe be able to see them with all the city lights? Raindrops begin to fall, followed by lightning and thunder. Phoebe...
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Pete the Cat: Go, Pete, Go!

James Dean · Harperfestival
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

New York Times bestselling author-artist James Dean brings us a new Pete the Cat adventure, a special reimagining of "The Tortoise and the Hare" as a race between Pete and Turtle, in Pete the Cat: Go, Pete, Go! Includes over 30 fun stickers.Ding, ding. There's nothing Pete...
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Fart Squad #2: Fartasaurus Rex

Seamus Pilger · Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 107
Format: Print book

It's the second adventure from the smelt-it, dealt-it, you-can-fasten-your-seat-belt-but-they-might-melt-it . . . fearless FART SQUAD! This laugh-out-loud chapter book series is perfect for Captain Underpants fans. With black-and-white illustrations throughout and port-a-potties full of bathroom...
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Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble

Marilyn Johnson · Harper
Format: Hardcover

The author of The Dead Beat and This Book is Overdue! turns her piercing eye and charming wit to the real-life avatars of Indiana Jones - the archaeologists who sort through the muck and mire of swamps, ancient landfills, volcanic islands, and other dirty places to reclaim history for us all.Pompeii,...
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Rose Gold: An Easy Rawlins Mystery

Walter Mosley · Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

Rose Gold is two colors, one woman, and a big headache.In this new mystery set in the Patty Hearst era of radical black nationalism and political abductions, a black ex-boxer self-named Uhuru Nolica, the leader of a revolutionary cell called Scorched Earth, has kidnapped Rosemary Goldsmith,...
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Charles M Schulz · Simon & Schuster Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang in this retelling of the beloved Thanksgiving TV special!When Peppermint Patty invites herself (and most of her friends) to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving dinner, Charlie Brown reluctantly agrees...
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Crops on the Farm

Teddy Borth · Abdo Kids
Format: Book

This title introduces little readers to crops they might find on the farm. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Readers will gather basic information about farm crops through easy-to-read, simple text alongside beautiful full-bleed photographs. Aligned to Common...
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Where's Waldo? Destination: Everywhere!: 12 classic scenes as you've never seen them before!

MARTIN HANDFORD · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered which of his many adventures Waldo loved best?Everyone's favorite bespectacled explorer has been many places - the land of dragon flyers, a Jurassic arena of sports-loving dinosaurs, the set of black-and-white movies in Hollywood. Join Waldo as he handpicks...
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Mars: Red Rocks and Dust

Joyce Markovics · Bearport Publishing
Format: Print book

"In this book, readers are introduced to the planet Mars"--
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The Cow Who Climbed a Tree

Gemma Merino · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Tina isn't like the other cows. She believes that the sky is the limit and that everything is possible. But her sisters aren't convinced -- and when Tina tells them she has climbed a tree and met a dragon, they decide that her nonsense has gone too far. Off they go into the woods to find...
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Jumanji 30th Anniversary Edition

Chris Van Allsburg · HMH Books for Young Readers; 30 Rei/Com edition
Format: Hardcover

Over thirty years ago, Peter and Judy first found the game - Jumanji - with the instructions that once the game is started, it must be finished or it will go on forever - and it was then, with this same wonderment, readers found Jumanji, too. Since its original publication, Jumanji has been...
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Tacky and the Haunted Igloo

Helen Lester · Harcourt Brace and Company
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

It's Halloween, and Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect are planning the spookiest haunted igloo ever! They've decorated with spoohooky cobwebs, they've baked some awful waffle treats, and the only thing left to do is dress up as something scary to haunt the igloo. Everything...
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Washington: The Evergreen State

Kristin Schuetz · Bellwether Media
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Book by Schuetz, Kristin
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