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Posey, the Class Pest

Holly Anna

Daisy brings her totally true imaginary friend, Posey, to visit her totally real school in this seventh Daisy Dreamer chapter book!Nerd alert! Guess what? I, Daisy Dreamer, have a big confession. I love school. You know what else I love? Posey. He's my totally true imag
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Exploring According to Og the Frog

Betty G. Birney · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

In the second book in the Og the Frog spinoff of the Humphrey series, Og is ready for adventure and is jumping at the chance to help kids be brave!     Og loves the kids in Room 26, but he's awfully curious about the human world outside his tank! His friend...
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Animals Up Close: Animals as you've Never Seen them Before

DK Publishing

Get closer to your favorite animals through amazing nature photographySee the world's most fascinating animals closer and more vividly than you've ever seen before, through stunning, larger-than-life photography in this modern DK classic.Young readers will be fasci
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Super Slime: 30 Safe and Inventive Slime Recipes

DK

The amazing slime recipes in this book are sometimes gross, sometimes sparkly, sometimes smelly, but ALWAYS loads of fun. More than 30 innovative recipes, using inexpensive, accessible, and safe ingredients, will teach you everything you need to know about how to make slime.
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The Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy Tales

Nathaniel Lachenmeyer · First Second
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

With a deft, lively text from Nathaniel Lachenmeyer and eye-popping, painterly art by Simini Blocker, The Singing Rock & Other Brand-New Fairy Talesis the perfect read for kids who love a good yarn -- and good comics!A genie just wants a chance to grant a wish to the frog who accidentally...
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Ready for Action

Brian Lynch · Scholastic Press
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Grumbolt is majoring in action!He's finally getting to follow his dreams at Toy Academy, from learning daring maneuvers, to getting paired up with a sidekick! Grumbolt can't wait to find out who his sidekick is... until it turns out that he's the sidekick. And to school bully Rex Everything,...
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National Geographic Kids Beginner's World Atlas, 4th Edition

National Geographic Kids

Our world is constantly changing and this refreshed atlas from the map experts at National Geographic captures the state of the planet with colorful maps, easy-to-grasp stats, and lots of fun facts--the perfect reference for young kids and students.Learn all about the peop
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Samuel Morse, That's Who!: The Story of the Telegraph and Morse Code

Tracy Nelson Maurer

A lively picture book biography of Samuel Morse that highlights how he revolutionized modern technology.Back in the 1800s, information traveled slowly. Who would dream of instant messages? Samuel Morse, that's who! Who traveled to France, where the famous telegraph tower
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Dear Justice League

Michael Northrop

Hello! Justice League here. Ask us anything! Does Superman ever make mistakes? Does Wonder Woman have to listen to her parents? Does Aquaman smell like fish?The greatest heroes in the DC Comics Universe, the Justice League, answer mail from their biggest fans--kids
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Sadiq and the Desert Star

Siman Nuurali

When Sadiq's father leaves on a business trip, he worries he'll miss his baba too much. But Baba has a story for Sadiq: the story of the Desert Star. Learning about Baba's passion for the stars sparks Sadiq's interest in outer space. But can Sadiq find others who are willing to he
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Bee the Change

Preller, James

The Big Idea Gang is buzzing with excitement! They're going to show Clay Elementary just how important bees can be in this chapter book series about making a case - and making a difference - by the author of Jigsaw Jones.After Kym and Lizzie get the awesome opportunity to
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Campfire Stories

Andres Miedoso

Desmond Cole goes camping and tells some scary campfire stories in the eighth book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol series!Camping with Desmond Cole is a lot of fun, until he starts telling ghost stories around the campfire. Most kids tell creepy stories that are totally f
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Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People: Color Edition

Pilkey, Dav

Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!Now in full color!George and Harold's time-traveling Purple Potty has landed them in a crazy place! The teachers are nice, the cafeteria
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How to Be a Coder: Learn to Think like a Coder with Fun Activities, then Code in Scratch 3.0 Online then Code for Real in Scratch Online!

Kiki Prottsman

Learn to think like a coder without a computer! Each of the fun craft activities included in this book will teach you about a key concept of computer programming and can be done completely offline. Then you can put your skills into practice by trying out the simple
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Mia Mayhem Breaks Down Walls

Kara West

Mia uses her super-strength to break down walls in this fourth adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series!Mia is determined to be the best in her strength-training class, so she can learn how to lift cars, and climb super tall buildings! But when her own super strengt
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