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Baby Goes to Market

ATINUKE. · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers.Market is very crowded.Mama is very busy.Baby is very curious.When Baby and Mama go to the market, Baby is so adorable that the banana seller...
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The Wild Robot Escapes

Peter Brown

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings--but can she survive the challenges of
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Petra

Marianna Coppo

The humorous adventures of an irresistible little rock who finds herself in constantly changing circumstances, Petra is a picture book that celebrates the power of perspective and believing in yourself.Petra is a little rock who believes she is a mighty mountain . .
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Can I Be Your Dog?

Troy Cummings

A heart-tugging dog adoption story told through letters--deeply sincere and almost desperate pleas for a forever home--from the dog, himself!This picture book shares the tale of Arfy, a homeless mutt who lives in a box in an alley. Arfy writes to every person on Butternut
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Islandborn

Junot Di?az

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway plac
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Andrew Jackson: The Making of America #2

Teri Kanefield

Andrew Jackson tells the story of one of our most controversial presidents. Born in the Carolina backwoods, Jackson joined the American Revolutionary War at the age of thirteen. After a reckless youth of gunfights, gambling, and general mischief, he rose to nation
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Building Amazing Creations: Sean Kenney's Art with LEGO Bricks

Sean Kenney · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes exploration of a LEGO master's body of work -- for LEGO enthusiasts of all ages.Kids love building with LEGO bricks, and so do "professional kids" like Sean Kenney. After twelve years writing code and designing websites for major corporations, Sean pursued...
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Evolution: How Life Adapts to a Changing Environment With 25 Projects

Carla Mooney

Why do humans walk on two legs? Why do fish have gills? Life on Earth is incredibly diverse and part of the reason for this is evolution, or the theory that living things change with time. Evolution: How Life Adapts to a Changing Environment explores the theory of evolution, its h
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Young, Gifted and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present

Andrea Pippins

Join us on a journey across borders, through time and even through space to meet 52 icons of color from the past and present in a celebration of achievement. Meet figureheads, leaders, and pioneers such as Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Rosa Parks, as well as
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A Pup Called Trouble

BOBBIE PYRON · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Fans of classic animal stories like Pax and A Dog's Way Home will howl over the heartwarming adventures of a coyote pup lost in New York City. Brimming with curiosity, Trouble can't wait to explore the world beyond Singing Creek. So one morning the coyote pup stows away in the back of a truck...
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The Lost Rainforest: Mez's Magic

ELIOT SCHREFER · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The Lion King meets Wings of Fire in the magical rainforest kingdom of Caldera in this new middle grade animal fantasy series from New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer. Caldera has forever been divided into those animals who walk by night and those...
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The Heart and Mind of Frances Pauley

April Stevens

Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Holm's The Fourteenth Goldfish and Holly Goldberg Sloan's Counting by 7s, this heartfelt, deeply moving middle-grade debut features an offbeat girl who learns that she can remain true to herself while also letting others in.Ele
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They Say Blue

Jillian Tamaki

In captivating paintings full of movement and transformation, Tamaki follows a young girl through a year or a day as she examines the colors in the world around her. Egg yolks are sunny orange as expected, yet water cupped in her hands isn't blue like they say. But maybe a blue wh
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Down by the River

Andrew Weiner · Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

One beautiful autumn day, Art sets out with his mother and grandfather for a fishing trip. Fishing days are Art's favorite. He loves learning the ropes from Grandpa - the different kinds of flies and tackle and the trout that frequent their favorite river. Art especially appreciates...
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Sakura's Cherry Blossoms

Robert Paul Weston

A warm, gorgeous exploration of a little girl's experience immigrating to a new country and missing her home and her grandmother, who still lives far away.Sakura's dad gets a new job in America, so she and her parents make the move from their home in Japan. When she arrive
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What Do You Do With a Chance?

Kobi Yamada · Compendium Inc
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

The award-winning creators of The New York Times best sellers What Do You Do With an Idea? and What Do You Do With a Problem? return with a captivating story about a child who isn't sure what to make of a chance encounter and then discovers that when you have courage, take chances,...
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