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On the Day You Were Born

Debra Frasier · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 24
Format: Board book

In simple words and radiant collages, Debra Frasier celebrates the natural miracles of the earth and extends an exuberant welcome to each member of our human family. Accompanied by a detailed glossary explaining such natural phenomena as gravity, tides, and migration, this is an unforgettable...
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The Three Grasshoppers

Francesca Bosca · Purple Bear Books
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

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Bramble and Maggie: Snow Day

Jessie Haas · Candlewick Press
Pages: 51
Format: Print book

Bramble the horse and her devoted girl, Maggie, face a major snowstorm in their fourth adventure.The sky is white, the air is cold, and snowflakes are falling, tickling Bramble's back. By bedtime, Maggie and her family are ready for the storm: they've shopped for supplies, covered Bramble's...
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National Geographic Readers: Rocks and Minerals

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Book

From dazzling gemstones to sparkling crystals to molten lava, this brilliantly illustrated book introduces children to the exciting world of rocks and minerals, including both the building blocks and the bling. This level two reader, written in easy-to-grasp text, will help cultivate the geologists...
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Pete the cat and the missing cupcakes

Kim Dean · Harper
Format: Print book

Pete and his friends must solve a mystery when some of the cupcakes they have backed for a party go missing!
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Snail Started It!

Katja Reider · North-South Books
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Sticks and stones will break your bones, and names will sometimes hurt you! This charming circular story demonstrated how unkind words can damage self-esteem and kind ones restore it. It all starts when Snail calls Pig fat. "I like being big and round," Pig replies. "I'm...
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An Almost Very Scary Day

Judy Ann Lowe
Format: Paperback

2016 Book Excellence Award Finalist2016 Readers' Favorite 5-Star Review Ever since the Little White Light first started appearing to Penny, it showed up in the corner of her bedroom ceiling-both at night and in the early morning hours-and blinked, reassuring her with its presence. But one night,...
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Buzz Boy and Fly Guy

Tedd Arnold · Cartwheel Books
Pages: 28
Format: Print book

A superhero adventure in Tedd Arnold's bestselling FLY GUY series!The excitement is jam packed in Fly Guy's newest episode which features a comic book within the story. Buzz and Fly Guy are superheroes! The dynamic duo must battle a fiery dragon and a band of pirates. Will Fly Guy and Buzz...
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There Is a Tribe of Kids

Lane Smith · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

When a young boy embarks on a journey alone . . .he trails a colony of penguins, undulates in a smack of jellyfish,clasps hands with a constellation of stars, naps for a night in a bed of clams,and follows a trail of shells, home to his tribe of friends.If Lane Smith's Caldecott Honor...
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My Bike Board Book

Byron Barton · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning, bestselling picture book creator Byron Barton's My Bike is a lively celebration of transportation (bicycles and unicycles and other things that go) and animals (elephants, monkeys, and lions) with a surprise ending.The Horn Book said, "This latest installment...
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Franklin's Halloween

Paulette Bourgeois · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

The turtle hero of Franklin Goes to School dresses up as Frankenstein and goes to a Halloween party, where he participates in games, sees a parade of costumes, and goes into a haunted house.
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Emily's Blue Period

Cathleen Daly · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 55
Format: Print book

Emily wants to be an artist. She likes painting and loves the way artists like Pablo Picasso mixed things up.Emily's life is a little mixed up right now. Her dad doesn't live at home anymore, and it feels like everything around her is changing. "When Picasso was sad for a while,"...
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Snail and Worm Again

Tina Ku?gler · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

In this silly sequel to Snail and Worm, the dynamic duo are back for more fun and giggles in three new comic shorts brimming with quirky humor and unflappable friendship. At turns clever and sweet, these laugh-out-loud stories are perfect for readers coming out of their own shells and making...
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