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Weird Science: Plants and Fungi (How the Heck Does That Work?!)

Virginia Loh-Hagan - 45th Parallel Press
Format: Kindle Edition

Plants and fungi can be weird. Did you know some plants can bleed? Or eat meat? In Weird Science: Plants and Fungi, readers will explore the science behind plants and fungi. This high-interest series is written at a low readability to aid struggling readers. Educational sidebars include...
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Jaguars

Sophie Geister-Jones - North Star Editions
Format: August 1

This book gives fascinating facts about jaguars and their lives in the wild. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions,...
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Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe

Alyson Noël - ‎Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Stranger Things meets Sideways Stories from Wayside School in this quirky supernatural middle grade novel from New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noel about a boy on an unlikely quest to uncover an enchanted book to defeat an unearthly nemesis.When he first started seeing ghosts,...
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Cougars

Sophie Geister-Jones - North Star Editions
Format: August 1

This book gives fascinating facts about cougars and their lives in the wild. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions,...
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The Handy Physics Answer Book

Charles Liu Ph.D. - Visible Ink Press
Format: Paperback

We don't need a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to know that everyone is governed by the laws of physics, but what are they? How do they affect us? Why do they matter? What did Newton mean when he said, "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?" What is gravity?...
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Crossing the Pressure Line

Laura Anne Bird - Orange Hat Publishing
Format: Paperback

Twelve-year-old Clare Burch has just lost the person she loves most in the world. She wonders if her feelings of sorrow and self-blame over her grandfather's death will ever go away.Out of the blue, a special request sends Clare on a journey from her home in Chicago to the Northwoods...
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Snow Leopards (Wild Cats)

Sophie Geister-Jones - ‎North Star Editions
Format: Library Binding

This book gives fascinating facts about snow leopards and their lives in the wild. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions,...
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Myth Match: A Fantastical Flipbook of Extraordinary Beasts

Good Wives and Warriors (Partnership) - Laurence King Publishing
Format: Novelty Book

You might have heard of the unicorn and the griffin, but what about the unifin? This fantastical flipbook collects together magical and mythical creatures from all over the world, then lets you mix and match their fronts and backs to create even more wondrous beasts of your own! From the wolpertinger...
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