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Iggy Peck, Architect

Andrea Beaty · Harry N. Abrams; Library Binding edition
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thing Meet Iggy Peckcreative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannons No, David and Rosemary Wellss Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun. Iggy has one passion...
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This Orq.

David Elliott · Boyds Mills Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

This companion to This Orq. (He Cave Boy.) pits Orq and Woma against a couple of stone-age bullies. Dorq is big, strong, and mean . . . and his pet, Caba, is even worse. But when Caba smashes a giant egg on Woma, Orq is so incensed he bangs two rocks together over and over, creating a spark....
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Meet the Bigfeet

Kevin Sherry · Scholastic (Us)
Pages: 122
Format: Book

A hilarious new chapter book series from the bestselling author/illustrator of I'M THE BIGGEST THING IN THE OCEAN.Blizz Richards is a great guy, a caring boss, and a loyal friend. Oh, yeah...he's also a yeti! He's made it his life's mission to study cryptids like him, hidden animals who have...
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Going Places

Peter Reynolds · Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A go-cart contest inspires imagination to take flight in this picture book for creators of all ages, with art from New York Times bestselling illustrator Peter H. Reynolds.It's time for this year's Going Places contest! Finally. Time to build a go-cart, race it - and win. Each kid grabs...
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Living and Nonliving in the Polar Regions

Rebecca Rissman · Raintree

How can you tell if something is living or nonliving in the polar regions? Children reading this book explore a stunning polar habitat while learning how to tell the difference between living and nonliving things, such as seals, fish, and icebergs. Headers in the form of questions help...
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Big Tractor

Nathan Clement (Illustrator) · Boyds Mills Press
Format: Hardcover

A tractor is more than a piece of farm machinery. It's farmer's partner that helps him get the hard work done. This dynamic picture book shows a big tractor from spring to harvest - planting, cultivating, harvesting, and doing otherimportant tasks on a busy farm. Bold illustrations,...
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Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

Kate Messner · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

In this exuberant and lyrical follow-up to the award-winning Over and Under the Snow, discover the wonders that lie hidden between stalks, under the shade of leaves . . . and down in the dirt. Explore the hidden world and many lives of a garden through the course of a year! Up in the garden,...
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Comic Relief

Kenny Abdo · Magic Wagon
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

Get ready to solve a mystery. Fourth-grade detective Jon Gummyshoes is on the case! Edwin West Elementary School has a lot of mysteries, and Gummyshoes is the kid to solve them. Follow Gummyshoes as he uncovers cheating, stealing, blackmail, fraud, and plenty more trouble, even when it looks...
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EIEIO: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm with a Little Help From a Hen

Judy Sierra · Candlewick Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The Little Red Hen gives old MacDonald some pointers on composting - and a legendary farm is born - in this rhyming, rollicking read-aloud.Once upon a time, Old MacDonald didn't have a farm. He just had a yard - a yard he didn't want to mow. But under the direction of the wise...
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Elephantastic

Michael Engler , · Peter Pauper Press
Format: Hardcover

You never know when a best friend will be delivered to your doorstep. And thats just what happens to Andrew when a mysterious box arrives with a talking stuffed elephant inside! The two new friends set off on an adventure, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, crawling through sun-filled savannahs,...
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