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Los otros osos/ The Other Bears

Michael Thompson · Star Bright Books; Bilingual edition
Format: Hardcover

Mother and Father Koala are suspicious of the other bears. They don t like the panda bears looks and they don t trust the polar bears. The black bears are too noisy and the brown bears have big teeth. . .But all of their grumpiness melts away as they watch the littlest bears play together...
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Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly

Grace Lin · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Ling & Ting are twins. They like to be silly. They like to tell jokes. Most of all, they like to laugh together. Laugh with Ling & Ting!
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Papa's Mechanical Fish

Candace Fleming · Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Clink! Clankety-bang! Thump-whirr! That's the sound of Papa at work. Although he is an inventor, he has never made anything that works perfectly, and that's because he hasn't yet found a truly fantastic idea. But when he takes his family fishing on Lake Michigan, his daughter Virena asks,...
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Helen Keller

Erin Edison · Capstone Press
Format: Book

Explore the life and achievements of Helen Keller, an activist for the blind.
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Fun Things to Do with Milk Jugs

Marne Ventura · Capstone Press
Format: Hardcover

What can you do with an empty milk jug? Simple, step by step instructions transform ordinary household items into fun DIY crafts and games.
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Xander's Panda Party

Linda Sue Park · Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Xander planned a panda party. Yes, a dandy whoop-de-do!But Xander was the only panda. Just one panda at the zoo. The zoo’s paucity of pandas doesn’t impede Xander’s party planning for long. He decides to invite all the bears. But Koala protests. She’s not a bear—she's...
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Archie the Daredevil Penguin

Andy Rash · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Gadzooks! Archie the Daredevil Penguin is hiding a dark secret: he's afraid of the water and the creatures who lurk in the briny deep! And it's keeping him from attending the fish fry on Iceberg Nine.But penguins aren't supposed to be afraid of water, especially not daredevil...
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Marilyn's monster

Michelle Knudsen; Matt Phelan · Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

The best-selling author of Library Lion pairs with award-winning illustrator Matt Phelan to create a picture book gem with an unexpected twist.Some of the kids in Marilyn's class have monsters. Marilyn doesn't have hers yet, but she can't just go out and look for one. Your monster...
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Spectacular space trivia

Laura Shereda · Gareth Stevens Pub.
Format:  Book : Juvenile audience : English

Outer space is unbelievably bigand its filled with fascinating objects, including planets, moons, stars, and black holes. Trivia fans will enjoy learning spectacular facts about the universe, including where comets come from and how many stars are in the Milky Way. Amazing photographs and drawings...
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Beard in a Box

Bill Cotter · Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book

A funny father-son romp for fans of Don't Push the Button! and Mustache Baby.A young boy longs for a beard like Dad's, and when he discovers a hair-growth product called Beard in a Box, he must have it! He rips open the package, plants the beard seeds, and waits . . .And waits . . .And...
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Samson in the Snow

Philip C Stead · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

One sunny day Samson, a large and friendly woolly mammoth, encounters a little red bird who is looking for yellow flowers for her mouse friend (whose favorite color is yellow) . As she flies off with the flowers, Samson wonders what it must be like to have a friend. He wonders this...
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Peppa Pig: Peppa's Christmas Wish

Scholastic · Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Celebrate Christmas with Peppa! This 8x8 includes stickers.Snuggle up with Peppa Pig in this 2-in-1 wintertime storybook! Its Christmas Eve, and Peppa is hoping for a very special gift from Santa Claus. Will her wish come true? Then, Peppa and George decide to build a great, big snowman....
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The World Is Waiting For You

Barbara Kerley · National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

"A stirring invitation to leap, dive, soar, plunge and thrill to the natural world's wonders and glories." --Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEW"What do you want to be when you grow up?" is a question kids get asked over and over. But very few connections are made for kids...
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Tooth Traditions Around the World

Ann Malaspina · Childs World
Format: Book

Explores global traditions surrounding the loss of first teeth, including the tooth fairy, the tooth mouse, and beliefs to make teeth strong. This item is Non-Returnable.
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The Teacher's Pet

Anica Mrose Rissi · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When their class tadpoles are big enough, Mr. Stricter tells his students they can keep just one. The class chooses Bruno, the smallest of the bunch. But Bruno doesn't stay that way for long. Soon, he's grown into a giant, classroom-wrecking creature: he eats desks, he farts for show-and-tell,...
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