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Gorillas

Mari Schuh · Bullfrog Books
Format: Hardcover

In Gorillas, early readers will learn how a troop of gorillas spends the day in the rain forest. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they observe a day in the life of a gorilla.
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How the Meteorite Got to the Museum

Jessie Hartland · Blue Apple Books
Format: Hardcover

It came from outer space and crashed onto bookshelves! This third entry in the award-winning Got to the Museum series traces how a rock broke from its billion-year orbit to fall from space onto the trunk of a teenagers car, then to several natural history museums.,
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Gardening Lab for Kids: 52 Fun Experiments to Learn, Grow, Harvest, Make, Play, and Enjoy Your Garden

Renata Fossen Brown · Quarry Books
Pages: 136
Format: Paperback

A refreshing source of ideas to help your children learn to grow their own patch of earth, Gardening Lab for Kids encourages children to get outside and enjoy nature. This fun and creative book features 52 plant-related activities set into weekly lessons, beginning with learning to read...
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Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker

Patricia Hruby Powell · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Coretta Scott King Book Award, Illustrator, HonorRobert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, HonorBoston Globe-Horn Book Award, Nonfiction HonorParent's Choice AwardWall Street Journal's 10 Best Children's Books of the Year ListBologna Ragazzi Nonfiction Honor 2014In exuberant...
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Kiki: My Stylish Life

Kyla May · Scholastic
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback

Meet the Lotus Lane Girls!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence...
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Caterpillar Dreams

Clive Mcfarland · Harper
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The Very Hungry Caterpillar meets Giraffes Can't Dance in this sweet coming of age story about finding one's courage.All Henri the Caterpillar has is a dream. It's an amazing, incredible, impossible dream. And to chase it, Henri will have to leave the safety of his garden and embark on the adventure...
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Spark

Kallie George · Simply Read Books
Format: Hardcover

Spark is a little dragon with a big problem. He cant control his fiery breath. Even practicing doesnt help. Will Spark ever be able to tame his flame? The first book in an early reader series about baby magic animals, Spark is a gentle reminder that there is a perfect time for everything.,
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Hockey Shapes

Mark Weakland · Sports Illustrated Kids
Format: Book

From diamonds in the goal net to circles on the rink, hockey is full of familiar shapes!,
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Tepees

Jack Manning · Capstone Press
Format: Book

American Indians used buffalo skins and other materials to build tepees. Learn all about tepees, including the tools used to build them and the people who called them home.
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Martha Speaks: Campfire Stories

Susan Meddaugh · HMH Books for Young Readers

Nothing turns a backyard camp-out from yawn to "Yowza!" like a few scary stories. When their repertoire of shadow puppets is exhausted, Martha (the talking dog from PBS’s hit TV show Martha Speaks)and her friends decide to share some science-fiction stories—the creepier...
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Cinderella: The Lost Tiara

Kitty Richards · Abdo Pub Co

This item is Non-Returnable.
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Superman Battles the Billionaire Bully

Matthew K Manning · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 47
Format: Print book

Billionaire LEX LUTHOR is back. He's breaking rules and threatening Clark Kent and his fellow Daily Planet workers. But after Clark thinks back to how he stood up to bullies when he was younger, he remembers there are other ways to stand up to bullies.
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I Wonder Why Soap Makes Bubbles: and Other Questions About Science

Barbara Taylor · Kingfisher
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This highly popular and long-running series has been revamped for a new generation of readers, with a clean, crisp redesign and colorful covers. The series explores questions that young readers ask about the world around them in an unrivalled child-friendly style. The conversational format...
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Dinosaurs for Breakfast (Comics Land)

Amy J Lemke · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Josh stops his mom from using all the eggs for breakfast. He saves one and puts it under a lamp until it hatches. Out comes a T-rex! Now it is up to Josh to take good care of Rexy and make sure the little dino doesn't get into trouble.
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Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Infographics

Steve Jenkins · Harcourt
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

How many species are there across the globe? How much do all of the insects in the world collectively weigh? How far can animals travel? Steve Jenkins answers these questions and many more with numbers, images, innovation, and authoritative science in his latest work of illustrated...
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