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Beware of the Crocodile

Martin Jenkins · Candlewick
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Explore an informative, playfully illustrated story about one of the world's most dangerous animals: the crocodile.You probably know a little about crocodiles already. They're reptiles, they have an awful lot of teeth, and they're pretty scary - at least, the big ones are! They're not very...
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Blooming Beneath the Sun

Christina Rossetti · Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a collection of celebrated English poet Christina Rossetti's poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish.The world changes so quickly, but the joy and fun of being a child always remains. Christina Rossetti's classic nursery rhymes...
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Forest Talk: How Trees Communicate

Melissa Koch · Twenty-First Century Books
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding

Trees are essential. They provide water, shelter, and food for millions of plant and animal species, including humans. They deliver proven health benefits, and they capture and store carbon, which combats climate change. Yet trees are in trouble. Forests are struggling to adapt to climate...
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The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men

Robert M. Edsel · Scholastic Nonfiction
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

Robert M. Edsel, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Monuments Men, brings this story to young readers for the first time in a sweeping, dynamic adventure detailing history's greatest treasure hunt.As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished...
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Hey There, Earth Dweller!: Dive Into This World We Call Earth

Marc ter Horst · Aladdin/Beyond Words
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

This engaging and quirky introduction into the history and facts about our world and its hidden wonders explores how humans came to inhabit planet Earth and much more.Hey There, Earth Dweller! is a fun, educational journey into everything a kid would want to know about the planet we call...
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Hildegard of Bingen: Scientist, Composer, Healer, and Saint

Demi · Wisdom Tales
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) was one of the most remarkable and influential women of her time. Blessed with an astonishing array of talents, she was at once a mystic, theologian, scientist, doctor, nutritionist, composer, writer, linguist, and artist. Born to a noble family...
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The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown

Mac Barnett · Balzer + Bray
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

An exceptional picture book biography of Margaret Wise Brown, the legendary author of Goodnight Moon, The Runaway Bunny, and other beloved children's classics, that's as groundbreaking as the icon herself was - from award-winning, bestselling author Mac Barnett and acclaimed illustrator...
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IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All

Chelsea Johnson · Dottir Press
Pages: 56
Format: Hardcover

"[A] celebration of solidarity, allyship, and community...A welcoming resource for conversations about equality and social justice that shows readers how identities are made up of myriad influences." -- PUBLISHER'S WEEKLYThe brainchild of three women-of-color sociologists, IntersectionAllies...
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It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

Theresa Thorn · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Some people are boys. Some people are girls. Some people are both, neither, or somewhere in between. This sweet, straightforward exploration of gender identity will give children a fuller understanding of themselves and others. With child-friendly language and vibrant art, It Feels Good...
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Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible True Story of the Man Behind the Machines

Sarah Aronson · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Discover how Rube Goldberg followed his dreams to become an award-winning cartoonist, inventor, and even an adjective in the dictionary in this inspiring and funny biographical picture book. Want to become an award-winning cartoonist and inventor? Follow your dreams, just like Rube Goldberg!...
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Killer Style: How Fashion Has Injured, Maimed, and Murdered Through History

Alison Matthews David · Owlkids
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

The clothes we wear every day keep us comfortable, protect us from the elements, and express our unique style -- but could fashion also be fatal? As it turns out, history is full of fashions that have harmed or even killed people. From silhouette-cinching corsets and combustible combs to lethal...
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Knowledge Genius!

DK · DK Children
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

A brilliant book that puts your general knowledge to the test: pick your subject, look at the pictures, and see if you can name them all.Children won't be able to resist the Knowledge Genius brain-busting challenge. For every topic, pages are packed with eye-popping pictures--but do you know...
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Liberty Arrives!: How America's Grandest Statue Found Her Home

Robert Byrd · Dial Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A deeply informative and gorgeously illustrated look at the Statue of Liberty, from award-winning nonfiction master Robert Byrd.America's most iconic national symbol was a gift from France to the United States--provided America raised the money for the pedestal on which it was to stand....
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Like a Lizard

April Pulley Sayre · Boyds Mills Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

The attributes of 28 different lizards are revealed in this STEM nonfiction picture book, while the story provides a subtle message encouraging children to be true to their own nature.The actions of 28 lizard species--the flying dragon that swoops through the air, the shingleback that sticks...
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Moth

Isabel Thomas · Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Powerful and visually spectacular, Moth is the remarkable evolution story that captures the struggle of animal survival against the background of an evolving human world in a unique and atmospheric introduction to Darwin's theory of Natural Selection."This is a story of light and dark...
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The Night Flower: The Blooming of the Saguaro Cactus

Lara Hawthorne · Big Picture Press
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

An exquisitely illustrated nonfiction picture book about a desert flower that blooms for just one night a yearAs the summer sun sets over the Sonoran desert in Arizona, wildlife gathers to witness a very special annual event. The night flower is about to bloom. For a few short hours, the desert...
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Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born

Miranda Paul · Neal Porter Books
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Join a family of three who spend nine whole months waiting, from a frosty winter through a sun-dappled summer, until finally . . . a baby is here.A soon-to-be big sister and her parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby in the family. Alternating panels depict what the family is experiencing...
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The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems

Paul B. Janeczko · Candlewick
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Toast a marshmallow, be a tree in winter, read braille - Paul B. Janeczko and Richard Jones invite you to enjoy an assortment of poems that inform and inspire.Today I walked outside and spied a hedgehog on the hill. When she and I met eye to eye, she raised up straight and still. Be they...
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Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue

Marc Aronson · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

The incredible true story of the twelve boys trapped with their coach in a flooded cave in Thailand and their inspiring rescue.On June 23, 2018, twelve members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach were exploring the Tham Luang cave complex in northern Thailand when disaster struck....
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Rocket to the Moon!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #1

Don Brown · Amulet Books
Pages: 136
Format: Hardcover

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong took "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. But it wasn't just one man who got us to the moon. Rocket to the Moon! explores the people and technology that made the moon landing possible. Instead...
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The Sea Book

Charlotte Milner · DK Children
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Featuring fascinating fishy facts accompanied by bright, bold, and beautiful illustrations, this book takes children on a journey through the sea and all its zones.The Sea Book explores a wealth of incredible marine animals and their habitats, from up on the ice, down to colorful coral...
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Share Your Smile: Raina's Guide to Telling Your Own Story

Raina Telgemeier · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Calling all fans of Raina Telgemeier!Have you ever thought about creating your own comics? If the answer is yes, this fun, colorful, and interactive journal is for you! With guidance from Raina, brainstorm ideas and use your imagination to create your own stories.Includes bonus and behind-the-scenes...
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Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams

Jeanette Winter · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Celebrated picture book biographer Jeanette Winter shares the story of champion tennis players - and sisters - Venus and Serena Williams.Before they were famous tennis stars, Venus and Serena Williams were sisters with big dreams growing up in Compton, California. In the early mornings,...
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Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh

Gary Golio · Candlewick
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

An award-winning author and a Caldecott Medalist take a creative look at the early life of comedic genius Charlie Chaplin.Once there was a little slip of a boy who roamed the streets of London, hungry for life (and maybe a bit of bread) . His dad long gone and his actress...
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Squirrel's Family Tree

Beth Ferry · Orchard Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Squirrel gathers acorn seeds, sturdy little oak nut seeds. Anticipating future needs, she gathers acorn seeds. What makes an oak tree an oak tree and what makes a squirrel a squirrel? In Squirrel's Family Tree, things aren't always what they seem. As squirrel searches for, finds, and hides...
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Stinky Science: Why the Smelliest Smells Smell So Smelly

Edward Kay · Kids Can Press
Pages: 44
Format: Hardcover

This book about the science of smells takes a funky subject and makes it fascinating --- and hilarious! It starts with the basics, from the reason why things stink to how our sense of smell works (hint: it has to do with the six million scent receptors way up inside our noses) . Then...
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Titanosaur: Discovering the World's Largest Dinosaur

Diego Pol · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Get ready to meet the Titanosaur -- the biggest, heaviest creature to ever walk the Earth! This book tells the story of the discovery of this new dinosaur from the mouths of the paleontologists who led the dig! From its discovery by a local herder, to the organization and completion of the excavation,...
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United Tastes of America: An Atlas of Food Facts & Recipes from Every State!

Gabrielle Langholtz · Phaidon Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Cook around the country with this geographical collection of authentic recipes from each of the USA's 50 states, plus three territories, and the nation's capitalFollowing the success of America: The Cookbook, author (and mother) Gabrielle Langholtz...
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When the Stars Come Out: Exploring the Magic and Mysteries of the Nighttime

Nicola Edwards · 360 Degrees
Pages: 70
Format: Hardcover

As we delve into the magical realm that is our universe at night, we discover what makes it so extraordinaryfrom moonbows to shooting stars and from the polar night to the northern lights. Experience how different habitats, from the city to the ocean, come alive when the sun sets. Meet...
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When We Walked on the Moon

David Long · Wide Eyed Editions
Pages: 80
Format: Hardcover

"When I first looked back at the Earth, standing on the surface of the Moon, I cried." This book tells the story of the Apollo Missions, when incredible intelligence, engineering and bravery allowed humans to stand on the surface of something other than Earth for the very first...
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