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Fire Engine Man

Andrea Griffing Zimmerman · H. Holt
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Calling all preschoolers -- grab a hose and ladder -- it's time to put out fires!Alarm rings. Lights flash. Sirens sound -- FIRE!Here comes the fire engine man. Dressed from head to toe in special gear, he drives his trusty fire truck to the scene and puts the fire out. It's all in a day's...
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Freight Train

Adria F Klein · Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback

Freight train is empty and must be loaded with food so he can do his job.
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Loula Is Leaving for Africa

Anne Villeneuve · Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover

Loula has had enough of her terrible triplet brothers and decides to run away to Africa. Luckily, her mother's chauffeur, Gilbert, knows just how to get there. Together, Loula and Gilbert ride camels, cross a desert and, most important, use heaps of imagination in this heartwarming...
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Just One More

Jennifer Hansen Rolli · Viking Juvenile
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Sometimes Ruby needsjust one more minute of sleep,one more thingy for her hair,one more push on the swing,and one more scoop on her cone,(and one more, and one more, and one more . . .) until one more is justtoo much.Maybe it's time for just one?If you know a someone like Ruby,Just One More...
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Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy Read-Along Storybook and CD

Disney Book Group · Disney Press; Pap/Com edition
Format: Audiobook

Fairies fans can relive the fifth film in the successful Fairies direct-to-DVD franchise in this enchanting Read-Along Storybook and CD set, complete with word-for-word narration, character voices, and sound effects! Readers can follow along with the story as Tinker Bell and her fairy friends...
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That's Not Funny!

Jeanne Willis · Andersen Press USA
Format: Hardcover

The most action-packed banana-peel gag ever. What happens when mischievous Hyena puts a banana peel on unsuspecting Giraffe's path? A lot of hilarious chaos, it turns out. Kids will laugh and laugh...
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The Pout-Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark

Deborah Diesen · Farrar Straus Giroux
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Mr. Fish wants to help his friend Ms. Clam when she loses her pearl, but though he's fast as a sailfish, as smart as dolphin, and as strong as a shark, Mr. Fish has a secret: he's scared of the dark! Very young children will swim along with Mr. Fish as he journeys deep into the ocean to new and mysterious...
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Oliver and his Alligator

Paul Schmid · Disney Hyperion Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Oliver is nervous about the first day of school, so he picks up an alligator at the swamp, just in case. And boy, does it come in handy! Whenever anything scares Oliver-be it a teacher, a classmate, or the prospect of learning everything-the alligator makes the problem go away. Quickly,...
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The Mixed-up Message

Natalie Shaw · Simon Spotlight; Original edition
Format: Paperback

In this pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read based on Richard Scarry's Busytown Mysteries, readers help Huckle Cat solve a mystery about a radio message! A call for help on the police radio sounds like "Goat . . . duck . . . socks . . . HELP!" But what does that mean? Huckle finds...
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Baby Einstein: Sweet Dreams, Mimi

Julie Aigner-Clark · Baby Einstein Co
Pages: 16
Format: Board book

Children will delight in hearing and imagining all the wonderful sleepy-time images Mimi's mama recites while tucking Mimi in for a night filled with the sweetest of dreams. Delightful verse, real-life photos, and charming illustrations help to make Sweet Dreams, Mimi a bedtime favorite...
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Farm

James Brown · Candlewick; Brdbk Rep edition
Format: Board book

Animals never fail to catch babies' eyes - and this bold presentation makes them even more irresistible.Introduce babies to the animal residents of a farm in a bright, graphic, nearly wordless board book that will grab their attention as it fosters developing visual skills. Each right-hand...
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Bob Books: Rhyming Words

Lynn Maslen Kertell · Scholastic Inc.; 1st edition
Format: Book

Rhyming makes reading easier and more fun for kids that are just getting started. When rhyming words are included in a story, they make sounding out decoding easier. Kids have reading success sooner and faster, build confidence, and they have fun too. Bob Books Rhyming Words is a great...
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Dog Days

Random House · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A lovely day at the park turns into an adventure when Nickelodeon's Team Umizoomi has to find a lost dog named Buster. Boys and girls ages 4-6 will love this Step 2 reader that includes over 30 stickers! 
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