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Little Critter: This Is My Town
Little Critter: This Is My Town

Mercer Mayer · HarperCollins
Format: Print book

Welcome to Critterville!Little Critter® shares what he knows about his neighbors and the places to go in Critterville. Who delivers the mail? Where does Little Critter go to see a movie? Who keeps everyone safe? Come explore the town with Little Critter and discover where everyone...
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Jorge el curioso Un hogar para las abejas/Curious George A Home for Honeybees
Jorge el curioso Un hogar para las abejas/Curious George A Home for Honeybees

H. A. Rey · HMH Books for Young Readers; Bilingual edition
Format: Paperback

In this Spanish/English bilingual reader, based on the Emmy Award–winning PBS TV show, Curious George and his friend Steve find themselves in a sticky situation when they accidentally eat all of Betsy's delicious honeycomb for her Earth Day presentation about bees. How...
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Horrible Harry and the Hallway Bully
Horrible Harry and the Hallway Bully

Suzy Kline · Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Nearly every kid in Room 3B is trying to get picked for the South School Safety Patrol Squad—especially Harry. Harry wants a star badge just like his grandpas, so he works extra hard to be the perfect student hanging up his jacket neatly, organizing the crayons in rainbow order, and—his...
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The Magic Bojabi Tree
The Magic Bojabi Tree

Dianne Hofmeyr · Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Format: Book

Python has wrapped himself around the melon/mango/pomegranate tree with its delicious fruit, and he won't share the fruit unless the animals can tell him the correct name of the tree. Elephant, Monkey and Zebra each in turn visit Lion, who alone knows the name of the tree. But every...
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Librarian from the Black Lagoon
Librarian from the Black Lagoon

Mike Thaler · Spotlight
Pages: 1
Format: Print book

Would you be afraid to go to the library where "The Laminator" was in charge? If she catches you whispering, you're laminated!
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Jet Plane: How It Works
Jet Plane: How It Works

David Macaulay · Square Fish/David Macaulay Studio
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

Go on an airplane ride.It weighs as much as 100 elephants, but it can fly for hours. How does a jet do that? From the engine that provides the power and wings that lift the plane off the ground to the cockpit controls and passenger cabin, see how these modern marvels work and what makes...
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I'm Not a Supermouse!
I'm Not a Supermouse!

Geronimo Stilton · Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Print book

In each Geronimo Stilton book, another funny, cheesy adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is fast-paced, with lively full-color art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love.Geronimo has always been a 'fraidy mouse, and his super-sporty friend Bruce Hyena decides that...
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Bulldozer's Big Day
Bulldozer's Big Day

Candace Fleming · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Big trucks and a birthday surprise make this construction site treat an irresistible read-aloud, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist!It's Bulldozer's big day - his birthday! But around the construction site, it seems like everyone is too busy to remember. Bulldozer wheels around...
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Little Roja Riding Hood
Little Roja Riding Hood

Susan Middleton Elya · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

While Roja picks flowers on the way to her grandma's, a mean wolf sneaks away with her cape to surprise Abuelita. But Grandma's no fool and Roja's no ordinary chica. They send that hungry lobo packing with a caliente surprise!This sassy retelling of Little Red Riding Hood has accessible...
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Thanksgiving Mice!
Thanksgiving Mice!

Bethany Roberts · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

CLAP! CLAP! HURRAH! HOORAY! The Thankgiving Mice are putting on a play! Told in verse, cute costumed mice scurry on stage to explain about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. Full of wordplay and repetition, this holiday favorite is now available in an easy reader format.
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Pope Francis:: Religious Leader
Pope Francis:: Religious Leader

Grace Hansen · Abdo Pub Co
Format: Hardcover

A biography on Pope Francis and his role in the Catholic Church.
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I Need My Own Country!
I Need My Own Country!

Rick Walton · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

When in the course of childhood events, it becomes necessary for one (small) person to create a separate and equal hiding spot to which the laws of growing up entitle them, the truth will be self-evident: they should declare their very own country! Full of tongue-in-cheek instructions-...
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Bad Moon Rising
Bad Moon Rising

Jesse L McCann · DC Comics
Format: Hardcover

A harvest moon foretells trouble for Krypto and Streaky, the Super Cat!,
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