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JooHee Yoon · Enchanted Lion Books
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Selected for the New York Public Library's List of 100 Best Books for Reading & SharingA Booklist Editor's Choice for 2015A Book Links magazine choice for the top classroom picks for 2015"[...] A fierce and fresh bestiary." -- STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly"The main...
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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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Barbie in Princess Power Chapter Book

Molly McGuire Woods · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

Girls ages 7 to 10 will love reading the whole story of Barbie's latest film, releasing in spring 2015. This easy-to-read chapter book comes with a glittery cover and a collectible bookmark!
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Friends of a Feather

Lauren Myracle · Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pages: 137
Format: Print book

Ty Perry can barely contain his excitement - his best friend Joseph is out of the hospital and finally coming back to school! That means they can spend lots of time together, catch a bird for Baby Maggie, and sec­ond grade can go back to normal. But everyone else in the class­room...
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National Geographic Kids Just Joking 2: 300 Hilarious Jokes About Everything, Including Tongue Twisters, Riddles, and More

National Geographic Kids · National Geographic Children's Books; 11.11.2012 edition
Format: Paperback

Q: What sound to porcupines make when they kiss?A: Ouch!Q: What do you get from a cow after an earthquake?A: A milk shake!Q: Why did the golfer wear two pairs of pants?A: In case he got a hole in one.Packed with even more of the silly jokes that kids love, including knock-knocks, tongue...
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Giant Vehicles

Rod Green · Templar
Pages: 16
Format: Hardcover

Get up close to some monster machines with the master of the cross-section!Internationally best-selling illustrator and undisputed master of the cross-section Stephen Biesty will have young readers enthralled by this lift-the-flap exploration of some of the world's most enormous vehicles,...
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Mr. Sunny is Funny!

Dan Gutman · HarperTrophy
Pages: 105
Format: Paperback

A.J.'s family rented a beach house for the summer, and you'll never guess in a million hundred years who rented the house next door. Well, you have to read the book to find out. So nah-nah-nah boo-boo on you!**Okay, okay, it's Andrea and her family. And she has a monster crush...
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Pretty Pearl Mermaid

Jennifer Liberts Weinberg · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 31
Format: Paperback

Girls ages 4 to 6 will love learning to read on their own with this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader based on Barbie®'s latest film: BarbieTM The Pearl Princess.
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The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky's Abstract Art

Barb Rosenstock · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

A Caldecott Honor BookVasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers—like a proper artist....
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A Haunted Halloween

Ray O'Ryan · Little Simon
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Zack doesn't think ghosts exist - but a haunted Halloween might change his mind in the eleventh Galaxy Zack chapter book adventure.Zack absolutely, one hundred percent does not believe in ghosts - even when his friend Drake tells him that they are real. But as Halloween nears, weird things...
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A Star Witness

Carolyn Keene · Aladdin Books, 2015.
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

When a famous telescope goes missing at the planetarium, Nancy and her friends must zoom in on the culprit in the third book in an all-new, interactive Nancy Drew chapter book mystery series. Includes space for readers to jot down their own ideas and solutions to the case!As the newest...
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Barack Obama

Robin S Doak · Children's Press
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Explore the lives of some of the most important leaders and innovators in recent history with this exciting new True Book series. Fascinating text details the life stories and accomplishments of these world-changing figures, while photos provide visual context. Readers are also encouraged...
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Arthur's Lost Puppy

Marc Tolon Brown · Random House
Pages: 24
Format: Book

Arthur and D.W. take Baby Kate and Pal to the neighborhood street fair. But suddenly Baby Kate starts crying. Arthur sends D.W. to buy Kate an ice cream cone, and she carefully ties Pal's leash to a bench outside the store. But when she comes out, Pal has squirmed out of his collar!...
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How to Babysit a Grandpa

Jean Reagan · Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A New York Times bestselling picture book about a child spending time with his grandpa. Written in a how-to style, the narrator gives important tips for "babysitting" a grandpa, including what to eat for snack (anything dipped in ketchup, ice cream topped with cookies, cookies...
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Arlo Rolled

Susan Pearson · Two Lions
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

From the author of How to Teach a Slug to Read comes a delightful story about a pea named Arlo who wants to be free. So off he rolls...and rolls...and rolls. He meets a slug, he meets a bug - and still he rolls until...you'll see! Filled with charming illustrations and told in verse,...
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