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Tooling Around: Crafty Creatures and the Tools They Use

Ellen Jackson · Charlesbridge
Format: Paperback

Simple, rhyming text introduces eleven animals and the surprising tools they use, including an octopus that hides in a coconut, a dolphin that protects its nose with a sponge, and a deer that bedecks its antlers with heaping piles of mud and grass. Secondary text offers further information...
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Bats

Kate Riggs · Creative Educ
Format: Hardcover

''A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of bats, Earth's only flying mammals. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how bats helped shape the earth''--Provided by publisher.Title: BatsAuthor: Riggs, KatePublisher: Creative CoPublication...
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Just A Little Music

Mercer Mayer · Turtleback Books
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Little Critter has a musical hobby...and it's noisy! he soon realizes that he might need just a few more lessons before he's ready for his own rock and roll band.
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Patch

David Slonim · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 28
Format: Hardcover

Patch is a good dog. At least he tries to be -- but sometimes he finds it hard to remember commands or resist chasing rabbits. Three very short stories of a boy and his dog are combined in this adorably illustrated picture book that honors the special bond between dogs and their people...
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Tallulah's Nutcracker

Marilyn Singer · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

It's Christmastime, and Tallulah finally gets what she's been wishing for - a part in a real ballet, a professional production of The Nutcracker. She's only a mouse, but she works as hard as if she had been cast as the Sugar Plum Fairy. On the night of the show, everything is perfect....
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No Dogs Allowed

Howie Schneider · Putnam Juvenile
Pages: 1
Format: Hardcover

In order to stay at a hotel that does not allow pets, the Arbuckles disguise their dog Mercer and introduce him as Monsieur D'Puppie, a mysterious Frenchman who cannot speak English
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A Pet Named Sneaker

Joan Heilbroner · Random House
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Fifty years after the publication of Robert the Rose Horse comes Joan Heilbroner's second Beginner Book - A Pet Named Sneaker, with illustrations by Pascal Lemaitre. A madcap tale reminiscent of The Cat in the Hat, Go, Dog. Go!, and A Fish Out of Water, Sneaker is the story of a pet-store...
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Tattooed Man Trouble!

Ivan Cohen · DC Comics
Format: Hardcover

After Razer is injured in a battle, he reveals that his facial scars are really tattoos, and Hal recounts an adventure from his past when he faced the Tattooed Man.
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DC SUPER HEROES: MY FIRST BOOK OF GIRL POWER

Julie Merberg · Downtown Bookworks; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

A celebration of girl power for budding super heroines featuring beloved DC characters from Wonder Woman to Batgirl.Exploring attributes from physical strength to intuition, this introduction to DC's super heroines is also a catalog of role models for little girls. From Wonder Woman's...
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Springtime in Bugland!

David A. Carter · Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

David A. Carter’s bestselling Bugs make their Ready-to-Read debut in this spring-themed story perfect for beginning readers!Spring has come to Bugland.The Bugs all shout and cheer.Hippity hip hooray!The Sunshine Bug is shining and the Spelling Bees are buzzing as David A. Carter’s...
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Baby Love

Angela DiTerlizzi · Beach Lane Books
Format: Hardcover

This cozy and cuddly picture book celebrates all the most wonderful things about babies and is perfect for reading aloud to little ones.Rosy cheeks.Button nose.Little fingers.Tiny toes.Sweet kiss.Warm hug.Yes, it must be baby love. Anyone who has ever delighted in a baby's bright smile...
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DK Readers L2: LEGO Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

Hannah Dolan · DK CHILDREN
Format: Hardcover

The DK Star Wars Readers series provides a wonderful opportunity for parents and teachers to promote development of young children's reading skills and motivation to read. We want young children to WANT to read! Star Wars has become a familiar part of our culture with children instantly...
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