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How to Draw Incredible Dinosaurs (Smithsonian Drawing Books)

Juan Calle · Capstone Press
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding

Young artists will find tons of inspiration in these fun, accessible drawing books, produced in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution. Easy to follow step by step instructions show how to create awesome drawings, with next steps clearly highlighted.
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Frankenkids

Annie Graves · Darby Creek Publishing
Format: Print book

The Nightmare Club is not for just ANYBODY. Only the spookiest, scariest stories get told at Annie's Halloween sleepovers--and if you can't take it, well, tough! You've heard of Dr. Frankenstein, right? Freaky guy who cobbled together a MONSTER out of bits of people--spare...
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Trial of the Amazons

Michael Dahl · DC Super Heroes
Format: Book

When a fighter jet crashes on PARADISE ISLAND, young PRINCESS DIANA asks her mother, QUEEN HIPPOLYTA, for permission to enter the world of mortals. The queen thinks DIANA'S request is a good one. She holds a special competition, a test of skill and bravery, to determine which Amazonian...
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Zombie Baseball Beatdown

Paolo Bacigalupi · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 2ND edition
Format: Hardcover

In this inventive, fast-paced novel, New York Times bestselling and Printz Award-winning author Paolo Bacigalupi takes on hard-hitting themes--from food safety to racism and immigration--and creates a zany, grand-slam adventure that will get kids thinking about where their food comes from....
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Oz, the Complete Collection, Volume 5: The Magic of Oz; Glinda of Oz; The Royal Book of Oz

L. Frank Baum · Aladdin
Format: Book

Revel in the magic of Oz in this collection of the final three books in L. Frank Baum’s classic American fairy tale series.The three concluding titles of the iconic Oz series, now in one collection! In The Magic of Oz, the mischievous Kiki Aru has discovered a magical word that can transform...
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African Americans in the Thirteen Colonies

Michael Burgan · Scholastic
Format: Paperback

This definitive series introduces the events that have helped shape the United States, from the country's beginning to the present day. Strong narratives and eye-catching images tell the stories behind the nation's growth and development. Key Features: Sidebars illustrate how history...
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Summer According to Humphrey

Betty G. Birney · Putnam Juvenile; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In his sixth adventure, Humphrey heads off for the great outdoors. When Humphrey hears that school is ending, he panics. School ends? What?s a classroom hamster to do if he?s not in school? But as it turns out, there?s something thrilling in store for Humphrey and Og the frog: going to Camp...
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Piper Reed, Forever Friend

Kimberly Willis Holt · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 152
Format: Hardcover

Piper is excited to move to a new state and catch up with old friends. But the move doesn't go as smoothly as she expected: Piper has trouble feeling accepted in her new surroundings. But then she meets Arizona Smiley. Arizona is an avid stamp collector and bowls in a league. Piper is intrigued...
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Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #5: A Forest Divided

Erin Hunter · Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in the fifth book of this thrilling prequel arc in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series. The Dawn of the Clans arc takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge...
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Drake's Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology

Dr. Ernest Drake · Candlewick; Gift edition
Format: Book

Dragonologists, look no further! Here, in a single handsome, indispensable volume, is gathered a lifetime’s worth of knowledge about these magnificent creatures.Call it an encyclopedia of dragonology — an authorized resource so definitive that dragon lovers everywhere are fired...
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The Dark Knight: Batman and the Villainous Voyage

Scott Sonneborn · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 81
Format: Print book

A charity cruise filled with GOTHAM'S wealthiest citizens has been boarded by not one but two groups of hijackers! POISON IVY and MR. FREEZE fight for the right to ransom the passengers with countless citizens caught in the crossfire. Outnumbered and out of his element, BATMAN will...
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Children of the Lamp #5: Eye of the Forest

Philip Kerr · Orchard Books
Pages: 424
Format: Print book

Bestselling author P. B. Kerr is back with a fifth book in his highly imaginative and magical CHILDREN OF THE LAMP series!In their latest adventure, John and Philippa Gaunt find themselves tangled up in a spellbinding mystery that takes them deep into the heart of the Amazon jungle in book...
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Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

Elizabeth Rusch · HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

At 1135 p.m., as Radio Armero played cheerful music, a towering wave of mud and rocks bulldozed through the village, roaring like a squadron of fighter jets. Twenty-three thousand people died in the 1985 eruption of Colombias Nevado del Ruiz. Today, more than one billion people worldwide...
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BloomsnBuds 200 Red Wiggler Worms

Megan Borgert-Spaniol · Bellwether Media
Format: Hardcover

Tiny bristles called setae help earthworms burrow several feet into the ground. The earthworms bring nutrients and minerals to the surface, and on the way, their tunneling aerates the ground. Discover just how valuable these soil-stirrers are in this book for young learners.
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