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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Laurie Calkhoven · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Get to know Lin-Manuel Miranda, the award-winning creator of Hamilton: An American Musical, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!"Meet Lin-Manuel Miranda! Lin-Manuel is a writer, singer, actor, songwriter,...
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The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: the Story of Dr. Patricia Bath

JULIA FINLEY MOSCA · The Innovation Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

If you like to think big, but some say you're too small, or they say you're too young or too slow or too tall... Meet Dr. Bath -- the scientist who never lost sight of her dreams!As a girl coming of age during the Civil...
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Look at Me!: Wild Animal Show-Offs

JIM ARNOSKY · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

With his signature breathtaking art, plus stunning gatefolds, acclaimed naturalist Jim Arnosky introduces children to the most eye-catching creatures in the animal kingdom! Meet the show-offs! With their wacky eyebrows, beautiful patterns, and bright feathers and scales, many animals...
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Pip Sits

Mary Morgan · Holiday House
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Mother Duck asks Pip to sit on her eggs for a bit. As soon as Pip sits, he hears a tap! The chicks are hatching! The chicks follow Pip, even when Mother Duck returns. Oh no! They think Pip is their mother! With charming art and a sweet, simple text, Mary Morgan tells a fun and touching...
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Coral Reefs

Jason Chin · Flash Point
Format: Hardcover

During an ordinary visit to the library, a girl pulls a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that...
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Atlas of Miniature Adventures: A pocket-sized collection of small-scale wonders

Emily Hawkins · Wide Eyed Editions
Pages: 64
Format: Print book

Discover the world's smallest adventures with this beautifully illustrated journey around the world from the award-winning team behind Atlas of Adventures.Explore seven continent maps and learn about the best small-scale adventures on Earth - whether you're taking a ride on the world's...
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Kitchen Disco

CLARE FOGES · Faber & Faber
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

"Cute and catchy." -- Kirkus ReviewsAt night when you are sleepingThere's a party in your house,It's a pumping, jumping, funky bashWhen all the lights go out . . .When the sun goes down, the Kitchen Disco starts up - and all the fruit in the fruit bowl come out to play!There...
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Hello Ruby: Adventures in Coding

Linda Liukas · Feiwel and Friends
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

"Hello Ruby is half picture book and half activity book rolled into one adorable package. It introduces programming without requiring a computer at all. The point of the book isn't to teach you a programming language, but programming concepts." --GeekMom.comMeet Ruby -- a small...
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CHRISTMAS FOR BEAR

BONNY BECKER · Candlewick
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Bear's minimalist holiday celebration has an eager Mouse feeling a bit anxious in this humorous and heartwarming story about the unlikely, lovable pair.One frosty night, Bear hears a tap, tap, tapping on his front door. "Merry Christmas!" cries Mouse. Mouse is there for a Christmas...
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Block Party

Gwendolyn Hooks · Lee & Low Books
Pages: 32

The neighborhood is having a block party where everyone is responsible for bringing a food dish. Padma is excited about the party until she learns that her mother is planning to bring lentil soup. Padma thinks soup is so boring! Everyone else will bring fun things like pizza or hot dogs....
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A Small Thing . . . but Big

Tony Johnston · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Lizzie and her mom go to the park. That's where Lizzie meets an elderly man and his companion, Cecile, a dog about her size. But Lizzie is afraid of dogs, so she'll have to rely on her new friend to help her take things one step at a time.Getting over your fears may seem like a small thing...
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All About Me/ Todo Sobre Mi

Children???s Press (New York · C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Format: Board book

These beautiful and interactive vocabulary books help kids learn to describe their world.
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How Mamas Love Their Babies

Juniper Fitzgerald · The Feminist Press at CUNY
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover

Illustrating the myriad ways that mothers provide for their children -- piloting airplanes, washing floors, or dancing at a strip club -- this book is the first to depict a sex-worker parent. It provides an expanded notion of working mothers and challenges the idea that only some jobs result...
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DK Readers L2: Story of Coding

DK. · DK PUBLISHING
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Discover the history of computers and coding, from Ada Lovelace's initial idea of computer programming to today's coding languages like Scratch, Python, Javascript, and more, in The Story of Coding, a Level 2 nonfiction reader featuring photographs, diagrams, fun facts, and strong...
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Bradford Street Buddies: Block Party Surprise

Jerdine Nolen · Harcourt Brace and Company
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback

Welcome to the neighborhood! Join twins Jada and Jamal, and their best friends, Carlita and Josh, for Bradford Street's fall block party. Beginning and newly independent readers are in for a surprise of prehistoric proportions as they explore this fun-filled multicultural neighborhood...
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