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Make It Zoom!

Anna Claybourne · Raintree
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Welcome to the world of Whiz Kid Science! Find out all there is to know about the science of sound with these fun and easy-to-do experiments. Make noise travel through a table, measure the speed of a boom, and make a cup squawk like a parrotall in the name of science!
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Professor Whiskerton Presents Steampunk ABC

Lisa Falkenstern · Amazon Childrens Pub
Pages: 32
Format: Book

In Professor Whiskerton Presents Steampunk ABC, two mice dressed in Victorian clothing use gadgets and found objects - each starting with a different letter of the alphabet - to build a fantastic steampunk surprise. A is for anvil; M is for monkey wrench; P is for periscope. Steampunk-inspired...

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Me Tall, You Small

Lilli L'Arronge · Owlkids Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Me Tall, You Small is a series of playful vignettes in the daily life of a pair of weasels, parent and child. Whether they are having a bubble bath, kicking a soccer ball, or eating ice cream together, simple paired phrases showcase their loving - and amusingly realistic - relationship....
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Catwoman Counting

Benjamin Bird · Picture Window Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Catwoman is on the loose in Gotham City! Young readers team up with Batman, tracking down the cat burglar and learning their numbers along the way!
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That's Not My Goat

Fiona Watt · Usborne Books
Format: Board book

A delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text and bold illustrations suitable for babies and toddlers. A little, white mouse appears on every page, for children to spot. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Frank and Laverne

Dave Whamond · Owlkids Books Inc.
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Every morning by 06:00 hours, Frank is awake and on duty for Squirrel Patrol. This pug takes his role seriously: basic training, neighborhood surveillance, and, most importantly, protecting his humans and the cat, Laverne, from the Great Dane next door.Laverne, however, prefers a more refined...
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Would You Rather Be a Bullfrog?

Dr. Seuss · Random House Books for Young Readers; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Would you rather be a clarinet . . . a trombone . . . or a drum? (How would you like to have someone going boom-boom on your tum?) Beginning readers are asked to ponder these-and a host of other odd choices-in this charming, provocative book by Dr. Seuss that encourages children to let their...
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A Celebration of the Seasons: Goodnight Songs: Illustrated by Twelve Award-Winning Picture Book Artists

Margaret Wise Brown · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover

Some fine day, just run awayTo a long unscheduled dayTo where great clouds go sailing byAbove the birds and butterfly. Fluffy clouds, butterflies, furry bunnies, and life from a bug's-eye view: This stunning sequel to the New York Times bestseller Goodnight Songs celebrates the beauty...
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Dress Me!

Sarah Frances Hardy · Sky Pony Press
Format: Hardcover

A young girl makes her way through a variety of career possibilitiesdancer, doctor, superhero, plumberin a variety of costumes. She can be graceful, creative, brave, caring, silly, and even scary. She can wear braids or glasses, a crown or a beret. No matter what she chooses, her puppy...
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Big Bear, Small Mouse

Karma Wilson · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Even the smallest readers can have big fun with Bear in this sweet introduction to opposites from the New York Times bestselling creators of Bear's New Friend.

Bear is big, big, big, and mouse is small, small, small but these friends stick together through all the highs...
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Lift-the-Flap Tab: Tractor Mac: Friends on the Farm

Billy Steers · Square Fish; Ltf Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Oh no, Carla the Chicken has lost her ten chicks! Come along with Tractor Mac and his vehicle and animal friends as he explores Stony Meadow Farms nooks and crannies to find the little chicks. With flaps to lift in every scene and easy-to-turn tabbed pages, this book is perfect for any farm,...
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Elmo's Merry Christmas/Oscar's Grouchy Christmas

Christy Webster · Random House
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

"Merry Christmas!" and "Bah, humbug!" Sesame Street's Elmo and Oscar the Grouch have slightly different feelings about Christmas! Girls and boys ages 4 to 7 will smile as they find out about both in this two-in-one paperback storybook with more than 50 stickers.
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Creature Sounds

Andrew Zuckerman · Chronicle Books; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

Learn animal sounds with roaring lions, cackling hyenas, and quacking ducks. Andrew Zuckerman's eye-catching pictures of fascinating animals from around the world will enthrall young readers and teach animal sounds celebrating nature in a book that bring this wildly successful photographer's...
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The Surprise Prize

Anita Yasuda · Stone Arch Books
Pages: 31
Format: Library Binding

Sara spends months collecting. box tops from her favorite cereal so she can order the surprise prize. She has lots of ideas of what it could be but soon finds out the prize really is a surprise!
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Tinyville Town: I'm a Veterinarian

Brian Biggs · Abrams Appleseed
Pages: 22
Format: Print book

The Tinyville Town series, new from New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Brian Biggs, launches with three books: Tinyville Town Gets to Work!, a world-establishing picture book that introduces the town and its many residents, and two board books, I'm a Veterinarian and I'm...
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