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Geronimo Stilton Special Edition: The Hunt for the Curious Cheese

Geronimo Stilton · Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover

Its a curious case for Geronimo in this special edition adventure!Rancid ricotta! Something strange was happening in New Mouse City. Rodents were suddenly getting sick with stomachaches, hiccups, and weird green warts -- and it seemed to be related to cheese! We mice eat a lot of cheese,...
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The Terror of the Bigfoot Beast

Laurie S Sutton · Stone Arch Books
Format: Book

On a camping trip, Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang encounter Bigfoot! Will the gang pack up or stay to investigate? Should they follow Bigfoots trail or wait for help? Does Scooby get to chow down or go hungry? In this interactive story, YOU CHOOSE the path the gang should take. With...
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French Bulldogs

Grace Hansen · Abdo Kids
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Get to know the playful and sweet French bulldog from the tip of its wet nose to the end of its wagging tail! Young readers will love the simple, easy-to-read text and beautiful full-bleed photographs. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Aligned to Common Core...
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Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers' Market

Michelle Schaub · Charlesbridge
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

This collection of poems takes young readers to a day at an urban farmers' market. Who to see, what to eat, and how produce is grown - it's all so exciting, fresh, and delicious. Readers are invited to peruse the stands and inspect vendors' wares with poems like "Farmer Greg's Free-Range...
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How Not to Run for Class President

Cathy Hapka · Random House
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

Looking for a fun, light introduction to the campaign process? Join the brothers from the How Not to . . . series as they navigate a class election! Third grader Will couldn't care less about boring school politics. But when his friend Chelsea proposes a Reading Buddy program that would...
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Lunchtime Riddles

Lisa Regan · Windmill Books
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

How many peas are in a pod? What type of cheese is made backwards? The answers to these questions and more can be found in this puzzling collection of delicious riddles. The theme of these brain-bending games is one readers will all enjoy: lunch. From soup and cookies to fruit and nuts,...
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Scholastic Reader Level 2: Icky Sticky Readers: Scary Snakes

Laaren Brown · Scholastic Nonfiction; Nov edition
Format: Print book

This child-centered Reader features all the weird, crazy, and gross things you could ever want to know about snakes--plus stickers!Explore everything awesome about snakes in a fun, accessible, and laugh-out-loud format! Find out which snakes are as big as your school bus, and what was the biggest...
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Colors and Patterns!: A Spot-It, Learn-It Challenge

Sarah L. Schuette · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Where are the purple galoshes? How many striped fish do you see? What color is the biggest sunflower? Test your spot-it skills with Colors and Patterns.
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Liquids and Solids

Ellen Lawrence · Bearport Publishing; Nov edition
Format: Book

"In this book, readers are taken through different experiments to understand the properties of liquids and solids"--
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Otter Loves Halloween!

Sam Garton · Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Get in the Halloween spirit with Otter - the irrepressible picture book character from I Am Otter and Otter in Space, sure to be adored by fans of Pete the Cat.Halloween is Otter's favorite holiday. It's also a very busy time for her and Teddy. With so much to do, it's a good...
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The Class

Boni Ashburn · Beach Lane Books
Pages: 40
Format: Print book

Count along with twenty young students from nineteen different homes as they get ready for their first day of kindergarten.Alarm clocks go off and students all over town wake up and get ready for their big day. Some feel eager, others are nervous, and a few are even grumpy! But they all get dressed,...
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Why Am I Me?

Paige Britt · Scholastic Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Presented as a thoughtful, poetic exchange between two characters -- who don't realize they are thinking and asking the very same questions -- this beautiful celebration of our humanity and diversity invites readers of all ages to imagine a world where there is no you or me, only we. If the first...
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The Great Kitten Challenge

Diana G Gallagher · Picture Window Books
Pages: 79
Format: Library Binding

When Kyle and Mia discover three abandoned kittens, they know they have to help. Kyle and Mia take turns caring for the kittens, but they both already have pets of their own. Will they be able to find the perfect home for the kittens they've come to love?
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Agatha Christie

Isabel Sanchez Vegara · Frances Lincoln
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

In the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the lives of outstanding people from designers and artists to scientists. All of them went on to achieve incredible things, yet all of them began life as a little child with a dream. The book follows Agatha Christie, who taught herself to read...
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Pumpkin Patch Blessings

Kim Washburn · Zonderkidz
Pages: 18
Format: Print book

Pumpkin Patch Blessings celebrates fall and shows little ones there are blessings all around us, especially in the pumpkin patch! The sweet rhyming text by Kim Washburn and whimsical illustrations by Jacqueline East bring autumn alive for readers young and old as they take in the fun of the fall...
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