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Discovering Fossils

JESSIE ALKIRE · Checkerboard Library
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Investigate famous excavations and the archaeologists and paleontologists who led them with Discovering Fossils. Through fossils such as Mosasaurus and Neanderthal man, readers will discover how we learn about fossils and how they teach us how plants, animals, people, and Earth have changed...
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Glacier

Joanne Mattern · Childrens Pr
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

In northwest Montana's Glacier National Park, huge, icy glaciers stream the sides of towering mountain peaks. Below, beautiful green forests grow along the shores of sparkling blue lakes. Readers will get a detailed view of the park as they explore its beautiful natural landscapes and examine...
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Illegal

Eoin Colfer · Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

A powerfully moving graphic novel by New York Times bestselling author Eoin Colfer and the team behind the Artemis Fowl graphic novels that explores the current plight of undocumented immigrants.

Ebo is alone.His brother, Kwame, has disappeared, and Ebo knows it can only be to attempt...

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So You Want to Be President of the United States

Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

So you want to be the president of the United States? Find out the requirements, the roles and responsibilities, and how you can put yourself on the path to the higest seat of government.
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Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty

Chris Colfer · Little

From bestselling author Chris Colfer comes a new book about a beloved character: Queen Red Riding Hood. The young queen gives us her take on politics, government, health, love, and of course, what it means to be royalty. A must-have for new and old fans alike.
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Fizzopolis #3: Snoodles!

Patrick Carman · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author Patrick Carman and Emmy Award-winning illustrator Brian Sheesley will have fans of Big Nate and Timmy Failure bubbling over with laughter in this third installment of the Fizzopolis series.

Help! Gone missing: 100,000 bottles of Fuzzwonker Fizz!

Harold...

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Call of the Alphas #1

VICTORIA COCHRANE · Penguin Young Readers Licenses
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

The first novel in a new fiction series based on the hugely popular online game, Animal Jam, enjoyed by over 65 million users! Learn all about the origin of the Animal Jam home called Jamaa, a lush natural environment, and its brave, adventurous animal leaders called the Alphas.Welcome...
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Almost Paradise: A Novel

Corabel Shofner · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover

A heartfelt debut about a spunky girl determined to save her family and find her way home.

Twelve-year-old Ruby Clyde Henderson's life changes the day her mother's boyfriend holds up a convenience store, and her mother is wrongly jailed for assisting with the crime. Ruby...

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Jack Montgomery: World War II: Gallantry at Anzio

Michael P. Spradlin · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

Jack C. Montgomery was a Cherokee from Oklahoma, and a first lieutenant with the 45th Infantry Division Thunderbirds. On February 22, 1944, near Padiglione, Italy, Montgomery's rifle platoon was under fire by three echelons of enemy forces when he single-handedly attacked all three...
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Florence Nightingale

Tim Cooke · Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Florence Nightingales name is perhaps more familiar than her reputation as the founder of modern nursing. This notable biography, full of striking photographs and images, explains how this remarkable woman bucked societal pressure to become a nursethe Lady with the Lamp. Nightingales work...
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Warriors: A Vision of Shadows #6: The Raging Storm

ERIN HUNTER · HarperCollins
Pages: 352
Format: Library Binding

Erin Hunter's #1 bestselling Warriors series continues with the thrilling conclusion to the Vision of Shadows story arc.

ShadowClan has returned under the leadership of a new Tigerstar, but their renewed strength has brought the tensions around the lake to an explosive breaking...

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The Legend of Skeleton Man: Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man

Joseph Bruchac · HarperCollins
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

This spine-tingling middle grade collection brings together Skeleton Man and The Return of Skeleton Man - two modern classics that will chill you to the bone. R.L. Stine, bestselling author of the Goosebumps series, raved: "This book gave me nightmares!"Molly's father grew...
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Ghosts of Greenglass House

KATE MILFORD · Clarion Books
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

Welcome back to the irresistible world of Greenglass House where thirteen-year-old Milo is, once again, spending the winter holidays stuck in a house full of strange guests who are not what they seem. There are fresh clues to uncover as friends old and new join in his search for a mysterious...
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National Geographic Kids Ultimate Space Atlas

National Geographic Society (U.S.) · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 160
Format: Library Binding

Blast into space to explore our solar system and beyond. This out-of-this-world atlas takes readers through maps of the solar system, the Milky Way, and deep space, giving them a close look at and locations of planets, supernovas, and other universes. Sky maps will help kids spot these...
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Abigail Adams, Pirate of the Caribbean

STEVE SHEINKIN · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

History and hijinks collide in a hilarious new series from acclaimed author Steve Sheinkin!Historical figures have overheard students saying "history is boring" -- and now they've decided to quit history! When First Lady Abigail Adams decides there's more to life than...
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