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Beast Quest: Electro the Storm Bird: Series 24 Book 1

Blade, Adam · Orchard Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Battle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!A wicked curse has been put on Tom's magical Golden Armour. Now he has fallen under its enchantment and is being controlled by his pirate enemy, Ria. Tom must battle...
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Inclined Planes

Joanne Mattern · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Inclined planes have been around for thousands of years. They might have even helped Egyptians build the pyramids! This low-level title explores the history and functions of these machines. It includes diagrams and simple experiments to show how inclined planes make our everyday lives easier....
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Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution

Jordi Bayarri · Graphic Universe TM
Pages: 40
Format: Library Binding

Charles Darwin's scientific work transformed the way people think about life on Earth. From his childhood in England to his pivotal ocean voyages, he took every opportunity to study the natural world. And he helped shape a new understanding of how life forms change over time. This graphic...
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Hank Zipzer: The Pizza Party

TheoBaker
Format: Paperback

An out-of-control pizza party. A lizard-feeding mishap. An overdue school project. What could go wrong? The world's greatest underachiever is back!Hank Zipzer has a few tips for hosting an epic pizza party. No parents at home? Check. Pizza and ice cream galore? Accomplished. Friends...
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The Pennypackers Go on Vacation

Doan, Lisa · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

The cheapest family in the world decides to go on an off-brand cruise in this wacky mystery/adventure story.Mr. Pennypacker is cheap. But Mrs. Pennypacker has wrestled money for a vacation from his tightfisted grip, and the family is on their way to a Disney cruise. Charlie Pennypacker...
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Another Dreadful Fairy Book

Jon Etter · Amberjack Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The magical Grand Library of Elfame is in danger! The fearsome bugbear Norwell Drabbery, Grand Scrutinizer for the Ministry of Ordinariness, Averageness, and Normalcy (M.O.A.N.) , wants to remove books he deems "damaging," and even threatens to close the library altogether....
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Plants vs. Zombies 1: Battle Extravagonzo

Paul Tobin · Spotlight
Pages: 28
Format: Library Binding

Zomboss and Crazy Dave both want to buy the same factory at the center of Neighborville, but the owner proposes a battle extravagonzo to declare a winner. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
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Sleep, Dreams, and Your Brain

Snedden, Robert · Gareth Stevens Pub
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

The body may not be very active during sleep, but the mind has an important job to do. Sleep is a crucial function for all complex animals, yet there are still many questions to be explored. Why do we sleep? Why might it help our memory? Why do we dream? This fascinating book dives right...
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Famine and Dust: Dust Bowl

Virginia Loh-Hagan · 45th Parallel Pr
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

The events surrounding the Dust Bowl did not look the same to everyone involved. Step back in time and into the shoes of an Oklahoma farmer, a migrant farm worker, and a government journalist as readers act out scenes that took place in the midst of this historic event. Written with simplified,...
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Boycotting the British: Boston Tea Party

Loh-Hagan, Virginia · 45th Parallel Press
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

The events surrounding the Boston Tea Party did not look the same to everyone involved. Step back in time and into the shoes of a colonial merchant's wife, a British soldier, and a Patriot activist as readers act out the scenes that took place in the midst of this historic event. Written...
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