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The Gingerbread Man Loose at The Zoo

Laura Murray · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Is there anything more fun than a class trip to the zoo? The Gingerbread Man and his classmates don't think so, and they get to solve riddles on a WILD scavenger hunt. They meet giraffes, monkeys, and even a fox (especially scary for a Gingerbread Man!) . But a zoo full of critters...
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Stella Batts: None of Your Beeswax

Courtney Sheinmel · Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

Can you keep a secret? Stella Batts has a lot of secrets to keep these days--there's the secret of what really happened to her little sister's pet fish, and there's the secret school project she's working on with her friend Lucy, and there's the secret on the second...
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Curious George Makes Pancakes

H A Rey · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

Every year George and the Man with the Yellow Hat attend the pancake breakfast to benefit the children's hospital. Always curious, George finds his way to the pancake table. After making some of the most interesting pancakes the crowd has ever seen, George gets into even more monkey...
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Hunting

Robyn Hardyman · Windmill Books, 2014.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

From School Library Journal Gr 3-5-Inside this attractive set, readers will find well-organized overviews of outdoor activities. The design utilizes text boxes and colorful captions to present fact-filled, concise introductions. Lots of lively photos supplement the texts,...
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Go West, Amelia Bedelia!

Herman Parish · Greenwillow Books
Format: Paperback

When Amelia Bedelia goes to visit her uncle’s ranch, she really makes herself at home on the range. The West sure is wild when Amelia Bedelia comes to town!
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Whose Eye Am I?

Shelley Rotner · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

"Who am I?" ask captions alongside close-ups of colorful animal eyes. As readers guess which animal belongs to each eye, they will discover that each animal has a unique and amazing way of seeing. Snakes have clear eyelids that cannot ever open or close. Some sea creatures have...
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DK Readers L1: Bugs Hide and Seek

Laura Buller · DK Children
Format: Paperback

Bugs Hide and Seek tells the story about a leaf bug who introduces other bugs that also have great camouflage. In this Level 1 DK Reader early readers will have fun trying to find the camouflaged bugs before they reveal themselves. With short sentences and simple vocabulary, as well as picture...
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Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning

Mary Pope Osborne · Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Now in full-color throughout, this jacketed hardcover edition boasts new artwork, plus a letter from Mary Pope Osborne and new nonfiction information! Join Jack and Annie as they travel back to the time of ancient Egypt and have an adventure filled with magic, mystery, history, and fun facts.
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Winter's Coming: A Story of Seasonal Change

Jan Thornhill · Owlkids
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Lily, a young snowshoe hare, is surprised to notice the leaves changing color in her forest home. She hears from a passing flock of birds that "Winter's coming." Lily doesn't know who or what winter is, but it must be frightening. Why else would the birds be escaping south?...
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Do You Really Want to Meet a Swan?

Cari Meister · Amicus
Format: Book

Those animals in the zoo look cute and cuddly ... but what if you met them face-to-face in the wild? How do they behave in their own habitats? Imagine yourself a future biologist as the characters make firsthand observations of the wild animals that are more dangerous than they look!
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Shapes on the Farm

Jenny Fretland VanVoorst · Jump!, Inc.,
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Shapes on the Farm takes readers on an trip to a farm, pointing out the many familiar shapes they encounter in the farm's buildings, foods, and fields. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage emergent readers as they hunt for shapes on the farm.
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Pete the Cat and the Tip-Top Tree House

JAMES DEAN · HarperCollins
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean takes readers along for a fun, groovy adventure with Pete the Cat!In Pete the Cat: Tip-Top Tree House, Pete invites all of his friends over to spend time in his tree house. When they climb up, they realize the tree house is not big enough...
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Sea otters in danger.

Ella Mineo · Gareth Stevens Pub Learni
Format:  Book : English

This item is Non-Returnable.
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Christmas Crafts

Kate Riley · QEB Publishing
Format: Hardcover

This book contains everything you need to get into the holiday spirit. Decorate your gifts in style, dress up for the occasion and deck your home with hand-crafted decorations. This book is sure to provide hours of festive fun.Christmas Crafts presents a fresh approach to seasonal activities...
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Roar of the Thunder Dragon: A Branches Book

TRACEY WEST · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina....
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