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My Bus

Byron Barton · Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

My Bus is a lively celebration of vehicles and transportation, occupations, pets, and basic math concepts. The busy bus driver in Byron Barton's preschool tour-de-force has a job to do. He drives his bus along his route, picks up the cat and dog passengers waiting at the bus stops,...
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Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #1: Moldylocks and the Three Beards

Noah Z. Jones · Scholastic
Pages: 72
Format: Hardcover

Noah Z. Jones turns well-known fairy tales upside-down in this humorous new series!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations...
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Kung Pow Chicken #4: Heroes on the Side

Cyndi Marko · Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Kung Pow Chicken is on the lookout for bad eggs!This series is part of Scholastics early chapter book line called Branches, which is 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...
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Magic Tree House 20th-Anniversary Full-Color Edition: Dinosaurs Before Dark (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Mary Pope Osborne · Random House Books for Young Readers; 20 Anv edition
Pages: 96
Format: Library Binding

We are celebrating by bringing full color to the Cretaceous period—full-color art that is! This jacketed hardcover edition boasts new artwork, plus extras, like an interview between the creators, a letter from Mary Pope Osborne, and up-to-date dinosaur info! Join Jack and Annie...
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Dinosaurs Before Dark

Mary Pope Osborne · Random House
Pages: 77
Format: Hardcover

Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.
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The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza

James Kochalka · First Second
Format: Hardcover

The Glorkian Warrior isn't the brightest bulb in the box, so it's good he's got his trusty talking backpack to advise him as they set out on a perilous journey to deliver a pizza. The pizza's got clams and peanut butter on it, so it's not clear who's going to want...
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Garbage Galore

Ellen Lawrence · Bearport Publishing
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Garbage Galore (Green World, Clean World) by Ellen Lawrence
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World of Reading Star Wars Rescue from Jabba's Palace: Level 2

Disney Book Group
Format:  Book : EnglishView all editions and formats

Luke goes head-to-head with the evil Jabba the Hutt! This fully-illustrated level 2 reader retells the classic scenes from Return of the Jedi where Luke visits Jabba's Palace and fights to rescue his friends.
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Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning

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

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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Electricians

Cecilia Minden · Child's World
Format: Book

Electricity is a crucial part of our day-to-day life, but working with it can be a dangerous job. So who keeps the power flowing? Filled with interesting text and colorful pictures, this title allows children to meet the professionals who help control the comforts and necessities provided...
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Kung Pow Chicken #3: The Birdy Snatchers

Cyndi Marko · Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Gordon's birdy senses are tingling like crazy! All over the city, chickens are acting strangely. Have they been turned into zombies?! This superhero knows that only a bad guy would steal brains! Kung Pow Chicken is hot on the evil Birdbrain's tail feathers--that is, until an army...
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Pine and the Winter Sparrow

Alexis York Lumbard · Wisdom Tales
Format: Hardcover

Have you ever wondered why pine trees stay green all winter long and dont lose their leaves like other trees? According to an ancient legend attributed to the Cherokee Indians, it was a simple act of kindness towards an injured little bird that earned pine trees this very honor. Retold...
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Two Tough Crocs

David Bedford · Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Two equally tough crocodile bullies undergo an attitude adjustment when the toughest croc of all arrives in their swamp.
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Octo-Man and the Headless Monster #1

JANE KELLEY · GROSSET & DUNLAP
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

Zing, zong, zing. Brain flash! A pirate hook. Underground tunnels. Brains in jars. It's time for an Escapade!Clint McCool always has a lot of great ideas. That's what makes him such a great hero. But sometimes he has too many great ideas. Armed with his super-powered cap, his brain flashes,...
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