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I Eat Well

Martha E H Rustad · Capstone Press
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Learning to eat well is a tough job! Carefully leveled text allows the youngest readers to read independently and learn all about eating well.
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Infamous Ratsos Are Not Afraid

KARA LAREAU · Candlewick
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover

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Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

Laurie Ann Thompson · Schwartz & Wade
Format: Library Binding

Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboahs inspiring true story—which was turned into a film, Emmanuels Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey—is nothing short of remarkable. Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, he was dismissed by most people—but not by his mother, who taught him to reach for his dreams....
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Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated the Army

Art Coulson · Capstone Editions
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

In the autumn of 1912, the football team from Carlisle Indian Industrial School took the field at the U.S. Military Academy, home to the bigger, stronger, and better-equipped West Points Cadets. Sportswriters billed the game as a sort of rematch, pitting against each other the descendants...
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Lice Check #12

Nancy Krulik · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 121
Format: Paperback

Head lice have invaded Edith B. Sugarman Elementary School, and George wants nothing more than to remain scotch-free from the vermin. Well, that and he wants his dad's booth at Career Day to be infinitely more popular than his enemy Louis Farley's dad's booth. He even bet his skull...
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Stella Batts: None of Your Beeswax

Courtney Sheinmel · Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Print book

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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The Cardinal and the Crow

Michael Moniz · Simply Read Books
Format: Hardcover

All the birds tease old Crow for his scraggly feathers and harsh call, especially proud Cardinal. But when Cardinal gets into trouble, there is only one creature smart enough to get him out. Will Crow choose to help the boastful bird? This thoughtful picture book, inspired by Aesops fables,...
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Pete the Cat: 5-Minute Pete the Cat Stories

James Dean · HarperFestival
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Join New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean's Pete the Cat on his groovy adventures, from racing with Turtle, swimming with Bob, to fighting a dragon, and so much more! With his cool friends, Pete builds a tasty lunch and a one-of-a kind playground.Each of these awesome...
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Harlem Globetrotters Present the Points Behind Basketball

Larry Dobrow · Simon Spotlight
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback

Beginning readers can learn about the science behind basketball in this slam-dunk Level 3 Ready-to-Read that will have everyone cheering.Have you ever wondered how a Harlem Globetrotters player can spin a basketball on one finger for so long? Or what a basketball is made of? Or how the laws...
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Nighttime Noise

Kirsten McDonald · Magic Wagon
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

The Garcia family has just moved into their new house, and twins Carlos and Carmen are having a hard time sleeping in their new rooms--especially when the hear a spooky noise outside.
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Feeling Sad

Rosalyn Clark · Lerner Publishing Group
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

Sometimes you just need to cry! Feeling sad is a normal part of life, and acknowledging your feelings is important. Young readers can learn more about what it means to feel sad and why their feelings matter with carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos. Age-appropriate critical...
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Elephants Cannot Dance!

Mo Willems · Disney-Hyperion; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.
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Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote

Kirsten Gillibrand
Format: Hardcover

From United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand comes an inspiring picture book about ten suffragists who fought for womens right to vote. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was inspired by her own great-grandmother, grandmother, and mother to be bold and brave - to stand up and fight for what she believes...
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20 Fun Facts about the US Constitution

Therese Shea · Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2014.
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

From School Library Journal Gr 2-4-These collections of thumbnail sketches highlight strange, significant, and unusual facts about American history. By and large, each page features one fact (e.g., "The US Constitution wasn't the first American constitution")...
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Thunder & Lightning

ANDREA RIVERA · ABDO ZOOM
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

From static electricity to lightning rods, learn all about thunder and lightning in five easy-to-read chapters. Vibrant, full-color photographs appeal to visual learners. Zoom in even deeper with a key stats section and bolded glossary. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state...
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