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How Things Work: Inside Out: Discover Secrets and Science Behind Trick Candles, 3D Printers, Penguin Propulsions, and Everything in Between

Tamara J Resler · National Geographic Children's Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

This is a book for all the curious kids whose parents won't let them take apart the family's brand new digital camera. The stuff around us has some pretty cool insides that we don't usually get to see. That's why National Geographic Kids is dissecting all kinds of things...
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Police Cars

Emily Rose Oachs · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to police cars. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Dumbness Is a Dish Best Served Cold

Jim Benton · Scholastic Press
Pages: 197
Format: Hardcover

Jamie Kelly is back and dumber than ever in this super-deluxe four-color Dear Dumb Diary special edition! Life at Mackerel Middle School is as dumb as ever -- but Jamie Kelly may have finally found the key to fame, fortune, and fabulousness. Together with Isabella and Angeline, she's come...
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My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish

Mo O'Hara · Square Fish
Pages: 178
Format: Paperback

When Tom's big brother decides to become an Evil Scientist, his first experiment involves dunking Frankie the goldfish into toxic green gunk. Tom knows that there is only one thing to do: Zap the fish with a battery and bring him back to life! But there's something weird about the new Frankie....
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Rise of the Isle of the Lost: A Descendants Novel

MELISSA DE LA CRUZ · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Ride with the tide! Deep beneath the waves, King Triton's powerful trident has passed through the magical barrier that surrounds the Isle of the Lost-keeping villains in and magic out. And when Mal's longtime rival Uma, daughter of Ursula, gets wind of this, she can't believe her luck....
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Kimberly the Koala Fairy: A Rainbow Magic Book

Daisy Meadows · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback

Just when you thought the fairies couldn't get any cuter. . . here come the baby animals!Rachel and Kirsty to the rescue!The girls are spending a week of their summer vacation at the Wild Woods Nature Reserve. They're going to volunteer as junior rangers-- which means lots of quality...
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Philippa Fisher and the Fairy's Promise

Liz Kessler · Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Philippa and her fairy godsister, Daisy, are asked by the High Counsel to go on a fantastic journey together to find a missing fairy and preserve the portals that connect the fairy and human realms.
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The Genius Files #5: License to Thrill

Dan Gutman · Harpercollins
Pages: 251
Format: Print book

The wackiest road trip in history comes to an action-packed conclusion in book five of the New York Times bestselling Genius Files series.When we last left our heroes, twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald were in Roswell, New Mexico, and they had just seen a strange beam of light. Now their cross-country...
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Vampirates: Immortal War

Justin Somper · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

A bloody war is raging across the oceans, with the Pirate Federation and Nocturnals in alliance against the renegade Vampirates, led by Sidorio and Lola. Nothing will stop either one from making their presence dangerously known in battle.Connor and Grace Tempest each have important roles...
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Island of Dragons

Lisa Mcmann · Aladdin Books
Pages: 544
Format: Print book

Twins Alex and Aaron Stowe are put to the ultimate test to fulfill their destinies and save both Quill and Artimé from the deadliest enemy the cities have ever faced in the thrilling conclusion of the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds series, which Kirkus Reviews called "The...
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Mob School Survivor: The Creeper Diaries, An Unofficial Minecrafter's Novel, Book One

Greyson Mann · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 175
Format: Hardcover

The launch of an exciting, hilarious new series narrated by an underdog every Minecrafter can relate to.Gerald Creeper Jr. is a self-proclaimed pacifist (which, by the way, has nothing to do with a pacifier) , but he finds himself in the war zone when he starts his first year at Mob Middle...
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Real Friends

Shannon Hale · First Second
Pages: 211
Format: Hardcover

"Fresh and funny." -- New York Times Book ReviewNewbery Honor author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your real friends -- and why it's worth the journey.When best friends are not forever...
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Kwanzaa

Rachel A Koestler-Grack · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Kwanzaa. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

C S Lewis · HarperTrophy
Pages: 248
Format: Paperback

A full-color paperback edition of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, book five in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with full-color cover and interior art by the original illustrator of Narnia, Pauline Baynes.A king and some unexpected companions...
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Stick Dog Craves Candy

Tom Watson · HarperCollins
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Big Nate, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and the previous Stick Dog books, Tom Watson's hilarious series continues with Stick Dog Craves Candy - a fun Halloween adventure!Stick Dog and the gang are on their usual hunt for food, but there is something unusual going on. Little...
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