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Who Is Judy Blume?

Kirsten Anderson · Penguin Workshop
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Learn how Judy Blume went from a stay-at-home mother to one of the most beloved American authors of the twentieth century.Readers adore Judy Blume for her personal stories about the journey from childhood to adolescence. She has always been an imaginative person and an avid reader. As a child,...
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Spirit

Ellen Miles · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 85
Format: Paperback

While walking in a snowstorm, Lizzie sees two dark eyes and a little black nose. It's Spirit, a white German shepherd puppy! Spirit's owners found new homes for all of his brothers and sisters, but they still don't have a place for him. Can Lizzie find a forever home for this...
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The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome: A Handbook for Time Travelers

Jonathan W Stokes · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

The only guidebook you need for your next time travel vacation!The Thrifty Guide to Ancient Rome contains information vital to the sensible time traveler: * Where can I find a decent hotel room in ancient Rome for under five sesterces a day? Is horse parking included? * What do I do if I'm...
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New Favorites for New Cooks: 50 Delicious Recipes for Kids to Make

Carolyn Federman · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

From a leader in the field of food education, this smart, fun, lavishly illustrated cookbook provides 50 kid-tested recipes that engage children's natural inclination for adventure and use fresh, seasonal ideas for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and sweets to teach basic cooking skills....
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Power Forward

Hena Khan · Salaam Reads / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Amina's Voice comes the first book in an exciting new chapter book series about a fourth-grader with big dreams of basketball stardom.Fourth grader Zayd Saleem has some serious hoop dreams. He's not just going to be a professional basketball...
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Plant, Cook, Eat!: A Children's Cookbook

Joe Archer · Charlesbridge
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover

For beginners and green-thumbed foodies, this unusually all-inclusive garden-to-kitchen cookbook is part lesson in gardening and part collection of healthy, delicious, kid-friendly recipes.With vibrant photo-illustrations and clearly organized sections, discover how to plant seeds in patio...
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Ramadan: The Holy Month of Fasting

Ausma Zehanat Khan · Orca Book Publishers
Pages: 88
Format: Hardcover

The month of Ramadan offers the opportunity to improve one's personal and spiritual behavior. By focusing on positive thoughts and actions, Muslims build a closer connection with God and come away from the month feeling spiritually renewed. Ramadan: The Holy Month of Fasting explores...
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Sheep

Valerie Hobbs · Square Fish
Pages: 115
Format: Paperback

The sheep closed in around him like a big, woolly blanket. The puppy had never been so scared or so excited in his life. Soon he was racing, feinting, dodging -- learning what it means to be one of the proud breed of Border collies, the finest sheepherders in the world. Then, almost overnight,...
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The Yark

Bertrand Santini · Gecko Pr
Pages: 68
Format: Hardcover

A very funny and cheerfully subversive chapter book about a monster who eats children--until one day he makes a friend. The Yark loves children . . . with the love of a gourmand! This hairy monster dreams of child buffets--ham of boy, orphan gratin, breaded babies, girl rillettes. But he has a problem:...
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Geronimo On Ice!

GERONIMO STILTON · Scholastic Paperbacks
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Mouse Island was getting ready for the winter Ice Skating Championships! The prize for this year's champions was a pair of antique silver skates that were said to contain clues to a hidden treasure! Just before the championships, we learn someone wants to steal the Silver Skates to search...
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