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One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia

Miranda Paul · Millbrook Press, 2015.
Pages: 1
Format: Print book

Plastic bags are cheap and easy to use. But what happens when a bag breaks or is no longer needed? In Njau, Gambia, people simply dropped the bags and went on their way. One plastic bag became two. Then ten. Then a hundred. The bags accumulated in ugly heaps alongside roads. Water pooled...
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There Is a Tribe of Kids

Lane Smith · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When a young boy embarks on a journey alone . . .he trails a colony of penguins, undulates in a smack of jellyfish,clasps hands with a constellation of stars, naps for a night in a bed of clams,and follows a trail of shells, home to his tribe of friends.If Lane Smith's Caldecott Honor...
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The Ghost of the Bermuda Triangle

Laurie S Sutton · Stone Arch Books
Format: Print book

In this You Choose mystery, Scooby Doo and the gang are on a cruise, right through the Bermuda Triangle! Suddenly, a ghost interrupts a costume contest, sending everyone running. Readers choose which characters to follow. Will your path lead to dangerous criminals, confused passengers,...
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Rainbow Swirl

Helen Perelman · Aladdin; Original edition
Format: Paperback

In Rainbow Swirl, Raina is a young Gummy Fairy getting ready for the annual candy contest at the castle. But a terrible storm swirls all the colors of the candies together the night before the event! Can Raina create a new candy in time for the contest?
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Fun Things to Do with Egg Cartons

Kara L. Laughlin · Capstone Press
Format: Hardcover

What can you do with an empty egg carton? Simple, step by step instructions transform ordinary household items into fun DIY crafts and games.
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New hope
Star wars (Motion picture)

Emma Grange · Paw Prints
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Retells the story of the iconic science fiction film through LEGO figurines as Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, and C-3PO attempt to save Princess Leia from the clutches of the Empire.
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Eek Discovers Earth

Blake A. Hoena · Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback

After observing earthlings, Eek decides to build a spaceship so that he and Ack can go conquer Earth. What will happen when their ship lands in the Sudsy Duck Laundromat?
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Milo Is Not a Dog Today

Kerstin Schoene · Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Hardcover

Milo loves to pretend. He goes on a journey looking for someone who understands his creative imagination. But the other animals only like to play with their own kind. When Milo pretends to be like them, they just laugh. Eventually he meets Cleo who also loves to pretend! Milo and Cleo become...
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Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You

Nancy Tillman · Feiwel & Friends; Brdbk edition
Format: Board book

. . . I wanted you more than youll ever know,so I sent love to follow wherever you go. . . .Love is the greatest gift we have to give our children. Its the one thing they can carry with them each and every day.If love could take shape it might look something like these heartfelt words and images...
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Uranus

Susan Ring · AV2 by Weigl
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

The seventh planet from the sun, Uranus is known for its mysterious liquid ocean and gases that give it a blue-green glow. Uranus has faint rings and 27 known moons. Learn these facts and more.
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