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The Story of Buildings: From the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and Beyond

Patrick Dillon · Candlewick Press (MA)
Pages: 95
Format: Hardcover

Aspiring architects will be in their element! Explore this illustrated narrative history of buildings for young readers, an amazing construction in itself.We spend most of our lives in buildings. We make our homes in them. We go to school in them. We work in them. But why and how did people...
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Nancy's Mysterious Letter #8

Carolyn Keene · Grosset & Dunlap
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

When Nancy receives a letter informing her she's heir to a fortune, she decides to track down the sender, as well as the other Nancy Drew.
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Blueberry Pancakes Forever: Finding Serendipity Book Three

Angelica Banks · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 311
Format: Print book

In this third adventure from the author of Finding Serendipity, Tuesday McGillycuddy must grapple with a new villain in the Land of Story.After an unthinkable loss, time seems to freeze for Tuesday and her mother, the famous author Serendipity Smith. In the land of story, Vivienne Small's...
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Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #3: The First Battle

Erin Hunter · Harpercollins Childrens Books
Pages: 291
Format: Print book

Discover the origins of the warrior Clans in the third book of this thrilling prequel arc from mega-bestselling author Erin Hunter. The Dawn of the Clans series takes readers back to the earliest days of the Clans, when the cats first settled in the forest and began to forge the Warrior...
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The Wacky & Wonderful World Through Numbers: Over 2,000 Figures and Facts

Steve Martin · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Everything takes on exciting new meaning when you look at it through the lens of numbers. Even boring, everyday stuff like can openers, snowflakes, rain, and honeybees becomes fascinating when you realize that:The can opener was created 48 years after food was first put in cans (before...
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Warriors Super Edition: Tallstar's Revenge

Erin Hunter · HarperCollins; 6.2.2013 edition
Format: Hardcover

Warriors Super Edition: Tallstar's Revenge is an epic stand-alone adventure in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series! This never-before-told story offers Erin Hunter fans their first look at the inner workings of WindClan and reveals the truth about Tallstar's...
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Jellaby: Monster in the City

Kean Soo · Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback

The second book of this award-winning graphic novel series. Ten-year-old Portia Bennett and her friend Jason continue their journey through the city of Toronto. They're one step closer to finding the home of their lost friend, a sweet, silent creature named Jellaby. Unfortunately,...
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Mystery of the Missing Fox

Tamra Wight · Islandport Press
Pages: 206
Format: Print book

The stakes have never been higher for Cooper Wilder. When an accident puts Cooper s dad in the hospital, Cooper must shoulder new responsibilities at the campground. But he s distracted. First, he finds a fox caught in an illegal trap on the campground s land. Then kits start to go missing...
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Dog

Jill &. Gillespie Foran · Av2 by Weigl
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Dog makes it fun and easy for beginners to learn about caring for their favorite pet dogs, from border collies to chihuahuas.
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Crystal Keepers

Brandon Mull · Aladdin Paperbacks
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

Trapped in a world where magic is powerful and dreams are real, Cole continues his quest in book three of a "fanciful, action-packed adventure" series (Publishers Weekly, starred review) , from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series.Cole...
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Freaky Fast Frankie Joe

Lutricia Clifton · Holiday House
Pages: 248
Format: Print book

When twelve-year-old Frankie Joe's mother is sent to jail, he is uprooted from his home in Texas to live with the father he has never met, his father's wife, and his father's four "legitimate" sons in Illinois. Frankie Joe is miserable. Trying to adjust to his blended family proves...
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Tortoises

CARI MEISTER · BULLFROG BOOKS
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

In Tortoises, beginning readers will learn how tortoises fight for mates and defend themselves against predators. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover the exciting world of tortoises.
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The Imaginary

A.F. Harrold · Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Rudger is Amanda Shuffleup's imaginary friend. Nobody else can see Rudger--until the evil Mr. Bunting arrives at Amanda's door. Mr. Bunting hunts imaginaries. Rumor has it that he even eats them. And now he's found Rudger.Soon Rudger is alone, and running for his imaginary life....
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Young Scrooge: A Very Scary Christmas Story

R L Stine · Feiwel and Friends
Pages: 185
Format: Print book

Rick Scroogeman hates Christmas. He can't stand the carols and the pageants. He can't stand the lights and the mistletoe. But what he hates the most is having to watch the old movie A Christmas Carol every year at school. Since his name is Scroogeman, all of his classmates start calling...
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Wonder

R J Palacio · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 315
Format: Print book

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON, AND JACOB TREMBLAY!Over 5 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller WONDER and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. The book that inspired the Choose Kind...
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