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Survivors #6: Storm of Dogs

Erin Hunter · HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Lucky and the Wild Pack face their fiercest battle yet in Storm of Dogs - the epic sixth book in the Survivors series from Erin Hunter, the #1 nationally bestselling author of Warriors. Praised by Kirkus Reviews as "wild and wonderful adventure" in a starred review, Survivors...
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Abigail & The Snowman

Roger Langridge · Kaboom
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

An imaginative young girl makes a new best friend - an invisible yeti!Abigail is a nine-year-old with a huge imagination but when she and her dad move to a small town, that imagination only makes it harder to fit in at her new school. All that changes when she meets a loveable and sophisticated...
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Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong

Lesa Cline-Ransome · Holiday House
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Louis Armstrong has been called the most important improviser in the history of jazz. Although his New Orleans neighborhood was poor in nearly everything else, it was rich in superb music. Young Louis took it all in, especially the cornet blowing of Joe "King" Oliver. But after...
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Ready, aim, launch! : Make your own small launchers

Rob Ives · Hungry Tomato
Format: Print book

"Send paper clips flying with your own miniature launcher! Step-by-step instructions are used in this book to demonstrate basic engineering and physics skills for kids."--
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Guinea Pig

Jill Foran · AV2 by Weigl
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Guinea Pig (Caring for My Pet) by Jill Foran, Katie Gillespie
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Mount Rushmore: Myths, Legends, and Facts

Jessica Gunderson · Capstone Press
Format: Paperback

A stone shrine shrouded in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Mount Rushmore is a symbol of American history. But do you know the real story behind the statue? Historic, primary source photos and explorative infographics help uncover the mysteries surrounding this majestic monument.,
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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book IV: The Interrupted Tale

Maryrose Wood · Balzer + Bray; Gift edition
Format: Hardcover

For fans of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events and Trenton Lee Stewart's Mysterious Benedict Society comes the fourth book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, the acclaimed and hilarious Victorian mystery series by Maryrose Wood.In The Interrupted Tale, Miss...
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Minerals

Chris Bowman · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Hardcover

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to minerals. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Endangered Rivers: Investigating Rivers in Crisis

Rani Iyer · Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Humans depend on rivers for food and transportation. Wildlife depend on them for survival. But the actions of humans are threatening these diverse habitats. Discover what actions humans need to take to save this valuable part of our endangered Earth.
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Guys Read: True Stories

Jon Scieszka · Walden Pond Pr
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover

Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable - and 100% true. A star-studded...
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The Eye of Heaven

Clive Cussler · Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover

A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Baffin Island: Husband-and-wife team Sami and Remi Fargo are on a climate-control expedition in the Arctic, when to their astonishment they discover a Viking ship in the ice, perfectly preserved ? and filled with pre-Columbian artifacts from Mexico....
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The Biggest Story: How the Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden

Kevin DeYoung · Crossway
Format: Hardcover

Once upon a time there lived a man and a woman. They were the happiest people on the planet. True, they were the only people on the planet, but they were still terrifically happy. Unfortunately, things didn't stay happy and wonderful for long . . . The Bible is full of exciting stories...
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Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of the World

Bill Nye · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 247
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling authors Bill Nye the Science Guy and Gregory Mone take middle-grade readers on a scientific adventure in the launch of an exciting new chapter book series, Jack and the Geniuses. The perfect combination to engage and entertain readers, the series features real-world...
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Black Widow Spiders

Megan Borgert-Spaniol · Bellwether Media
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

With their notorious red spot and black body, black widow spiders have venom stronger than a rattlesnakes. Ever wonder why widow is in their name? After mating, females liquefy and eat males! Find out more about black widows in this book for brave, young readers.
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Revolution

Deborah Wiles · Scholastic Pr
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover

*A 2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST* It's 1964, and Sunny's town is being invaded. Or at least that's what the adults of Greenwood, Mississippi, are saying. All Sunny knows is that people from up north are coming to help people register to vote. They're calling it Freedom...
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