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Does a Seal Smile?

Harriet Ziefert - Blue Apple Books
Format: Book

How does a chimp say, "Glad to meet you!"? Does a coyote give a high five? Who hugs?

The methods and meanings of how humans and animals communicate via facial expressions and body language are examined. Each title in the twelve-book Think About . . . series opens...

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Time Together: Me and Dad

Maria Catherine - Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Format: Print book

Snapshots of a father and child enjoying every day moments together. From reading a book to playing outside, these small moments are the ones that create big memories.
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Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep!

Bill Martin Jr - Brown Books Kids
Format: Hardcover

Bing! Bang! Chugga! Beep! is the latest charming tale from rhyming pair Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson. This old car has been everywhere from the backyard to the sky, from the hills to the water. Bouncing between the mud in the ground and the clouds up high, the old car is loved by a clever...
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Curious Critters Volume Two

David FitzSimmons - Midpoint Trade Books Inc
Format: Hardcover

Unbelievably detailed, close-up images of twenty common North American animals bring young readers eye-to-eye with wildlife found in their own backyards. Photographed against white backgrounds, the incredible creatures' colors, shapes, textures, and seeming personalities shine. Entertaining...
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How Do You Dance?

Thyra Heder - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

A playful picture book that urges readers to bop, bounce, and shake from the author of Fraidyzoo.

There are so many ways to dance! You can jiggle or wiggle or stomp. You can bop or bounce or go completely nuts. You can dance at the market or the bus stop, with your fingers...

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Lamby Lamb

Chris Raschka - Harry N Abrams Inc
Format: Hardcover

Theme: Getting Dressed. In a clever game of reverse psychology, Lamby Lamb is instructed not to get dressed. Item by item, he is told not to put on his shirt, his pants, his coat, or his hat. By the end, Lamby Lamb is rebelliously ready to go! Chris Raschka's witty, relatable humor...
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Don't Wake Up the Tiger

Britta Teckentrup - Nosy Crow
Format: Print book

Tiger is fast asleep. But - oh dear! - she's completely blocking the way. Just how will the animals get past without waking her up? Luckily, Frog has an excellent idea. Holding his balloon, he floats right over sleeping Tiger! Fox is next, followed by Tortoise, Mouse, and Stork,...
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A Llama Is Not an Alpaca: And Other Mistaken Animal Identities

Karen Jameson - Running Press Kids
Format: Hardcover

Combining scientific facts with the art of poetry, this is a humorous and educational picture book about animals that look alike.. How do you tell a llama from an alpaca, an alligator from a crocodile, or a dolphin from a porpoise? The animal kingdom is full of creatures that look so similar...
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I am Batman (Stories Change the World)

BRAD MELTZER - Rocky Pond Books
Format: Book

This fictional biography of Batman launches the exciting start of the Stories Change the World series from Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos, the team behind the New York Times bestselling Ordinary People Change the World books.

This picture book is the perfect way to introduce...

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Disney Princess Beginnings: Ariel Makes Waves

RH DISNEY. - RH/Disney
Format: Paperback

An all-new chapter book series featuring stories about each Disney Princess as a young girl!

Disney Princess Ariel and two of her sisters are swept out to sea by an enormous wave in this all-new story! Lost and with no clue how to get home, the young girls encounter many new things....

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