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Loopy Logic!

Kirsty Holmes · Crabtree Pub Co
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

The Code Academy class puts their robot classmate, Ro-Bud, to work tidying up the classroom. But their instructions to Ro-Bud don't get the job done. They must figure out the problem by making flow diagrams that use logic to help Ro-bud make decisions about what to do. A simple activity...
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Beast Quest: New Blood: The Dark Wizard: Book 2

Adam Blade · Orchard Books
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback

Meet three new heroes with the power to tame the Beasts! Amy, Charlie and Sam - three children from our world - are bound by a powerful legacy. They are descendants of the Guardians of Avantia, an elite group of heroes trained by Tom - the star of Beast Quest. Now the time has come for a new generation...
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Love by Sophia

Jim Averbeck · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

The precocious Sophia and her pet giraffe Noodle learn how to look at life, love, and art in this latest installment of the series that Kirkus Reviews calls "fun, clever, and empowering."Sophia loves her family and her wonderful pet giraffe Noodle, so when she gets an assignment...
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Math You Can Munch

Megan Borgert-Spaniol · Super Sandcastle
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

With Math You Can Munch kids will learn about what mathematicians do and what they have discovered. Then they will explore math further by making delicious science-themed snacks. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photos make the recipes easy for kids to prepare. Infographics provide...
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Ellie Makes a Friend

Mike Wu · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

A panda has joined the zoo, and just like Ellie, she's an artist! Ellie is thrilled to make a new friend, but with everyone so impressed by Ping's distinctive painting skills, Ellie starts to question her own talent. As she learns more about her new friend from China, though, Ellie...
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Creepy-Crawlies

Victoria Munson · Windmill Books
Pages: 24
Format: Library Binding

What's that creeping in the shadows? An insect? A spider? Don't worry, these creatures might be creepy, but they're also really cool. Readers of this awesome book will learn all about creepy-crawlies. Vivid full-color photographs of these many-legged creatures will draw in even...
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Birdsong

Julie Flett · Greystone Kids
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

A tender, luminous portrait of art, nature, and connecting across generations.

When a young girl moves from the country to a small town, she feels lonely and out of place. But soon she meets an elderly woman next door, who shares her love of arts and crafts. Can the girl navigate...

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DK Readers Level 2: Hello Hedgehog

Laura Buller · DK Children
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover

Learn about hedgehogs with this nonfiction chapter book for kids.

Packed full of fun facts and adorable hedgehog pictures, this children's reading book is the perfect way to learn about, and celebrate, this much-loved creature.

In this chapter book for children kids will learn...
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Christopher Columbus: Explorer and Colonist

Stephen Krensky · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding

Independent readers can learn about Columbus's fateful voyage in this dramatic, easy-to-read account of a pivotal moment in American history.
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Orcas of the Salish Sea

Mark Leiren-Young · Orca Book Publishers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Meet Onyx and the orcas of J pod, the world's most famous whales. Illustrated with stunning photos, this picture book introduces young readers to the orcas humans first fell in love with. The members of J pod live in the Salish Sea, off the coast of Washington and British Columbia....
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