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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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Recess Warriors: Hero Is a Four-Letter Word

Marcus Emerson - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Paperback

Saving the world... one playground at a time.When imaginations go wild in the schoolyard, anything can happen. Normal kids become world-saving heroes, girls become power-hungry pirates, and zombies take over the school after being infected by the dreaded epidemic -- cooties! It's up to Scrap,...
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Guest: A Changeling Tale

Mary Downing Hahn - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

From the master of spookiness, Mary Downing Hahn. When malicious sprites called the Kinde Folke snatch Mollie's baby brother and replace him with a hideous changeling, Mollie travels through eerie, perilous lands to save him. When her adorable baby brother is replaced by an ugly, ill-tempered...
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Jinxs Fire (Jinx, 3)

Sage Blackwood - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover

The young wizard Jinx concludes his suspenseful and dryly humorous adventures in the magical forest of the Urwald with this third installment in the series that ALA BOOKLIST says "deserves a permanent place in the childrens fantasy pantheon, with Narnia and Earthsea" (Jinxs Magic,...
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The Iron Trial

Holly Black - Scholastic Pr
Format: Book

From NEW YORK TIMES bestselling authors Holly Black and Cassandra Clare comes a riveting new series that defies what you think you know about the world of magic. Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial. Not Callum Hunt. He wants to fail. All his life, Call has been warned by his father...
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Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard

Loree Griffin Burns - H. Holt
Format: Hardcover

Anyone can get involved in gathering data for ongoing, actual scientific studies such as the Audubon Bird Count and FrogWatch USA. Just get out into a field, urban park, or your own backyard. You can put your nose to a monarch pupa or listen for raucous frog calls. You can tally woodpeckers...
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Wildebeests

Chris Bowman - Bellwether Media

"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces wildebeests to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
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Queen Red Riding Hood's Guide to Royalty

Chris Colfer - Little

From bestselling author Chris Colfer comes a new book about a beloved character: Queen Red Riding Hood. The young queen gives us her take on politics, government, health, love, and of course, what it means to be royalty. A must-have for new and old fans alike.
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Winter Sky

Patricia Reilly Giff - Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Hardcover

Sirens! A scary sound, especially to Siria, whose brave pop is a firefighter. Siria loves everyone at Pop's city firehouse. She also loves to study the stars. Her mother named her after the brightest start in the winter sky. When Siria hears sirens, she sneaks out to chase the trucks,...
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