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Lizard from the Park

Mark Pett - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

A lonely boy's new pet grows into a rather large dilemma - and a Thanksgiving parade offers an uplifting solution - in this charming tale from the author of The Boy and the Airplane and The Girl and the Bicycle.When Leonard takes a shortcut through the park, he finds an egg and takes...
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Hawk Mother: The Story of a Red-tailed Hawk Who Hatched Chickens

HAGEDORN KARA. - Web of Life Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

What happens when two baby chickens find themselves in a nest with a hawk? Don't hawks usually eat chickens? Sunshine, a red-tailed hawk, can no longer fly free. But her instinct to be a mother is so strong that she builds a nest in her aviary every spring and lays two infertile eggs....
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Whoo-Ku Haiku: A Great Horned Owl Story

Maria Gianferrari - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Stunning illustrations and gorgeous haikus lead young readers through the dramatic life cycle of one of America's most beloved wild animals.Pip. Pip. Pip. PokingA hole. Cracking. Cracking. OutPecks the white owlet.Watch as a pair of great horned owlets peep and squeak in their feathered...
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Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass

Doreen Rappaport - Disney, Jump at the sun
Format: Print book

Frederick Douglass was born a slave. He was taken from his mother as a baby, and separated from his grandparents when he was six. He suffered hunger and abuse, but miraculously, he learned how to read. Frederick read newspapers left in the street, and secretly collected spellings from neighborhood...
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A Pet: The Sound of P

Alice K Flanagan - The Child's World
Format: Print book

Simple text and repetition of the letter 'p' help readers learn how to use this sound. Additional features to aid comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author. This item is Non-Returnable.
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Garbage Collectors

Julie Murray - Abdo Kids Junior
Format: Library Binding

Little readers will learn all about what garbage collectors do, where they work, and why they are important in our communities. Very simple text combined with correlating and colorful images will both inform and strengthen reading skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
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The Seven Princesses

Smiljana Coh - RP Kids
Format: Print book

Once upon a time, there were seven princess sisters who did everything together, from horseback riding to jumping in royal leaf piles to throwing legendary piata parties. But one day, they had the biggest fight in the entire history of princess fighting. There was no worse sound than the sound...
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A Head Full of Birds

Alexandra Garibal - ?Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A school story to encourage friendship and understanding among children of all abilities. When the other kids mock her at recess, Nanette doesn't listen. She'd rather focus on puddles, spider webs, and whatever she can create with her hands. One day a boy named Noah - who'd...
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Scooby-Doo: Big Catch

Sonia Sander - Warner Bros. Global Publishing
Format: Hardcover

A gigantic jellyfish monster is terrorizing the port. Can Mystery, Inc. save the day and make a big catch?
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Tt

BELA DAVIS - ABDO KIDS
Format: Print book

From turtles to teeth, this title has got T words covered Each instance of "T" or "t" is bolded so that readers begin to recognize it in words and the sounds it makes. Complete with big colorful photographs, a More Tt Words page, bolded glossary terms, and a picture...
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