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The Reason for the Season

Louise Alexander - Spotlight
Format: Library Binding

Applejack can't wait to spend Hearth's Warming Eve with Pinkie Pie's family, but she soon realizes that not everypony has the same tradition! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.
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Professor Astro Cat's Space Rockets

BEN NEWMAN - Flying Eye Books
Format: Hardcover

Introducing the latest book in the Professor Astro Cat series of compelling science books for kids, now for younger readers!Greetings, fellow space travelers! Have you ever wondered how a rocket works? Do you dream of becoming an astronaut? Then come along as we find out all the exciting...
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Pedro's Mystery Club

Fran Manushkin - Picture Window Books
Format: Print book

With a new clubhouse in his yard, Pedro decides to start a mystery-solving club. Will he and his friends find the clues to crack the case? A simple plot, relateable characters, and reader-support tools are delivered with the young reader in mind.
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The Deadliest Creature in the World

Brenda Z Guiberson - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book

Which creature is the deadliest? Is it the insect that bites, the ostrich that kicks, the snake that squeezes, or the shrew that paralyzes? Is it the most venomous, the most poisonous, or the one that infects its victims with a fatal disease? Fascinating facts and spectacular illustrations...
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Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up! A Branches Book

Thomas Flintham - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina....
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Stinky Spike the pirate dog

Peter Meisel - Bloomsbury Usa
Format: Print book

"When Spike finds himself adrift at sea he is rescued by a crew of surly pirates, who spend their days hunting for treasure. Spike knows that he was meant to sniff out treasure, but his sense of smell leads him to some unusual treasure."--
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A Frog's Life

Irene Kelly - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

A stunningly illustrated introduction to our planet's many frog species!Frogs, frogs, and more frogs! This exciting survey of the world's frog species will introduce children to varieties as diverse as the golden poison frog (the planet's most toxic animal) , the Amau frog (so tiny it's...
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Haunted Asylums

Kenny Abdo - Abdo Zoom
Format: Library Binding

This title focuses on haunted asylums and gives information related to current paranormal locations, theories, and place in popular culture. This hi-lo title is complete with colorful and spooky photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Where

Jill Esbaum - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Preschoolers are full of "Where?" questions, and this next book in the best-selling Little Kids First Big Book series is full of fascinating and often surprising answers for them.This charming reference book zeroes in on location, location, location. More than 200 colorful photos...
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Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx

Joe Todd-Stanton - Flying Eye Books
Format: Hardcover

Kids will love this exciting excavation of ancient Egyptian myths as they follow along with the clever Marcy on a quest to save her dad from the belly of the sphinx!Many years have passed since the tale of Arthur and the Golden Rope, and Arthur is now a world-famous adventurer. If only...
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