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Welcome to New Zealand: A Nature Journal

Sandra Morris - Candlewick Press, 2015.
Format: Print book

A gorgeous guide to creating a nature journal that will inspire kids around the world to chronicle what they see in their own backyards.Kids love to be outside, but it's easy to miss all the astounding wonders of nature, unless you look closely. Have you ever noticed that ladybugs have...
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Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary

Oxford Dictionaries - Oxford University Press, USA
Format: Print book

This is not an ordinary dictionary. After all, you wouldn't expect an Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary to be ordinary, would you? Lots of dictionaries tell you what an "alligator" is, or how to spell "balloon" but they won't explain the difference between a "ringbeller"...
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Strange Trees: And the Stories Behind Them

Bernadette Pourquié - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Print book

Have you ever heard of the Strangler Tree? The Bubblegum Tree? The Upside-Down Tree? How about trees with horns, bottles, sausages, crowns, and ones that walk or even explode? Crazy, maybe, but true. Find out more about these, and many others, in this colorfully illustrated collection of the most...
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Motocross

Peter Castellano - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Print book

Likely the most physically difficult motorcycle sport, motocross challenges its riders with rough terrain and high-speed competition. With events taking place on courses 1 to 3 miles long, motocross riders need to have endurance as well as the fearlessness characteristic of daredevil athletes....
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Island of Dragons

Geronimo Stilton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Hardcover

Fairies, dragons, wizards, and more await Geronimo on every magical Kingdom of Fantasy adventure!Geronimo Stilton is needed for the twelfth time in the Kingdom of Fantasy!The five princesses of The Kingdom of Lotus Flowers have been kidnapped by a terrible witch. The King and Queen believe...
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Whispering Pines

Heidi Lang - Margaret K. McElderry Books
Format: Hardcover

Rae's father vanished without a trace - and Rae knows what happened to him. But no one believes her when she says that her father didn't run off, that he was actually taken. Now, a year of therapy later, Rae's mother decides they need a fresh start, and so they move to a new town...
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The Firefly Code

Megan Frazer Blakemore - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover

Mori and her friends live a normal life on Firefly Lane in their utopian community, Old Harmonie. In a world this safe and perfect, theyve never had to question anything . . . never had to wonder about how their lives came to be. Until a new girl named Ilana moves in. Shes so perfect that...
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The Flash: Johnny Quick:

Barry Lyga - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

Based on the hit CW TV show, this second title in The Flash middle-grade series follows Barry Allen as he continues his mission to protect Central City from the sinister Hocus Pocus - but this time, a new evil lurks beneath the city streets . . . Written by New York Times-bestselling...
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Frenemies in the Family: Famous Brothers and Sisters Who Butted Heads and Had Each Other's Backs

Kathleen Krull - Crown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

One minute you can't live without them . . . the next minute you don't want them breathing your air! Siblings everywhere will relate to this humorous look at famous brothers and sisters whose important bonds have shaped their accomplishments . . . (mostly) for the better.They blame...
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Circus Time!

Anh Do - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Lizzie's joining the circus! Her sister Emma is a high-flying trapeze star, but Lizzie's TERRIFIED of heights! She's going to be a clown-the funniest around!Hotdog and Kev can't wait to see the show. Will everything go as planned?
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