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Aircraft Carriers

Ryan Nagelhout - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Print book

Aircraft carriers are gigantic ships that thousands of people call home. These huge floating cities have their own barbershops and are used to move people and planes all around the world. Readers will love exploring the decks of these monstrous military machines, learning how planes take...
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Hero

Jennifer Li Shotz - Harpercollins Childrens Books
Format: Print book

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Max: Best Friend. Hero. Marine., Jennifer Li Shotz, comes a brand-new heroic dog to love!Hero, a retired search-and-rescue dog, is not prepared for a stray puppy to come into his life. But when he and twelve-year-old Ben find Scout injured...
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Explore Ancient Chinese Myths!: With 25 Great Projects

Anita Yasuda - Nomad Press
Format: Hardcover

Who is the lady who floated to the moon? Did a monkey really hatch from an egg? Did tears bring down the Great Wall of China? Does the sky rest on the legs of a turtle?In Explore Ancient Chinese Myths! With 25 Projects, readers ages 7 to 10 soar on a journey through ancient China to learn...
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Batgirl: New Hero of the Night (Backstories)

Matthew K. Manning - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Martial artist? Tech genius? Social media star?Barbara Gordon grew up idolizing Batman(TM) , the masked vigilante who protected her home of Gotham City. As she got older, she realized that one person wasnt enough to protect all the people of Gotham City from widespread crime--and she was ready...
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The Crossover

Kwame Alexander - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Kwame Alexander's NYT Bestseller and Newbery Medal winning The Crossover is vividly brought to life as a graphic novel with stunning illustrations by star talent Dawud Anyabwile. New York Times bestseller Newbery Medal Winner Coretta Scott King Honor Award 2015 YALSA...
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Place for Frogs, A, revised edition

Melissa Stewart - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Print book

In simple yet informative language, award-winning children's science writer Melissa Stewart introduces readers to some of the ways human action or inaction can affect frog populations. More than just a book about frogs, A Place for Frogs will open readers minds to a wide range of environmental...
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Detroit Lions

KATIE LAJINESS - BIG BUDDY Books
Format: Print book

Students will love learning about the Detroit Lionsin this high-interest title d104 covers the team's history, memorable wins, star players, and important coaches. Readers are left with an introductory background of the NFL and theLions. Features include table of contents, fun facts,...
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Animal Planet Chapter Books: Dinosaurs!

Animal Planet - Animal Planet
Format: Hardcover

Animal Planet introduces information-packed nonfiction chapter books that are just right for pleasure reading and schoolwork.Take a trip back in history and visit the incredible creatures that once dominated life on Earth. Profiles of popular dinosaurs, such as the Tyrannosaurus Rex and the Velociraptor,...
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Powerpuff Girls: The Time Tie

HALEY MANCINI - IDW Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Mojo Jojo has decided that because he can never destroy the Powerpuff Girls, this time, he will do the next best thing: zap them into another time!!! Thus, he uses his patented "Time Tie" on his suit at the Townsville New Year's celebration to blast the three little heroes...
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What Is the Declaration of Independence? (What Was?)

Michael C Harris - Penguin Workshop
Format: Paperback

Step back in time to the birth of the United States of America and meet the real-life rebels who made this country free!On a hot summer day near Philadelphia in 1776, Thomas Jefferson sat at his desk and wrote furiously until early the next morning. He was drafting the Declaration of Independence,...
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