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GOOD NIGHT, PLANET: TOON Level 2

Liniers - TOON Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Notable Children's Books of 2017When you go off to sleep, your toys go out to play! After a long day of jumping in leaves and reading her favorite books, this little girl is wornout, but her favorite stuffed animal, Planet, is just getting started. Planet befriends...
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Who Sank The Boat?

Pamela Allen - Putnam & Grosset
Format: Print book

Beside the sea, there once lived a cow, a donkey, a sheep, a pig, and a tiny little mouse. One warm, sunny morning--for no particular reason--they decided to go for a row in the bay. Do you know who sank the boat? "Funny . . . just right for the very young". --The New Yorker....
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Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer

Fiona Robinson - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was the daughter of Lord Byron, a poet, and Anna Isabella Milbanke, a mathematician. Her parents separated when she was young, and her mother insisted on a logic-focused education, rejecting Byron's "mad" love of poetry. But Ada remained fascinated...
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Ghosts Don't Ride Bikes, Do They?

Andres Miedoso - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

Desmond and Andres are in for a bike-riding adventure in the second book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter book series!Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky history and a collection of ghosts and spirits who are major mischief-makers. Most kids spend their days without ever...
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Her Right Foot

Dave Eggers - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

If you had to name a statue, any statue, odds are good you'd mention the Statue of Liberty. Have you seen her?She's in New York. She's holding a torch. And she's taking one step forward. But why?In this fascinating, fun take on nonfiction, uniquely American in its frank tone and honest...
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The Rough Patch

Brian Lies - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

Evan and his dog do everything together. They play and read and eat. But mostly you will find them tending to Evan's extraordinary garden, where flowers and other good things flourish and reach for the sky.But friends don't always stay forever, and when Evan loses his, he destroys the place...
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Taylor Swift: Born to Sing

Marie Morreale - C. Press/F. Watts Trade
Format: Library Binding

Meet Taylor Swift. She is one of the most popular artists in America today. She is also the rare pop star who writes her own songs and can play a variety of instruments. Learn about this superstars incredible rise to fame in the pages of this book.
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Rise of the Earth Dragon: A Branches Book

Tracey West - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

The DRAGON MASTERS series is "How to Train Your Dragon" meets the DRAGON SLAYERS' ACADEMY!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced...
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Building Bridges

Tammy Enz - Heinemann First Library
Format: Print book

Uses engaging nonfiction text and hands-on projects to help young readers explore real-life bridge engineering projects, including the science behind how these structures are planned and built.
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Snail and Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends

Tina KuÌ?gler - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Print book

Combining deceptively simple art with clever wordplay, Snail and Worm - told in three comical, episodic shorts and ranging in topic from adventuring to having pets - will have both girls and boys delighting in the friends' silly antics, making it a perfect book for readers transitioning...
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