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That's Why We Don't Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things

Ruby Roth · North Atlantic Books
Pages: 48
Format: Print book

That's Why We Don't Eat Animals uses colorful artwork and lively text to introduce vegetarianism and veganism to early readers (ages six to ten). Written and illustrated by Ruby Roth, the book features an endearing animal cast of pigs, turkeys, cows, quail, turtles, and dolphins....
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Sprig the Rescue Pig

LESLIE CRAWFORD · Stone Pier Press
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

Things aren't looking good for Sprig, who is packed into a fast-moving truck with dozens of other pigs. He doesn't know where they're going but his nose knows there's something better out there. So with one dramatic leap, or really more of a tumble, Sprig sets out on a pig-centered...
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Max & Maddy and the Chocolate Money Mystery

Alexander McCall Smith
Format: Book

Max and Maddy Twist have a flair for solving crimes. You might even say it's in their blood. That's because their parents once ran a thriving detective agency -- until the notorious Professor Claude Sardine shut them down. But now Max and Maddy are ready to pick up where their

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Why Do Elephants Need the Sun?

Robert E. Wells · Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Print book

There are trillions of stars in the universe, but we rely on our sun to provide (or contribute to) most of what we need to survive and thrive: heat, light, plants, animals, wind, and water. Complete with fun, cartoon illustrations, Robert Wells's new book gives kids plenty of information...
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Late Lunch with Llamas

Mary Pope Osborne · Random House Books for Young Readers
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

The #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series is ready to whisk you away through time with Jack and Annie--this time to South America!When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to a mountainside, they are surprised to find farmers nearby. Then they learn that the farmer's baby llama...
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The Berenstain Bears' Night before Christmas

Mike Berenstain · HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
Format: Print book

Mama, Papa, Sister, Brother, and Honey Bear are back in this retelling of Clement Clarke Moore's classic Christmas tale. It is the night before Christmas, and all through the tree house . . . the Berenstain Bears are ready to celebrate!
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The Pandas and Their Chopsticks: and Other Animal Stories

Demi · Wisdom Tales
Format: Hardcover

Eating bamboo shoots with chopsticks three feet long? Impossible, you say. Not if you are a playful panda and learn to share and work together with your friends! In her beautifully illustrated new book, award-winning author, Demi, presents ten classic animal stories, each containing...
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Bear & Hare -- Where's Bear?

Emily Gravett · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover

Two animal friends play a game of hide and seek in this third picture book in a charming series from Emily Gravett.

Bear and Hare are playing hide and seek! Hare counts to ten. Bear hides, but Hare finds him quickly. Again. And then again! But when Bear counts - 1 ... 2 ... 3 all the way to 10 - Hare...
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Sashi Adopts a Brother

Linda Greiner · Brown Books Kids
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover

When we last saw Sashi, she had just been adopted by Anna and her family after a lonely time in the shelter. Her new owners provided a safe, loving home and helped Sashi understand the world around her. In this latest adventure, Sashi Adopts a Brother, the spunky little Sheltie assists...
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The 104-Story Treehouse: Dental Dramas & Jokes Galore!

Andy Griffiths · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

New York Times-bestselling team Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton invite readers to come hang out with them in their 104-Story Treehouse -- the eighth book in the illustrated chapter book series filled with Andy and Terry's signature slapstick humor!

Andy and Terry live in a 104-story...

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