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Skunks After Dark

Heather Moore Niver - Enslow Publishing
Format: Print book

Through text filled with fascinating details and beautiful color photos, readers will learn about skunks behaviors, habitats, diet, family life, and struggles in the wild, as well as how to stay safe around skunks.
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Guided Missiles

Alix Wood - PowerKids Press
Format: Print book

Guided missiles have been used by militaries around the world since World War II. Readers explore the history behind the developments in guided missile technology from the earliest uses of these weapons to the most advanced guided missiles used today. Detailed text, photographs, and fact...
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Legacy of the Claw

C. R. Grey - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

To twelve-year-old Bailey Walker, kin means more than just family. It means being a part of the Animas bond, a harmonious link that connects humans and animals, and guides everything in his world. But Bailey hasn't found his kin yet, and without an Animas, he's destined to be an outsider-or...
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South Dakota (Its My State!)

Ruth Bjorklund - Cavendish Square
Format: Library Binding

"Surveys the history, geography, government, economy, and people of South Dakota"--Provided by publisher.
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The Enchanted Bridge (Dragons in a Bag)

Zetta Elliott - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Getting three baby dragons back home was just the beginning. Now Jaxon is on a mission to help all magical creatures from Dragons in a Bag! But things in the magical realm are more complicated than they seem in the fourth book in the critically acclaimed series.With their new special abilities,...
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Traditional Stories of the Great Basin and Plateau Nations

Carla Mooney - Core Library
Format: Library Binding

The Great Basin and Plateau region covers a vast inland area of the western United States and Canada. Traditional Stories of the Great Basin and Plateau Nationsfeatures stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Nez Perc, Yakama, and Paiute. Easy-to-read text,...
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Middle School: Save Rafe!

James Patterson - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

James Patterson's hilarious story of perseverance and courage shows everyone's favorite troublemaker, Rafe Khatchadorian, the star of the Middle School series, learning to become a leader at long last. After a rough summer, Rafe is heading back to the dreaded Hills Village Middle...
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Scavenger Hunt (D.I.Y. Make It Happen)

Virginia Loh-Hagan Edd - 45th Parallel Press
Format: August 1

Scavenger Hunt guides students as they conceive and set up their own scavenger hunt for their friends and community. The considerate text includes easy-to-follow lists and will hold the readers interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. Written with a high interest level...
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Beyonc'

Alexander Susienka - Cavendish Square
Format: Hardcover

From Destinys Child to her solo career, Beyonc Knowles has taken the music scene by storm. Discover how this talented entertainer has also become one of the most influential people in the world of fashion with her own label, House of Dereon.
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How to Track a Black Bear

Norman D. Graubart - Windmill Books; Nov edition
Format: Hardcover

Hunters can track black bears in many ways. They can look for black bear prints on the ground, claw marks on trees, or dens in forested areas. They can also examine a black bears poop! Readers learn fascinating facts about black bears as they look at colorful photographs of these animals....
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