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Shark Princess

Nidhi Chanani - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A new early reader graphic novel series from the critically acclaimed creator of Pashmina, perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly.Meet Kitana - a Shark Princess and the first of her kind. Her allergy-ridden, best friend, Mack, wants to be one too, but he worries that his sharp teeth and big sneezes...
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Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History

Vashti Harrison - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history.An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies,...
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Someone Builds the Dream

Lisa Wheeler - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

All across this great big world, jobs are getting doneby many hands in many lands. It takes much more than ONE.Gorgeously written and illustrated, this is an eye-opening exploration of the many types of work that go into building our world--from the making of a bridge to a wind farm, an amusement...
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American History: A Visual Encyclopedia

DK - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Uncover the key moments that shaped American history in this extensive history encyclopedia for children.Get the background on the Battle of Yorktown and discover what started the American Revolution. Learn the legends of the Wild West. Relive the atmosphere of the "Roaring Twenties."...
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Milkweed

Jerry Spinelli
Format: Book

He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Runt. Happy. Fast. Filthy son of Abraham. He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels. He's a boy who wants t
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Tiny Feet Between the Mountains

Hanna Cha - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

A young Korean girl must come up with a clever idea to help a spirit tiger who has swallowed the sun by mistake in this fun, charming debut picture book from author-illustrator Hanna Cha.Soe-In is a tiny child in a village full of large people. She struggles with completing chores due to her size,...
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Built for Speed: A Branches Book

Vicky Fang - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Ready, set, go! Layla and the Bots are heading to the races!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every...
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Liline & Pepper: Best Friends (Liline & Pepper, 1)

Samanka Dumond - Paw Prints Reader
Format: Hardcover

Meet Liline, a Haitian-American kindergartener and her sassy cat Pepper as they learn, explore, and have fun in their city neighborhood. In Book 1 of this Level 1 early reader series, Liline and her family discover a cat and after trying to find its family with no luck, happily keep her....
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Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued

Peter Sís - Norton Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Caldecott Honoree and Sibert Medalist Peter Ss honors a man who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis. In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia -- a story he never told and that remained unknown until...
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Wish Soup: A Celebration of Seollal

Junghwa Park - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Celebrate Korean Lunar New Year and join one child's quest to eat enough bowls of soup to become a "big girl!" Sohee's favorite part of Seollal is tteokguk - the special Korean rice cake soup traditionally only enjoyed on New Year's Day. Each bowl is said to make the person...
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