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Princess Posey and the First-Grade Boys

Stephanie Greene - Puffin Books
Format: Print book

"Posey is the perfect fictional friend for any first-grade girl." - Kirkus ReviewsPosey takes on boys (and bullying) in the eighth book in this charming chapter book series for first grade readers!Will Posey ever be able to get along with boys? Probably not. They barely ever...
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Axel the Truck: Beach Race

J. D. Riley - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Axel is a little truck with big, big wheels who loves speed and adventure. In Axel the Truck: Beach Race by J.D. Riley, first in a series, Axel's going to find out if he's fast enough to win an off-road race by the ocean against some bigger trucks. The monster trucks zoom down the sand,...
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Mad About Monkeys

Owen Davey - Flying Eye Books
Format: Hardcover

With over 250 species inhabiting our planet, this book explores the many different types of monkeys from the smallest Pygmy Marmoset to the largest Mandrill, and provides all the facts you wanted to know and more. Discover where monkeys come from, how they swing from tree to tree, and why they...
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Judy Moody and Stink: The Wishbone Wish

Megan McDonald - Candlewick Press, 2015.
Format: Print book

On your mark, get set, Gobblers-a-Go-Go! Judy swears she'll win the race for a Thanksgiving turkey (though Stink has his doubts) in this full-color Moody adventure.The town's annual Turkey Trot race and festival is coming up, and Judy and Stink are training to win. Judy has decided that...
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A Parade of Elephants

Kevin Henkes - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times-bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes follows five joyful elephants as they march from dawn to dusk. Where are they going? Read and find out!This engaging picture book is just right for the youngest reader and is a perfect choice for story time and bedtime sharing....
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Light is all around us

Wendy Pfeffer - Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
Format: Print book

An introduction to light and how it helps us to see profiles different kinds of light, including sunlight, firelight and electric light, and provides interactive experiments readers can perform at school or at home.
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Secrets of the Seasons: Orbiting the Sun in Our Backyard

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

The family from Secrets of the Garden are back in a new book about backyard science that explains why the seasons change.Alice and her friend Zack explore the reasons for the seasons. Alice's narrative is all about noticing the changes as fall turns into winter, spring, and then summer....
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Tough Cookie: A Christmas Story

Edward Hemingway - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover

When a cookie discovers he does NOT taste delicious, he has to find a new identity in this clever picture book twist on a holiday classic.Once upon a time, while Fox was visiting the land of Holiday Treats, a little cookie -- still warm from the bakery oven -- burst out the front door looking...
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I Got It!

David Wiesner - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

Three-time Caldecott winner and bestseller David Wiesner works his visual magic in this near-wordless account of the most suspenseful, nerve-wracking few seconds in a baseball game.David Wiesner brings his trademark artistry and rich imagination to the iconic American game of baseball....
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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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