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Trash Mountain
Jane Yolen - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Hardcover
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Trash Mountain is a charming, yet powerful story that follows a young squirrel who finds himself alone in the world when his parents are suddenly killed. Jane Yolen has crafted a compelling array of characters, including young Nutley, wise Larie, and loyal Naw. The age-old battle between... |
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Battle Bugs #2: The Spider Siege
Jack Patton - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Print book
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Never leave a bug behind-- collect all the Battle Bugs books!Back to Bug Island!General Komodo and his army are on the attack. Komodo has assembled a fleet of fearsome horned lizards for a mountain assault. The Battle Bugs have to come up with an airtight plan-or risk losing everything.Maxs... |
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Like Magic
Elaine Vickers - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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"An endlessly endearing story of three girls' pursuit of friendship and the beauty and challenge of what it means to be 10." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Like Magic is truly a treasure." - Liz Garton Scanlon, author of The Great Good Summer"Debut novelist... |
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Tundra Biomes
Louise Spilsbury - Crabtree Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover
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This engaging book gives readers core information about alpine and arctic tundra biomes. Find out where each kind is found, how animals and plants have adapted to life in these mostly bare environments, who lives in these places, and how humans impact life there. |
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Red Cloud's War: Brave Eagle's Account of the Fetterman Fight
Paul Goble - Wisdom Tales
Format: Hardcover
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"We are brave and ready to fight for our lands ... . I will go now and I will fight you. As long as I live, I will fight you for the last hunting grounds of my people," said Red Cloud, war chief of the Oglala Lakota, to Colonel Carrington. The year was 1866, the Civil War had just... |
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Hair!: Animal Fur, Wool, and More
Marilyn Singer - Millbrook Pr
Format: Library Binding
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Why are humans and other mammals covered in hair, and why are there so many different types of it? Vivid photographs paired with a duo of quirky, illustrated hair guides serve to illuminate the fascinating facts about mammal hair: why it exists, what it's good for, and more. Readers... |
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Wind Dancer
Chris Platt - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Ali McCormick used to love horses. But then she and her beloved pony Max were in an accident; Ali was injured, Max died, and Ali's brother Danny, who caused the accident, joined the military.Now Danny has returned from Afghanistan, injured and traumatized. He's learning to walk... |
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