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Unusual Creatures: A Mostly Accurate Account of Some of Earth's Strangest Animals

Michael Hearst - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

With humor and flair, Michael Hearst introduces the reader to a wealth of extraordinary life-forms. Which animal can be found at the top of Mount Everest, 10,000 feet under the sea, and in your backyard? Which animal poops cubes? Which animal can disguise itself as a giant crab? These fascinating...
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The Fortune Cookies of Weevil: Tiger Moth

Aaron Reynolds - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback

Tiger Moth works to solve the mystery of the unusual messages tucked inside the fortune cookies. Written in graphic-novel format.
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How Do You Burp in Space?: And Other Tips Every Space Tourist Needs to Know

Susan E Goodman - Bloomsbury
Format: Book

Want to blast into orbit? Walk on the moon? Snag a personal photo of a shooting star? Well your time is coming! And when it does, you're going to need How Do You Burp in Space? This guide is filled with the kind of information you'd need to plan any vacation including what to pack...
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Grimmtastic Girls #6: Goldilocks Breaks In

Joan Holub - Scholastic Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia . . . Goldilocks is so eager to make friends at Grimm Academy, she's even tempted to accept an invitation to join E.V.I.L. -- it's just nice to be included! But she doesn't want to be a villain. Can Goldie get inside the secret society...
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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

Katherine Rundell - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English boarding school in this lovely and lyrical novel from the author of Rooftoppers, which Booklist called “a glorious adventure.”Wilhelmina Silver’s world is golden. Living...
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Zombie Winter

Jason Strange - Stone Arch Books
Format: Book

Which is worse, a long, cold winter, or a town of zombies?
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The Demon Babysitter

Annie Graves - Darby Creek Publishing
Format: Book

Theres nothing too scary about a mean babysitter - Dervla bosses and bullies, makes the kids eat their vegetables and never lets anyone stay up past bedtime. But one little girl decides to rebel she writes on the walls. She makes prank calls to China. She puts spiders in Dervlas hair. At first...
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Gaby, Lost and Found

Angela Cervantes - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

Wanted: One amazing forever home for one amazing sixth grader."My name is Gaby, and I'm looking for a home where I can invite my best friend over and have a warm breakfast a couple of times a week. Having the newest cell phone or fancy clothes isn't important, but I'd like...
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Whooping Crane

Susan Heinrichs Gray - Cherry Lake Publishing
Format: Library Binding

The whooping crane is a unique bird found only in North America and known for its whooping call great height for a bird. Readers will learn about the whooping crane's fight for survival as hunters killed them for their beautiful feathers and humans drained their wetland habitats to build...
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Stephen Hawking

Cath Senker - Heinemann
Format: Print book

This series will tell the amazing stories of inspiring people who have made a difference and changed the world, despite the odds stacked against them. They will detail the characters humble origins, the obstacles standing in their way that had to be overcome, and discuss the successes and achievements...
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