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Pets at the Party: A Pet Club Story

Gwendolyn Hooks - Stone Arch Readers
Format: Book

Lucy is throwing Ajax a birthday party. She remembers balloons, games, and cake. But something is missing. Will the party be ruined?
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Splat the Cat and the Duck with No Quack

Rob Scotton - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Clickity clack, clickity clack . . . Splat's bicycle bumps and jumps over the bumpy track on his way to school, until . . . crack! Splat takes a tumble off of his bike and finds himself nose to beak with a duck. A crash of this caliber should certainly merit some alarm from this duck,...
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Katie's Noisy Music

Fran Manushkin - Picture Window Books
Format: Paperback

Like many little girls, Katie Woo loves music, and shed like to make music of her own. She enjoys all of the instruments her dad and friends play, but none seem right for her. What instrument will match the music in Katies heart,
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Panther's Prey!

Dennis Shealy - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Iron Man and the hero known as the Black Panther team up to stop a group of scientist who want to take over the world! Boys ages 6-11 who are fans of the hit animated television series Iron Man: Armored Adventures will love this action-packed, full-color Step 3 reader based on an episode.
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Independence Day

Katie Gillespie - AV© by Weigl
Format: Print book

Independence Day is part of the Lets Celebrate American Holidays series. This series explores some of the most important holidays observed in the United States. Each book features easy-to-read text that is supplemented by eye-catching visuals.
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Heidi Heckelbeck Is Ready to Dance!

Wanda Coven - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

Heidi bravely enters her school’s talent show, but finds she is in need of some enchanted assistance!It’s time for the Brewster Elementary Talent Show, but Heidi Heckelbeck doesn’t want to perform because she thinks she has no talent. Then Heidi finds a special pair of shoes...
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Arbor Day

Rebecca Rissman - Heinemann Library
Format: Paperback

Plant a tree and help preserve the planet. Arbor Day is a celebration of the beauty and importance of trees in maintaining our environment and ecosystem. Readers will learn about different activities they can take part in to honor this day.
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The Christmas Visitors

Karel Hayes - Down East Books
Format: Hardcover

It's Christmas at the cottage by the lake and the bears are busy preparing to celebrate. The human owners of the cottage, however, are in the city feeling glum. Until the idea comes to them to spend the holidays at their cottage. What follows is a set of misadventures as the family...
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A New Friend

Poppy Green - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

In this first of a charming series about a little mouse and her forest friends, Sophie Mouse must convince her classmates - and herself - that a new student is nothing to fear. Even if he is a snake! Readers will delight in The Adventures of Sophie Mouse!In the first book of The Adventures...
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Little Boo

Stephen Wunderli - Henry Holt and Company, 2014.
Format: Hardcover

The leaves fall, the wind blows, and one little pumpkin seed tries and tries to be scary. But he doesn't scare anyone . . . not the snowflakes in winter, not the bees in spring, not even the watering can!The wind tells him to be patient -- he'll be scary soon enough. But waiting is hard....
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Grandfather Gandhi

Arun Gandhi - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Mahatma Gandhi's grandson tells the story of how his grandfather taught him to turn darkness into light in this uniquely personal and vibrantly illustrated tale that carries a message of peace.How could he - a Gandhi - be so easy to anger? One thick, hot day, Arun Gandhi travels...
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Jupiter

J. P. Bloom - Abdo Kids
Format: Hardcover

Presents information on Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun.
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Sid's Surprise (Green Light Readers Level 1)

Candace Carter - Harcourt Children's Books; 1-Simul edition
Format: Hardcover

Hiss, hiss! Sid the snake isn't feeling so good. Will he, his slithery friends, and his mom figure out why? It's a big surprise!
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Double Trouble #4

Sue Bentley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Kim cant wait for her cousin Mia and her Siamese cat Bibi to come visit But when they turn up neither cousin nor cat are half as nice as Kim remembers Mia and her cat proceed to make Kims week a terrible one but when Kim discovers a tiny silver kitten in her gardening shed things seem...
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Fall (Science Kids Seasons)

Aaron Carr - Av2 by Weigl
Format: July 30

The Science Kids: Seasons series presents basic information about the four seasons in a way that is perfect for beginning readers or prereaders. Each book begins with a simple, clear diagram of the seasonal cycle. The rest of the book includes large, beautiful photos that are a treat for both...
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Secret Kingdom 13: Wildflower Wood

Rosie Banks - Orchard Books
Format: Paperback

Wicked Queen Malice has cast a spell on Summer's storybook and unleashed all the fairytale baddies into the Secret Kingdom. Now the gnomes of Flower Forest are being terrorised by a giant, who's destroying the precious sugarsap trees! Can the girls catch the giant and get him back...
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Big Train

Adria F Klein - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback

Engine is all alone. He soon realizes his friends are playing hide-and-seek from him.
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A Short Tale About a Long Dog #2

Henry Winkler - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

Here's Hank stars the same Hank as in the bestselling Hank Zipzer series, only this time he's in 2nd grade! Hank is a kid who doesn't try to be funny, but he somehow always makes the kids in his class laugh. He's pretty bad at memorizing stuff, and spelling is his worst...
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The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra

Marc Tyler Nobleman - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover

With its hilarious dialogue, trio of bumbling goats, and fantastically zany villain, this unique, laugh-out-loud story based on a legendary monster is sure to crack up kids and grown-ups alike. Like most goats, Jayna, Bumsie, and Pep's greatest fear is being eaten for dinner by the legendary...
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The Night Before First Grade

Natasha Wing - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

It’s the night before the Big Day—-first grade! Penny is excited to start the year with her best friend right beside her in the same classroom. This humorous take on Clement C. Moore’s classic tale has a perfect twist ending that will surprise readers —as well as the "heroine"...
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Pete the Cat and the Bad Banana

James Dean - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Join Pete the Cat in New York Times bestselling author James Dean's I Can Read! beginning reader Pete the Cat and the Bad Banana. In this hilarious new title, Pete the Cat bites into a bad banana and decides that he never, ever wants to eat bananas again. But Pete really likes bananas!...
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Kung Pow Chicken #2: Bok! Bok! Boom!

Cyndi Marko - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Gordon Blue's mom drags him to a night at the opera. The show turns fowl though when its star singer, Honey Comb, is chicknapped! The evil Dr. Screech plans to turn the singer's super-high voice into a supersonic weapon. It's up to Kung Pow Chicken to rescue Honey!
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Craft Camp: Over 40 Fun Projects for Kids

Lark Crafts - Lark Books (NC)
Format: Paperback

When school's out, it's time for camp - craft camp! Kids (and their parents) will love these 40 projects that include simple beading, sewing, felting, bookmaking, and so much more. Create colorful piatas, eco-friendly mobiles, and up-cycled necklaces, hats, and T-shirts. Boys...
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The Night Before the Fourth of July

Natasha Wing - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

The twentieth title in the bestselling Night Before series is the perfect summer treat! It's the night before the Fourth of July and all across the United States people are getting ready for hot dogs and fireworks. Decked in red, white, and blue, a family heads to a parade, hosts a backyard...
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My Heart is Laughing (My Happy Life)

Rose Lagercrantz - Gecko Press
Format: Paperback

Danis been trying her best to stay happy ever since her best friend Ella moved away. But when some girls in Danis class start being cruel to her, it starts a chain of rather unhappy events . . . It would all be okay if only Ella would move back. From the author of the critically acclaimed...
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Triceratops

Charles Lennie - Abdo Kids
Format: Library Binding

Travel millions of years back in time to meet the triceratops! Learn everything from what the triceratops looked like to what it ate, and even where their goliath fossils have been found today. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Young readers will gather basic...
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Never Girls #10: On the Trail

Kiki Thorpe - Random House Disney
Format: Library Binding

Four best friends - Kate, Mia, Lainey, and Gabby - travel to Never Land, where they find adventure, friendship, and . . . mystery! When the girls realize that animal talent fairy Fawn is missing, the search is on. Tinker Bell and the Disney Fairies star in a magical early chapter book series...
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Bats at the Beach

Brian Lies - Houghton Mifflin Books for Children; None edition
Format: Hardcover

Quick, call out! Tell all you can reach: the night is just perfect for bats at the beach! So pack your buckets, banjos, and blankets—don’t forget the moon-tan lotion—and wing with this bunch of fuzzy bats to where foamy sea and soft sand meet. Brian Lies’s...
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Flowers

Kathryn Clay - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Sweet purple lilacs bloom. Tulips poke through soil. Cherry blossoms open. Spring is here! Celebrate the season with lovely photos and a simple design that beautifully support early readers.
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Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #1: Moldylocks and the Three Beards

Noah Z. Jones - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Noah Z. Jones turns well-known fairy tales upside-down in this humorous new series!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 plots, and illustrations...
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The Kid from Diamond Street: The Extraordinary Story of Baseball Legend Edith Houghton

Audrey Vernick - Clarion Books
Format: Print book

Audrey Vernick and Steven Salerno have again collaborated to bring us a captivating picture book about a compelling but little-known piece of baseball history. Beginning in 1922, when Edith Houghton was only ten years old, she tried out for a women's professional baseball team, the Philadelphia...
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The Bear Ate Your Sandwich

Julia Sarcone-Roach - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

"This delightful picture book about a sandwich gone missing has a hilarious twist at the end that will have kids asking you to read it again and again." - Seira Wilson, Amazon EditorBear meets sandwich, adventure ensues. . . . A sly classic-in-the-making for fans of Jon Klassen,...
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Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe #2: Little Red Quacking Hood

Noah Z. Jones - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover

Princess Pink is back for another fractured fairy tale adventure!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 plots, and illustrations on every page, these...
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Bedtime Bible Stories:

Jane Landreth - Barbour Pub Inc
Format: Book

For spiritual "quality time" with your five- to eight-year-old children, check out Bedtime Bible Stories - going a step beyond the traditional Bible story book! More than 180 Bible stories are included, in fun, easy-to-understand language that your kids will love. From "In...
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Petal and Poppy and the Spooky Halloween!

Lisa Clough - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Halloween is here and Petal and Poppy are going to a party! But Petal's scared. Halloween is too spooky. But Poppy assures Petal it's all just pretend. There's nothing to be afraid of. But then a haunted house scares Poppy. Maybe Halloween is a little spooky after all!
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Ada Byron Lovelace & the Thinking Machine

Laurie Wallmark - Creston Books
Format: Hardcover

Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer, Ada understands the machine better than anyone else and writes the worlds first computer program...
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A Hubbub

Brigitte Luciani - Graphic Universe
Format: Print book

Now that Ginger Fox and her mother are living with the Badgers, life just isn't the same. Ginger's new badger brothers like to argue. Her new badger baby sister takes up all of Mrs. Fox's time. And Mr. Badger has a lot of rules about keeping...
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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Animals

Catherine D. Hughes - National Geographic Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

The National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Animals is an adorable animal reference sure to be welcomed by parents and librarians alike. Filled with fluffy and scaly creatures big and small, this appealing book introduces the youngest explorers to the world of wildlife, using...
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Mr. Pants: Slacks, Camera, Action!

Scott Mccormick - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

Mr. Pants is a hilarious comic book style chapter book series, perfect for fans of Bad Kitty and Fly Guy!Mr. Pants only has a few hours to make a movie with his sisters if they're going to win the filmmaking contest and get a trip to Hawaii. Why do dumb things like chores and tea parties...
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Hello, Olaf!

Andrea Posner-Sanchez - RH/Disney; Nov edition
Format: Print book

Get to know Olaf, the funny and lovable snowman from Disneys award-winning movie Frozen! Girls ages 4-6 will love this Step 1 Step Into Reading leveled reader that comes with over 30 sparkly stickers and cool glitter on the cover! Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic...
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Silly Street

Jeff Foxworthy - HarperCollins
Format: Print book

Anything goes on Silly Street There's a flying squirrel circus, pink elephant races, and even a pony that eats fried baloney. At the candy booth you can buy gummy yum noodles and rainbow jaw busters. At the hat store you can purchase a helmet, a tiara, or a halo - if you happen to be an angel....
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My New Friend Is So Fun!

Mo Willems - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to.Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In My New Friend Is So Fun!, Piggie has found a new friend! But is Gerald ready to share?
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Rocky and Daisy Go to the Vet

Melinda Melton Crow - Stone Arch Books
Format: Library Binding

Rocky and Daisy do not want to go to the vet for their check up, but they soon find out that Dr. Jay isn't so bad.
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LEGO NINJAGO: Character Encyclopedia

DK Publishing - DK Children; Nov edition
Format: Hardcover

Contains an EXCLUSIVE minifigure for you to put together! Sensei Wu's ninjas may work together, but they are actually all very different and unique. Little ninjas everywhere can now learn everything there is to know about their favorite Masters of Spinjitzu in DK's LEGO Ninjago: Character...
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Strictly No Elephants

Lisa Mantchev - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

"A sunny, smart, tongue-in-cheek tale." - The New York Times Book Review Huffington Post Honor Book for Best in Kindness Bank Street Best Book of 2015 NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Charlotte Huck Honor Book CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center)...
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Kindergators: Hands Off, Harry!

Rosemary Wells - Kindergators: Hands Off, Harry! [Library Binding]
Format: Library Binding

"Guess what happened at school today!"Kindergators work and play happily in Miss Harmony's class. But Harry isn't being a good classmate! He's disrupting Friendly Circle, causing accidents, and upsetting the class. Can the Kindergators find a way to help Harry learn...
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Dumpy's Extra-Busy Day (I Can Read Book 1)

Emma Walton Hamilton - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Can Dumpy the Dump Truck feed the farm animals and move the pigs to their new pen in time to take Charlie to the school bus?
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The Great Thanksgiving Escape

Mark Fearing - Candlewick Press
Format: Hardcover

A hilarious, kid-friendly take on Thanksgiving - full of family, food, and lots of fun!It's another Thanksgiving at Grandma's. Gavin expects a long day of boredom and being pestered by distantly related toddlers, but his cousin Rhonda has a different idea: make a break for it - out of the kids'...
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I Am Pan

Mordicai Gerstein - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Print book

Mischievous from the moment he emerges howling and screeching from his mother's womb, Pan, god of the wild, creates pandemonium wherever he goes. Noise and confusion follow him as he steals arrows from Artemis, conceives panic, tricks the moon into falling in love with him, and saves...
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NanoBots

Chris Gall - Little
Format: Print book

Introducing a team of robots powerful enough to change the world--and yet smaller than the dot at the end of this sentence!
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Sugar Plum Ballerinas #1: Plum Fantastic

Whoopi Goldberg - Jump At The Sun
Format: Hardcover

Alexandrea Petrakova Johnson does not want to be a beautiful ballerina, and she does not want to leave her friends in Apple Creek.  Unfortunately, that doesn't stop her ballet-crazy mother from moving them to Harlem, or from enrolling Al...
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Little Lucy

Ilene Cooper - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

Learn to read with Ilene Cooper's adorable beagle puppy, Lucy!Lucy likes to run. She likes to bark. She likes to chew and howl. But when Bobby and his family take her to a lake, she finds out there's one thing she doesn't like—the water!Step 3 (Reading on Your Own) is for children...
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Pigsticks and Harold and the Incredible Journey

Alex Milway - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

In a wry new early reader, the world's most optimistic pig and his nervous hamster sidekick set out on an exploration to find the Ends of the Earth.Pigsticks is the last in a noble line of explorers, and he's decided it's time for him to follow in his forepigs' footsteps...
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Peanut Butter and Jellyfish

Jarrett Krosoczka - Random House Children's Books
Format: Hardcover

Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are best of friends and swim up, down, around, and through their ocean home.Crabby is their neighbor. He is not their best friend. But when Crabby gets in trouble, will Peanut Butter and Jellyfish come to the rescue? You bet they will!From award-winning picture...
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Ponies love pets

Emily C Hughes - Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
Format: Print book

An adorable leveled reader based off the cultural phenomenon My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic!The ponies and their pets are always there to help one another. A pet is a very special kind of friend.Meet Angel--Fluttershy's bossy but loving bunny--Gummy, Pinkie Pie's toothless alligator--Winona,...
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Earth

J. P. Bloom - Abdo Kids
Format: Hardcover

Presents information on Earth, the third planet from the sun.
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The King of Show-and-Tell: Ready, Freddy! No.2

Abby Klein - Blue Sky Press
Format: Hardcover

Watch out, Junie, there's a new kid on the block! It's Freddy Thresher, a first grader who knows it's a jungle out there. A new chapter book series written by an elementary teacher who's seen it all!Freddy Thresher has a problem: a really, really, big problem. He never has anything...
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Where Do Grains Come From?

Linda Staniford - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Explains how grains are produced for us to eat; a simple look at how rice grows and is produced for us to eat; engaging text informs the reader that the grains we eat typically have to go through a long journey to end up on our plates; beautiful color photographs.
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Rocky and Daisy at the Park

Melinda Melton Crow - Stone Arch Readers
Format: Book

Owen takes Rocky and Daisy to the new dog park in town, where they can run and play with other dog friends.,
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Santa Claus Touchy Feely

Fiona Watt - Usborne Books
Format: Board book

A delightful touchy-feely book that follows Santa Claus as he puts on his boots, loads up his sleigh and delivers presents. Full of touchy-feely patches, sparkly foil and a wide variety of textures for babies and toddlers to enjoy.
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Baby Animals in Nests

Martha E H Rustad - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Cheep! Cheep! What is that sound? Its a baby bird in a nest! Through delightfully simple text and bright, close-up photos, beginning readers will discover why nests make good homes for growing baby birds, squirrels, and other animals. All Little Pebble books have an Accelerated Reader ATOS...
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Uranus

J P Bloom - Abdo Kids,
Format: Print book

Provides information about the planet Uranus, including the length of its year, its size, and its composition.
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Zach and Lucy and the Museum of Natural Wonders

Mark Chambers - Simon Spotlight, 2016.
Format: Print book

In this charming and hilarious Level 3 Ready-to-Read, practical Zach and his inventive sister Lucy live in a little apartment in a big city - their space may be small, but their imaginations are just the opposite.In their first big adventure, scheming siblings Zach and Lucy decide to create...
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Happy Cat

Steve Henry - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

The joys of giving and receiving are celebrated in this easy-to-read short story about a cat who seeks shelter on a snowy day.Shivering, Cat jumps into the basement window of a small apartment building. As Cat makes his way up to a top-floor garret, Dog gives Cat a book, Rabbit gives him a plant,...
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Written and Drawn by Henrietta: TOON Level 3

Liniers - TOON Books
Format: Print book

Also available in Spanish as Escrito y dibujado por EnriquetaA Junior Library Guild SelectionReading books is fun . . . but what about making them? Armed with new colored pencils, Henrietta's ready to try. Peek over her shoulder as she draws the story of a brave young girl, a three-headed...
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Captain Awesome and the New Kid

Stan Kirby - Little Simon
Format: Paperback

Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man must decide if new student Sally Williams is friend or foe in this third Captain Awesome story. MI-TEE!Captain Awesome and Nacho Cheese Man are up to their old tricks...saving the universe through the defeat of one bad guy at a time. From Mr. Drools...
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Crown Heights Childrens Hist

Faith Ringgold - Knopf
Format: Library Binding

Celebrates United States immigration and the countrys diverse immigrant heritage.
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Farm Tractors (Pull Ahead Books)

Kristin L. Nelson - Lerner Publishing Group
Format: Library Binding

THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes how tractors work and the different jobs they do on a farm. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Barbara Robinson - Harper
Format: Paperback

The six horrible Herdmans, the worst children in the history of the world, take over the annual Christmas pageant.
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Friendship Forever #10

Sue Bentley - Grosset & Dunlap
Format: Paperback

After Tyra's house is flooded, she and her family have to stay with friends. Things start to look up when fluffy Akita puppy, Storm, floats by. But Dale, the son of the friends they're staying with, doesn't like Storm. What will Tyra do?
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Winter (Seasons (Heinemann))

Sian Smith - Heinemann-Raintree
Format: Paperback

What do animals do in winter? Read this book to find out what happens in winter. Books in this series introduce children to the four seasons. Each book uses simple, repetitive text to teach children basic vocabulary, and includes stunning photographs to show the changes that take place...
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The Water Cycle at Work

Rebecca Olien - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

Why does it rain? This title introduces readers to the water cycle. Evaporation, precipitation, condensation, and other vocabulary words are defined. Each stage of the water cycle and why it is important to humans is explained. Graphics provide additional support. An activity to help readers...
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Super Scary Monsters (Super Scary Stuff)

Megan Cooley Peterson - Capstone Press
Format: August 1

Scary monster stories have been told since ancient times. Some of these monsters are from ancient myths. Others are said to be on the prowl today. Whatever the case, theyre all scary! Give beginning readersl the details about the hairy bunyip said to live in Australian swamps, the minotaur...
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Everything I Know About Pirates

Tom Lichtenheld - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Book

Why do pirates always wear eye patches? What are pirates so grumpy about? Where do pirates go to get their ears pierced? How do pirates keep their underwear from getting mixed up when they sail off to pirate summer camp? You're not the only one who wonders about these things. Author/illustrator...
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Veterinarians Help

Dee Ready - Pebble Books
Format: Book

Veterinarians keep our pets healthy. Learn about a vet's tools, workplace, and role in the community.
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Anna & Solomon

Elaine Snyder - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Hardcover

In 1897 a young man named Solomon fell in love with and married a beautiful young woman named Anna. They lived in Russia, which was dangerous at that time for a Jewish family, so Solomon moved to the United States, where he worked and saved until he had enough money to send Anna a ticket...
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The Notebook of Doom #5: Whack of the P-Rex

Troy Cummings - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Alexander Bopp is ready to battle Stermont's biggest monster yet -- the P-Rex!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 plots, and illustrations...
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Rubble's Big Wish

Kristen L Depken - Random House
Format: Print book

When the PAW Patrol finds a magical jack-in-the-box, will all of Rubble the pup's dreams come true? Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will love this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader, which features more than 30 shiny stickers. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences...
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A Twinkle of Hooves #3

Sue Bentley - Grosset & Dunlap; Magic Ponies edition
Format: Paperback

Steph is sad to give up the pony shes been riding since she was a little girl, but shesoutgrown him. Before long,Steph meets magical pony Comet, and suddenly shes not so lonely anymore. Steph and Comet go on many adventures and make lots of new friends!,
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Forget-Me-Not Lake

Poppy Green - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

Sophie Mouse wishes she could play in the water at Forget-Me-Not Lake with her friends, but she can't because she's a mouse. Or can she? Find out in this third book of The Adventures of Sophie Mouse.Sophie Mouse likes being a mouse. So she's excited that she and her classmates are making...
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King for a Day!

Mary Tillworth - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

The pups from Nickelodeon's PAW Patrol are putting on a King Arthur play - if Marshall can save the day! Boys and girls ages 4 to 6 will love this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader that features a glittery cover and over 30 shiny stickers. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary...
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Fire Trucks (Blastoff! Readers: Mighty Machines)

Mary Lindeen - Bellwether Media
Format: Hardcover

There's smoke coming from a building and sirens blaring in the distance. A fire truck is coming to the rescue! Tour a fire truck and all the different equipment from hoses to ladders that firefighters use to put out fires.
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Leaves! Leaves! Leaves!

Nancy Elizabeth Wallace - Marshall Cavendish
Format: Book

Join Mama and Buddy Bear's stroll through the seasons as they examine the development of leaves on their favorite trees. In early spring, Buddy wonders when the leaves will emerge from their buds and blossom into the wonderful shapes he and Mama like to collect in the summer months....
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My Bus

Byron Barton - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

My Bus is a lively celebration of vehicles and transportation, occupations, pets, and basic math concepts. The busy bus driver in Byron Barton's preschool tour-de-force has a job to do. He drives his bus along his route, picks up the cat and dog passengers waiting at the bus stops,...
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Waiting

Kevin Henkes - Greenwillow Books
Format: Print book

Caldecott Honor and Geisel Honor BookWhat are you waiting for? An owl, a puppy, a bear, a rabbit, and a pig all toys arranged on a child s windowsill wait for marvelous things to happen in this irresistible picture book by the New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Medalist Kevin Henkes....
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Halloween Fraidy-Cat

Abby Klein - The Blue Sky Press
Format: Audiobook

Join Freddy and his friends for another 1st grade adventure! The eighth in the popular series by an elementary school teacher whos seen it all.Meet Freddy Thresher, a boy who has a nose for trouble and a last name thats made him an expert on sharks. You can learn more about sharks, too,...
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The U.S. Presidency

Ella Cane - Capstone Press
Format: Print book

What does the president of the United States do? Learn about the presidents duties, the White House, and the Cabinet. Take a close look at the U.S presidency.,
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The Bramble

Lee Nordling - Carolrhoda Books
Format: Book

In this beautifully illustrated and mostly wordless book, Cameron isn't small, but he's not exactly big. He's not slow, but he's also not quick. He wants friends, but it never quite seems to work out. And in a game of tag, he's going to end up "it." Or at least...
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Fourth of July Mice

Bethany Roberts - Clarion Books
Format: Print book

It's the most patriotic of all holidays-Independence Day! The Holiday Mice take part in all the activities that make the Fourth of July fun: a parade, a picnic, a baseball game and sack race, and a refreshing dip in the stream. Even Mr. Mouse, the littlest mouse's special toy, joins in the festivities....
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Sea Monster!

Jordan Quinn - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

Troubled waters ahead! Lucas and Clara search for a scary sea monster in this third chapter book in the fantastical Kingdom of Wrenly series.Something has been making waves around Wrenly, and it's not the tides. Prince Lucas is sure that it's the mysterious sea monster that has only been...
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Atlantic Ocean

Louise Spilsbury - Heinemann; Nov edition
Format: Print book

This book introduces children to the Atlantic Ocean, looking at its resources, famous places, and people who live along the coast. Different types of islands and the ocean floor are explored using key geography terms. Children are encouraged to use geographical skills to locate information...
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Teacher Created Materials - Targeted Phonics: Main Street Parade - Grade 2 - Guided Reading Level I

Suzanne I Barchers - Teacher Created Materials
Format: Book

There's a parade on Main Street! Vibrant images and enjoyable text make this story engaging and delightful for beginning readers. Sight and challenge words work in conjunction with familiar vocabulary to provide plenty of opportunities for readers to practice long vowel sounds and progress...
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Batman: An Origin Story

John Sazaklis - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback

Hes known by many names. The Worlds Greatest Detective. The Caped Crusader. The Dark Knight. But how did young Bruce Wayne grow up to become Batman? Follow young Bruces incredible transformation in this action-packed chapter book for early readers, filled with colorful comic art by DC Comics...
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It's St. Patrick's Day!

Richard Sebra - Lerner Publications
Format: Print book

Happy St. Patrick's Day! In the United States, people wear green and hold parades to celebrate all things Irish. Readers will learn about St. Patrick's Day traditions and the reasons for the holiday. Full-color photographs and carefully leveled text will both inform readers and help...
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A Haunted Halloween

Ray O'Ryan - Little Simon
Format: Hardcover

Zack doesnt think ghosts existbut a haunted Halloween might change his mind in the eleventh Galaxy Zack chapter book adventure. Zack absolutely, one hundred percent does not believe in ghostseven when his friend Drake tells him that they are real. But as Halloween nears, weird things start...
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What do doctors do?

Amy B Rogers - PowerKids Press
Format:  Print book : Juvenile audience : English : First editionView all editions and formats

Doctors are important community helpers. Readers explore different facets of a doctors jobfrom the people they work with to the things they do to help us feel better when were sick. Simple, clear text allows readers to learn about this popular career and common curriculum topic on their...
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All About Leaves

Claire Throp - Heinemann
Format: Print book

Books in this series introduce children to different parts of plants. Simple, accessible text breaks down crucial concepts and key vocabulary, and stunning photographs of a wide variety of plants show how diverse plants can be. In Leaves, children learn about leaves, including where they...
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: All in the Family

Sierra Harimann - HarperTrophy.
Format: Paperback

Manny and Ellie are having a baby, and everyone is excited. With two possums, a sloth, and a saber-toothed tiger to love her, this little mammoth will have the best family ever!
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The Prehistoric Planet

Ray O'Ryan - Simon & Schuster Children's
Format: Hardcover

Galaxy Zack blasts back to the past in this outer space chapter book adventure!A baby pterosaur can't find his way home, so it's up to the Nebulon Navigators to return him to the Prehistoric Planet. And when Zack's dad is invited on the journey, Zack finds a way to go along...
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Clement C. Moore - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

When Father Mouse is awakened on Christmas Eve by a clatter outside his window, he catches a glimpse of the one and only Santa Claus! Father Mouse can hardly believe his eyes as he watches St. Nick come down the chimney with a pack full of toys. In this amusing twist on the classic poem...
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Dairy-Free Diets

Mari Schuh - Capstone Press

Plenty of people you know need a dairy-free diet. Get the scoop on what a dairy-free diet means, and check out all the great food you can eat on this special diet!,
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Fletcher and the Falling Leaves

Julia Rawlinson - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover

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Groundhog Day

Lisa M. Herrington - Scholastic
Format: Library Binding

What are the seven symbols of Kwanzaa? Why do we celebrate Groundhog Day? These all new, modern holiday books give readers the inside scoop on how some of our favorite holidays came to be and how we celebrate them today - from Christmas to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Calendars that introduce...
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The White Cat and the Monk: A Retelling of the Poem "Pangur Bn"

Jo Ellen Bogart - Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Format: Print book

A monk leads a simple life. He studies his books late into the evening and searches for truth in their pages. His cat, Pangur, leads a simple life, too, chasing prey in the darkness. As night turns to dawn, Pangur leads his companion to the truth he has been seeking.The White Cat and the Monk...
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Dixie and the Class Treat

Grace Gilman - Harper Collins Publishers India
Format: Paperback

It's Emma's turn to make a healthy snack for her class. But when the ingredients get mixed up in her favorite oatmeal spice cookie recipe, it falls to Dixie to woof in to the rescue!
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My Little Pony: Power Ponies to the Rescue!

Magnolia Belle - LB Kids
Format: Print book

Power Ponies to the Rescue Spike and the ponies--Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack--are pulled into a comic book world and must defeat an evil mare Can they save the day? Filled with vibrant stills from the animated series, "My Little Pony Friendship...
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The Hidden Life of a Toad

Doug Wechsler - Charlesbridge
Format: Print book

In jaw-dropping photos, Doug Wechsler captures the life cycle of the American toad from egg to tadpole to adult. To get these images, Wechsler sat in a pond wearing waders, went out night after night in search of toads, and cut his own glass to make a home aquarium. The resulting photos...
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World of Reading Star Wars Finn & the First Order

LucasFilm Press - Disney Lucasfilm Press
Format: Paperback

Desperate to escape his past, Finn is plunged into adventure as he journeys down a heroic, but dangerous, path.
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Batman Classic: Winter Wasteland

Donald Lemke - Harpercollins Childrens B
Format: Paperback

"When Mr. Freeze and the Ice Pack bring a blast of villainous cold to Gotham City, it's up to Batman to break the ice. With a little help from Wonder Woman and the Flash, the World's Greatest Detective will stop these criminals in their icy tracks"--
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A Woodland Wedding

Rebecca Elliott - Branches/Scholastic Inc., 2016.
Format: Print book

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 plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches...
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Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla

Katherine Applegate - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

In a spare, powerful text and evocative illustrations, the Newbery medalist Katherine Applegate and the artist G. Brian Karas present the extraordinary real story of a special gorilla. Captured as a baby, Ivan was brought to a Tacoma, Washington, mall to attract shoppers. Gradually,...
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Marilyn's monster

Michelle Knudsen; Matt Phelan - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

The best-selling author of Library Lion pairs with award-winning illustrator Matt Phelan to create a picture book gem with an unexpected twist.Some of the kids in Marilyn's class have monsters. Marilyn doesn't have hers yet, but she can't just go out and look for one. Your monster...
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World of Reading: Minnie Hocus Bow-cus!: Level 1

Gina Gold - Disney Press
Format: Print book

Minnie is launching her new "Bows are Magical" fashion line and hires Penguini the Magnificent to put on a spectacular magic show. But when Penguini realizes he forgot his lucky bow tie at home, he rushes off to find it, leaving the magic show without a magician! Millie and Melody...
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Beautiful Brides

Melissa Lagonegro - RH/Disney

The Disney princesses are getting married! From Belles gown to Tiana and Naveens first kiss to Ariel and Erics collosal cake, young readers will love sharing in the wedding-day magic of this original Step 2 reader.,
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Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers

Dav Pilkey - Scholastic Canada, Limited
Format: Hardcover

A world without UNDERPANTS?!!!When we last saw our heroes, George and Harold, they had been turned into evil zombie nerds doomed to roam a devastated, postapocalyptic planet for all eternity. But why, you might ask, didn't the amazing Captain Underpants save the boys from this frightening...
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Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do

Steve Jenkins - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Dear axolotl: Why do you have feathers growing out of your head? Axolotl: They aren't feathers - they're gills! They let me breathe underwater. Let's face it. Even as babies, we humans pay close attention to faces. Observing another person's features and expressions tells...
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Frogs

Aaron Carr - Av2 by Weigl
Format: Print book

This exciting new series introduces beginning readers to the stages of life cycles in mammals, amphibians, insects, and plants. Science Kids: Life Cycles features eye-catching photos that will appeal to young readers, while exciting information will engage them in the science of the subject.
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Sea Bones

Bob Barner - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Author and illustrator Bob Barner makes waves with his signature rhyming text and colorful illustrations in this lush picture book about the sea. Filled with incredible fishy facts about vertebrates, invertebrates, endoskeletons, and exoskeletons, plus an underwater informational chart,...
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Justice League Classic: I Am Green Lantern

Ray Santos - HarperCollins
Format: Paperback

Fans of the Man of Steel and the Batman Classic books will love seeing their favorite super heroes alongside their super friends in DC Comics' Justice League books. I Can Read books are designed to encourage a love of reading. Justice League Classic: I Am Green Lantern is a Level Two I Can Read...
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The Quest for the Crystal

Kate Howard - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

An all-new adventure based on the latest season of the hit LEGO (R) NINJAGO (TM) TV show on Cartoon Network!
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Inspector Flytrap

Tom Angleberger - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover

From husband-and-wife team Tom Angleberger, creator of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series, and Cece Bell, author/illustrator of the Newbery Honor graphic novel El Deafo, comes the start to a funny and clever illustrated chapter-book series about a mystery-solving...
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Father's Day

Ann Heinrichs - The Childs World
Format: Print book

The third Sunday in June is a time to celebrate fathers and all those who are like fathers. This book discusses the origins of Father's Day and explains how songs, poems, and food can prove useful in showing our appreciation for fathers, stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers, and brothers.
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The Cafe Mystery #4

Martin Widmark - Grosset & Dunlap; DGS edition
Format: Print book

Jerry and Maya, classmates and best friends, are on the case again and ready to solve the latest caper in this international best-selling series.A robber has struck at Cafe Marzipan, Pleasant Valleys best bakery, three times in the past year! And as usual, the police chief has no clue as to who the clever...
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Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy, Star of Stage and Screen

Jane O'Connor - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover

Nancy Clancy is ready for her close-up in the fifth chapter book in the Nancy Clancy chapter book series by the New York Times bestselling team of Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser.It's Nancy's time to shine as she takes center stage in the school play! There's no way Nancy...
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We Live in a Suburb

Amy Rogers - PowerKids Press
Format: Print book

What is a suburb, and how is it different from a city or rural community? Readers find the answers to these questions and more through accessible text that reflects early social studies curriculum topics. Suburban communities are common across the United States, and readers explore one such...
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Moths

Mari Schuh - Bullfrog Books
Format: Hardcover

In Moths, early readers will learn about the life cycle of a moth and discover how the insects color helps it hide. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they discover the fascinating world of moths.,
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Adventures of Biscuit: Five Stories of Everyone's Favorite Puppy

Alyssa Satin Capucilli - barnes & Noble
Format: Hardcover

Five stories about Biscuit: Biscuit, Biscuit Finds a Friend, Bathtime for Biscuit, Biscuit's New Trick and Biscuit Wants to Play. (An "I Can Read" book)
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I'm Learning Shapes

Flowerpot Press - Flowerpot Press; Brdbk edition
Format: Print book

Enjoy introducing your child to early learning concepts with these adorable books! With bright, whimsical artwork of some of the most fun and familiar things from their world, these books will connect with little ones before they even realize they are learning!
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I am Albert Einstein

Brad Meltzer - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

We can all be heroes. That's the inspiring message of this New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series from historian and author Brad Meltzer.Even when he was a kid, Albert Einstein did things his own way. He thought in pictures instead of words, and his special way of thinking...
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Draw!

Raúl Colón - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

Based on his own childhood, beloved and award-winning artist Ral Coln's wordless book is about the limitless nature of creativity and imagination.A boy alone in his room.Pencils.Sketchbook in hand.What would it be like to on safariImagine.Draw ... A boy named Leonardo begins to imagine...
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F Is for Feelings

Goldie Millar - Free Spirit Publishing
Format: Hardcover

We all feel many different emotions every day. For young children, those feelings can be extra strong. And sometimes, children need help finding the words to describe how they're feeling. This friendly and positive alphabet book gives children those "feelings words," and explores...
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Frilled Dinosaurs

David West - Windmill Books
Format: Library Binding

Readers will enjoy learning all about frilled dinosaurs, perhaps some of the coolest creatures of prehistoric times. This book explores dinosaurs that spread their frills wide to make themselves look big and scary to predators. Readers will find fun facts about each dinosaur, from the well-known...
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The Glorkian Warrior Delivers a Pizza

James Kochalka - First Second
Format: Hardcover

The Glorkian Warrior isn't the brightest bulb in the box, so it's good he's got his trusty talking backpack to advise him as they set out on a perilous journey to deliver a pizza. The pizza's got clams and peanut butter on it, so it's not clear who's going to want it, but deliver it they...
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Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep

April Pulley Sayre - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book

Squirrels wrestle.Squirrels leap.Squirrels climb.Squirrels sleep.If you followed a squirrel for a day, what would you see? Climbing branches, storing seeds, making homes in tree holes, and maybe even flying! Acclaimed nature writer April Pulley Sayre's lyrical text, paired with Steve...
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I am Jackie Robinson

Brad Meltzer - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

This New York Times Bestselling picture book biography series by Brad Meltzer has an inspiring message: We can all be heroes.Jackie Robinson always loved sports, especially baseball. But he lived at a time before the Civil Rights Movement, when the rules weren't fair to African Americans....
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German shepherds

Heidi Mathea - ABDO Pub. Co.
Format:  Book : Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats

Introduces the characteristics and care of German shepherds.
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Eva and the New Owl: A Branches Book (Owl Diaries #4)

Rebecca Elliott - Scholastic Inc.
Format: Paperback

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!. This series is part of Scholastics 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 page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina....
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More-igami

Dori Kleber - Candlewick Press
Format: Print book

A creative young boy with a passion for practicing origami finds a surprising source of encouragement on his diverse city block.Joey loves things that fold: maps, beds, accordions, you name it. When a visiting mother of a classmate turns a plain piece of paper into a beautiful origami crane,...
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Soccer Queen

Marci Peschke - Picture Window Books
Format: Hardcover

As Kylie Jean readers know, being a beauty queen isnt all fun and games - it takes hard work too! Kylie Jean takes her talents to the field when she joins a local soccer team, the Tiger Lillies. She cant wait to make new friends and learn how to play.But when an accident takes her off the field,...
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Gracie's Night: A Hannukah Story

Lynn Taylor Gordon - Cookie & Nudge Books
Format: Hardcover

THERE'S LOTS OF LOVE in Gracie's and Papa's lives, but not much money. Gracie finds a resourceful way to buy Papa some well-deserved Hanukkah gifts, but an encounter on a bitterly cold night opens her eyes and alters her plans. When we are brave enough to reach out instead of looking...
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The Book with No Pictures

B.J. Novak - Dial Books
Format: Hardcover

A #1 New York Times bestseller, this innovative and wildly funny read-aloud by award-winning humorist/actor B.J. Novak will turn any reader into a comedian.You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except . . . here's how books work. Everything written on the page...
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Horrible Harry in Room 2B

Suzy Kline - Puffin; Reissue edition
Format: Paperback

Doug discovers that though being Harry's best friend in Miss Mackle's second grade class isn't always easy, as Harry likes to do horrible things, it is often a lot of fun.
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A Chair for My Mother

Vera B Williams
Format: Hardcover

This classic and award-winning picture book was written and illustrated by the celebrated Vera B. Williams and was named a Caldecott Honor Book by the American Library Association. "A tender knockout . . . it's rare to find much vitality, spontaneity, and depth of feeling
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Fall Leaves

Erika L. Shores - Capstone Press
Format: Library Binding

Leaves turn red, orange, and yellow. Fall is here! Celebrate the season with this easy-to-read book. Lovely photos and a simple design beautifully support early readers.
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