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The Official ScratchJr Book: Help Your Kids Learn to Code

Marina Umaschi Bers - No Starch Press
Format: Paperback

ScratchJr is a free, introductory computer programming language that runs on iPads, Android tablets, Amazon tablets, and Chromebooks. Inspired by Scratch, the wildly popular programming language used by millions of children worldwide, ScratchJr helps even younger kids create their own playful...
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Thunder Trucks

Cheryl Klein - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

Was that a flash of lightning? A rumble of thunder?Better get ready--there's a new crew in town!As Bulldozer piles up clouds and Tanker Truck hauls the rain, the whole Thunder Truck gang works together to build a tremendous storm.Brimming with energy and fun, this cheerful bedtime story...
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I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness

Kerascoe?t - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Hardcover

"This beautifully illustrated story shows young readers how to become caring and supportive upstanders. Love it!" --Trudy Ludwig, bestselling author of The Invisible BoyThis simple yet powerful picture book--from a New York Times bestselling husband-and-wife team--tells...
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Earth

Cody Crane - Childrens Pr
Format: Library Binding

Did you know that Earth is the only planet we know of that can support life? Readers will blast off with Rocket to learn fascinating facts like thisand moreall in the pages of this book.
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Superhero Joe and the Creature Next Door

Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover

“Super Joe is super fun from beginning to end” (Children’s Literature)—and now he’s back for another adventure.One quiet morning, in a small town, a moving van arrives and brings the creature next door! Where did it come from? Why is it here? From his window...
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Lots More Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing.

Judi Barrett - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling duo behind Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs comes the long-awaited sequel to Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing, which shows us a hilarious new group of animals that shouldn't, ever ever ever, dress like humans.Everyone knows that snakes and billy...
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The Imperfect Garden

Melissa Assaly - Fitzhenry and Whiteside
Format: Hardcover

What do you think a two-legged carrot would taste like? What about a crabby-faced apple? Jay makes some surprising discoveries after he plants and cares for a garden with his mother. Jay learns that naturally grown food can grow to look different than what he is used to buying at the grocery...
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Splat the Cat: Up in the Air at the Fair

Rob Scotton - HarperTorch
Format: Paperback

Splat the Cat is back in New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Rob Scotton's beginning reader Splat the Cat: Up in the Air at the Fair. In this My First I Can Read Book, Splat, Spike, and Plank can't wait to go to the fair. But when Kitten can't come, the friends are determined...
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Puffling Patrol

Ted Lewin - Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover

Ted and Betsy Lewins illustrated account of their trip to an island off the coast of Iceland, where they chronicle the annual activities of The Puffling Patrol, local children who rescue and care for lost young puffins and facilitate their first flight out to sea.,
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