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Dev Tries His Best

Megan Borgert-Spaniol - ?Lerner Publications ™
Format: January 1

It's fitness day in gym class. Dev works hard and tries his best to jump, climb, run, and more. Pairs with the nonfiction title Trying My Best. Explore these and other ways to be a good sport with these fun books! It's fitness day in gym class. Dev works hard and tries his best...
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The Lion and the Mouse, Narrated by the Timid But Truthful Mouse


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A Perfectly Messed-Up Story

Patrick McDonnell - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

In this interactive and engaging read-aloud, bestselling author and award-winning artist Patrick McDonnell creates a funny, engaging, and almost perfect story about embracing lifes messes.. Little Louies story keeps getting messed up, and hes not happy about it! Whats the point of telling...
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Watch a Pumpkin Grow

Kirsten Chang - Bullfrog Books
Format: Library Binding

In Watch a Pumpkin Grow, early fluent readers learn how pumpkins grow. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this plant is grown and harvested.
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The Fruits We Eat

Gail Gibbons - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover

Berries, apples, melons, and grapes; oranges, grapefruits, bananas - yum! This scrumptious picture book, a companion to The Vegetables We Eat, offers youngsters an inviting, information-packed cornucopia of favorite fruits. Gail Gibbons combines a clear, simple text with her signature paneled...
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Hector and Hummingbird

Nicholas John Frith - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Print book

Hector the bear has a big problem: His friend Hummingbird just won't be quiet! Whether Hector's trying to enjoy a snack, get a good scratch against a tree, or take a nap, Hummingbird's always buzzing around, asking too many questions. The pair have always been best friends, but will Hector...
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Listen, My Bridge Is SO Cool!: The Story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff as Told by the Troll

Nancy Loewen - Picture Window Books
Format: Library Binding

The troll SAID he wanted to gobble up the billy goats, but what's the real story behind his stomps and roars? A classic fairy tale gets a trip-trapping twist as the troll tells all.
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Chocolate Chimpanzees

B A Hoena - Cantata Learning
Format: Print book

Combine c and h, and you have the ch sound. It lets you swing through the trees with chimpanzees, chuckle at a funny joke, and join a chicken on a quest. Join in on the fun in this outlandish story set to music. This hardcover book comes with CD and online music access.
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Elmer and Aunt Zelda

David McKee - ANDERSEN PR USA
Format: Print book

Elmer and Wilbur visit their Aunt Zelda. She may be getting old and deaf, but she is fun and has lots of interesting things to show the two young elephants. A warm and funny Elmer adventure extolling the virtues of cross-generational relationships.
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May I Come In?

Marsha Diane Arnold - Sleeping Bear Press
Format: Hardcover

When thunder roars and lightning flashes, Raccoon is afraid to be alone in his home. So he hurries out to see if any of his neighbors in Thistle Hollow have room to spare for a friend in need. When Raccoon knocks on the doors of Possum, Quail, and Woodchuck, he is turned away. But then...
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