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Chickens

Cynthia Amoroso - The Child's World
Format: Print book

A simple look at the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of farm-raised chickens. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled callouts, detailed photographs, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for furtherresearch, and an introduction to the author....
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Steve Goes to Carnival

Joshua Button - Candlewick
Format: Hardcover

Vibrant gestural art plays counterpoint to an endearing story of a gorilla who wanders the Carnival in Rio in search of his zookeeper friend.At the city zoo in Rio lives a gorilla named Steve. Steve loves listening to music on the radio with his best friend, Antonio, the zookeeper. When...
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Enter Bizarro!

Art Baltazar - DC Comics
Format: Hardcover

Superman trains his young sidekicks to become Super Heroes! Bizarro comes to Earth and makes a mess of Metropolis! Jimmy Olsen finds out that being Superman's pal means help is only a shout away!
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Yes I Can!: A Girl and Her Wheelchair

Kendra J. Barrett - Magination Press
Format: Hardcover

Like many kids her age, Carolyn loves animals, castles, and building with blocks. She helps out her mom and dad, and even her baby brother. But when Carolyn was born, her body did not work like most people's. She cannot use her legs to walk and so she uses a wheelchair. But she can do almost...
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The Knightly Campout

Cordelia Evans - Simon Spotlight
Format: Hardcover

Mike the Knight is going camping in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read!Mike is excited about camping out overnight. He laughs when he sees Sparkie and Squirt bringing all sorts of equipment. But when he suddenly finds himself in need, he realizes maybe his dragon friends had the right idea after...
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Do Not Open!: The Story of Pandora's Box

Joan Holub - Simon Spotlight
Format: Paperback

Learn the story of Pandora's Box in this beautifully illustrated Level 2 Ready-to-Read retelling of the myth, from Goddess Girls author Joan Holub!When Pandora receives a shiny, gold box that says "Do Not Open!" she is so curious that she ignores the warning and opens it! Hundreds...
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Swing!: A Scanimation Picture Book

Rufus Butler Seder - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Board book

Published last fall, Gallop! introduced the amazing technology called Scanimation and took the children’s book world by storm. It became an instant bestseller—#1 on The New York Times children's list. Now Swing! does for kids what Gallop! does for animals—a boy rides...
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LEGO Disney Princess: The Surprise Storm: Chapter Book 1

Jessica Brody - Disney Press
Format: Paperback

The LEGO Princess series brings eight Disney Princesses together for the first time in one amazing castle, filled with magic and friendship. In their first chapter book adventure, a glitter storm descends upon the castle and causes glittery mayhem at every turn. Though the princesses did their...
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Marine Biome

Grace Hansen - Abdo Kids
Format: Print book

Readers will learn about the three main marine biomes, which are oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries (where rivers meet oceans) . The text will focus on water temperatures, and the very unique plants and animals that live in salty marine biomes. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
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