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Pete the Cat: 5-Minute Pete the Cat Stories

James Dean - HarperFestival
Format: Hardcover

Join New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean's Pete the Cat on his groovy adventures, from racing with Turtle, swimming with Bob, to fighting a dragon, and so much more! With his cool friends, Pete builds a tasty lunch and a one-of-a kind playground.Each of these awesome...
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Iguanas

Darla Duhaime - Rourke Educational Media
Format: Hardcover

Iguanas live in warm places. An iguana's skin color helps it hide from predators. Reptiles have tails. An iguana's tail breaks off if it is grabbed by a predator. It grows back right away. Learn all about these dinosaur-looking reptiles.
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What About Worms!?

Ryan T. Higgins - Hyperion Books for Children
Format: Hardcover

Tiger is big. Tiger is tough. And Tiger has an important note for you.Dear Reader,WATCH OUT FOR WORMS! They are everywhere! They might even be in this book!Your friend,TigerP. S. Tiger is afraid of worms.
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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

Jen Bryant - Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book

2015 Caldecott Honor Book2015 Sibert Medal Winner2015 Orbis Pictus Honor BookFor shy young Peter Mark Roget, books were the best companions -- and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned...
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Unicorn Magic

Sabina Gibson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover

In the Forever Forest, all the unicorns have magic in their horns. Some can spin animal-shaped clouds or paint a brilliant sunrise. Others can even grow a meadow of magical, colorful flowers. Periwinkle, the light-blue unicorn, worries that she will never discover her special power. Her forest...
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Rabbit & Bear: A Bite In the Night

Julian Gough - Silver Dolphin Books
Format: Hardcover

When Rabbit and Bear discover a new creature in the forest and learn about his plans for "progress," the comical pair - along with the rest of the excitable residents - have a thing or two to say about the matter. An endearing lesson on the wise mathematics of friendship, this...
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Code Your Own Games!: 20 Games to Create with Scratch

Max Wainewright - Sterling Children's Books
Format: Print book

Become a super-coder and create your very own computer games using Scratch - a free software developed by MIT. Calling all creative young gamers! With its easy-to-follow, illustrated step-by-step instructions, this book will teach you key concepts - like drawing shapes - so you can code...
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A Circle of Time (Time Travel Mystery)

Marisa Montes - HMH Books for Young Readers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

"I helped you. Now you help me."As fourteen-year-old Allison Blair lies comatose in the hospital, she hears in her head the voice of Becky Lee Thompson, pleading for help and pulling Allison back in time to 1906--and into Becky's body. But why? Is it to prevent Becky's...
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Eek Discovers Earth

Blake A. Hoena - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback

After observing earthlings, Eek decides to build a spaceship so that he and Ack can go conquer Earth. What will happen when their ship lands in the Sudsy Duck Laundromat?
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March of the Mini Beasts

Ada Hopper - Little Simon
Format: Print book

Danger! Action! Trouble! Adventure! Introducing The DATA Set, a brand-new chapter book series for young readers.What would happen if your next-door neighbor were a mad scientist? Gabe, Laura, and Cesar live on a quiet cul-de-sac. They are the whiz kids of Newtonburg Elementary and each...
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