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Mammals can be found in all shapes and sizes. Did you know a bumblebee bat is the same size as a large bee? Or, that a blue whale is the largest animal on the planet? What do these animals look like and where do they live? Look inside to discover which of the ten mammals in this book are very small and which ones are really big!ABOUT THE SERIES: Kids can't get enough animal facts! Starting with the smallest animal in each group - amphibians, birds, fish, mammals, and reptiles - readers will want to read to the end as the ten animals listed get bigger and bigger. All the books in this brand-new series brim with colorful photographs and fascinating facts about the featured animals´ body, diet, and habitat. Short blocks of text entertain and explain why some animals are very small while others are really big!

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Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room - her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships, and working on an art entry for the fair. And when Avery finds out that her family might move across the country, things get even more complicated. Megan Wagner Lloyd and Michelle Mee Nutter have once again teamed up to tell a funny, heartfelt, and charming story of family, friendship, and growing up.

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Dramatic, full-color photographs, engaging text, detailed facts, and impressive statistics bring kids up-close and personal with dangerous animals, natural wonders, ocean life, and the mysteries of the rainforest.

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Jumpstart your child's reading success with comics! Kids will love these hilarious 16-page stories with easy text in speech balloons. They'll also adore the zany cast of characters: purple cows, pigs, silly snowmen, talking gumballs, dragons, and more! This delightful set, correlated with guided reading levels E & F, is packed with 16 original titles plus a parent guide, mini-workbook, and motivating stickers. A giggle-fueled way to boost essential literacy! Includes: 16 full-color 16-page books Parent guide Mini-workbook Stickers Sturdy storage box

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Author of Hide and Seeker, Daka Hermon, brings us a new evil lurking in our childhood games. Things haven't been the same since Shane's accident. One minute he was a normal kid playing a game of tag with his friends, and the next he's the boy who came back from the dead. Now, every time Shane falls asleep, he's pulled into a dark world where the evil Nightmare King reigns. The King is collecting children and keeping them as treasure. Despite the threat of capture by the Nightmare King, he can't stay awake forever. Shane will have to take matters into his own hands... if he gives himself over to his nightmares, can he hold on to the good in himself long enough to bring down the King?

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How far to the stars?This is what a little girl named Mae Jemison wonders as she peers through her telescope and dreams of space. Someday she will make it there, but for now she wonders, learns, and is inspired by the vastness of the universe. Astronaut, physician, and engineer Mae Jemison's passion would eventually lead to her becoming the first Black woman in space!Through the Telescope focuses on what first inspired a young Mae Jemison to reach for the stars. Charles R. Smith, Jr. is the award-winning author of the Coretta Scott King Honor Book, Twelve Rounds of Glory, and many other popular and acclaimed titles. His gorgeous text places a spotlight on an American trailblazer who inspires kids everywhere to follow their dreams. Debut illustrator Evening Monteiro's captivating portrayal of a young Mae Jemison is sure to grab young readers' attention!Perfect for kids who love space exploration and for readers of Hidden Figures and The Undefeated.

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Simple text and photographs help young readers learn all about playing soccer in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read. It's the first day of soccer practice, and it's going to be great! In this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, beginning readers will learn that soccer players wear cleats, do warm ups, and try to kick the ball into the goal. Score! The best part about soccer is being on a team and making new friends. Young readers getting ready to hit the field will love seeing photographs of kids their age playing soccer in this adorable introduction to the sport!Includes a special section of step-by-step instructions for basic soccer moves-to be done with a parent or guardian's supervision!

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A compelling fantasy series for readers who love animals, magic, and kids like themselves embracing their power to change the world. "Themes of friendship and environmentalism combine in this magical school story."-Kirkus

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It's a child's first day of kindergarten, but who is worried about all the new people and the different things he'll meet-the child? No! The mother. In a refreshing reversal of roles, the child takes it upon himself to comfort and reassure his mother that everything will be fine, she'll get used to him going to big-kid school, and yes, he is ready for the first day of kindergarten. Utterly charming in its simplicity, Yum playfully uses size and color to reveal emotions of this milestone beginning.

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What happens when you trip or when you drop a ball? When something falls, which way does it fall? Down, down, down! Do you know what makes things fall?Renowned science author Vicki Cobb explains the weighty subject of gracity with such ease that even the youngest kids will understand. Follow this book with a child who loves to play. Have lots of dropping races. Together you'll learn how much fun falling for science can be. Exciting hands on activities and irresistible illustrations by Julia Gorton make Science Play a perfect way to learn about science. just for the fun of it!

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Kids climb to new heights in reading and writing with these engaging, reproducible word building games! Kids read clues on each rung, then change and rearrange letters to create words until they reach the top. All the while, they're boosting decoding and spelling skills, broadening vocabulary, and becoming better, more fluent readers. 112 pages.

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Achoo! It's loud, it's yucky, and it's nothing to sneeze at! Kids probe the secrets of illness and sniff out what germs are, why they sometimes make us sick, how our bodies battle them and how vaccines protect us against them.

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Tails of puppy love - and doggie mishaps! This hilarious and delightful series is about adorable pups who just can't behave. and how the most troublesome canine is still a kid's best friend. It's Marley & Me for middle-grade readers!Ten-year-old Ella lives for music, and with the school talent show coming up, she doesn't have time for anything else. So when her great aunt's beagle comes to live at her house, Ella doesn't think she has time for a dog - especially when it turns out that every time the beagle hears music, she wants to sing along!How is Ella supposed to win the talent show when all she can hear every time she rehearses is AAOOOOWWAAAOOOO?

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The Magic School Bus Presents The Human Body is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body. Inside the Human Body taught thousands of kids about the incredible systems that work together to make the human body function. what makes us who we are. The Magic School Bus Presents The Human Body expands upon the original title with fresh, updated Common Core-aligned content about our amazing bodies. With vivid full-color photographs on each page and illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.

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The fourth Captain Underpants adventure like you've never seen it before: in full color! Professor Pippy P. Poopypants may well be the greatest scientific genius the world has ever known. Unfortunately, he has such a silly name that nobody takes him seriously! He's been laughed out of every university in the world. In fact, the only place that'll hire him is Jerome Horwitz Elementary School. Professor Poopypants is certain that schoolchildren would never laugh at his name. "Kids are so accepting and loving," he assures himself. And it's really important that nobody laughs at his name, or makes a comic book about him, or makes jokes about him in any way. Because if one more person does, Professor Pippy P. Poopypants might just fly into a frenzied rage and take over the planet with his brilliantly wild and evil inventions! Watch out, kids! The amazing Captain Underpants is about to meet his match!

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This fascinating nonfiction book teaches kids about one of Mother Nature's most dangerous natural disasters: hurricanes. An ideal addition to any student's science studies, this full-color book is perfect for browsing or as a starting point for reports. Inside, kids will find wild stories, cool photos, and all kinds of amazing facts about hurricanes, from how they form to the damage they can do.

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The antics will have you cracking up as the newly hatched Duckie, an enthusiastic yellow duckling, and Snaps, a rather reserved green crocodile, wonder if they can be friends. After Duckie's egg rolls into Snaps' nest, they hatch, meet, and their friendship is off to a good start - until they are told they CANNOT be friends because crocodiles EAT tasty duckies. and Duckie is a duckie! (Nobody ever told her!) Will Snaps defend his new friend. even when HE gets hungry himself?Join hatchlings Duckie and Snaps on their hilarious and emotion-packed adventures as this dreamer-and-doer duo explore if they CAN be friends. Duckie & Snaps: We Cannot Be Friends is chock-full of hysterical dialogue, energetic and detailed illustrations, big kid-like personalities, and lots of zany read-aloud fun!

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Lavender had been looking forward to her class field trip in Chiricahua National Park, AZ-until her best friend, Marisol, ditched her for mean-girl Rachelle. Now the prospect of being stuck in the wilderness with her class for two days is no longer so appealing. But things will only get worse. While the class is hiking through an arroyo, a flash flood strikes!As the water hurtles down the ravine, everyone sprints for safety. Lavender, Marisol, Rachelle, and a boy named John end up running in the opposite direction as everyone else and scrambling up a tree while the waters rage by. When the waters finally recede, the four kids are left alone in the desert, separated from their class, shaken and disoriented. Between them, they have one pack of supplies left and only the most basic wilderness knowledge. Can they find their way back to safety? The four kids will have to learn to work together in spite of their differences-if they want to survive.

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Four kids. One mountain. They come from all across America to be the youngest kid ever to climb Everest. But only one will reach the top first. The competition is fierce. The preparation is intense. The challenge is breathtaking. When the final four reach the higher peaks, disaster strikes - and all that separates the living from the dead is chance, bravery, and action.

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When Rosie and the rest of the Love Puppies find out that Meiko is struggling to make friends at her new school, they are sure they can sniff out a solution! But it takes more than magic to break the ice. If they can be creative, these caring canines might just find a lonely girl her paw-fect match!With a little bit of magic and a whole lot of kindness, the Love Puppies are here to help kids overcome some tough social situations. Because with the power of love, anything is paw-sible

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It doesn't take a lot to conserve electricity. Taking action can be as simple as turning off the lights when you leave a room or using "people power" instead of cars to get around. Kids learn this and more about what they can do to help in 10 Things I Can Do to Save Electricity. Now in Spanish.

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There is something sinister in the water on the Blockville beaches. The kids at school think it's shark but Ari doesn't believe it. Big mistake, Ari! Join Ari, Zeke and Jez in the next hilarious adventure.

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The class pets escaped from their cages and are running loose in your school! Lizards, hamsters, rabbits, and birds are on the loose. and a bearded dragon is leading the hilarious escape. Join the fun and find out if YOU have what it takes to catch these riotous pets on their wild field trip! Featuring an approachable school theme that kids will relate to plus cute animal characters and clever rhymes, this silly story will inspire repeat reads again and again.

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Ms. Frizzle's class is growing a beautiful garden. But, Phoebe's plot is empty. Her flowers are back at her old school! So, the class climbs aboard the Magic School Bus. And, of course, the kids don't only go back to Phoebe's school, but they go inside one of Phoebe's flowers! Follow the kids' adventure and learn how living things grow. Designed to be accessible for younger readers, books in this series are easier to read and follow the plot of the popular PBS Magic School Bus television series - based on the original Magic School Bus books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen.

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Did you know that sharks can be as small as a banana, or bigger than a bus? Or that whale sharks have more than 3,000 teeth? Did you know that giant squids have eyes the size of dinner plates? Or that clownfish are protected by snot armor Find out all this and more, in this comprehensive, hilarious underwater deep dive from Mike Lowery!For fans of Dog Man who love nonfiction, discover this definitive, go-to book about everything AWESOME you EVER wanted to know about all things under the sea. Uncover a wealth of weird, wacky, and wild facts about sharks and underwater creatures, told in Mike Lowery's signature, acclaimed comic style with bright and energetic artwork, fresh framing devices, and hilarious jokes. This is the go-to book for shark enthusiasts that kids will put in their backpacks and obsess over, bridging the gap between encyclopedic nonfiction content and lighter picture book fare, filling the need with a one-stop shop for the legions of 7-10 year olds who want to know absolutely everything there is to know about underwater creatures. Discover the must-have book for shark fanatics, a madcap field guide full of facts and humor, and learn everything you ever wanted to know about underwater creatures!

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New from award-winning science writer Seymour Simon: WHY DO PUPPIES DO THAT? Real Things Kids Love to Know. Whether your family is about to get a puppy, or starting to think about it, this book is full of fascinating information and irresistible photos you and your children will want to read again and again! With his trademark balance of conversational tone, informative text and stand-out illustrations, Simon delivers another delightful romp of discovery, both pictorially and factually. Each question about puppy behavior is treated to a full-color, photographic spread; the images in this picture book are so alive that children will reach out to touch them. This engaging title will be an asset to both early reader and read aloud collections. Seymour Simon, whom the NY Times called "the dean of [children's science] writers," is the author of more than 250 highly acclaimed science books (many of which have been named Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association), and is the recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children's science literature. His Webby Award-winning website, Seymour Simon. com, is chock full of interesting information for children and free, educational support materials for educators and families.

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A hairy spider, its mouth open wide, feeds on a bug trapped in its web. Another spider, its legs extended, hurtles through the air toward an unsuspecting beetle. Amazingly detailed photos show every eye, every hair, and every fang of these fascinating creatures while the simple, fact-filled text describes how they hunt, what they eat, and how they protect themselves. Basic vocabulary words are italicized and reviewed in a glossary at the end of the book, but it is the astounding photos that will keep kids glued to the page. A photo index identifies each of the spiders, from tarantulas to black widows.

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This powerful story is about Auggie, a kid like any other kid, who is not always seen that way. Based on the bestseller "Wonder."

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This engaging reader combines the kid-friendly humor of Fly Guy with the high-interest topic of sharks! Fly Guy and Buzz introduce young readers to these fascinating creatures with straightforward fun facts, humorous asides, and full-bleed photographs throughout.

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Jam-packed with activities, this book combines hands-on fun with phonics to teach must-know blends and digraphs. Research shows that repeated practice helps kids learn, so each phoneme set uses a consistent learning routine of three activities: an illustrated word slide, a write-and-read activity, and an engaging word search. Review all the target blends and digraphs with flash cards and learning games, perfect for individual practice or partner work!

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A book to help kids stand up for themselves. They will love laughing (and counting!) in this read-aloud. Ozzy the Ostrich and her friends were trotting across the plain. Three ostriches eating flowers: Yum Yum Yum. They came across three lions that wanted to eat them-What did the ostriches do to save themselves and defend what's theirs?

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Diego and his sister Gabriela argue over their new dog Sofie. But it's only when Sofie gets really sick that they find out who their tortilla-loving pup really belongs to. This is a bilingual book for kids and dogs and even their parents. Once again, Benjamin Alire Saenz shows he understands the chemistry and dynamics of family, this time with a dog stirring up the recipe. Little Diego and Gabriela first appeared in Saenz and Geronimo Garcia's best-selling title A Gift from Papa Diego.

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Calling all Dragon Masters! This is the guidebook that no Dragon Master should be without - featuring full-color artwork on every page!Kids love reading all about the Dragon Masters' adventures in Tracey West's New York Times bestselling Dragon Masters early chapter book series. Now fans can own the official guide to Dragon Masters. This epic, 256-page, full-color special edition features maps, information about Dragon Masters and their dragons, notes from wizards, the history of Dragon Masters, and more! This book has everything a future Dragon Master needs to know!

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"MAYBE I'M GOOD AT SOMETHING I DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT YET."Everyone in Maggie Diaz's life seems to be finding their true passion. The one thing that defines them as a person. Her best friends Zoey and Julian are too busy to hang out after school thanks to band and comics club. Mom is finishing her last semester in college. And Maggie's perfect older sister Caro is perfectly-perfect at sports and tutoring. So Maggie cooks up a plan to join every club she can! But trying to fit in with type-A future leaders, gardening whizzes, and the fearless kids in woodshop is intimidating, exhausting, and seriously confusing. And juggling homework, friends, and all of her after-school activities is way harder than it looks. Seventh grade is all about figuring out who you are - good thing Maggie Diaz has the perfect plan!

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Learning to read is easy with these kid-pleasing titles focused on the third 25 sight words! This bright green box contains 25 little books that each teach a must-know sight word via a playful, easy-to-read story. Characters include frogs, elves, unicorns, silly snowmen, talking balloons, and more to make learning extra enjoyable. Comes with a parent guide, mini-workbook, and motivating stickers. Books are correlate with Guided Reading Level C. Includes: 25 full-color, 8-page books 32-page activity book Stickers Sturdy storage box

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Princess Lina's BFF Claudia is desperate for a dog. So Lina decides to use her Winterheart magic to turn a puppy snow sculpture into the perfect pet. But the magical snow dog has a mind of its own - and it's running loose at school!Two-color interiors are packed with kid appeal!

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While on a field trip to the zoo, Buzz and Fly Guy discover the world is filled with weird and unusual animals! From blobfish to naked mole rats, there's plenty for the best friends to explore. Award-winning author-illustrator Tedd Arnold brings nonfiction to life for beginning readers in the next book in the kid-favorite Fly Guy Presents series. There are humorous illustrations and engaging photographs throughout. And the front cover features eye-catching holographic foil!

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"The Trunchbull" is no match for Matilda!Matilda is a sweet, exceptional young girl, but her parents think she's just a nuisance. She expects school to be different. But there she has to face Miss Trunchbull, a kid-hating terror of a headmistress. When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back: she's the world's greatest practical joker!Little effort is needed to put one over on her obnoxious parents, but can shy little Matilda handle the formidable headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and win the respect of every kid in school? Yes!

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A cool girl who's secretly a major geek has to figure out how to be true to herself in this relatable, funny, feminist novel from Erin Dionne. Sarah Anne loves lacrosse, and the MK Nightshade series that everyone was obsessed over in grade school. The problem is that she's still obsessed, which is way too nerdy for a popular kid like her. So she hides her geekiness with a set of rules meant to keep her geek and jock selves separate. Except when she's offered a spot in a Nightshade fandom contest, where the winner gets to see the new movie premier in LA. No one seems to think Sarah Anne can win, since she's up against a pair of guys in high school. But the more she's called a fake fan, the more determined she is to wipe the floor with her competition - as long as none of her friends or anyone at school knows what she's doing. Can she keep her geek identity a secret, win the contest, and manage to keep her friends even though she's been living a lie? Sarah Anne is going to have to make some choices about what's truly important to her and which rules she's going to break to stay true to herself.

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Nory Horace can turn herself into a kitten. But sometimes she adds in a bit of dragon and, well, accidentally turns into a dritten. Oops? Her friend Andres Padillo can fly high, but then he can't fly back down again. Nory and Andres are in an Upside-Down Magic class with other kids who have unusual magic. Now they're off on their first-ever overnight field trip! At Dragon Haven, Nory, Andres, and their UDM classmates get to swim with dragons, fly with dragons, and feed dragons. There's even a Hatchery, where they might get to see a newborn dragon. There's only one downer. The UDM kids aren't the only ones visiting Dragon Haven. There are other students there, too. Students from another school. Students with "normal" magic. Dragon rescue, bonfires, and pajama breakfasts won't be nearly as fun with a bunch of snooty strangers. Unless. maybe everything isn't as bad as it first seems. Thrown together with kids who are probably enemies, but might be friends, the UDM kids dive into their topsy-turviest adventure yet.

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Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. Camilla Cream is very worried about what other people think about her, but at the very moment she most wants to fit in, she becomes completely covered in colorful stripes! Worse yet, she seems to change colors to match whatever is happening around her. When the class says the Pledge of Allegiance, she turns red, white, and blue! Instead of blending in, she's standing out. Specialists are called but the situation goes from bad to worse. Isn't there anyone who can help Camilla remember what it means to be herself? Sure to invite discussion, this is an engaging book that imaginatively explores the risks of trying to be like everyone else.

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Rita is exiled to Puerto Rico for a summer with her grandparents after her parents catch her with a boy. Luis sits atop a six-foot mountain of hubcaps in his father's junkyard, working off a sentence for breaking and entering. Sandra tries to reconcile her looks to the conventional Latino notion of beauty. And Arturo, different from his macho classmates, fantasizes about escaping his community. They are the teenagers of the barrio, and this is their world. Praise for An Island Like You: "[Cofer's] contemporary teenage voices are candid, funny, weary, and irreverent in these stories about immigrant kids caught between their Puerto Rican families and the pull and push of the American dream." - Booklist Awards for An Island Like You: Pura Belpre Award (ALSC/REFORMA) ALA Best Book for Young Adults School of Library Journal Best Book of the Year ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Title contains language or content that may be considered inappropriate for younger readers.

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This delightful and transformational story, based on real events, is about a motley group of city kids whose lived are changed by a math teacher's challenge to build the world's largest tetrahedron. Award-winner Pearsall writes with unexpected humor and quiet brilliance.

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Garden in a cardboard box Walking to the bus Garden sitting on our laps People smile at us Bring nature into your classroom with this glorious, picture-book celebration of flowers, growth, and possibility - a fiction offering that makes an innovative and yet seamless connection to seed-planting and science activities. Filled with excitement, a city girl and her father pick out a wonderful assortment of flowers, carry them home, and, sitting on newspaper, lovingly transplant them to a window box as a birthday surprise for Mom. The bouncing verse encourages readers to share the child's anticipation and pride in her work, while the richly colored oil paintings accurately depict flowers so bright and beautiful you'll want to reach out and smell them. There are plenty of details for curious kids to find, including myriad instances of floral motif, from the child's tights to a bus passenger's dress to the plate the birthday cake is served on.

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A little mouse thinks her name is absolutely perfect until she starts school and all the kids make fun of her.

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On the first day of Halloween, ONE very eager kid starts trick-or-treating a little too early! On the second day, he and his brother create TWO scarecrows for their front porch. The third day? Let's carve THREE pumpkins! Each of the 12 busy days leading up to Halloween are celebrated in this cumulative rhyming storybook based on "The 12 Days of Christmas."

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This Level 1 reader teaches kids about doctors who help sick and hurt animals feel better. For any child who wants a gentle behind-the-scenes look at being a veterinarian.

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Kids are invited to join four delightful young friends as they share the emotions that affect every child's world. The children find themselves in different situations that are typical of those experienced by little girls and boys. But whether they're feeling happy or sad, brave or small, they learn that grumpy days and sunny days are all part of life. And they come to realize that everybody sometimes feels strong emotions. Here is a story to which younger boys and girls will readily relate.

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