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Spring semester at the Lab School in Hyde Park finds Petra and Calder drawn into another mystery when unexplainable accidents and ghostly happenings throw a spotlight on Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, and it's up to the two junior sleuths to piece together the clues. Stir in the return of Calder's friend Tommy (which creates a tense triangle), H. G. Wells's The Invisible Man, 3D pentominoes, and the hunt for a coded message left behind by Wright, and the kids become tangled in a dangerous web in which life and art intermingle with death, deception, and surprise.

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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Evil magician Rozaro has put all the Coral Keepers of Anjeea under a sleeping spell! The only magical object that can wake them up is the legendary Black Pearl. Finn and her friends Moon and Link must journey to the icy Sapphire Sea to find it. But the pearl is guarded by powerful orcas and hidden deep in an enchanted tunnel. Can Finn, Moon, and Link reach the pearl and lift the sleeping spell before Rozaro's next attack?With engaging black-and-white artwork on every page, kids won't be able to put down this magical, underwater adventure!

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Give English Language Learners the support they need in reading with these irresistible little books featuring text in English and Spanish. Written to correlate with Guided Reading Level C, these simple, predictable stories feature high-frequency words, rhyming, repetition, and helpful illustrations on topics kids love. Perfect as a bilingual resource for early learners or for introducing English speakers to a new language. Includes 25 full-color, 8-page books 4-page parent guide Sturdy storage box

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Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius plan ever to avoid chores... especially the dreaded L-A-U-N-D-R-Y. If he can wears every item of clothing in his wardrobe, summer will be halfway over before he has to do laundry! On the day of the highly anticipated Beach Bash, Eddie ends up grounded until he can get his clothes clean. While left home alone to do his laundry, the power goes out mid-cycle. With his first load of laundry soaking wet and the rest still filthy, Eddie sets out to explore the seemingly empty neighborhood in just his swim trunks and flip-flops. As he meets up with other neighborhood kids to find out what happened, they realize that their families aren't coming back anytime soon. And as night falls, the crew realizes they aren't just the only people left in the neighborhood - they might be the only people left... anywhere.

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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. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people might think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in…a bad case of stripes!

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Te presentamos a Henley, un buen chico que nunca ha leído un libro que realmente le guste. Cuando se supone que lea, él prefiere hacer cualquier otra cosa. Hasta un día en que le dan la tarea más terrible del mundo: buscar su libro favorito para leerlo en la clase al día siguiente. Meet Henley, an all-around good kid, who hates to read. When he's supposed to be reading, he would rather do anything else. But one day, he gets the scariest homework assignment in the world: find your favorite book to share with the class tomorrow.

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Teach students how to comprehend informational text with these compelling reproducible pages! Children read an illustrated, 4-panel story page then respond to questions using words and pictures. Because kids can write a little or a lot, the content is perfect for learners of all styles and strengths. The stories, which correlate with Guided Reading Levels A-E, include an age-perfect mix of biography, social studies, and science topics.

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Generous Mr. Panda is giving away presents to all his animal friends, including a mouse, an octopus, an elephant, and a lemur, but they aren't being very grateful about the gifts they receive. It may be because the presents aren't quite right. Mouse receives a sweater that's too big, and Octopus gets six colorful socks even though he has eight legs. Fortunately, thoughtful little Lemur knows that even if the present isn't perfect, it's the thought that counts most of all. Just as Mr. Panda introduced good manners in Please, Mr. Panda and the importance of being patient in I'll Wait, Mr. Panda, Thank You, Mr. Panda is a graphic, kid-friendly way of teaching little ones the importance of saying "thank you" and recognizing that it's the thought that counts most of all behind every gift.

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Young learners will love these easy-to-make manipulatives that teach the first 100 sight words from the Fry List! Each "fun flap" features four must-know sight words, challenging kids to find matches and read simple, illustrated sentences. Reproducible writing practice pages are also included. Great for in-class or at-home learning!

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Help students rediscover their love of stories while building their comprehension skills with this collection of ready-to-use task cards that features a wide range of literary mini-passages. Each card includes five comprehension questions that guide students to understand the concepts of character, setting, theme, mood, tone, point of view, and more. Also includes 14 comprehension-helper cards that provide kid-friendly definitions, tips, and examples to help students master reading skills. Includes: 114 cards (8" x 5") Study storage unit (8.25" x 5.75" x 3.5")

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Discover the most unusual creatures in nature with this TOP 10 series collection! From the most poisonous animals to the furriest, most endangered and loudest, each book will countdown from 10 to 1 to find out which animals are the record holders in each category. With big, bold photos on every page, and bursting with fascinating facts, kids will also learn all about where these animals live, what they eat, and how they survive in our wild world!

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Jilly thinks she's figured out how life works. But when her sister, Emma, is born deaf, she realizes how much she still has to learn. The world is going to treat Jilly, who is white and hearing, differently from Emma, just as it will treat them both differently from their Black cousins. A big fantasy reader, Jilly makes a connection online withanother fantasy fan, Derek, who is a Deaf, Black ASL user. She goes to Derek for help with Emma but doesn't always know the best way or time to ask for it. As she and Derek meet in person, have some really fun conversations, and become friends, Jilly makes some mistakes... but comes to understand that it's up to her, not Derek to figure out how to do better next time-especially when she wants to be there for Derek the most. Within a world where kids like Derek and Emma aren't assured the same freedom or safety as kids like Jilly, Jilly is starting to learn all the things she doesn't know-and by doing that, she's also working to discover how to support her family and her friends. With You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!, award-winning author Alex Gino uses their trademark humor, heart, and humanity to show readers how being open todifference can make you a better person, and how being open to change can make you change in the best possible ways.

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Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. Sometimes a busy businessmouse like me needs a nice, relaxing vacation. But of all the rotten rats' luck - every time I tried to get away, disaster struck. My aunt Dizzy Fur's mouse hole caught on fire, my office was flooded, and our printing press broke down! When I was finally ready to depart, all the good trips were booked up. I was stuck in a flea-ridden old hotel, sharing a room with a bunch of Gerbil Scouts! I couldn't wait to get back to my comfy home in New Mouse City.

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Jaxon Averett has had some terrifically bad luck. Because only the worst luck in the world can account for the fact that he has to live with his Uncle Clive Grimmitz, Aunt Helga, and their six kids in dead-end Walkonby, Kansas. Life with Jax's cousins isn't easy-they're all bullies, and his aunt and uncle can't even remember his name. Which is why, on the night before his twelfth birthday, Jax sneaks over to the neighboring property, floats a raft out into the middle of the hot springs lake, and drops anchor. Jax is now the president and sole citizen of his own micronation, the Free State of Jax. With the help of new friends, a local lawyer, and the property owner Owen O'Keefe, Jax's micronation begins to flourish. But the Grimmitzes will do anything to get him back and they are not above sabotage. On top of that, Jax is quickly embroiled in the mystery of Owen's missing brother-and a lost windfall of the town's money. Investigating puts everything Jax has built at risk, and when long-buried family secrets are unearthed, he must find the courage to do what's right, even if it means losing his only chance at freedom. New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen weaves an extraordinary mystery and a moving and hilariously zany story about family, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to do what's right, no matter the cost.

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What would happen if a hornet came face to face with a wasp? If they got in a fight, who would come out on top? This nonfiction book provides all the facts that kids need to make a prediction, and depicts the battle to reveal the answer!Series Information In this innovative science series from favorite nonfiction author Jerry Pallotta, readers will learn about dangerous creatures by asking "Who would win?" Each book is illustrated with full-color pictures and features a pair of animals that rarely, if ever, meet in the wild. Young scientists will love using the book's easy-to-read facts and their own reasoning skills to decide for themselves which creature would be the winner.

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Your search for a kid-pleasing way to build handwriting and reading skills is over! These reproducible, multi-skill activity pages offer children a super-fun way to learn key word families-first by tracing and writing, then by completing age-perfect puzzles. As children do the activities, they develop essential reading, writing, and spelling skills. Ideal for independent work, learning centers, day-starters, fast-finishers, and homework.

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Bellen Woodard created the More Than Peach® campaign and company to transform the crayon industry and to change the way we think about skin color, inclusion, and standing up for what you believe in. More than Peach: Change the World features inspirational quotes from Bellen, mindfulness activities, writing prompts and dynamic coloring pages to help kids de-stress and spark creativity. Bellen's book will provide any young person with the tools to applaud who they are, help their community, and grow a more inclusive world! This interactive book includes four exclusive, double-sided More than Peach® colored pencils, both "skin-tone" and "rainbow!"

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Seatbelts, everyone! The Magic School Bus is back and ready to ride again. Professor Frizzle's kid sister Fiona might be the new teacher at Walkerville Elementary, but she's got the same old motto: take chances, make mistakes, and get messy! When the class decides to go to Hawaii for their latest field trip, they think they're in for rest, relaxation, and riding the waves. But when Wanda tries to save an endangered fish from a giant shark, it's Wanda that needs saving. Luckily her own class learns something from a totally different type of school-fish!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!

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The second book in Dav Pilkey's mega-bestselling Captain Underpants series, now available in Sound-O-Rama!George and Harold are usually responsible kids - whenever anything bad happens, George and Harold are usually responsible! This time, their latest prank backfires, and they accidentally invent an army of terrifying talking toilets. Luckily, they know a superhero with enough snap in his waistband to save the day! This looks like another job for the amazing Captain Underpants!The Captain Underpants series is perfect for listeners of all ages. Like the other outrageously funny books by acclaimed author and Caldecott Honor illustrator Dav Pilkey, this adventure is sure to be hours of fun!

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Miss Muffet is missing. and Detective Blue is on the case! "Today started like any other day. The dish ran away with the spoon." Little Boy Blue is all grown up, and he's a detective working to find Miss Muffet. Join in the fun as Detective Blue tries to crack the case with the help of his nursery rhyme friends. The fun is never-ending as Detective Blue interrogates grown-up nursery rhyme characters in order to solve the Missing Muffet Mystery. Kids, parents, and teachers can find a list of referenced nursery rhymes and go back into the story to find the characters.

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Busy machines for busy kids!"Diggers are good at dig, dig, digging, scooping up the earth and lifting and tipping. They make huge holes with their dig, dig, digging. They can work all day."Trucks and tractors, fire engines and helicopters - they all like to work hard. But after a long, happy day of beep-beeping and vroom-vrooming, even the busiest engines need to rest. This bright, bouncy, noise-filled book brings together all the vehicles that children adore.

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A dab of blue here, a splash of red there, a goopy smear of green. everywhere. To the tune of "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More," one creative kid floods his world with color, painting first the walls, then the ceiling, then HIMSELF! Before this feisty artist is through, he'll have painted his head, back, hands, legs, feet, and... Oh no - here comes Mama! Karen Beaumont's zippy text and David Catrow's zany illustrations turn an infamous childhood activity into raucous storytime fun, giving a silly twist to the fine art of self-expression.

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Be sure kids test their best on standardized tests in math by familiarizing them with the skills, formats, and language they need to succeed. The 8 ready-to-take practice tests are a great way to boost confidence-and make test prep easy. Also includes bubble-style answer sheets and a skill chart for analyzing test results!

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Twelve-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her whole life in Islamic school, but now it's time to go to "real school."Nimra's nervous, but as long as she has Jenna, her best friend who already goes to the public school, she figures she can take on just about anything. Unfortunately, middle school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna starts giving hijab-wearing Nimra the cold shoulder around the other kids. Desperate to fit in and get back in Jenna's good graces, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to join the school's popular 8th grade boy band, Barakah Beats. The only problem is, Nimra was taught that music isn't allowed in Islam, and she knows her parents would be disappointed if they found out. So she devises a simple plan: join the band, win Jenna back, then quietly drop out before her parents find out. But dropping out of the band proves harder than expected. Not only is her plan to get Jenna back working, but Nimra really likes hanging out with the band-they value her contributions and respect how important her faith is to her. Then Barakah Beats signs up for a talent show to benefit refugees, and Nimra's lies start to unravel. With the show only a few weeks away and Jenna's friendship hanging in the balance, Nimra has to decide whether to betray her bandmates-or herself.

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Through vivid photos and engaging nonfiction text, this fun and fact-filled Rookie Read-About Science book answers the question: How do you know its fall? Covering everything from weather patterns to animal behaviors to seasonal activities, How Do You Know Its Fall? gives kids an in-depth look at this season of change.

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Before Pedro Martínez pitched the Red Sox to a World Series championship, before he was named to the All-Star team eight times, before he won the Cy Young Award three times, he was just a kid from a place called Manoguayabo in the Dominican Republic. Pedro loved baseball more than anything, and his older brother Ramon was the best pitcher he'd ever seen. He'd dream of the day he and his brother could play together in the major leagues-a dream that would ultimately come true. Acclaimed author-illustrator Matt Tavares examines Pedro Martínez's improbable rise to the top of his game, focusing on his inspiring relationship with his brother.

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The world needs your voice. If you have a brilliant idea. say something! If you see an injustice. say something!In this empowering new picture book, beloved author Peter H. Reynolds explores the many ways that a single voice can make a difference. Each of us, each and every day, have the chance to say something: with our actions, our words, and our voices. Perfect for kid activists everywhere, this timely story reminds readers of the undeniable importance and power of their voice. There are so many ways to tell the world who you are. what you are thinking. and what you believe. And how you'll make it better. The time is now: SAY SOMETHING!

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Pete can't wait to visit Grandma, especially because he gets to take a train ride to see her! The conductor gives Pete a tour of the train, and Pete gets to see the engine and honk the horn. Pete even makes new friends and plays games on board. What a cool ride!Pete the Cat's Train Trip is a My First I Can Read! book, perfect for shared reading with a child. Fans of Pete the Cat will delight as Pete takes the grooviest train trip in this hilarious adventure. Series Information: Pete is one unflappable cat. Whether the buttons of his favorite shirt keep popping off or he's going to school for the first time, Pete never loses his cool. No matter what little surprises come his way, his motto is: "It's all good." And he usually has a catchy song to sing as he goes through his day!Originally, Pete was a black cat adopted by the artist James Dean. Inspired by his new pet, Dean created a series of paintings starring Pete, painted blue instead of black. When fellow Georgia resident Eric Litwin discovered the paintings at an art gallery, he just knew that he wanted to create a picture book with Pete the Cat. Add one bouncy song and some awesome shoes, and the sing-along, read-aloud phenomenon was born!Loved by parents, teachers, and kids alike, Pete the Cat stories are now available as picture books and early readers.

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Obe Devlin has problems. His family's farmland has been taken over by developers. His best friend Tommy abandoned him for the development kids. And he keeps getting nosebleeds, because of that thing he doesn't like to talk about. So Obe hangs out at the creek by his house, in the last wild patch left, picking up litter and looking for animal tracks. One day, he sees a creature that looks kind of like a large dog, or maybe a small boar. And as he watches it, he realizes it eats plastic. Only plastic. Water bottles, shopping bags. No one has ever seen a creature like this before, because there's never been a creature like this before. The animal, Marvin Gardens, soon becomes Obe's best friend and biggest secret. But to keep him safe from the developers and Tommy and his friends, Obe must make a decision that might change everything. In her most personal novel yet, Printz Honor Award winner Amy Sarig King tells the story of a friendship that could actually save the world.

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Scholastic Discover More is a revolutionary new nonfiction line pairing stunning print books with corresponding interactive digital books that extend the learning online. Penguins unlocks a free 48-page digital companion book, Amazing Antarctica, offering even more information, photos, and videos!Small in size but big in personality, stars of movies, TV, and games, penguins are loved by kids everywhere. This book reveals their real lives, far beyond our wildest imagination! Meet every one of the 17 different kinds of penguin; discover how they eat, sleep, talk, walk, and swim, and of course, the wonderful stories of how they look after their eggs and chicks. Big and beautiful Antarctic images, especially shot for this book, are combined with up-to-the-minute information from penguin experts, and dramatic modern graphics to entice confident and reluctant readers alike. And there's lots to do! Be a marine biologist for a day, make and decorate a penguin egg, and track how the diminishing ice is threatening the lives of these fantastic creatures.

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It's time for a field trip! Fly Guy and Buzz are going to the White House. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly, full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will love learning about the presidents and their famous house. Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold really brings the facts to life for beginning readers! And this book has eye-catching holographic foil on the front cover!

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Rather than focusing on going to bed - and what kid wants to think about going to bed? - this book explores all of the dreamy, wonderful, strange things the next day might bring. Whimsical, witty, and hopeful, Tomorrow Most Likely is a revolutionary rewriting of a classic goodnight book from bestselling author Dave Eggers and award-winning illustrator Lane Smith.

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Download a FREE PDF to offer kids extra opportunities to cut and paste each sight word on their own. Watch confidence soar as children master 100 sight words-the words most commonly encountered in any text. Children read more fluently, write with greater ease, and spell more accurately when they know these high-frequency words! These fun, ready-to-go practice pages let kids trace, copy, manipulate, cut and paste, and write each sight word on their own. Features words from the Dolch Word List, a commonly recognized core of sight words. Also includes games and extension activities.

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If one goose is goose, and two gooses are geese, then why is one moose a moose, but two moose aren't meese?Learn alongside Bruce and Bill as they explore the hilarity of collective nouns!With a rhyming text, eye-catching artwork, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, serious Bruce and silly Bill are two gaggling geese sure to make kids giggle! A pitch-perfect read-aloud just right for group storytime.

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Drip. Sip. Pour me a cup. Water is water unless. it heats up. Whirl. Swirl. Watch it curl by. Steam is steam unless. it cools high. This spare, poetic picture book follows a group of kids as they move through all the different phases of the water cycle. From rain to fog to snow to mist, talented author Miranda Paul and the always remarkable Jason Chin (Redwoods, Coral Reefs, Island, Gravity) combine to create a beautiful and informative journey in this innovative nonfiction picture book that will leave you thirsty for more.

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History's most exciting and terrifying events come to life in these stories of amazing kids and how they survived.

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"Watch closely," said Mrs. Jewls. "You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil." Then she pushed the new computer out the window The children all watched it fall thirty floors and smash against the sidewalk. "See?" said Mrs. Jewls. "That's gravity! I've been trying to teach you about gravity, but the computer showed you a lot quicker!"That's the way things happen at Wayside School. There are 29 kids in Mrs. Jewls's class and this book is about all of them. There is Todd, who got in trouble every day until he got a magic dog; Paul, whose life was saved by Leslie's pigtails; Ron, who dared to try the cafeteria's Mushroom Surprise and all the others who help turn a day at Wayside School into one madcap adventure after another. But, after the things that happened in Sideways Stories from Wayside School, what would you expect?Praise for Wayside School Is Falling Down: "Rib-tickling. sure-to-please." - Kirkus

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Give English Language Learners the support they need in reading with these irresistible little books featuring text in English and Spanish. Written to correlate with Guided Reading Level D, these simple, predictable stories feature high-frequency words, rhyming, repetition, and helpful illustrations on topics kids love. Perfect as a bilingual resource for early learners or for introducing English speakers to a new language. Includes 25 full-color, 8-page books 4-page parent guide Sturdy storage box

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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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Instead of giving him lunch money, Rex"s mom has signed him up for free meals. As a poor kid in a wealthy school district, better-off kids crowd impatiently behind him as he tries to explain to the cashier that he"s on the free meal program. The lunch lady is hard of hearing, so Rex has to shout. Free Lunch is the story of Rex"s efforts to navigate his first semester of sixth grade―who to sit with, not being able to join the football team, Halloween in a handmade costume, classmates and a teacher who take one look at him and decide he"s trouble―all while wearing secondhand clothes and being hungry. His mom and her boyfriend are out of work, and life at home is punctuated by outbursts of violence. Halfway through the semester, his family is evicted and ends up in government-subsidized housing in view of the school. Rex lingers at the end of last period every day until the buses have left, so no one will see where he lives. Unsparing and realistic, Free Lunch is a story of hardship threaded with hope and moments of grace. Rex"s voice is compelling and authentic, and Free Lunch is a true, timely, and essential work that illuminates the lived experience of poverty in America. Title contains language or content that may be considered inappropriate for younger readers.

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A seal at school!Sammy the seal is bored with life at the zoo, so he leaves to go to the city to explore the world outside! When Mr. Johnson lets Sammy out after feeding time, he has a series of adventures and finds a school full of kids and new things to do! Sammy sings with the students, becomes the star of the volleyball team, and even learns to read. He can't wait to tell his friends back at the zoo how much fun he's having! But, in the end, however, Sammy realizes that "there's no place like home."

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Jessi recently moved to Stoneybrook and is one of the newest members of The Baby-sitters Club. She's getting ready to start regularly sitting for the BSC's newest charge, Matt Braddock. Matt has been Deaf since birth and uses sign language to communicate, so Jessi has to use it, too. It's a secret language!Soon all the neighborhood kids want to learn how to sign, which keeps the BSC busy. Jessi's the busiest of all - she's preparing for her dance school's big show, plus working on another secret, just for Matt. Will Jessi be able to keep the secret and pull off her performance?

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Focusing on familiar fall themes, such as apple picking, this short book helps kids learn simple one- to three-letter words by sight. Series Information Focusing on familiar fall themes, such as apple picking these short books help kids learn simple one- to three-letter words by sight. Each book introduces a new pair of sight words, such as "it" and "yes," eventually familiarizing kids with 16 must-know words. When children can recognize words at a glance, without taking the time to sound them out, reading becomes easier and more enjoyable. The series includes: Spooky Scarecrow, Billy Rides His Bike, Going on a Hayride, Let's Pick Apples, Lots of Leaves, Pumpkin Time, The Big Bonfire, and The Football Game.

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The bestselling, award-winning team of Yolen and Teague are back with another playful dinosaur tale, this time about a sick dinosaur child who catches the flu and must go to the doctor. What if a dinosaur catches the flu? Does he whimper and whine between each "At-choo"? Does he drop dirty tissues all over the floor? Does he fling his medicine out of the door? Just like kids, little dinosaurs hate being sick. And going to the doctor can be pretty scary. How do dinosaurs get well soon? They drink lots of juice, and they get lots of rest; they're good at the doctor's, 'cause doctors know best. As in their previous book, Yolen and Teague capture children's fears about being sick and put them to rest with playful read-aloud verse and wonderfully amusing pictures.

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Claudia has always been the most creative kid in her class. until Ashley Wyeth comes along. Ashley's really different: She wears hippie clothes and has multiple earrings, and she's the most fantastic artist Claudia has ever met. Ashley says Claudia is a great artist, too, but thinks she's wasting her artistic talent with The Baby-sitters Club. When Claudia starts spending more time with Ashley and missing BSC meetings, it becomes clear that Claudia has to make a decision - one of them has to go!

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In this entertaining follow-up to Moons First Friends (2019), which portrays similarly anthropomorphized cartoon planets, lonesome Mars wishes for a playtime pal, particularly a pet. But as Dad, the Sun, points out, the family already has Plutoand besides, Mars has seven siblings to play with. But nobody is interestedbrother Jupiter is busy juggling his many moons, and sister Earth is exhausted (Just as I put half the humans to bed, the other half wake up). But then Opportunity and Spirit arrive. Earth has sent the rovers as a gift, and soon the spacecraft pets are crisscrossing a delighted Mars surface, exploring craters and gathering rocks. Later, as he cuddles them and falls asleep, Mars hopes for others. Bright, cheerful art echoes the lively text, depicting the rovers mission somewhat fancifully from Mars perspective. Although the riffs on planetary traits may resonate less with kids unfamiliar with them, the appended material, seemingly geared more toward older readers, provides information on the solar system, planet characteristics, and NASAs ongoing rover program, including the expeditions highlighted here.

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Karen feels like an ugly duckling. Her baby teeth are all falling out, and she has to wear new glasses, too! Karen needs a new haircut to make her look glamorous. But the beauty parlor lady cuts Karen's hair all wrong. Now she's uglier than ever! What will all the kids at school say?

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Oggie Cooder loves cheese so much that he carries a slice of cheese with him wherever he goes. It's not just for a snack; Oggie is an excellent charver. (Charving is when you chew a piece of cheese to carve it in the shape of something.) The kids at school think Oggie's charving is a little strange. But when a big TV show comes looking for people with unusual talents, Oggie is suddenly Mr. Popular. Can Oggie charve a path to fame and score an invite to the party of the year without melting under the pressure? No matter how you slice it, you're going to laugh when you read about one small kid becoming a really big cheese, in this hilarious combination of Oggie Cooder and Oggie Cooder, Party Animal.

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