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April Showers and May Flowers
April Showers, Spring Flowers
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
April Showers, Spring Flowers
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons. Dazzlingly colorful collage illustrations and a simple but dramatic text tell the fascinating story of the life cycle of a flower in terms of the adventures of a tiny seed. Carried aloft by the autumn wind, the tiny seed, along with other bigger seeds, travels far over the world. the journey is perilous: one of the bigger seeds is burned by the sun another falls into the ocean...
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Adventure Books for Kids
Fun Family Read-Alouds for 2nd Grade and Older
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Mysteries for Kids
Fun Family Read-Alouds for 2nd Grade and Older
Middle School Battle of the Books - 2022-23
Mysteries for Kids
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When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run "from" somewhere, she wants to run "to" somewhere -- to a place that is comfortable, beautiful, and, preferably, elegant. She chooses the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Knowing that her younger brother Jamie has money and thus can help her with a serious cash-flow problem, she invites him along. Once settled into the museum, Claudia and Jamie find...
6) Super Bowl
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This title will take reluctant readers down the road to the championship and through the history of the league. The first Super Bowl kicked off on January 15, 1967. The National Football League s Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League s Kansas City Chiefs 35 10. Today, 32 teams battle through regular season in hopes of a chance at the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
7) NBA Finals
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Readers will learn about the road to the finals and the championship s beginnings amidst action-packed photos. Bright lights shine on the court of Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals as LeBron James leads the Cavaliers against the Warriors. The game is neck-in-neck until, out of nowhere, James flies through the air to block a shot! The Cavaliers take home their first NBA Championship!
8) Final Four
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Striving readers will learn about the rules and history of the tournament while taking in exciting facts and records. The Tarheels are down by two against the Bulldogs with minutes left to go. After a series of strategic moves and a slam dunk, North Carolina becomes the 2017 NCAA Men s Basketball Champion for the sixth time! It s games like these that make the NCAA tournament and the Final Four round unforgettable.
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Farm Animals
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Farm Animals
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
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When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want.
11) I get hungry
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"Young children are naturally curious about themselves. Tell Me Why I Get Hungry offers answers to their most compelling questions about their rumbling tummy. Age-appropriate explanations and appealing photos encourage readers to continue their quest for knowledge. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words."--Publisher information.
12) Football records
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"Engaging images accompany information about football records. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
13) Peppa in space
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Peppa, George, Mummy Pig, and Daddy Pig visit the museum to learn about outer space. They take a pretend trip through the planets, all the way to the moon!
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A New Look at Thanksgiving Using Children's Literature
Bordeaux Children's November Family Favorites
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
Bordeaux Children's November Family Favorites
Diverse Books - African American/ Black Experience in the U.S.
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In rhyming text, when the whole family and guests show up for the big dinner at Grandma's house, it becomes clear that the house is much too small to hold them all.
15) Class act
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Jada Jones's campaign for class representative pits her against her friend Miles and leads to rumors about her fear of public speaking, the pressure to make promises she cannot keep, and conflict between friends.
16) The perfect pet
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Starting with the Kingdom Animalia, the child walks through the various animal classes trying to choose the perfect pet.
17) Bury me
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"No one ever leaves Copper Hollow. It's a town with a deadly history . . . but nobody ever talks about it. Kimberly thinks there might be something strange going on. She's not sure what--until the menacing doll appears with two words written across its clothes: Bury me. Kimberly and her friends try to destroy the doll . . . but every time they think it's gone, it comes back again. Is there any way to rid themselves of the evil once and for all?"--Publisher...
18) Dragonsinger
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Menolly needs more than music's power to make it as a Harper in the second book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey's beloved and bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series. In the world of Pern, Harpers are more powerful than kings, for the music they play can control the minds of others. For young Menolly, her dreams of becoming a Harper have nothing to do with power, but rather her love of music. Now she is...