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Author
Series
Publisher
Pebble, A Capstone Imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"From hibernation to baby animals and falling leaves, life in the forest changes from season to season. Discover why snow is good for trees. Learn how wildfires help the forest grow. Real-life photographs follow the seasons and capture the beauty of a year in the forest"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"Who cut off Medusa's head? Who was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus? It takes a demigod to know, and Percy Jackson can fill you in on the all the daring deeds of Perseus, Atalanta, Bellerophon, and the rest of the major Greek heroes. Told in the funny, irreverent style readers have come to expect from Percy -- Provided by publisher.
4) The BFG
Author
Language
English
Description
The Big Friendly Giant is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and it's lucky for Sophie that he is. If she had been carried off by any of the other giants she would have been breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are headed to England to steal some little children, she and the BFG decide they must stop them once and for all.
5) Minnesota
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the Mississippi's headwaters to one of the largest malls in the country, there's lots to see and do in Minnesota! Additional features include maps on each spread, state symbols, famous people, fact bubbles, and informative captions that highlight some of the things that make Minnesota special"--Publisher's website.
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Book
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
95 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
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Description
Shows and tells what busy people do every day to build houses, sail ships, fly planes, keep house, and grow food.
7) Dracula
Author
Language
English
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Description
'I am Dracula. And I bid you welcome to my house.' He is deathly pale. His fingernails are cut to sharp points. His teeth protrude menacingly from his mouth in clouds of rancid breath. Yet even Count Dracula's unnerving appearance and the frightened reaction of the local peasants fail to warn Jonathan Harker, a young man from England, about his host. Little does Jonathan know that this is a land where babies are snatched for their blood and wolves...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rosen Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
99 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book brings readers into some of the greatest battles in history. They can walk alongside some of the mightiest armies, ones that shaped the world they know today. They will walk in the shoes of the Roman legionnaire and the Mongol rider, the Christian knight and the Sioux warrior, the Japanese Samurai and the Navy SEAL. They will learn about the origin of armies in ancient times and the army of the future.
9) Camels
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Series
Language
English
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Description
"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of camels, hump-backed,furry desert-dwellers. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how camels got their humps"-- Provided by publisher.
10) Salt to the sea
Author
Language
English
Description
"As World War II draws to a close, refugees try to escape the war's final dangers, only to find themselves aboard a ship with a target on its hull"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Pip gets the fright of his life when he meets an escaped convict in a spooky graveyard. And that's just the beginning of an adventure that will lead him to a house full of secrets, a strange old lady and a journey to the big city to seek his fortune. But Pip is in for a BIG surprise...
15) Go, dog, go!
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Language
English
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Formats
Description
Describes all dogs, big and small, every shape and color ...
16) The outsiders
Author
Language
English
Description
The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parents' death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.
"No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends--true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. And when it comes to...
17) Geckos
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of geckos, the colorful climbing lizards. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how geckos became Hawaiian good-luck charms"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chloe gets to pick a special outfit for school! Should she wear her karate uniform? Her firefighter's helmet? Her bunny slippers? To decide, she talks with family and friends about clothes. Which clothes show a person's interests? Which clothes show someone belongs to a certain religion or culture? Which clothes tell about a person's job? See what Chloe comes up with for her special outfit!
19) Americans
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Learn what makes Americans great, from sea to shining sea, in this patriotic and diverse picture book for New York Times bestselling author Douglas Wood.
What makes Americans great?
Americans are different from one another in many ways. And despite these differences, Americans share certain ways of doing and being that hold us all together. From the Fourth of July to the Bill of Rights, Douglas Wood and Elizabeth Sayles share...
What makes Americans great?
Americans are different from one another in many ways. And despite these differences, Americans share certain ways of doing and being that hold us all together. From the Fourth of July to the Bill of Rights, Douglas Wood and Elizabeth Sayles share...
20) Barkus
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
Barkus is a large and very smart dog who comes to live with seven-year-old Nicky when Nicky's Uncle Everton goes traveling--and soon he is a family and school favorite.










