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Bright Matter Books
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English
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"Even though we'll never outrun a hungry lion or outswim an angry shark, humans are pretty impressive-and we're the most dominant species on the planet. So how exactly did we become "unstoppable"? The answer to that is one of the strangest tales you'll ever hear. And it's a true story. From learning to make fire and using the stars as guides to cooking meals in microwaves and landing on the moon, prepare to uncover the secrets and superpowers of how...
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In the latest action-packed installment of this New York Times bestselling series, Drake must help free the brilliant Crystal Dragon!
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
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Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house.
From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch and What Lives in the Woods comes a action-packed adventure novel about three friends who team up to find a hidden treasure in an abandoned 1950's funhouse.
Twelve-year-old Sarah Greene wants nothing more from her seventh-grade year than to beat the hardest escape room left in her town with her best friends, West, and Hannah. But when
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Candlewick Press
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English
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"Antarctica is a land of extremes--the coldest, windiest, highest, and driest place on the planet. It's a world where the sun stays hidden half of the year and where visitors must undergo a week of special training before it's safe to go outside (watch out for lava bombs!). It's also a place of stark beauty, history, and endless scientific research. Join beloved author G. Neri on his long-dreamed-of voyage to the ice, where he taps into his inner...
5) Ferris
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Ferris Wilkey's grandmother, Charisse, has started seeing a ghost. But the ghost is not there to usher Charisse to the Great Beyond. Rather, she has other plans - wild, impractical, illuminating plans.
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From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critically-acclaimed The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise about a father and daughter who venture on a moving, uplifting, and rollicking cross-country road trip.
It's been almost a year since Coyote and her dad left the road behind and settled down in a small Oregon town. . . time spent grieving the loss of her mom and sisters
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Little, Brown and Company
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English
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"Spoiler: Scientists haven't discovered life beyond Earth, not even a single teeny-tiny organism. But there's a whole lot of outer space, and humans have searched only a fraction of a fraction of it. So do you believe in the possibility of life out there? Or do you think Earth is perfectly unique in its ability to grow organisms? Packed with playful illustrations and fascinating factoids, 'Where Are the Aliens?' will take you on a journey of scientific...
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Delacorte Press
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English
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"Adapted from the edition written and published for adults by Knopf in 2020, this edition adapted for young readers covers more than two hundred species and includes more than 300 illustrations throughout. Author/illustrator David Sibley's exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise brings observed behaviors vividly to life"--
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DK Publishing
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English
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Enjoy more than 100 extraordinary stories of unusual species, behaviors, and objects all told by author Ben Hoare. Why do Mexican jumping beans jump? How do sea cucumbers defend themselves? What causes the northern lights? This book is filled with facts about the most surprising and curious plants, animals, rocks, and phenomena in nature. Children aged 7-9 can read stories of more than one hundred unique animals, plants and phenomena and learn about...
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Feiwel and Friends
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English
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"Dive into the world of the Alvin Submersible in The Last Unexplored Place on Earth, as award winning journalist Aly Brown shares the stories of what lies beneath the waves, including lost hydrogen bombs, underwater volcanoes, storied shipwrecks, and hundreds of new species"--
12) The oceans atlas
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DK
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English
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Diving deep beneath the surface, this visually stunning guide to the world's oceans explores key features, the variety of marine life, the human impact on our seas and ways we can create a healthier and cleaner future.
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Greystone Kids
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English
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"An illustrated book about the digestive system and microbiome for young readers, from famous (and funny) scientist Dr. Jennifer Gardy. Everybody eats, and everybody poops. Pretty ordinary stuff, right? But what happens in between is far from ordinary!--
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DK Publishing
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English
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"Explore what it means to be grateful, and teach kids the importance of it. Not just for the big things like birthday parties and iPhones, but the small things like dinner, a cosy bed, and a sunny day. This book doesn't teach kids how to pretend like everything is always OK, but rather to change their perspective in order to live bold, influential and authentic lives. Being thankful isn't always easy, but it's so worth it"--Amazon.
15) The maps book
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Lonely Planet Global Ltd
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English
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Packed with astounding maps from ancient times to the present, fascinating facts and amazing historic photographs, this ultimate guide to the full breadth of maps in existence shows kids not only how to read maps and symbols but how to create their own.
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Orca wild volume 12
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Orca Book Publishers
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English
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"This nonfiction book for middle-grade readers examines how animals think and the ways scientists study their cognitive abilities. Illustrated with photographs throughout."--
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Treasure Bay, Inc
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English
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"This interactive book is designed to be read by parents to their children. Throughout the book, relatable social and emotional situations are presented with questions for children to answer about what they think are good choices for characters to make. Each situation in the book is resolved, showing how making a good choice can have a positive outcome and showing what might happen if characters made a different choice"--
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Scholastic, Inc
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English
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"Cook your way through Hogwarts and the rest of the Wizarding World in this official cookbook inspired by the Harry Potter films! This gorgeous book is packed with full-color photography and over 40 recipes -- both savory and sweet -- including snacks, desserts, drinks, and meals fit for a Hogwarts feast! Whip up some Owl Post savory crepes, Hagrid's hearty soup, Draco Malfoy blondies, Sir Cadogan's sword kebabs, a troll bogey smoothie, and more!...
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