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Full Speed Ahead!: How Fast Things Go
PreS-Gr 3—First published in French in 2013, this informational picture book seems more suitable as a coffee-table book, but the information will intrigue curious minds...
Dirty Rotten Pirates: A Revolting Guide to Pirates and Their World
Gr 4–6—Pirate fans will delight in this collection of legends and rogue adventures that will send readers off on a voyage of history, tidbits, and grisly lore...
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up
K-Gr 2—Fans of Mercy Watson will delight in meeting Maybelline, a horse who loves to hear the melody of pretty words, likes the company of others, and enjoys spaghetti noodles...
When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses
Gr 3–6—This title explodes with fascinating facts and action-packed photographs that convey how different creatures have evolved to escape predators...
The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats: A Scientific Mystery
Gr 4–6—This informative title sheds light on a mystery of nature: how little brown bats, nature's insect eaters, are mysteriously dying in their caves during hibernation...
Red Panda's Candy Apples
PreS-Gr 1—This delightful story introduces readers to Red Panda, who has made delicious sticky red candy apples and is selling them to all of his friends...
Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Tell Us Why They Look the Way They Do
Pres-Gr 2—Did you ever wonder why an Egyptian vulture has feathers on his face, or why a frilled lizard has extra skin around his neck? These curiosities are explained in a Q & A—style interview as 25 unique animals offer up their personal insights (for example, "Dear Tapir: Why is your nose crooked?" "My nose isn't always twisted...
My Big, Busy Barefoot Book of Words
PreS-Gr 2—Fashioned in word-book style, this loosely constructed "story" follows a busy Palabra family, including their pets Crunchy the crocodile and Zanzibar the cat...
Petal and Poppy and the Penguin
PreS-Gr 1—Petal thinks there is a monster in her garden and seeks the help of her friend Poppy in scaring away the monster...
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