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1) The Midwest
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Offers information on the Midwestern states of America, discussing their geography, history, wildlife, industries, and culture. Includes color photographs, a recipe, a glossary, and further resources.
3) Guatemala
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Simple text and color photographs introduce young readers to Guatemala, including its landscape, history and capital, education, animals, and culture. Includes a color map, fact boxes, a glossary, and online resources for further information.
4) Hamsters
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Simple text and color photographs depict the physical traits and behaviors of pet hamsters. Includes a glossary, further resources, and critical thinking questions.
5) The West
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This book presents the West region, known for its coastline, technology, and tourism.
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Presents information about tarantulas and scorpions through a hypothetical fight between the two creatures. Discusses characteristics such as strength, speed, body features, and diets. Readers are prompted to decide at the end which animal would win in a fight.
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"Pete is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks scary. Pete's brother, Bob, offers to teach Pete to surf. Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water?"--Description from Amazon.com.
12) The Northeast
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This book presents the Northeast region, known for its rich political history, coastline, and tourism.
14) Chester's way
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Chester and Wilson share the same exact way of doing things, until Lilly moves into the neighborhood and shows them that new ways can be just as good.
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Saddle up for this first volume in a spin-off series starring favorite characters from DiCamillo's "New York Times"-bestselling Mercy Watson books. Leroy Ninker has a hat, a lasso, and boots. What he doesn't have is a horse--until he meets Maybelline, and then it's love at first sight.
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"In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance -- including voices like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era -- by combining their work with her own original poetry. Using "The Golden Shovel" poetic method, Grimes has written a collection of poetry that is as gorgeous as it is thought-provoking. This special book also includes original...
19) Doggo and Pupper
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Doggo, an older dog, learns how to welcome and accept a young puppy into the household.
20) The BFG
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Kidsnatched from her orphanage by a BFG (Big Friendly Giant), who spends his life blowing happy dreams to children, Sophie concocts with him a plan to save the world from nine other man-gobbling cannybull giants.