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1) 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.
2) Dogs
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Highlights a selection of typical behaviors and physical features of dogs. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, text-related questions, and color photographs.
3) 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.
6) Owl at home
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Relates five stories of Owl and his cozy, warm little house.
8) Bats
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Simple text and illustrations introduce learning readers to the importance of all species of bats to the world's ecosystems. Explores unique different species of bats, from the one-fourteenth-of-an-ounce hog-nosed bat to the large flying fox with a five-foot wingspan. Discusses these bats' abilities and how they fit into the natural world.
10) Fish
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Shine the science spotlight on flounders, sharks, eels, and an ocean full of other fish! Organized by reference topics such as habitat, anatomy, and life cycle, Fish introduces young readers and browsers to these aquatic animals through vibrant full-color photos and concise, factual text.
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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...
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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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"From this first stanza, readers are invited to pay attention--and to see that paying attention itself is poetry. Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido's playful text and Melissa Sweet's dynamic, inventive artwork are paired together to encourage readers to listen, feel, and discover the words that dance in the world around them--poems just waiting to be written down."--
15) Doggo and Pupper
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Doggo, an older dog, learns how to welcome and accept a young puppy into the household.
16) 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.
17) The pumpkin book
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Describes how pumpkins come in different shapes and sizes, how they grow, and their traditional uses and cultural significance. Includes instructions for carving a pumpkin and drying the seeds.
19) El Salvador
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Simple text and color photographs introduce young readers to El Salvador, including its history, government, education, animals, and culture. Includes a color map, fact boxes, a glossary, and online resources for further information.
20) Nightmares!
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"Twelve-year-old Charlie and his friends must stop nightmares from taking over their town before it's too late"--