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1) Guts
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"Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going...
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"Minecraft was designed to allow other people to modify it. And while there are several successful game guides on the market already, this book is the first unofficial "hacker's" super-guide dedicated to adding mods (modifications) to your Minecraft game.Mods add content to the game to alter gameplay, changing the creative feel of the game or giving the players more options for how they interact within the Minecraft world. Mods can make your game...
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"What if you woke up one morning and your eyes weren't yours? What If You Had Animal Eyes?--the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series--explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw an pair of animal eyes instead of your own! From the chameleon's eyes that can point in different directions, to the colossal squid's eyes that shine in the dark, discover what it would be like if you had these special eyes--and find out why...
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This educational and interactive picture book immerses the reader in the strange and interwoven lifecycles of the rainforest. The beautifully illustrated pages follow the journey of a fig seedling making its own roots and leaves, growing strong, and eventually replacing the giant tree that was its host. As it produces flowers and fruit, it attracts pollinators. A delectable fig is hungrily eaten by a passing toucan who, upon flight, aimlessly drops...
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2019.
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"Talking to Strangers is a classically Gladwellian intellectual adventure, a challenging and controversial excursion through history, psychology, and scandals taken straight from the news. He revisits the deceptions of Bernie Madoff, the trial of Amanda Knox, the suicide of Sylvia Plath, the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal at Penn State University, and the death of Sandra Bland - throwing our understanding of these and other stories into doubt....
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Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
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32 pages cm.
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"Simple text and photographs help young readers learn all about playing soccer in this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read. It's the first day of soccer practice, and it's going to be great! In this Pre-level 1 Ready-to-Read by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, beginning readers will learn that soccer players wear cleats, do warm ups, and try to kick the ball into the goal. Score! The best part about soccer is being on a team and making new friends. Young readers getting...
8) Octopuses
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"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to Octopuses. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
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"In Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? -- his most comprehensive book yet -- he takes a close look at every food group and explains what we've gotten wrong, revealing which foods nurture our health and which pose a threat. From grains to legumes, meat to dairy, fats to artificial sweeteners, and beyond, Dr. Hyman debunks misconceptions and breaks down the fascinating science in his signature accessible style. He also explains food's role as powerful...
10) Great explorers
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DK
Pub. Date
2018.
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48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
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"Discover the stories of explorers-- the most ancient to the modern day-- from the deepest depths of the ocean to the highest mountains in the world. In this book you'll find true stories about Marco Polo's Silk Road, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's conquest of Everest, and Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong's trip to the moon, and much more. Learn all about the explorers who discovered the unknown and made the world the place we know today"--Provided...
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Ripley Publishing, a Jim Pattison Company
Pub. Date
2019.
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255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm.
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Features strange stories, feats, and oddities from all over the world, including a cat with twenty-eight toes and a man who lived in a sand castle.
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Roughly a thousand years ago, an estimated 23,000 pandas roamed wild and free through their native China. But within the past forty years, more than fifty percent of the panda’s already shrinking habitat has been destroyed by humans, leaving the beautiful and beloved giant panda vulnerable to extinction. Despite the seemingly insurmountable odds—poaching, habitat destruction, pollution, human overpopulation, and global climate change—the panda...
15) Baby dogs
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces baby dogs to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--
16) Sea stars
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to sea stars. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
17) Robot
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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
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160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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This kids' robot book showcases the latest and greatest innovations in AI through bright graphics and stunning photography. Tech panels present fascinating facts about each robot's design, production, and capability. A thematic approach covers a range of subjects, including the most iconic robots in popular culture and robots in the workforce. The final chapter covers the future of robotics, and the opportunities and pitfalls of using robots more...
18) Fire trucks
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to fire trucks. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
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108 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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"Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial...
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Kultur
Pub. Date
[2002]
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1 DVD (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Gilbert and Sullivan's raucous and comedic operatic tale of Federic, a 'slave to duty' pirate, and the lowly band of 'orphaned' pirates, is captured in all its fun and glory in this never before released production.
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