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Summer Is for Exploring! (Summer 2013)

Make the most of the magical months of summer with books all about exploration, adventure, and discovery! List published Summer 2013

1, 2, 3 … By the Sea

1, 2, 3 … By the Sea

By: Dianne Morita

Illustrated by:
Hazel Mitchell

ISBN: 9781935279945

Bow-Wow Wiggle-Wiggle

Bow-Wow Wiggle-Wiggle

By: Mary Newell DePalma

ISBN: 9780802854087

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Summer Vacation

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Summer Vacation

By: Tommy Greenwald

Illustrated by:
JP Coovert

ISBN: 9781596437579

George and the Big Bang

George and the Big Bang

By: Lucy and Stephen Hawking

ISBN: 9781442440050

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

By: Kate Messner

ISBN: 9780545419758

Garmann’s Secret

Garmann’s Secret

By: Stian Hole

Illustrated by:
Stian Hole

ISBN: 9780802854001

A Seed Was Planted

A Seed Was Planted

By: Toulla Palazeti

Illustrated by:
Pamela Barcita

ISBN: 9781934960097

Bugged!

Bugged!

By: Michelle Knudsen

Illustrated by:
Blanche Sims

ISBN: 9781575652597

Count Off, Squeak Scouts!

Count Off, Squeak Scouts!

By: Laura Driscoll

Illustrated by:
Deborah Melmon

ISBN: 9781575655253

Hiding Out at the Pancake Place

Hiding Out at the Pancake Place

By: Nan Marino

ISBN: 9781596437531

Alphabet Trucks

Alphabet Trucks

By: Samantha R. Vamos

Illustrated by:
Ryan O'Rourke

ISBN: 9781580894289

Endeavour’s Long Journey: Celebrating 19 Years of Space Exploration

Endeavour’s Long Journey

By: John D. Olivas

Illustrated by:
Gayle Garner Roski

ISBN: 9780985623722

Like Bug Juice on a Burger

Like Bug Juice on a Burger

By: Julie Sternberg

Illustrated by:
Matthew Cordell

ISBN: 9781419701900

Marco Flamingo

Marco Flamingo

By: Sheila Jarkins

Illustrated by:
Sheila Jarkins

ISBN: 9781932748536

Now It Is Summer

Now It Is Summer

By: Eileen Spinelli

Illustrated by:
Mary Newell DePalma

ISBN: 9780802853400

LaRue Across America: Postcards From the Vacation

LaRue Across America

By: Mark Teague

ISBN: 9780439915021

Journey

Journey

By: Aaron Becker

Illustrated by:
Aaron Becker

ISBN: 9780763660536

Which Way, Wendy?

Which Way, Wendy?

By: Tennant Redbank

Illustrated by:
Rebecca Thornburgh

ISBN: 9781575651477

National Geographic Ultimate U.S. Road Trip Atlas: Maps, Games, Activities, and More for Hours of Backseat Fun

National Geographic Ultimate U.S. Road Trip Atlas

By: Crispin Boyer

ISBN: 9781426309335

The World Is Waiting For You

The World Is Waiting For You

By: Barbara Kerley

ISBN: 9781426311147

One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Science!

One Minute Mysteries

By: Eric Yoder and Natalie Yoder

Illustrated by:
Andrew Barthelmes

ISBN: 9780967802015

Riding Invisible

Riding Invisible

By: Sandra Alonzo

Illustrated by:
Nathan Huang

ISBN: 9781423118985

The Neptune Project

The Neptune Project

By: Polly Holyoke

ISBN: 9781423157564

Super Hair-O and the Barber of Doom

Super Hair-O and the Barber of Doom

By: John Rocco

Illustrated by:
John Rocco

ISBN: 9781423121893

Scrubba Dub, Carlos

Scrubba Dub, Carlos

By: Stuart J. Murphy

Illustrated by:
Tim Jones

ISBN: 9781580894784

Missing on Superstition Mountain (Superstition Mountain Mysteries #1)

Missing on Superstition Mountain (Superstition Mountain Mysteries #1)

By: Elise Broach

ISBN: 9781250004772

Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller

Summer Days and Nights

Summer Days and Nights

By: Wong Herbert Yee

ISBN: 9780805090789

Here Come the Humpbacks!

Here Come the Humpbacks!

By: April Pulley Sayre

Illustrated by:
Jamie Hogan

ISBN: 9781580894050

Nonfiction, 4-6, Animals

The Winner Is…

The Winner Is…

By: Kathy Brodsky

Illustrated by:
Cameron Bennett

ISBN: 9780982852903

Stover

Stover

By: Kathy Brodsky

Illustrated by:
Cameron Bennett

ISBN: 9780982852910

Fiction, 4-6, Animals

The Inside Story

The Inside Story

By: Kathy Brodsky

Illustrated by:
Cameron Bennett

ISBN: 9780615235059

A Horse Named Special

A Horse Named Special

By: Kathy Brodsky

Illustrated by:
Cameron Bennett

ISBN: 9780982852927

A CatFish Tale

A CatFish Tale

By: Kathy Brodsky

Illustrated by:
Cameron Bennett

ISBN: 9780982852934

Thomas the T. rex: The Journey of a Young Dinosaur to Los Angeles

Thomas the T. rex

By: Micheal Smith

Illustrated by:
Gayle Garner Roski

ISBN: 9780982167533

In Too Deep

In Too Deep

By: Coert Voorhees

ISBN: 9781423140351

Pirates Love Underpants

Pirates Love Underpants

By: Claire Freedman

ISBN: 9781442485129

Mothership

Mothership

By: Martin Leicht and Isla Neal

Illustrated by:
9781442429604

Planes Fly!

Planes Fly!

By: George Ella Lyon

ISBN: 9781442450257

Ghost Hawk

Ghost Hawk

By: Susan Cooper

ISBN: 9781442481411

Miss Maple’s Seeds

Miss Maple’s Seeds

By: Eliza Wheeler

Illustrated by:
Eliza Wheeler

ISBN: 9780399257926

Fiction, 7-12, Science

Iva Honeysuckle Discovers the World

Iva Honeysuckle Discovers the World

By: Candice Ransom

Illustrated by:
Heather Ross

ISBN: 9781423131731

Aliens on Vacation

Aliens on Vacation

By: Clete Barrett Smith

Illustrated by:
Christian Slade

ISBN: 9781423133636

Starfish

Starfish

By: James Crowley

ISBN: 9781423125884

$One Minute Mysteries: 65 Short Mysteries You Solve With Math!$

One Minute Mysteries

By: Eric Yoder and Natalie Yoder

Illustrated by:
Andrew Barthelmes

ISBN: 9780967802008

Look What I See! Where Can I Be? With My Animal Friends

Look What I See! Where Can I Be? With My Animal Friends

By: Dia L. Michels

Illustrated by:
Michael J.N. Bowles (photography)

ISBN: 1930775075

Look What I See! Where Can I Be? In China

Look What I See! Where Can I Be? In China

By: Dia L. Michels

Illustrated by:
Michael J.N. Bowles (photography)

ISBN: 1930775156

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America: The Best Birding Book for Kids from National Geographic’s Bird Experts

National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America

By: Jonathan Alderfer

ISBN: 9781426310942

National Geographic Almanac 2014

National Geographic Almanac 2014

By: National Geographic Kids

ISBN: 9781426311185

Infinity Ring Book 1: A Mutiny in Time

Infinity Ring Book 1

By: James Dashner

ISBN: 9780545386968

The Rainforest Party

The Rainforest Party

By: Lorraine Dey

ISBN: 9781936299287

All Aboard!

All Aboard!

By: Daphne Skinner

Illustrated by:
Jerry Smath

ISBN: 9781575652399

Victor Vicuna’s Volcano Vacation

Victor Vicuna’s Volcano Vacation

By: Barbara deRubertis

Illustrated by:
R.W. Alley

ISBN: 9781575653303

Marty Aardvark

Marty Aardvark

By: Barbara deRubertis

Illustrated by:
Eva Vagreti Cockrille

ISBN: 9781575650425

The Case of the Missing Moose

The Case of the Missing Moose

By: Lewis B. Montgomery

Illustrated by:
Amy Wummer

ISBN: 9781575653228

The Case of the July 4th Jinx

The Case of the July 4th Jinx

By: Lewis B. Montgomery

Illustrated by:
Amy Wummer

ISBN: 9781575653082

Which Way, Wendy?

Which Way, Wendy?

By: Tennant Redbank

Illustrated by:
Rebecca Thornburgh

ISBN: 9781575651477

Journey

Journey

By: Aaron Becker

Illustrated by:
Aaron Becker

ISBN: 9780763660536

Peck, Peck, Peck

Peck, Peck, Peck

By: Lucy Cousins

Illustrated by:
Lucy Cousins

ISBN: 9780763666217

My Dream Playground

My Dream Playground

By: Kate M. Becker

Illustrated by:
Jed Henry

ISBN: 9780763655310

Frog and Friends: Best Summer Ever

Frog and Friends

By: Eve Bunting

Illustrated by:
Josée Masse

ISBN: 9781585366910

Track That Scat

Track That Scat

By: Lisa Morlock

Illustrated by:
Carrie Anne Bradshaw

ISBN: 9781585365364

Home In The Cave

Home In The Cave

By: Janet Halfmann

Illustrated by:
Shennen Bersani

ISBN: 9781607185222

A Day In The Salt Marsh

A Day In The Salt Marsh

By: Kevin Kurtz

Illustrated by:
Consie Powell

ISBN: 9780976882350

Habitat Spy

Habitat Spy

By: Cynthia Kieber-King

Illustrated by:
Christina Wald

ISBN: 9780976882350

Forget Me Not: From the Life of Willa Havisham

Forget Me Not

By: Coleen Murtagh Paratore

ISBN: 9780545094016

Storm Runners: Book 1

Storm Runners

By: Roland Smith

ISBN: 9780545081757

The Seven Seas

The Seven Seas

By: Ellen Jackson

Illustrated by:
Bill Slavin and Esperança Melo

ISBN: 9780802853417

Gonzalo Grabs the Good Life

Gonzalo Grabs the Good Life

By: Janice Levy

Illustrated by:
Bill Slavin and Esperança Melo

ISBN: 9780802853288

The Adventures of Marco Flamingo Under the Sea

The Adventures of Marco Flamingo Under the Sea

By: Sheila Jarkins

Illustrated by:
Sheila Jarkins

ISBN: 9781934960684

Nathan Saves Summer

Nathan Saves Summer

By: Gerry Rennert

Illustrated by:
Carrie Anne Bradshaw

ISBN: 9781934960769

A Day at the Lake

A Day at the Lake

By: Stephanie Wallingford & Dawn Rynders

Illustrated by:
Erica Pelton-Villnave

ISBN: 9781938063039

Hello Kitty: Hello Summer

Hello Kitty

By: Sanrio

ISBN: 9781419706875

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11

Moonshot

By: Brian Floca

ISBN: 9781534440302

Nonfiction, 4-6, Science