Archives: Books
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The Glassblower’s Children
By the Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Children’s Literature Albert the Glassblower and Sofia are the loving parents of little Klas and Klara. …
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Bear and Bee Too Busy
Bear and Bee show that making friends means making time to be with those you care about. When Bear asks Bee to roll down the hill with him, Bee …
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Squeeze Play
In the fourth book in Cal Ripken, Jr.’s All-Star series, centerfielder Corey Maduro has to deal with the humiliation of having an overly involved father in the stands. Corey …
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Garden to Table: A Kid’s Guide to Planting, Growing, and Preparing Food
Fill your plate with fresh, self-sustained produce that comes straight from your garden. Step-by-step planting, care and harvesting tips give the beginning gardener a good basic understanding of the growing …
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Lost for Words
Tapir wants to express himself, but he can’t find the words! He and his friends all have nice new notebooks, just waiting to be filled. Giraffe decides to write a …
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100 Bears
This fun, anarchic book takes readers on a journey from the number 1 to number 100, chasing a group of adventurous bears through mountains and forests and down into the …
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Shackleton’s Journey
Grill’s impeccably researched, detailed and atmospheric illustrations—completely in colored pencil–recreate all the mystery and excitement of Shackelton’s adventure. Children will love the exploded diagrams of the peculiar provisions and the …
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Half a Chance
A moving new middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of RULES. When Lucy’s family moves to an old house on a lake, Lucy tries to see her new home through …
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Ultimate Globetrotting World Atlas
Discovering the world and all that’s in it will take on a whole new level of excitement for kids with this bold and vibrant world atlas. It’s full of fun …
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The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life
Lois Ehlert always knew she was an artist. Her parents encouraged her from a young age by teaching her how to sew and saw wood and pound nails, and by …
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The Summer of Letting Go
Francesca Schnell’s little brother, Simon, drowned four years ago, and she was the one who should have been watching him. Now almost 16, she’s used to playing second fiddle to …
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Leaving China
James McMullan is an internationally acclaimed illustrator whose work has appeared in virtually every national magazines, on the posters for seventy Lincoln Center theater productions, and in a bestselling series …
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The Riverman
Alistair Cleary is the kid who everyone trusts. Fiona Loomis is not the typical girl next door. Alistair hasn’t really thought of her since they were little kids until she …
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Thomas Jefferson: A Day at Monticello
In this fascinating story, readers spend a day with Thomas Jefferson as he and his grandson visit the vast plantation of Monticello. Readers learn about Jefferson; the gadgets and household …
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We Were Liars
New York Times bestselling author John Green describes We Were Liars as “thrilling, beautiful, and blisteringly smart . . . utterly unforgettable.” A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. …
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Nancy Drew Diaries #1
Nancy stars in a horror movie about a monstrous River Heights urban legend — but is it really an urban legend? And will Nancy, Bess, and George live long enough …
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Dinosaurs #1: In the Beginning…
Think you know everything there is to know about dinosaurs? Think again! In this brand new series, kid dinos show us what their lives were like in short, funny, teeth-gnashing …
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Otter Out of Water
A playful otter follows two children home and eats popcorn for lunch, swings on the curtains, and eventually encounters the ranger who reminds everyone this otter belongs in the water! …
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Digger and Daisy Go on a Picnic
In the second title in the new I Am A Reader! series, siblings Digger and Daisy walk to the park for a picnic. On the way there Digger’s keen sense …
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Tesla’s Attic
The first book in a brilliantly imagined and hilarious trilogy about four kids caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor Nikola Tesla. After their home …
