Christina Moore
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With a storyteller's narrative, Christina Moore presents this fascinating look at the world's largest reptiles, including information about their physical characteristics, the differences between these scary creatures, and how they live as an endangered species.
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"Classic stories and dazzling illustrations of gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters come to life in a stunning tableau of Norse myths, including those of the thunder god Thor, the one-eyed god and Allfather Odin, and the trickster god Loki. The lyrical storytelling of award-winning author Donna Jo Napoli dramatizes the timeless tales of ancient Scandinavia. This book is the third in the trilogy that includes the popular National Geographic Treasury...
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Born into the Northern Paiute tribe of Nevada in 1844, Sarah Winnemucca straddled two cultures: the traditional life of her people, and the modern ways of her grandfather's white friends. Sarah was smart and good at languages, so she was able to link the worlds. As she became older, this made her a great leader. Sarah used condemning letters, fiery speeches, and her autobiography, Life Among the Piutes, to provide detailed accounts of her people's...
64) Hot-air Henry
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A sassy Siamese cat stows away on a hot air balloon and ends up taking a fur-raising flight across the mountains.
65) Tallulah's tutu
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Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 1
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English
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Tallulah takes ballet lessons and eagerly awaits her coveted tutu, which, she learns, she must work hard to earn.
67) Cam Jansen and the Green School Mystery: The Green School Mystery #28: Cam Jansen Series, Book 28
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Cam Jansen mysteries. Main series volume 28
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Cam Jansen?s school is going green. For each can or bottle Cam and her classmates bring in to be recycled, the school earns a nickel. But when all the nickels go missing, everyone suspects they were stolen. Can Cam click! and use her photographic memory to solve this mystery?
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Rita Myers novels volume 1
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English
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"A moody, atmospheric thriller perfectly crafted."-Charlie Donlea, USA Today bestselling author of Twenty Years Later.
A dark new thriller perfect for fans of Megan Miranda and Shari Lapena where murder exposes the dark secrets at the center of a group of friends and sets two women – one with a traumatic past, the other a Boston police detective – on a hunt for truth.
Snow falls softly outside Molly Bradley's home on a frigid January night....
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When Rex's parents tell her they are adopting a new baby, Rex is afraid she will turn into the Invisible Girl in her own house. Determined to be a good big sister, Rex starts spending all her time with the baby. Now Pinky is afraid that he has lost her friendship. Can Pinky and Rex's friendship survive a cute, warm, and cuddly new baby? Or will Pinky become the Invisible Friend, and have to find someone else to play with? In this sixth book about...
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Pinky has gotten on the bad side of Kevin, the third grade bully. Kevin thinks Pinky is a sissy because he wears pink, rides a pink bike and plays with Rex-a girl. He even knocks Pinky off his bike. If that's not embarrassing enough, Mrs. Morgan-an old woman-has to rescue Pinky! Pinky is so upset, he decides to change his name to Billy and lets his sister Amanda take all his stuffed animals because they're all pink. Will Mrs. Morgan and Rex find a...
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Everybody's favorite rag dolls, Raggedy Ann and Andy, are in for an exciting day. Marcella's kindergarten class is having show-and-tell. Debbie brings her guinea pig named Petunia, and Marty brings his toy truck, Mac. When the students leave for lunch, Raggedy Ann and Andy explore the classroom. They meet Petunia, Gill the goldfish, and Leo the stuffed lion. Then they hop aboard Mac for a drive around the school. But they get lost, and lunch is almost...
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Emily's teacher has said that the girl with the longest hair will be the princess in the school play. So when Emily blows out the candles on her sixth birthday cake and makes a wish, she wishes for the longest hair in the world. Day by day, Emily's hair grows. And grows. And grows. Of course she gets to play the princess, but that doesn't mean her hair stops growing. For the rest of the year, it takes up more and more of Emily's life. What will she...
74) Habibi
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Recorded Books, Inc
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1999
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English
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For 14-year-old Liyana Abboud, life in St. Louis, Missouri is perfect. She loves shopping in the nearby stores and walking down streets where she knows everyone. Even better, she has just had her first kiss. But her father is moving the family to Jerusalem-the land where he was born. Suddenly Liyana finds herself a stranger in a threatening world. Shopkeepers bargain in odd-sounding languages, soldiers roam the neighborhoods with guns, and kissing...
75) The Peculiar Pig
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The sweet, funny story of a dachshund puppy who learns it is fine to be different from her piglet siblings. There was a different sort of piglet in the pigpen one cool spring morning. That "different" one is named Penny, and she's really not a piglet at all ... she's a puppy. A puppy who gets longer and longer as her piglet siblings get bigger and bigger. Penny doesn't understand why she's different-she only knows that Mama Pig loves her just the...
76) Pinky and Rex
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A trip to the museum with Pinky's dad and his sister, Amanda, puts Pinky and Rex's friendship to the test. Will their friendship survive when both youngsters set their sights on the same stuffed animal at the museum gift shop?
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Pinky and his best friend Rex are going away to camp for the first time. Rex is excited about it, but Pinky definitely is not. There is just too much for him to worry about. He's certain that his pesky little sister Amanda will raid his room while he's gone and mess up all his stuffed animals. He also knows that camp counselors turn into monsters at night and eat children. And even worse, if the counselors at Camp Wackatootchee don't get you, then...
78) Day at the Fair
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When sweet little Marcella and her Daddy go to the fair for the day, her toys are left at home--but Raggedy Ann and her brother Andy decide to have a fair of their own--with a slippery slide and everything! Listeners old and young alike will love this adorable tale about two of the most beloved toys of all time.
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Best friends Pinky and Rex have been looking forward to this weekend for a long time. It's the weekend they're going camping alone with their dads. Everything is ready: the station wagon is stuffed with sleeping bags, cartons of food, cooking equipment, and a brand-new tent. Now all they need is nice weather. However, when rain starts to fall right after they leave, their plans for camping and hiking in the woods are washed out. Will Rex's father...
80) Tallulah's Solo
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Tallulah books (Marilyn Singer) volume 2
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English
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Marilyn Singer's award-winning children's novels and picture books have delighted readers for over 30 years. In this second tale featuring the pint-sized ballerina Talullah, our charming heroine is hoping for a solo performance in her school's production of The Frog Prince. When her lazy younger brother Beckett lands a big part, Talullah can't believe it. But before long, her feelings of jealousy turn to pride when she realizes Beckett needs her help...