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Disney Pixar Character Encyclopedia
Includes characters from: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille, Wall-E , Up, and Brave.
205 p. 2012
Children's Nonfiction Book
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National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry : 200 Poems with Photographs That Squeak Soar and Roar!
Combines photography with lyrical text celebrating the animal world, in a compilation that includes works by such poets as Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost and Rudyard Kipling.
183 p. 2012
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Bang, Molly
Ocean Sunlight : How Tiny Plants Feed the Seas
Explains how all life on the Earth depends, directly or indirectly, on light from the sun, and describes how all ocean life, from the tiniest plankton to great whales, including the creatures in the darkest depths, form a web that uses sunshine.
unpaged 2012
Easy Nonfiction Book
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Berman, Len
The Greatest Moments in Sports : Upsets and Underdogs
Experience the greatest upsets in sports history! Len Berman reveals his favorite upsets and underdogs. Hear the actual broadcasts on the accompanying CD.
124 p. 2012
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Bragg, Georgia
How They Croaked : the Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous
A look at the deaths of several famous people throughout history and the circumstances surrounding those deaths.
184 p. 2011
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Brown, Jordan
Crazy Concoctions : a Mad Scientist's Guide to Messy Mixtures
If you love to create marvelous messes while learning real scientific principles, this book is for you!
79 p. 2011
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Bryant, Jennifer
A Splash of Red : the Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Presents an illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career.
unpaged 2013
Easy Nonfiction Book
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Doeden, Matt
Life as a Samurai : an Interactive History Adventure
Describes the lives of samurai warriors in ancient Japan. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of life as a samurai during the Gempai wars of the 1100s, the rise of Nobunga in 1560, and as a wandering ronin in the 1600s.
112 p. 2011
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Dunkleberger, Amy
Write a Mystery in 5 Simple Steps
Divides the creative writing process into five steps, from inspiration to publishable story, and includes in-depth treatment of the mystery fiction genre with writing prompts.
48 p. 2013
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Freedman, Russell
The Boston Tea Party
Tells the story of the Boston Tea Party of 1773 from the arrival of the ships full of controversial taxed tea in Boston Harbor, through the explosive protest meetings at the Old South Church, to the defiant act of dumping 226 chests of fine tea into the harbor on December 16.
39 p. 2012
Children's Nonfiction Book
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George, Jean Craighead
The Eagles are Back
Presents a tribute to the efforts of dedicated volunteers who helped save the American bald eagle from extinction, including the story of a young boy who helped hatch an eaglet.
unpaged 2013
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Gifford, Clive
Out of this World : All the Cool Stuff About Space You Want to Know
This book is a great way to increase any child's understanding of space. The concepts addressed are presented with simple, fun explanations.
143 p. 2011
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Gould, Francesca
Why You Shouldn't Eat Your Boogers : Gross but True Things You Don't Want to Know About Your Body
This delightful book is full of random and, at times, scatological facts about the human anatomy. Broken down by the systems of the body, it answers questions many would be too embarrassed to ask.
112 p. 2013
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Harris, Nicholas
Let' s Explore a Castle
Learn about how medieval people lived, how a castle was defended, and how knights prepared for battle. Explore a castle with over 50 lift-the-flaps and see-through windows.
2009
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Harrison, Paul
X-treme X-ray : See the World Inside Out
A visual introduction to the world of x-rays shows the skeletons of people and creatures from the natural world, as well as the insides of such everyday objects as a laptop computer and a cell-phone.
45 p. 2010
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Heos, Bridget
What to Expect When You're Expecting Larvae : a Guide for Insect Parents (and Curious Kids)
A funny guidebook for insect parents-to-be on how to take care of their young: where to lay eggs, how to keep the larvae safe, and much more. Young readers will learn lots of fascinating facts and get lots of laughs as well.
32 p. 2011
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Hopkinson, Deborah
Titanic : Voices from the Disaster
Tells the tale of the sinking of the Titanic using the narratives of the witnesses and survivors to the disaster.
289 p. 2012
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Jenkins, Steve
Just a Second : a Different Way to Look at Time
This non-fiction picture book explores time and how we think about it in a different way--as a series of events in the natural world (some of them directly observable, others not) that take place in a given unit of time. Steve Jenkins' extraordinary illustrations will accompany this engaging look at time. Just a Second is visualized as a linear series of illustrations and captions, starting with a second, a minute, an hour, a month, and a year.
unpaged 2011
Easy Nonfiction Book
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King, Mac
Mac King's Campfire Magic
Master magician Mac King reveals the secrets behind 50 jaw-dropping illusions, each one accompanied by hilarious instructions and step-by-step illustrations.
176 p. 2010
Children's Nonfiction Book
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Krull, Kathleen
The Beatles Were Fab (and They Were Funny)
When the Beatles burst onto the music scene in the early 1960s, they were just four unknown lads from Liverpool. But soon their off-the-charts talent and offbeat humor made them the most famous band on both sides of the Atlantic. Lively, informative text and expressive, quirky paintings chronicle the phenomenal rise of Beatlemania, showing how the Fab Four's sense of humor helped the lads weather everything that was thrown their way- including jelly beans.
unpaged 2013
Children's Nonfiction Book
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