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Why Do We Fight?: Conflict, War, and Peace
Why Do We Fight?: Conflict, War, and Peace
by Niki Walker
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Battles, protests, standoffs, strikes. We hear about them all the time. On the surface, a battle and a protest don't seem to have much in common, but they're really just two ways of handling a dispute. One uses violence, the other uses signs and picket... (read more)

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Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library
Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library
by Barbara Rosenstock
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"Jefferson's well-documented obsession with books--reading, recommending, lending, gifting, and collecting--gets the picture-book treatment in this chatty biography that describes the journey of Jefferson's collection from private stash to the basis... (read more)

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Ambulance in Action! (Busy Wheels)
Ambulance in Action! (Busy Wheels)
by Peter Bently
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Its time to get busy with machines that race, vroom and zoom! This vibrant series is designed to excite playful pre-schoolers. Each Busy Wheels book offers a colourful vehicle adventure, sounds to mimic and an exciting job to get done! Each story... (read more)

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Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football's Make-Or-Break Moment
Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football's Make-Or-Break Moment
by Carla Killough Mcclafferty
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"McClafferty (The Many Faces of George Washington) sounds a dire warning about the dangers of playing football, especially at the youth level. As the first four of the book's 16 chapters point out, controversy surrounding football is as old as the sport... (read more)

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Animal ABC
Animal ABC
by Marcus Pfister
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I can blend-in with a leaf or tree—changing colors, so you cant see me!  Marcus Pfisters playful rhymes highlight the distinctive features of each animal—from alligator to zebra—allowing little listeners to guess the... (read more)

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Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like?
Scaly Spotted Feathered Frilled: How Do We Know What Dinosaurs Really Looked Like?
by Catherine Thimmesh
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No human being has ever seen a triceratops or velociraptor or even the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex. They left behind only their impressive bones. So how can scientists know what color dinosaurs were? Or if their flesh was scaly or feathered? Could that... (read more)

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Lift and See Animals (My First Matching Books)
Lift and See Animals (My First Matching Books)
by Tiger Tales (cor)
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"Five animals — a tiger, elephant, parrot, zebra, and giraffe — invite readers to match photographs of their heads and bodies with up-close images of their furry, feathery, or leathery hides in this first title in the My First Matching Book... (read more)

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Southwest Aquatic Habitats: On the Trail of Fish in a Desert (Barbara Guth Worlds of Wonder Science Series for Young Readers)
Southwest Aquatic Habitats: On the Trail of Fish in a Desert (Barbara Guth Worlds of Wonder Science Series for Young Readers)
by Daniel Shaw
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In this book a nationally honored science teacher tells true stories about real young people who study and care for water, fish, and other creatures in and around desert streams, ponds, lakes, and rivers.... (read more)

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Whistle in the Dark
Whistle in the Dark
by Susan Hill Long
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What Clem wants for his thirteenth birthday is a dog. What he gets is a miner's cap. It's the 1920s in Leadanna, Missouri, and money is tight in the Harding household. So, Clem, a gifted student and talented writer, must leave school and join Pap in the... (read more)

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ABC Animals
ABC Animals
by American Museum Of Natural History (cor)
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Twenty-six letters; 26 animal friends! From Armadillo, with its long sticky tongue, to chimps that greet each other with kisses, to the slow-swimming manatee and plant-munching zebra, this delightful board book from the American Museum of Natural History... (read more)

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What Bluebirds Do
What Bluebirds Do
by Pamela F. Kirby
About the Author
Pamela Kirby has been published in numerous national photography magazines and has received awards and recognition from the National Wildlife Federation Photography Awards, the Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards, and Birder's World Photo... (read more)

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Skyscrapers: Investigate Feats of Engineering (Build It Yourself)
Skyscrapers: Investigate Feats of Engineering (Build It Yourself)
by Donna Latham
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This activity book stands as an invitation for young readers to explore, from antiquity to modernity, the innovation and physical science behind the towering structures and buildings in cities around the world. With a blend of trivia and fun facts that... (read more)

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How Cars Work: The Interactive Guide to Mechanisms That Make a Car Move
How Cars Work: The Interactive Guide to Mechanisms That Make a Car Move
by Nick Arnold
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Kids passion for cars has always run fast and furious, and this interactive book and kit gives enthusiastic gearheads the opportunity to build the essential parts of a car easily and independently. Colorful and energetic, How Cars Work details the... (read more)

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Northwest Passage
Northwest Passage
by Stan Rogers
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For hundreds of years explorers attempted to find the Northwest Passage — a route through the islands of Canadas north to the Pacific Ocean and Asia. Others attempted to find a land route. Many hundreds of men perished in the attempt until finally,... (read more)

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Penguins! (Strange and Wonderful)
Penguins! (Strange and Wonderful)
by Laurence Pringle
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Laurence Pringle has written 108 books for young readers, many of them award-winning science titles. He is the recipient of three major awards for his body of work-the Eva L. Gordon Award for Children's Science Literature, the Washington Post-Children's... (read more)

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Oink, Moo, Meow/Oink, Muu, Miau (Say & Play)
Oink, Moo, Meow/Oink, Muu, Miau (Say & Play)
by Sterling Publishing Company
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What does the donkey say-baa or IA, IA? And does the chick go cluck or pío? Did you know that Spanish and English speakers describe animal noises differently? From oinking to roaring, kids will have a blast imitating sounds made by these cute... (read more)

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Monster Truck Mountain Rescue (Busy Wheels)
Monster Truck Mountain Rescue (Busy Wheels)
by Peter Bently
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Its time to get busy with machines that race, vroom and zoom! This vibrant series is designed to excite playful pre-schoolers. Each Busy Wheels book offers a colorful vehicle adventure, sounds to mimic and an exciting job to get done! Each story features... (read more)

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Stardoll: Official Handbook (Stardoll)
Stardoll: Official Handbook (Stardoll)
by Stardoll
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The ultimate handbook to the Stardoll universe This official guide is crammed with everything young website users need to know about how to get the most out of the Stardoll world and how to really make one's mark there; from... (read more)

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The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List
The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List
by Leon Leyson
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Even in the darkest of times—especially in the darkest of times—there is room for strength and bravery. A remarkable memoir from Leon Leyson, one of the youngest children to survive the Holocaust on Oskar Schindler’s list. Leon... (read more)

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There's A T-Rex in Town! (What If a Dinosaur...)
There's A T-Rex in Town! (What If a Dinosaur...)
by Aleksei Bitskoff
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Have you ever wondered how dinosaurs would cope if they were alive today? What if they went to the dentist? What if they went to a birthday party? What if they came round for dinner? What if a dinosaur…? gives young readers a simple introduction to... (read more)

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