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The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry Publisher Comments The author and artist Lynne Cherry journeyed deep into the rain forests of Brazil to write and illustrate her gorgeous picture book The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (1990). One day, a man exhausts himself trying to chop down a giant... (read more) List Price $7.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Beginner's Bible: Timeless Children's Stories (Beginner's Bible) by Karyn Henley Publisher Comments 95 Timeless Children's Stories -- Including These: - A Big Picnic (Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand) - Long and Strong (Samson) - Best Friends (David and Jonathan) - Trumpets and Torches (Gideon) - The Most Special Baby (Jesus is Born) - Fish for Breakfast (... (read more) List Price $9.97 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Castle by David Macaulay Synopsis The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Beginner's Bible(r): Timeless Children's Stories by Zonderkidz Publisher Comments Now fully redesigned, "The Beginners Bible" contains 95 stories charmingly retold and colorfully illustrated. This is a Bible to be read by early readers or to be read to pre-readers by parents or older siblings.... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Biology: Life As We Know It! by Simon Basher Publisher Comments Natures building blocks have never been more sociable than in this newest offering from the creators of The Periodic Table and Physics. From cells to DNA, from viruses to mammals, from chlorophyll to flowers and fruit, and including the human bodys... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Magic School Bus Blows It's Top: A Book about Volcanoes by Joanna Cole Publisher Comments Once again, Ms. Frizzle gets her class right in the "thick" of things--this time, they're right in the thick ooze of an underwater volcano's magma chamber! As Arnold and Carlos watch from a raft above, the Magic School Bus "erupts" with the magma and... (read more) List Price $3.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Pamphlet
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Dear Children of the Earth: A Letter from Home by Schim Schimmel Publisher Comments "Dear Children of the Earth" begins a remarkable letter from Mother Earth asking for help from children everywhere. She writes to express her love for each and every child and asks for their love and appreciation in return. In her own words, and with all... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock? by Jean Fritz Publisher Comments For years, Plymouth Rock lived a quiet life. Then in 1741, the people decided to make a fuss because the Pilgrims must have stepped on it when they arrived in America. And that's when the adventures began. This entertaining book tells about Plymouth Rock'... (read more) List Price $6.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Sharks and Other Sea Monsters: The Definitive Pop-Up by Robert Clarke Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart Publisher Comments Just when you thought it was safe to go in the water! The second astonishing ENCYCLOPEDIA PREHISTORICA book from Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart is about to pop up everywhere. While dinosaurs patrolled the lands, massive prehistoric sharks, giant... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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My Five Senses (Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 1) by Aliki Publisher Comments How do you learn what the world is like? Through your five senses! Each sound and taste, each smell, sight, and touch helps you to discover something new. So find out more about your senses-what they are and what you can learn through them about the... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Encyclopedia Horrifica: The Terrifying Truth! about Vampires, Ghosts, Monsters, and More (Encyclopedia Horrifica) by Joshua Gee Publisher Comments Bursting with eerie photos and Special Investigations, a nonfiction compendium of all things ghoulish and ghastly--from Aliens to Zombies! Vampires, ghosts, monsters, and more--ENCYCLOPEDIA HORRIFICA invites you to join our quest for the terrifying truth... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Spy (DK Eyewitness Books) by Dk Publisher Comments Discover the world of espionage -- from the early spymasters to the electronic surveillance of today. Everybody knows that spies wear white dinner jackets, drive sports cars, like their drinks shaken not stirred, and carry electric saws disguised as... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by Al Marrin Publisher Comments On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames. The factory was crowded. The doors were locked to ensure workers stay inside. One hundred forty-six people—mostly women—perished; it was... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Magic School Bus Chapter Books #07: The Great Shark Escape by Magic School Bus Publisher Comments What starts as a class trip to the aquarium ends up in the ocean where the class has to escape from a great white shark.... (read more) List Price $3.99 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Scholastic's the Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie: A Book about Germs by Joanna Cole Publisher Comments Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Under One Rock: Bugs, Slugs, and Other Ughs (Sharing Nature with Children Book) by Anthony Fredericks Publisher Comments A whole community of creatures that live under a rock is explored in this book with a rhythmic, engaging story and vivid close-up illustrations. Sections called "Field Notes" and "Fantastic Facts" encourage young readers to explore these communities... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! (DK Eyewitness Readers: Level 2) by Dk Publisher Comments Bugs--and lots of them--entice children beginning to read alone with longer sentences and fact boxes. Full color.... (read more) List Price $3.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Butterfly & moth by Dk Publisher Comments Full-color photos. "This unique book offers much more than beautiful insect photographs. Not only are the large and extra-large 4-color plates of highest quality, but they are used to illustrate butterfly and moth life cycles, behavior, migration... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Explorers Who Got Lost by Diane Sansev Dreher Publisher Comments Full of facts and adventure, this book provides detailed information on the most influential explorers of the 15th-century--Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Bartholomeau Dias, Henry Hudson, Stanley Livingston, and Sir Francis Drake. Includes the... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Story Book by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut Publisher Comments Parents and children will enjoy this story book that has 365 read-aloud stories from the Bible. With over 100 illustrations, it makes reading time a delightful learning experience.... (read more) Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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