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1 + 1 = 5 and Other Unlikely Additions
Author: David LaRochelle
These wacky equations just don’t add up…or do they? This fun math book presents problems to solve combining math skills and imagination.
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Actual Size
Author: Steve Jenkins
This book is a visual treat and it's fun to see the actual size of various animals and parts of animals.
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An Egg is Quiet
Author: Dianna Hutts Ashton
You’ll never think of eggs the same way again! Lyrical text and rich illustrations describe the characteristics of many eggs.
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Astronomy
Author: Dan Green
The planets, stars, and driving forces of the universe jump to life as quirky cartoon characters in this wacky but educational book on Astronomy. Laugh along while you learn facts from basic to the advanced!
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Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring
Author: Jan Greenberg
The modern choreography of Martha Graham, the American music of Aaron Copland, and the spare set design of Isamu Noguchi were combined when the ballet Appalachian Spring was created.
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Bird Talk: What Birds Are Saying and Why
Author: Lita Judge
Using a variety of species, this funny and fascinating illustrated volume explores and explains the secret language of bird communication. Ages 6-8. E598.1594 JUD
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Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past
Author: James M. Deen
Stunning photographs accompany this text that details the history of several mummies that have been revealed as glaciers melt and move.
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Born to be Giants: How Baby Dinosaurs Grew to Rule the World
Author: Lita Judge
After volunteering on a paleontology dig at age 15, the author of this book became increasingly fascinated with what fossil evidence showed about the rearing of young dinosaurs. Reap the rewards of her research with this picture book about several different species of baby dinosaurs.
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Built to Last
Author: David Macaulay
Macaulay’s popular books on architecture—Castle, Cathedral, and Mosque—are combined in this anthology.
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Camping Trip That Changed America...
Author: Barb Rosenstock
Before there were national parks, America’s giant sequoias, majestic redwoods, breathtaking mountains, canyons, valleys and rivers were unprotected. This picture book tells the little-known story of a 1903 camping trip to the Yosemite Valley area of California that naturalist John Muir invited President Theodore Roosevelt to accompany him on to promote the idea of preserving our country's wilderness wonders for generations to come to enjoy.
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Car Crazy
Author: Clive Gifford
Discusses and displays various types of vehicles including race cars, hot rods, monster trucks, motorcycles and even flying cars, both new and historical. Ages 9-12. J629.2 GIF
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Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls
Author: Valorie Lee Schaefer
The American Girl Library presents an approachable book about girls’ bodies and lives.
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Cookbook for Girls
Author: Denise Smart
Learn how to be a pro in the kitchen! This cookbook features more than fifty delicious dishes readers can master and includes extra craft projects that are guaranteed to help young hostesses serve up their culinary achievements in style. Ages 6-10. J641.5123 SMA
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Easter Island: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past
Author: Caroline Arnold
This book explains how archeologists and other scientists have pieced together a history of Easter Island by studying its natural resources, listening to Polynesian legends, and examining hundreds of mysterious giant stone statues.
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Easy Origami
Author: Mary Meinking
Want to learn some basic origami folds? This beginner’s volume provides clearly written and illustrated step-by-step instructions for easy origami projects, including a drinking cup, a spinning top, and a fortune-teller. Ages 8-12. J736.982 MEI
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Fancy Nancy: Tea Parties
Author: Jane O’Connor
In her own inimitable style, the girl who loves to use fancy words provides tips on how to host the perfect tea party, describing how to behave, food and drinks to serve, games to play, and much more. Ages 5 – 8. E O'Connor
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Frogs
Author: Nic Bishop
Amazing close up photography of all kinds of frogs - big, small, colorful and even transparent - along with clearly written fascinating facts will engage readers who have an interest in the natural world. Also includes an explanation of how the author shoots his subjects both in the wild and in the studio. Part of a series.
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George Washington’s Teeth
Author: Deborah Chandra and Madeleine Comora
A rollicking rhyme portrays George Washington's lifelong struggle with bad teeth. A timeline taken from diary entries and other nonfiction sources follows. Ages 6-8. E973.41092 CHA
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Horse Crazy!: 1,001 Fun Facts, Craft Projects, Games, Activities...
Author: Jessie Haas
Learn many things about horses, including how to braid a mane in several styles and descriptions of the different breeds.
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If You Lived Here: Houses of the World
Author: Giles Laroche
If you lived here… you’d be home by now! But what kind of home? This fun book examines traditional and unusual dwellings including log homes, floating homes, homes on stilts, homes in caves, homes built out of earth, and homes that travel with you. All homes are artistically rendered in Laroche’s amazing cut-paper collage style. There’s no page like home!
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India in Colors
Author: Nathan Olson
An orange Bengal tiger, a yellow sari, and the white Taj Mahal - India is bursting with color! Discover the rainbow of people, places, and traditions that bring India to life.
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LEGO Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination
Author: Daniel Lipkowitz
This book features all-new LEGO building projects for 2011 with tips to supplement and enhance your LEGO creations.
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National Geographic Kids Everything Sharks
Author: Ruth Musgrave
Satisfy the shark-fact feeding frenzy! Presents information about a variety of sharks, including great whites, tiger sharks, and hammerheads; offers anecdotes about encounters with sharks; and includes facts covering what a shark eats, where they live, and sharks in culture. Ages 6-10. J597.3 MUS
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Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship
Author: Hatkoff, Isabella
The continuing story of the unusual friendship between Mzee, a hippo that lost his mother in the 2004 tsunami, and Owen, a 130 year old tortoise.
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Puberty Boy
Author: Geoff Price
This book contains a frank discourse about boys’ bodies and changes during puberty.
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Scranimals
Author: Jack Prelutsky
In the hands of bestselling poet laureate Jack Prelutsky and the two-time Caldecott Honor artist Peter Sis, a voyage to Scranimal Island is a voyage of discovery into a surprising world of scrambled animals.
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Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea
Author: Chris Butterworth
This gentle book for the youngest budding marine biologists sheds light on the unusual life cycle of the sea horse. Ages 4-7.
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Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary
Author: David West Reynolds
Featuring photographs that illustrate the paraphernalia of Rebels, Imperials, bounty hunters, and more, this book presents both basic information and minute details about famous and infamous STAR WARS characters and their equipment.
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Super-Size Bugs
Author: Andrew Davies
Come face to face with some of the most incredible insects: the hump-back Buffalo Treehopper, Greenbottle Blue Tarantula and both the scariest and cutest Praying Mantis.
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Unwitting Wisdom: An Anthology of Aesop's Fables
Author: Helen Ward
An illustrated adaptation of twelve animal fables first told by the Greek slave Aesop.
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Walter Wick's Optical Tricks
Author: Walter Wick
The award-winning creator of I Spy and A Drop of Water offers a book of impossible objects, magic mirrors, and other amazing illusions. A 1998 Parents' Choice® Silver Honor.
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Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Weird Junior Edition
Author: David Borgenicht
This guide offers advice for facing a wide variety of supernatural situations: alien abductions, haunted houses, and time travel are among the topics covered.
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