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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 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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Art Fraud Detective
Author: Anna Nilsen
This unique book invites you to spot the differences between fake and real masterpieces at the Museum of Art. At once a mystery story, puzzle book, and fantastic introduction to some of the world's greatest art.
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Artful Reading
Author: Bob Raczka
An appreciation of art and reading all in one book for young readers!
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Berry Smudges and Leaf Prints: Finding and Making Colors from Nature
Author: Ellen B. Senisi
Learn how to create art with colored objects found in nature. You don't have to go to the store: find the supplies you need on a trip to the backyard, park, or garden.
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Best Book of Mummies
Author: Philip Steele
From the City of the Dead to the Valley of the Kings, this colorful collection of cadavers and caskets brings to life the mysteries of the mummies and the ancient Egyptians.
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Big cats: Hunters of the Night.
Author: Landau, Elaine
Lively photographs depict big cats around the world and their nightly activities
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Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours
Author: Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall has amazed the world with her groundbreaking discoveries about chimpanzees, and campaigned unceasingly for the protection of this endangered species. This moving, personal account will inspire readers of all ages.
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Crocodiles
Author: Sandra Markle
Discusses the lives of crocodiles, focusing on how they hunt their prey.
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E.Guides. Dinosaur
Author: Dougal Dixon
Series: DK Google e.guides
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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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Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Weirdos
Author: Ed Emberley
The man who can show anyone how to draw provides monster-crazed artists with the ideal how-to manual, which includes instructions for drawing creatures such as vampires, goblins, and witches.
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Explor-a-maze
Author: Robert Snedden
You can be an explorer as you track the journeys of ten explorers (including Leif Erickson, Marco Polo, Neil Armstrong, and "Buzz" Aldrin) through text, maps, and mazes.
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Feathered Dinosaurs
Author: Christopher Sloan
The author looks at dinosaurs with skeletal structures and feathers so similar to birds, and reveals how that evidence is convincing many scientists that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
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Gadgetology: Kitchen fun with your kids
Author: Pam Abrams
Fun awaits you in the kitchen, using some familiar and some uncommon cooking gadgets!
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George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides
Author: Rosalyn Schanzer
Explores how the characters and lives of King George III of England and George Washington affected the progress and outcome of the American Revolution.
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Go, Go America
Author: Dan Yaccarino
Hitch a ride with the fabulous Farley family as they travel state to state and discover far-out festivals, kooky contests, ludicrous laws, peculiar people, and oodles of oddities across America.
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How fast is it? A zippy book all about speed
Author: Ben Hillman
Twenty-two full-color, full-page spreads convey the quickness (or lack) of the most ordinary things in a unique and amazing way.
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How To Talk To Your Dog
Author: Jean George
Anyone who owns a dog knows that they can “talk”, through their behavior as well as sounds. This book can show you how to talk to them in their own language!
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In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden
Author: Prelutsky, Jack
Poetry comes alive with this collection of silly animal antics.
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Inca: Activities and Crafts from a Mysterious Land
Author: Arlette N. Braman
Provides information on the civilization of the ancient Incas and directions for activities and crafts based on their culture.
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Incredible Earth! : eye-opening photos of our powerful planet
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Fascinating photographs--and facts--of the planet's most amazing animals and extraordinary landscapes.
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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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It’s True: Crime Doesn’t Pay
Author: Beverley MacDonald
Entertaining history of criminals and how they are caught.
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Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
Author: Paul Fleischman
Written to be read aloud by two voices, here is a collection of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect world, from the short life of the mayfly to the love song of the book louse.
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Kids' Multicultural Cookbook: Food & Fun Around the World
Author: Deanna F. Cook
Whip up 50 great multicultural dishes and also meet real children from Asia, Europe, and Africa. It's a bountiful international experience with food as the common bond.
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Life-Size Reptiles
Author: Wilson, Hannah
Learn all about reptiles from this popular Life-Size series.
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Living Rain Forest: An Animal Alphabet
Author: Paul Kratter
Introduces twenty-six rain forest animals from A to Z, providing the name, favorite foods, and unique characteristics of each.
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Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Medieval Castle
Author: Joanna Cole
When Ms. Frizzle and her student Arnold follow an underground passage beneath Craig's Castle Shop and find themselves in the middle of a siege of a 12th century English castle, they learn a great deal about both castles and the Middle Ages.
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Mystery of UFOs
Author: Judith Herbst
Throughout history there have been many reported sightings of objects in the sky, and some that have even landed on Earth. This book poses several explanations for these close encounters, ranging from human-made objects and natural phenomena to the possib
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Origami Paper Airplanes
Author: Didier Boursin
Filled with new and outstanding folds that will delight, amuse, and inspire paper folders of all ages, this book offers a wide variety of designs that are rated according to skill level, for everyone from the beginner to experienced folder.
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Original Dogs for Kids: Everything You Need to Know About Dogs
Author: Kristin Mehus-Roe
If you love dogs you will be crazy about this fun-filled book. It is jam-packed with doggy facts, tips, jokes, riddles and games, 150 breed profiles, and advice about training, feeding, grooming and playing with your dog.
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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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Princess Handbook: From Peasant to Princess In One Easy Read
Author: Susanna Davidson
The easiest way to be a princess is to be born into a royal family, right. But if you parents are just plain Mr. and Mrs. there's no need to panic. The princess handbook will give you all the tips you need on how to become a true princess, from how to deal with servants, perfect your princess wave and when to wear your tiara.
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Author: Alvin Schwartz
This spooky addition to Alvin Schwartz's popular books on American folklore is filled with tales of eerie horror and dark revenge that will make you jump with fright.
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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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Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School
Author: Louis Sachar
You'll have fun solving more than 50 mathematical brain teasers while reading this great collection of stories from Wayside School--where students laugh as much as they learn. When you're finished, decipher More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School.
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So You Want to be President?
Author: Judith St. George
Hilariously illustrated by Caldecott honor-winning artist David Small, this celebration shows the foibles, quirks, and humanity of 41 men who have risen to serve as United States presidents.
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Spiders
Author: Seymour Simon
An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of different kinds of spiders with extraordinary photographs.
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Squirt: The Most Interesting Book You’ll Ever Read About Blood
Author: Trudee Romanek
Did you know the horseshoe crab has blue blood? Find out more unusual facts in this interesting book.
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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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Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems
Author: Kristine O'Connell George
Everything that happens when you go camping can be an adventure, from getting dressed inside your sleeping bag to meeting a moose to sharing secrets in a tent at night. The poems and pictures in this book will leave you with wonderful memories of a campin
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Truth About Great White Sharks
Author: Mary M. Cerullo
Take a trip to the ocean's depths to learn the truth about great white sharks. Special sidebars offer extra information on what it's like to dive in a shark cage, measure a great white, and learn its different nicknames around the world.
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Ultimate LEGO Book
Author: (no author)
The Ultimate LEGO Book contains everything that LEGO fans have ever wanted to know about the LEGO Group and the LEGO System of toys. Includes a visual timeline that tells the remarkable story of how the company that grew from a village carpenter's worksho
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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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You Wouldn't Want to be in a Medieval Dungeon: Prisoners You'd Rather Not M
Author: Fiona Macdonald
Offering a humorous approach to subjects like medieval dungeons, you'll find the books in this series are really packed with great factual information. Others subjects covered in the series include Roman gladiators, mummies, and more.
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