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A thoroughly delightful addition to the Cobble Street Cousins series. AUTHOR
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Through the simple yet dramatic story of a tree's life, death, and decomposition, this book introduces the cycle of life and illustrates the interdependence of living creatures. Includes a teacher's guide. Full color. AUTHOR
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This extraordinarily tender, humorous, and lyrical look at the childhood of Abraham Lincoln introduces readers to a boy who, despite heartbreaking hard times, never loses his passion for storytelling and learning. Full color. AUTHOR
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This uproarious tall tale from the creators of "Fannie in the Kitchen" makes the perfect introduction to learning about apples and the Oregon Trail, and is loosely based on the true story of Henderson Luelling, a real fruiting pioneer. Full color. AUTHOR
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Everyone knows a bird dog leads with its nose. Everyone but J.C. After all, what's a pup supposed to think when he's welcomed to his new home by a cat who thwacks him on the nose with his claws, a dog who bites him on the nose and a mad mamma bird who attacks the sorest part of his body with her beak. J.C. can't help thinking there must be a better way. AUTHOR
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This Coretta Scott King Honor Book about the Negro National Baseball League in the 1940s is now available in paperback. Reginald loves to play his violin, but his father needs him to be the bat boy for his baseball team, the Dukes. Who would think that Reginald's music is just the inspiration needed to lead the Dukes to victory? Full color. AUTHOR
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"Simple, lively prose, an element of suspense, and a repeated refrain--'There are no bears on Hemlock Mountain'--are combined successfully in a story of an eight-year-old boy who fears to travel over a mountain".--Horn Book. AUTHOR
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Third graders travel back in time and find Professor Alexander Graham Bell, who's given up on the telephone annd is working on a new invention. Abigail and her friends must get him back on track. Illustrations. AUTHOR
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Third graders travel back in time and find Professor Alexander Graham Bell, who's given up on the telephone annd is working on a new invention. Abigail and her friends must get him back on track. Illustrations. AUTHOR
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It's a race against time! Abigail and her friends can't believe it -- Babs Magee has finally convinced someone to quit, and that someone is Benjamin Franklin! Babs is making a terrible mess of history, and it's up to the third-grade time-travelers to put things right. But no matter how far back the kids go, Babs is always one step ahead of them. Will they be able to find Ben and stop Babs in tim ... AUTHOR
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When Benjamin Franklin decides to quit, it's up to the Blast to the Past friends to find him and get history back on track in this sixth book in the Blast to the Past series. Abigail and her friends can't believe it--Babs Magee has finally convinced someone to quit, and that someone is Benjamin Franklin! Not only is he an important Founding Father, he invented the lightning rod, bifocals, and more ... AUTHOR
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In this sequel to "Bub Moose," Bub, Snow, and all their woodland friends have more funny adventures in their forest home. Illustrations. AUTHOR
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In this second volume in Deborah Hopkinson's saga of a family's first year in Bleeding Kansas, Papa is off in Lawrence defending the town from Missouri border ruffians, and it's up to Charlie to take care of his family in their remote cabin--with a violent prairie blizzard blowing in. Illustrations. AUTHOR
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The 1936 Newbery Medal winner--Carol Ryrie Brink's beloved tale of a tomboy growing up on the Wisconsin prairie in the 1860s--gets a stunning new look in this handsomely repackaged edition. AUTHOR
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Caddie and her five siblings wash sheep, help build a neighbor's house, and adopt baby animals in this delightful sequel to the Newbery Medal book, Caddie Woodlawn. Black-and-white illustrations. AUTHOR
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By the winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for historical fiction, this middle-grade novel is the perfect curriculum tie-in for classroom discussions about disasters and 19th century America. Eleven-year-old Hallelujah is intrigued by the fires that are starting up all over Chicago in 1877--but what she doesn't realize is that it is the Great Fire and her life will be irrevocably changed. AUTHOR
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Who sent an anonymous note to Amber Lee? The secret's in the spit! A new series from the pair that created "Scaredy Cats", this time combining some of the most popular elements of kids' books--mystery, a classroom setting, and simple forensic science with a bit of gross-out factor. AUTHOR
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Todd hates spiders, but all of Mr. Merlin's third grade class must collect cobwebs for their science unit. When Mr. Merlin says a spider web may hold the clue to tracking down the burglar who stole Todd's beloved baseball cards, Todd decides spiders may not be so bad after all. Illustrations. AUTHOR
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Sarah and her father leave their family to build a home in the wilderness of colonial America. When they finish, he goes away to bring the rest of the family, telling her that "to be afraid and to be brave is the best courage of all." "This story is one to be long remembered for its beautiful simplicity and dignity."--"New York Times Book Review." AUTHOR
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Something in the woods is threatening the freedom Pembrook's dogs enjoy. Dog Watch is on the case. Illustrations.