| Brown Rabbit in the City, by Natalie Russell |
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The best friends from "Moon Rabbit" are back in a charming new story. Brown Rabbit is excited to make his first-ever trip to the city to visit his best friend, Little Rabbit. But the visit doesn't go quite as planned. |
| Countdown by Deborah Wiles |
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It's 1962, and it seems everyone is living in fear. Twelve-year-old Franny Chapman lives with her family in Washington, DC, during the days surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis. Amidst the pervasive threat of nuclear war, Franny must face the tension between herself and her younger brother, figure out where she fits in with her family, and look beyond outward appearances. For Franny, as for all Americans, it's going to be a formative year. |
| Food Chain, by M.P. Robertson |
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This simple, vivid story follows the food chain created when a naughty boy throws a goldfish down the toilet to see what happens. Little does he realize that the chain of events he starts will come back to haunt him: the goldfish is washed down the drain and reaches the sea, it is eaten by a larger fish, and it in turn is eaten by a larger fish . . . The chain eventually works its way round in a full circle with dramatic results. |
| Mirror, Mirror by Marilyn Singer |
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Witty, irreverent, and warm, this gorgeously illustrated and utterly unique offering holds a mirror up to language and fairy tales, and renews the fun and magic of both. |
| The Dreamer, by Pam Munoz Ryan |
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his moving story about the birth of an artist is also a celebration of childhood, imagination, and the strength of the creative spirit. Ryan weaves sound poems and thought-provoking questions into her exquisitely crafted prose while Ss's delicate drawings transport readers to the lushness of the Chilean rainforest.
While many might be familiar with the story of Darwin's theory of evolution, few of us have had the opportunity to see Darwin the family man-at home in England, doing what he loved best-walking, exploring, and observing. All the while he pursued the answers to his most persistent questions, and he often had a little bit of help.
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| What the Ladybug Heard by Julia Donaldson |
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Two robbers have a cunning plan to sneak past all the animals and steal a farmer's prize cow. But they forget about the tiniest, quietest creature on the farm--the ladybug. She has a plan of her own. |
| Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green and David Levithan |
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One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens--both named Will Grayson--are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history's most fabulous high school musical. |
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