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Steam Train, Dream Train
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Sherri Duskey Rinker
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Chronicle Books (2013, Apr 16th).
Pages: 40
The team behind the #1 New York Times bestseller Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site returns with another fabulous book for bedtime! The dream train pulls into the station, and one by one the train cars are loaded: polar bears pack the reefer car with ice cream, elephants fill the tanker cars with paints, tortoises stock the auto rack with race cars, bouncy kangaroos stuff the hopper car with balls. Sweet and silly dreams are guaranteed for any budding train enthusiasts! more
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The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Temple Grandin
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2013, Apr 30th).
Pages: 256
A cutting-edge account of the latest science of autism, from the best-selling author and advocate When Temple Grandin was born in 1947, autism had only just been named. Today it is more prevalent than ever, with one in 88 children diagnosed on the spectrum. And our thinking about it has undergone a transformation in her lifetime: Autism studies have moved from the realm of psychology to neurology and genetics, and there is far more hope today than ever before thanks to groundbreaking new research into causes and treatments. Now Temple Grandin reports from the forefront of autism science, bringing her singular perspective to a thrilling journey into the heart of the autism revolution.Weaving her own experience with remarkable new discoveries, Grandin introduces the neuroimaging advances and genetic research that link brain science to behavior, even sharing her own brain scan to show us which anomalies might explain common symptoms. more
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Big Nate: Game On!
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Lincoln Peirce
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (2013, Apr 16th).
Pages: 224
Big Nate is big news! And the best news is that Big Nate: Game On! is in full color! Big Nate books have sold more than 4.5 million copies and been on the New York Times best-seller list for more than a year.To sixth-grader Nate Wright, life is one big game. So when he suits up for any sport, he does it with an unmistakable swagger. From fine-tuning his trash-talking skills on the basketball court to his cocky ’tude in the soccer goal, Nate can be a bigger challenge to his teammates than their opponents. Enjoy Nate and his friends’ mostly hapless sports encounters through not-always-highlight-reel moments in the all-color Big Nate: Game On. Includes poster. more
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I Invented the Modern Age: The Rise of Henry Ford (No)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Richard Snow
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Scribner (2013, May 14th).
Pages: 384
From the acclaimed popular historian Richard Snow, who “writes with verve and a keen eye” (The New York Times Book Review), comes a fresh and entertaining account of Henry Ford and his invention of the Model T—the ugly, cranky, invincible machine that defined twentieth-century America. Every century or so, our republic has been remade by a new technology: 170 years ago the railroad changed Americans’ conception of space and time; in our era, the microprocessor revolutionized how humans communicate. But in the early twentieth century the agent of creative destruction was the gasoline engine, as put to work by an unknown and relentlessly industrious young man named Henry Ford. Born the same year as the battle of Gettysburg, Ford died two years after the atomic bombs fell, and his life personified the tremendous technological changes achieved in that span. more
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How to Train Your Dragon: How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Cressida Cowell
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2013, Apr 30th).
Pages: 416
The Dragon Rebellion has begun, bringing the Vikings' darkest hour upon them. Hiccup has become an outcast, but that won't stop him from going on the most harrowing and important quest of his life. He must find the Dragon's Jewel in order to save his people...but where should he begin? Don't miss Hiccup's most dangerous adventure yet! more
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Exclamation Mark
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press; First Edition edition (2013, Mar 1st).
Pages: 56
From the bestselling creators of Duck! Rabbit!, an exciting tale of self-discovery!He stood out here.He stood out there.He tried everything to be more like them.It's not easy being seen. Especially when you're NOT like everyone else. Especially when what sets you apart is YOU.Sometimes we squish ourselves to fit in. We shrink. Twist. Bend. Until -- ! -- a friend shows the way to endless possibilities.In this bold and highly visual book, an emphatic but misplaced exclamation point learns that being different can be very exciting! Period. more
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Doll Bones
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Holly Black
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (2013, May 7th).
Pages: 256
A doll that may be haunted leads three friends on a thrilling adventure in this delightfully creepy novel from the New York Times bestselling cocreator of the Spiderwick Chronicles.Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her. But they are in middle school now. Zach’s father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. Their friendship might be over, until Poppy declares she’s been having dreams about the Queen—and the ghost of a girl who will not rest until the bone-china doll is buried in her empty grave. more
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If You Want to See a Whale
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Erin Stead
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press (2013, May 7th).
Pages: 32
If you want to see a whale, you will need to know what not to look at. Pink roses, pelicans, possible pirates . . . If you want to see a whale, you have to keep your eyes on the sea, and wait . . . and wait . . . and wait . . . In this quiet and beautiful picture book by Julie Fogliano and Erin E. Stead, the team that created the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor book And Then It's Spring, a boy learns exactly what it takes to catch a glimpse of an elusive whale. A Neal Porter Book more
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Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Melanie Watt
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Kids Can Press (2013, Apr 1st).
Pages: 32
Scaredy Squirrel is not too comfortable with the idea of camping ... unless it's on his couch! There will be no mosquitoes, skunks or zippers to worry about when he watches a show about the joys of camping on his brand-new TV. But first Scaredy must find an electrical outlet, and that means going into the woods! Will the nutty worrywart's plans prepare him for the great outdoors, or will his adventure end up as a scary story told around the campfire? more
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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #27: Horse Heroes: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #49: Stallion by Starlight (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Sal Murdocca
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (2013, Mar 26th).
Pages: 128
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #49: Stallion at Starlight, they had lots of questions. Why did people tame horses? What jobs do horses have today? Why was Alexander the Great's horse so famous? What are some other famous horses in history? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. more
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