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Eye Wonder: Airplanes
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: DK Publishing
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: DK CHILDREN (2013, May 20th).
Pages: 56
A precursor to DK's awarding-winning Eyewitness series, Eye Wonder was specially developed for children aged five plus, featuring astonishing photography exhibiting subjects within their natural setting, offering a whole new level of information through powerful images. Each title in the series now contains educational activities including true and false questions, quizzes, matching games, and mazes. Vocabulary is accessible to young readers, with the meanings of new, subject-related words clearly explained. The combination of visuals and informative, accurate text will hook even those children who usually avoid books. An introductory look at the fascinating world of flying from the first flight, early gliders, monoplanes and biplanes, to the high-powered jetliners, jet planes and helicopters that travel the world today. more
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Ned's New Home
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Kevin Tseng
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Tricycle Press (2009, Sep 8th).
Pages: 30
When Ned's apple begins to rot, he must search for a new house.A pear isn't quite right.A watermelon isn't perfect either.A pile of blueberries? All wrong!Will any other fruit make Ned feel at home again?Little ones will love this happy story about finding the perfect place to call home. more
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Foundling (Monster Blood Tattoo, Book 1)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: D.M. Cornish
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile (2006, May 18th).
Pages: 404
Set in the world of the Half-Continent—a land of tri-corner hats and flintlock pistols—the Monster Blood Tattoo trilogy is a world of predatory monsters, chemical potions and surgically altered people. Foundling begins the journey of Rossamund, a boy with a girl’s name, who is just about to begin a dangerous life in the service of the Emperor. What starts as a simple journey is threatened by encounters with monsters—and people, who may be worse. Learning who to trust and who to fear is neither easy nor without its perils, and Rossamund must choose his path carefully. Complete with appendices, maps, illustrations, and a glossary, Monster Blood Tattoo grabs readers from the first sentence and immerses them in an entirely original fantasy world with its own language and lore. more
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Below
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Meg McKinlay
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick (2013, May 14th).
Pages: 224
Secrets have a way of floating to the surface. . . . Mystery, compelling characters, and an abandoned town beneath a lake make for a must-read adventure.On the day Cassie was born, they drowned her town. The mayor flipped a lever and everyone cheered as Old Lower Grange was submerged beneath five thousand swimming pools’ worth of water. Now, twelve years later, Cassie feels drawn to the manmade lake and the mysteries it hides — and she’s not the only one. Her classmate Liam, who wears oversized swim trunks to cover the scars on his legs, joins Cassie in her daily swims across the off-limits side of the lake. As the summer heats up, the water drops lower and lower, offering them glimpses of the ghostly town and uncovering secrets one prominent town figure seems anxious to keep submerged. more
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This Is My Tractor (Usborne Noisy Touchy-Feely)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Simona Dimitri
Format: Board book
Publisher: Usborne (2012, May 1st).
Pages: 10
This is a delightful book for sharing with young children. A simple, repetitive story following the tractor as it trundles around the farm. There are colourful scenes which encourage children to talk about the different parts of the tractor including its wheels, paint, trailer and lights. Little children will love pushing the sound button to hear the tractor go, 'Brrm! Brrm!' at the end of every page. more
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Electricity in the Real World (Science in the Real World)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Sarah E. Ward
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Core Library (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 48
This book uses real-world examples to bring the concept of electricity to life in an approachable way. more
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English Mastiff: The World's Heaviest Dog (Even More Supersized!)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Dawn Bluemel Oldfield
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Bearport Publishing (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 24
24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm. more
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The Fellowship for Alien Detection
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Kevin Emerson
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Walden Pond Press (2013, Feb 26th).
Pages: 432
Haley and Dodger don't have much in common. Haley lives in Greenhaven, Connecticut; Dodger lives in Port Salmon, Washington. Haley has a family who loves and supports her; Dodger can't seem to ever get his dad's approval. Haley is well adjusted and passionate; Dodger hears strange voices in his head. But they both want something: a new map, a path away from home—or, perhaps, a path toward it.Of course, this was all before they heard about the missing people, the untraceable radio signals, the unexplained phenomena. Before they both became the first recipients of a summer research grant from a certain mysterious foundation. Before they discovered that their fledgling theories about extraterrestrial life were all too accurate. more
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Giant Pacific Octopus: The World's Largest Octopus (Even More Supersized!)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Leon GrayMore Info | Google Books | Check Availability
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Bearport Publishing (2013, Mar 1st).
Pages: 24
Half-Human Monsters and Other Fiends (Not Near Normal: the Paranormal)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Ruth Owen
Format: Library Binding
Publisher: Bearport Publishing (2013, Jan 1st).
Pages: 32
1 online resource. more
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