Genhart, Michael
Summary: It's time to prepare for the school Spanish spelling bee, and Manolo is determined to take home the grand prize. Naturally, he turns to his loving abuela for help and together they spell the words: H-e-r-m-o-s-o. Beautiful. O-r-g-u-l-l-o-s-o. Proud. F-u-e-r-t-e. Strong. While they practice, Abuela shares stories of when she was a little girl. Back then, students were not permitted to speak...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2023
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Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to uncover the rainbow of colors hidden in a garden, which helps flowers bloom and bees find food. Includes facts about bees and their importance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MATEnderle, Adrienne
Summary: Dandy is already worried about the fifth grade spelling bee, because his family has a history of winning--and once it starts, things keep going wrong, and his best friend Malcolm realizes that the contest is being haunted and the boys need to find out why and banish the specter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ENDShannon, David
Summary: Mizz Lizzie is the busiest bee in town, and she is determined to win the school spelling contest--but after studying all night she falls asleep during the contest, and when she finally wakes up she realizes that she has to learn to stop and smell the flowers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Blue Sky Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SHAPeschke, M. (Marci)
Summary: Kylie Jean is studying hard for the spelling bee at school, but she keeps getting distracted by the kitten that she and her cousin Lucy found.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC PESSmith, Brian
Summary: "Jay the blue jay has never learned to fly, which has never been a problem . . . until a crew of super cool birds touch down at the farm and invite him to play some super cool flying games. Now Jay needs to figure out how to fly--and fast--before he misses out on all the fun. Lucky for him, his best buds Pea and Bee know just what to do."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SMIKatschke, Judy.
Summary: Charlie Brown faces another disaster at school when he enters the spelling bee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2011
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE KATNargi, Lela.
Summary: Fred, a beekeeper whose hives are on the roof of his Brooklyn, New York, apartment building, tends his bees and distributes their honey to his neighbors. Includes facts about bees and beekeepers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schwartz & Wade Books 2011
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NARCammuso, Frank
Summary: Salem Hyde just isn't like other kids. For one thing, she's stubborn, independent, and impulsive. For another, she's a witch. Salem acts first and thinks later - which means most of her thinking involves coming up with excuses! Good thing she's been assigned an animal commpanion, Lord Percival J. Whamsford III. This over-anxious cat doesn't like Salem calling him Whammy, and Salem doesn't like...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2013
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Summary: In a future shaken by climate disasters, Yolanda Cicerón knows that nature is something to be feared. From the crops that don't grow to the terrifying creatures that roam the countryside, Yoly's life in the Valley is brutal and harsh. She dreams of leaving her farm to live in Silo--the most advanced town for miles around. But first, Yoly will need to prove she belongs in a place where only the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CARBerenstain, Stan
Summary: "Sister Bear has made it to the school spelling bee! Papa Bear is very proud and excited to help her practice ... and practice ... and practice ... But will all of this p-r-a-c-t-i-c-e take all of the f-u-n out of spelling for Sister?"--P. [4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harperfestival 2007
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Summary: In autumn, Bumble and Bee are excited to paint pumpkins and help Froggy make a special apple pie; but when the weather turns frosty, Froggy decides to find a quiet place to settle in for the winter unless Bumble and Bee can tempt Froggy into one more adventure.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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Summary: Bumble and Bee buzz around the pond, playing make believe, and trying to tempt Froggy to participate in their games.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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Summary: "Mars has always been the lesser twin, the shadow to his sister Caroline's radiance. But when Caroline dies under horrific circumstances, Mars is propelled to learn all he can about his once-inseparable sister who'd grown tragically distant. Mars's genderfluidity means he's often excluded from the traditions--and expectations--of his politically-connected family. This includes attendance at the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PUSH 2022
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Summary: "Hope Smith can’t stand rich people—the dictionary magnate family the Wintertons most of all. Not since she and her twin brother, Gordon, learned that their dad was one. So when Gordon enters the family into the Winterton’s charity spelling bee, Hope wants nothing to do with it. But with their mom losing her job and the family facing eviction from the motel where they live, they desperately...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pixel+Ink 2023
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Summary: Whether it is best friends picture day or the waggle dance, Bumble and Bee buzz around the pond, trying to engage Froggy in their playful activities--even coming up with a terrifying way to cure Froggy's hiccups.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2020
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Summary: Princess Penelope Pineapple and her fellow princesses from the Fruit Nations are on a mission to rescue the Strawberry Kingdom's food from certain ruin, and surprisingly Penny's beloved bees are the key to saving the realm's produce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GUTKirby, Stan.
Summary: Captain Awesome is up against Miss Stinky Pinky in the second grade spelling bee.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2013
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC KIRIvanova, Katina
Summary: A tiny fairy lives with her friends in and around a huge lake with thousands of pink lotus flowers. She meets a boy with a magical bamboo flute and they set out on a quest to rescue a baby dragon. Later, they learn about flowers from bees.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Erik Istrup Publishing 2022
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Summary: "In this exciting launch of the Maisy's Planet series, everyone's favorite mouse learns all about the bees in her garden--and why they're so important to our natural world. Did you know that bees use their tongues to eat sweet nectar from flowers, then carry dusty pollen on their bodies to spread it from flower to flower? Or that they need lots of flowers, water, and a dry place to live?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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Summary: When the bees around their school and the Stonesword Library start disappearing and a splinter of the Evoker King takes on the form of a bee colony with a hive mind, Harper and her friends must solve this real-life ecological mystery.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text follow endangered honeybees through the year as they forage for pollen and nectar, communicate with others at their hive, and make honey.--Provided by Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Thomas is given an important job of delivering a load of beehives. When he goes past a field of flowers, the bees leave their hives! He goes back to get a new load of flowers to try to lure them back onto his train. Can Thomas get the buzzy bees back into their hives and deliver them on time or will the swarm be too much?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2017
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Summary: "An enthusiastic bee-loving narrator tries to convince a bee-phobic friend that our fuzzy, flying neighbors are our friends--we should all give bees a chance!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017