Smith, Danna
Summary: "Each haiku in this lift-the-flap board book will have readers guessing the animal it describes--with the answer revealed under a flap on each page! With lovely text, sweet illustrations, and cute creatures, this lyrical and interactive book is a joy to read!"-- provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Scuster Children's Publishing Division 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SMI BOARDHerrington, Lisa M.
Summary: "All living things on Earth need water to live. Learn more about out planet's most important natural resource."--cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J553.7 HERSummary: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? In this epic journey into the world of dinosaurs, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD GOO RATED PGAbramson, Ann
Summary: Looks closely at Anne Frank's life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding from the Nazis, and the legacy of her diary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2007
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Summary: "The evil Lord Business is planning to glue the world together, and Wyldstyle must go on a daring mission to stop him! Can she find the Special--the only person in the universe that can defeat Lord Business--before it's too late?"--Page 4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JPB HOL BASKETMembrino, Anna
Summary: "What happens when Mommy Shark, Daddy Shark, Grandpa Shark and Grandma Shark find out that Big Shark and Little Shark are avoiding Baby Shark?"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR ORANGE MEMMilbourne, Anna
Summary: A million is a very big number. But exactly how big? Piquito the penguin wants to know just that. Come with him on a journey of discovery and you can see for yourself.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc., by arrangement with UsbornePublishing Ltd. 2008
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: J468 SPANISH MILStaniszewski, Anna
Summary: Ben selects from the shelter a most unusual "dog" that wreaks havoc in town until she has a chance to prove her worth.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE STAFullerton, Alma
Summary: When she sees a beached whale that has starved to death after ingesting plastic, a young girl named Isley is inspired to adopt a plastic-free lifestyle, encouraging her family to join her. When people start falling back into old habits, Isley builds a plastic sculpture of a whale that inspires lasting change.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Pajama Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FULNastro, Caroline
Summary: "Amelia is shy, finding solace in fairy tales but finds the courage to make friends with her new neighbors and embark on an adventure in her new wheelchair with the help of a litte bird outside her window." --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE NASZoboi, Ibi Aanu
Summary: "A National Book Award Finalist with five starred reviews! A New York Times Notable Book * Publishers Weekly Flying Start * Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * ALA Booklist Editors' Choice of 2017 (Top of the List winner) * School Library Journal Best Book of the Year * Kirkus Best Book of the Year * BookPage Best YA Book of the Year American Street is an evocative and powerful...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ZOBZoboi, Ibi Aanu
Summary: Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ZOBSummary: Now chief and ruler of Berk alongside Astrid, Hiccup has created a gloriously chaotic dragon utopia. When the sudden appearance of female Light Fury coincides with the darkest threat their village has ever faced, Hiccup and Toothless must leave the only home they've known, and journey to a hidden world thought only to exist in myth. As their true destines are revealed, dragon and rider will...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD HOWZoboi, Ibi Aanu
Summary: Warrior Princess. That's what Nigeria's father calls her. He's raised her as part of the Movement, a Black separatist group based in Philadelphia. Nigeria is homeschooled and vegan and participates in traditional rituals that connect her and other kids from the group to their ancestors. But when her mother--the perfect matriarch to their Movement--disappears, Nigeria's world is upended. She...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC ZOBFrith, Margaret.
Summary: An introduction to the life and accomplishments of Thomas Edison, America's most famous inventor.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2005
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET EDISONLuqman-Dawson, Amina
Summary: After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside world.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC LUQAda, Alma Flor.
Summary: Third grader María Isabel, born in Puerto Rico and now living in the U.S., wants badly to fit in at school; and the teacher's writing assignment "My Greatest Wish" gives her that opportunity.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1994
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 ISA SPANISHMichaels, Anne
Summary: Meet the utterly irresistible Miss Petitfour. She loves baking and making and dancing with her cats, but most of all she loves to fly. All she has to do is pick up a favourite tablecloth, catch the breeze and she swooshes off on an adventure - with her many cats dangling paw-to-tail behind her.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tundra Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MICKuhlmann, Torben
Summary: When two unlikely friends build a vessel capable of taking them to the bottom of the ocean and find a missing treasure, the truth turns out to be far more amazing. A mixture of STEM and animal adventure recommended for kids fascinated by engineering or invention.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: North South Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE KUHMiranda, Anne
Summary: "An unruly gang of sixteen geometric shapes gets tangled in the neighborhood jungle gym until their friend comes to their rescue and order is restored"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE MIRIngalls, Ann
Summary: Watercolor illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a baby bird as it tries, fails, and tries again to fly.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dawn Publications 2019
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE INGIngalls, Ann
Summary: "What happens when you try to make an ice cream cake but add too many delicious toppings? You end up with ice cream soup!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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We have 2 in the district. Place a hold to request one.Silvestro, Annie
Summary: "Rosie can't wait to start kindergarten--she's had her pencils sharpened and her backpack ready for weeks. But suddenly, on the night before the big day, her tummy hurts. Rosie's mom reassures her that it's just butterflies in her belly, and she'll feel better soon. Much to Rosie's surprise, when she says hello to a new friend on the bus, a butterfly flies out of her mouth! As the day goes on,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Children's Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing 2019