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Animals Fiction Animals Juvenile fiction Cooperativeness Juvenile fiction Creative ability Juvenile fiction Friendship Juvenile fiction Genius Juvenile fiction Problem solving Problem solving Fiction Problem solving Juvenile fiction Résolution de problème Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseIlustrajo, Mariajo
Summary: "Flooded is the funny and beautifully illustrated tale of animals who live in a city that is ever so slowly flooding. The flood comes gradually at first. A business lion reads about it in the paper over his breakfast and absent-mindedly says 'hmm!', but does nothing about it. All the animals ignore the obvious and go about their busy lives, disjointed from one another and preoccupied by their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Editions 2022
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Summary: Rat, Squirrel, Rabbit, and Mouse want to cross the bayou, but next to the log they are considering as a bridge is a sneaky tail, which may be attached to someone dangerous--each of the four approach the problem with a different strategy, with varying results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W. W. Norton and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE PUMThomas, Jan
Summary: "Rabbit has a problem! Her room is a mess. Luckily, Pete the Problem-Solving Porcupine shows up just in time. He can save the day! Except...things don't go quite to plan, and Rabbit realizes that Pete may actually be a problem-causer! Can Rabbit find a way to solve this unexpected new dilemma before chaos ensues?" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2023
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Summary: "Fox has a not-so-new problem, and every possible solution leads to more problems for the other animals, until they all come together with the ultimate fix."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN TABEgan, Kate
Summary: "Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, each day brings new adventures! According to Stanley's second grade teacher, Ms. Root, everyone in classroom 2E is a scientist. That's good news for Stanley because he has a problem in need of solving! Both his classmate, Josie, and his little brother, Arthur, think he's been using his flatness to cheat during playground games. But...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint fo HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE EGAWarner, Gertrude Chandler
Summary: When Henry's magic teacher, The Amazing Arthur, goes missing right before the Greenfield Magic Shop's annual magic show, Henry and his sibilings look into Arthur's disappearance.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC WARAlbee, Jay
Summary: It's one hour until the curtain opens, and nonbinary fourth-grader Riley and their classmates just had a disastrous dress rehearsal. Can they fix everything in time? Riley and their classmates find out that there are many ways to solve a problem, especially when the clock is ticking and fun is on the line!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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Summary: Doctor Mouse practices his unique methods on his animal patients.
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Publisher / Publication Date: North South 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KEMArnold, Elana K.
Summary: "Have you ever walked a chicken on a leash? Well, chicken expert Starla Jean will let you know first hand, it's not easy. But that doesn't stop Starla from taking her pet chicken, Opal Egg, and her baby sister, Willa, out on a stroll through the neighborhood. On their walk, they stumble upon a mysterious bead. And then another! Before they know it, there's a conundrum on their hands, and it's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ARNEstroff, Sharon
Summary: When Daniel, Joy, and Kimani suddenly find themselves stranded on a mysterious island, they must work together to find clues hidden around that somehow hold the key to finding their way back home. Includes STEAM related activities.
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Publisher / Publication Date: West Margin Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC ESTCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: J Fiction Estroff 2021Copies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ESTCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ESTCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ESTEgan, Kate
Summary: Beloved character Flat Stanley is back with a whole new set of friends in a brand-new STEM-focused chapter book series. In this second installment, Flat Stanley and his friends learn all about the scientific method through a heated contest on the playground! Ever since Stanley Lambchop was flattened by a bulletin board, each day brings new adventures! According to Stanley's second grade...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC EGAPatterson, James
Summary: Twelve-year-old orphan Max Einstein is not your typical genius. Max hacks the computer system at NYU in order to attend college courses, builds inventions to help the homeless, and plays speed chess in the park. Her life is crazy but predictable until Max is recruited by a mysterious organization! Their mission: solve some of the world's problems using science. She's helped by a diverse group...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC PATBeaty, Andrea
Summary: When pets go missing in Blue River Creek it is up to Ada to follow the scientific method by making a hypothesis, collecting data, and experimenting to find the missing animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "Help the STEM Detectives crack the case of the locked library. Bring your skills in matching shapes, finding patterns, and reading backwards text. Grab your notepad and start investigating!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2020
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ANTGreene, Rhonda Gowler
Summary: "When one family is besieged by illness, missing pets, mounds of dirty laundry and dishes, Supergran rushes in to help manage the chaos"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023
Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GRECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE GREChen, Sylvia
Summary: Jenny Chow, determined to hold her own in her family's annual chopsticks challenge, creates a solution through STEAM trial and error to master those slippery, oh-so-tricky chopsticks. Includes instructions on how to make DIY chopstick tongs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2024
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Summary: "When Brazilian American twins Lia and Luís receive a jigsaw puzzle from their grandmother, they must quickly solve it to figure out its secret message."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CREPatterson, James
Summary: Max is back with a thrilling new adventure that involves time travel, creepy bad guys, killer drones, and a shocking mystery about her past that she will stop at nothing to solve! Under constant danger of being kidnapped by the shadowy Corporation, Max is on the run from New York to London and beyond. But soon the call comes for the Change Maker kids' next mission: make sure no kid ever goes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Audio 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD PATPatterson, James
Summary: Finds Max on the run from Corporation thugs before the Change Maker kids begin working on a plan to end world hunger, a challenging goal that is complicated by mysterious clues about Max's unknown family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: JIMMY Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company 2020
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PATPumphrey, Jarrett
Summary: One, Two, Kat, and Four want to form a club so together they figure out how to make a sign saying what their club should be called.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN PUMPaulsen, Gary.
Summary: Principal Wagner confidently deals with a faculty washroom crisis, a psychic parrot, and a terrorizing gerbil, but when sixty-five erasers go missing, he enlists the help of the school's best problem solver and locator of lost items, twelve-year-old Lyle Williams, aka Mudshark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wendy Lamb Books 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JFIC PAUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Paulsen 2009McDonald, Kirsten
Summary: "Carlos and Carmen love playing with Lola. Unfortunately, everybody's parents are getting tired of walking them to each other's houses. And, that means the twins and Lola have to wait. And wait. And wait. Until, the three of them come up with the perfect solution"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calico Kid, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MCDVoigt, Cynthia.
Summary: Someone is breaking windows and setting fires in the old city, but the shopkeepers won't say a word about the culprits. Why are they keeping these thugs' secrets? When the mayor begs for help, Max agrees to take the case, putting himself in grave danger. It's a race to catch up with the vandals before they catch him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD VOINovales, Keka
Summary: Lola and her cousin Luis, who is visiting from Guatemala, each have a loose tooth and come up with ideas to help el Ratón, the Guatemalan tooth fairy, find Luis and his tooth in Texas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023