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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
326 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Thirteen year old Clementine Merlyn lives with her mom, her aunts, and her cousin Mirabelle at Number 15 Pendragon Road. The Merlyns are a family of witches, but because of an ancient falling-out with the other branch of the family, the Morgans, they only have powers for a single month of the year--October.
And this October is special, because it could be the October that Clemmie is gifted with magic. It should be exciting, except that magic is the...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[1985]
Edition
25th anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the holiday and family tradition this season by sharing this elegant gift edition of the treasured classic with beautiful foil detailing and slipcase. Unfold a poster showcasing the evocative artwork, and read the insightful afterword from the 25th Anniversary Edition explaining the book's origins and remembering Trina Schart Hyman.
Adapted from a Ukrainian folktale, with an imaginative twist from master storyteller Eric Kimmel and featuring...
Author
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
267 pages : 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's been two years since a mysterious cloud rolled through their home and swept Ewan's dad away with it. Certain that his father wouldn't have left willingly, the normally timid Ewan decides to take destiny into his own hands.
Along with his little sister, Flora, and his new friend, Mr. So-and-So, Ewan departs on a journey that will test his belief in himself and unravel secrets of his father's disappearance.
4) Stuck
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
135 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
If Austin picked a color to describe his life, it would be tumbleweed brown. Austin doesn't like standing out. He moves a lot, so he's always the new kid, and there's no hiding his size. Plus, Austin has a secret... one he's become an expert at hiding.
Then Austin meets Bertie, who is razzmatazz. Everything about Bertie is bursting! But the best part of Austin's newest school is the Safety Squad, with their laser lemon vests. Their cool confidence...
Author
Publisher
Compendium, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Gratitude transforms everything it touches. It enhances beauty, reveals character, amplifies possibility. It opens hearts and lifts spirits. Even challenges and setbacks become something different. Feeling grateful creates its own good energy and abundance, filling us with joy and fresh perspective. It is a way of being, a way of caring, a way of living. And when we are grateful, there is so much more to be grateful for.
Author
Publisher
Dorrance Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Billie is a very shy bird, who one day, falls out of his nest while his mother is away. He goes on an adventure to find someone to help him get back into his nest and meets a lot of new friends along the way.
Author
Series
The Tea Dragon Society volume 3
Publisher
Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition,
Physical Desc
135 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Over a year since being entrusted with Ginseng's care, Greta still can't chase away the cloud of mourning that hangs over the timid Tea Dragon. As she struggles to create something spectacular enough to impress a master blacksmith in search of an apprentice, she questions the true meaning of crafting, and the true meaning of caring for someone in grief. Meanwhile, Minette receives a surprise package from the monastery where she was once training to...
9) Penny & Pip
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's Penny's first trip to the natural history museum, and she's preeetttty sure something is watching her. She looks; nothing. She looks again; nothing. She looks a third time and glimpses a verrry long neck and a verrrry long tail.
"Pip!" Penny hears. And... it seems to be following her!
"Pip-Pip!" AND... it's all alone! Oh no! What can Penny do now? Oh yes! She's got an idea...
11) Cape
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press, a divsion of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A child dons a cape like a superhero on one of the hardest days of his life. It's the day of the funeral of someone he loved, someone he can't think about without hurting. So he uses his cape to block out the pictures and stories people share, turning away the memories that keep bubbling up. He won't think about them. He doesn't want to.
He takes his memories and blasts them to space. He buries them deep in the ocean. But even he, a superhero, cannot...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
104 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
After his father's death, Prince Lir is tricked into embarking on a perilous quest to rescue a maiden from a dragon. The studious young prince is no warrior, but he uses his brains to make himself indispensable to the ill-tempered dragon. However, neither prince nor dragon has bargained on the dark magic that manipulates them both--and it may be left to the maiden herself to save them all.
A clever prince, an unsuspectingly powerful young woman,...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Everywhere, all around you, life is making more.
From fish to mammals to plants to insects, every organism on Earth must reproduce, and the survival of each species--and of life itself--depends on this and on the diversity it creates. In this groundbreaking book, Katherine Roy distills the science of reproduction into its simplest components: organisms must meet, merge DNA, and grow new individuals; and she thoughtfully highlights the astonishing...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Australia, an imprint of Scholastic Australia Pty Limited
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First U.S. Printing,
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
187 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
What happens when the world's biggest cat video star gets accused of a crime she didn't commit?
She becomes a cat on the run, that's what!
But how do you avoid capture and prove your innocence when you are the most famous feline on the planet?! Well, it ain't easy...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Zombies are truly terrifying monsters, but they've never been described as helpful before! This high-interest book shows readers and zombie hunters alike how the walking dead can help interpret data in different kinds of graphs, including picture graphs and bar graphs. Young mathematicians will love the creepy illustrations as well as the fun fact boxes detailing more information about the origins and legends concerning these scary creatures.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First American Edition,
Physical Desc
144 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Venture into steamy jungles in search of lost temples, fight off frostbite in the Arctic, and blast off into space!
'Explorers' looks at the amazing stories of more than 50 adventurers. Meet Jeanne Baret, who traveled around the world disguised as a man; Esteban Dorantes, a shipwrecked slave who made it the whole way across the American South; and Barbara Hillary, who trekked to the North Pole at the age of 75!
Get ready to take a leap into the unknown......
17) C is for Canada
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Canada will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its confederation in 2017. And just in time to help mark the occasion, author Mike Ulmer presents C is for Canada, an alphabetical tribute to this northern nation. Colorful artwork captures Canada's natural beauty as clever rhymes inform and entertain, giving the reader an armchair tour. From the Aurora Borealis to Klondike Days to the majestic Peary Caribou, C is for Canada showcases the landscape, symbols,...
Author
Publisher
Random House Childrens Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
376 pages : 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When classmates Baxter, Abigail, Turner, and Emerson break a school rule, they're forced to travel to the middle of nowhere for an extra-credit project. They think things can't get much worse. After all, how will learning to survive in the wilderness help them stay out of trouble in school?
But what starts off as a weekend of team building takes a scary turn when their instructor goes missing and they are given nothing but pages of a survival guide...
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing Special Markets
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
208 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Stomp back in time to the lost world of the deadliest, heaviest, fastest, and fiercest dinosaurs. Follow in their formidable footsteps thanks to breathtaking computer-generated illustrations, face-packed profiles, fossil finds, and breakthrough theories. For Argentinosaurus to Velociraptor, this is the perfect prehistoric package for all budding paleontologists.
Publisher
Guinness World Records Limited, owned by the Jim Pattison Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
256 pages : color illustrations and photos ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Take a deep breath and dive into the fully updated and revised Guinness World Records 2024! This year’s edition compiles the very best of the thousands of new records approved over the past year, confirming once again that the public have an insatiable appetite for superlatives! And with lockdowns and quarantines a distant memory for much of the world, the claims have been flooding in…
As you'll see from the cover by award-winning artist Rod...