Bats in the Library by Brian Lies.
A colony of bats pays a nighttime visit to a small-town library. First they photocopy their bodies, then they turn the water fountain into a splash pool, until finally they settle down, or rather upside-down, and listen to a story.
The Doghouse by Jan Thomas.
Cow kicks the ball into the doghouse. Mouse cajoles each animal in turn to venture into the doghouse to reclaim the ball, but none of them ever return from the doghouse.
Flip-Up Shapes by Chuck Murphy.
This clever board book shows a picture featuring a shape—a round plate with round cookies. After you guess the shape, you flip-up a hidden flap and see the answer in word and picture.
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Sergio Makes a Splash by Edel Rodriguez.
Sergio the penguin loves water, but only in small amounts—in the bathtub or in a tall glass with ice. What’s more, he can’t swim. In this spare, understatedly silly book, Sergio gradually, and not without complaint, makes his way to complete submersion.
Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma Garcia.
Colorful vehicles zoom and trundle, glide and hurtle before tucking themselves into the parking garage for the night.
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Hooray for Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold.
Fly Guy and his kid Buzz try out for the football team, but the coach says “Flies can’t play football.” So Fly Guy cheers in the stands until the star player is hurt and the team needs Fly Guy’s secret play.
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-You Notes by Peggy Gifford.
This funny sequel features our heroine Moxy trying to find an easier way to complete a boring task. We all can foresee the inherent mess that will ensue when she gets her best friend to use the forbidden new copy machine in her stepfather’s off-limits office.
Race Cars Up Close by Andra Abramson.
Feel like you’re actually driving a race car, as life-sized photographs draw the reader right into the action.
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Swimming With Sharks by Betty Hicks.
Rita wants to swim with the Sharks, the top girls swim team, but she’s been placed with the Dolphins. If she can just get a flip turn like Michael Phelps’, she’ll move up. A new book in the The Gym Shorts series.
Keena Ford and the Second Grade Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson.
Keena Ford is not sure she’s going to like second grade, especially after she accidently gives her teacher the wrong date for her birthday and ends up with a special chocolate cake she does not deserve, but eats anyway.
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Car Science by Richard Hammond.
How does a car work? Check out these great diagrams and cutaways for an under-the hood, behind-the-dash look at how cars work.
Jay McGraw’s Life Strategies for Dealing With Bullies by Jay McGraw.
Dr. Phil’s son has commonsense strategies (ignoring is not an option) for a common issue—bullies.
The Magician by Michael Scott.
The magical adventure begun in The Alchemyst shifts from California to Paris, where the gifted but untrained twins Josh and Sophie meet a further array of immortal friends and foes from history and legend, including Joan of Arc, Niccolo Machiavelli, some valkyries, and all of the gargoyles and grotesques of Notre Dame brought to life.
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Savvy by Ingrid Law.
In Mississippi Beaumont's family, turning 13 means your savvy, or special ability, kicks in. When her grandfather turned 13, he created Idaho. And when her brother turned 13, he caused a hurricane. But when Mississippi turns 13, her father is in the hospital in a coma and her ‘savvy’ is not what she expects.
A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg.
Addie Ann Pickett never thought much about how unfair things were, she just figured that's the way life was. But she's becoming more aware of the outside world: Medgar Evers has been shot, four young girls were killed in Birmingham and now her older brother is missing, a possible victim of racist violence. Addie Ann has to grow up quickly, use her head and learn to take a stand for what's right.
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