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Do you wonder if humans are the only beings who wonder if they are alone in the universe? Our Sun is a star. In the night sky are all kinds of stars, and orbiting those stars are planets like the ones in our own solar system. Some of those planets are too big to be habitable. Or too small. Too hot or too cold. Planet Earth is not too big, not too small, not too hot, and not too cold. It's just right - our very own Goldilocks planet. But there are...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Dr. Morley and her team arrive in the Arctic Circle, where they encounter such wonders as playful orcas, the glowing aurora borealis, and formidable ice shelves while searching for the giant Arctic jellyfish, a legendary creature no one has ever seen.
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Pigsticks and Harold volume 1
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Candlewick Press
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English
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A last member of a line of explorers, unfailingly optimistic Pigsticks hires a hapless delivery hamster named Harold to be his companion for a quest that wends through jungles, deserts, and mountains in search of the Ends of the Earth.
9) Aliens
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"Learn about reports of alien sightings, efforts to contact extraterrestrials, and the scientific search for life beyond our galaxy. A full description of the mystery, possible explanations, and remaining questions are all explored. 'Myth or Fact?' sidebars describe common misconceptions and confirm surprising facts."--Publisher website
10) Side by side
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Told in rhyming text, Little Mouseling searches the forest for a friend who can share her adventures.
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In this moving and timely story, a young child describes what it is like to be a migrant as she and her father travel north toward the U.S. border. They travel mostly on the roof of a train known as The Beast, but the little girl doesn't know where they are going. She counts the animals by the road, the clouds in the sky, the stars. Sometimes she sees soldiers. She sleeps, dreaming that she is always on the move, although sometimes they are forced...
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Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"E.T. meets The Giving Tree in this stunningly illustrated picture book about friendship, family, wonder, and magic that shows how, sometimes, the things we're searching for have been right in front of us all along. From the award-winning creator of The Bear and the Piano."--Publisher's description.
14) The sea story
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Poppy, Dusty, Primrose, and Wilfred set sail for the coast in search of more salt for the Store Strump and find it's not all easy sailing.
17) Concrete mixers
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"In Concrete Mixers, emergent readers will learn about the parts and functions of a concrete mixer as well as why its drum has to keep turning. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover how a concrete is mixed, moved, and spread to create sidewalks and buildings. A labeled diagram helps readers identify different parts of a concrete mixer, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children...
18) What if ...?
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"What if Joe doesn't like the party he's going to? What if he doesn't like the food or the games or the people? As Joe and his mom walk down the darkening street, Joe's imagination starts to run wild. And as they search for the right place, he wonders 'what if...' at each house, peeking in to see some surprising sights. From the award-winning former British Children's Laureate Anthony Browne comes a picture book whose slyly bewitching setup unfolds...
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Akimbo series volume 3
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English
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Akimbo goes to the rescue of a zoologist who is injured on his father's game preserve.
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