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| ISBN | Title | Author | Description | Publisher |
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| 9780786838714 | The Talented Clementine | Sara Pennypacker | Winner or washout? When it comes to tackling third grade, Clementine is at the top of her game—okay, so maybe not all the time. After her teacher announces that the third and fourth graders will be putting on a talent show, Clementine panics. She doesn’t sing or dance or play an instrument. She can’t even hop with finesse. And as if she didn't feel bad enough, her perfect best friend, Margaret, has so many talents, she has to alphabetize them to keep them straight… As the night of the big "Talent-palooza" draws closer, Clementine is desperate for an act, any act. But the unexpected talent she demonstrates at the show surprises everyone--most of all herself. This Clementine sequel is sure to bring the house down! | Hyperion |
| 9781416906001 | The Thief And The Beanstalk | P.W. Catanese | Everyone knows the story of Jack and the beanstalk. Everyone also knows that Jack's little adventure made him a very rich man. But what they don't know is what happened a long time after Jack...That's where Nick comes in. Orphaned and desperate, Nick joins a rugged band of thieves in hopes of a warm meal and a little protection. In exchange, Nick must help them break into the lavish white castle rumored to belong to an old man named Jack. Legend says it's full of riches from Jack's quest up a magical beanstalk decades ago. When Nick's dangerous mission leads him straight to Jack, he sees a chance to climb the famed beanstalk himself. But what Nick doesn't know is that things are different from when Jack made his climb. There are new foes at the top now. Ones with cruel weapons and foul plans-plans that could destroy the world as Nick knows it. Will Nick come down the beanstalk a hero? Will he come down at all? | Aladdin Paperbacks |
| 9780590443579 | The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs | Jon Scieszka | The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. | |
| 9781338642223 | The Truth About Stacey (The Baby-Sitters Club #3) (3) | Ann M. Martin | America's favorite series returns with a new look and a Netflix tv show.The truth about Stacey is that she has diabetes, a fact she keeps secret from everyone except her new friends in the Baby-sitters Club. But Stacey's condition causes a lot of problems, and she has to miss a lot of BSC meetings. Can she find a solution before her new friends get sick of her disease? | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780810984912 | The Ugly Truth | Amulet Books | ||
| 9781338163001 | The Wildwood Bakery: a Branches Book (Owl Diaries #7) | Rebecca Elliott | Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Eva's friend, Macy, has a little sister who can't fly on her own. So Eva's class decides to raise money to buy her a super-cool flying chair! Half of the class opens a bakery to raise the money. The other half opens a candy store. Soon the owls are competing to see whose shop can make the most money. But they will all need to work together to raise enough money for the special chair. Can Eva get everyone to work as a team? | Owl Diaries |
| 9780810996168 | The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary | Jeff Kinney | Presents a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the motion picture "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," offering script pages, storyboard sketches, costume designs, and original art. | Amulet Books |
| 9780679892823 | The_Paint_Brush_Kid | clyde-robert-bulla | In the sequel to The Chalk Box Kid, Gregory’s friend Uncle Pancho is in trouble. The city wants to build a highway right where his house is. They will have to tear it down! Then Gregory has an idea. He will paint the story of Uncle Pancho’s life for the whole city to see . . . but can the paintings save Uncle Pancho’s home?Two beloved classics—The Chalk Box Kid and The Paint Brush Kid—get a vibrant new look! | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780545477994 | There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed some Books! | Lucille Colandro | A twist on the classic tale of "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" takes the story even further as the lady goes about swallowing a variety of items related to school, including books, a ruler, and chalk. | |
| 9780618297443 | Tiger Woods: Unbeatable! | Misha Herenger | Short children's biography of Tiger Woods and his achievements. | Houghton Mifflin |
| 9780399255649 | Tomie Depaola's Mother Goose | Tomie DePaola | An illustrated collection of Mother Goose nursery rhymes. | |
| 9780763629724 | Top Secret: A Handbook Of Codes, Ciphers And Secret Writing | "The author's upbeat, positive tone is refreshing and his enthusiasm about his topic is contagious." — School Library Journal (starred review)Pssst! Do you know the difference between a code and a cipher? Can you tell a St. Cyr slide from a Cardano grille? Did you know that the discovery of a substitution cipher caused Mary Queen of Scots to lose her head? Don’t look now, but packed into this practical field guide is everything a young person needs to know about the art of concealment — making and breaking codes, mastering cipher systems, and experimenting with secret writing. Offering plenty of hands-on practice sessions, tips for creating a code-making kit, sidebars on secret codes in history, and an amusing pair of spies to illustrate techniques, Paul B. Janeczko’s tantalizing Top Secret won’t stay a secret for long. Back matter includes suggestions for further reading, an author’s note, an answer key, and an index. | Candlewick | |
| 9780439919708 | Trash Crisis On Earth (Julian Rodriguez #1) (1) | Alexander Stadler | It's out of this world! The first in a hilarious, fully illustrated series for young chapter-book readers, now in paperback.Julian Rodriguez is on a mission for the Mothership. He's been sent to Earth to study human lifeforms and their bizarre habits--from their disgusting diet (orange sticks named carrots, flavorless liquid called water, and the revolting substance known as vegi-dogs) to their repressive treatment of their young (forcing them to carry out menial tasks known as chores, withholding access to the great cultural masterpieces called cartoons). When Julian's Maternal Unit assigns a hideous task, it's nearly too much for the hardened space veteran to bear--but he finds his courage at last. | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780399237232 | Triss: A Tale From Redwall | Brian Jacques | All her life, Triss the squirrelmaid has suffered the tyranny of the evil ferret king King Agarnu and his daughter, Princess Kurda. But with the help of her fellow slaves, Shogg the otter and Welfo the hedgehog, Triss plans and executes a daring escape by sea. Meanwhile, in Mossflower forest, a new mystery has arisen: a pair of wandering Dibbuns has accidentally discovered what may be the long-lost secret entrance to Brockhall-original home of the warrior badgers. The threads of the story eventually come together when Triss happens upon Redwall in her flight and takes up the famous sword of Martin. The rest is Redwall history. | Philomel Books |
| 9780375978050 | Trolls 5 Minute Stories | |||
| 9780545394710 | Troubletwisters | Garth And Williams, Sean Nix | Twin siblings Jack and Jaide discover they are pivotal to a secret supernatural organisation that protects the earth from marauding Evil! Portland might seem like a quiet coastal town, and their grandmother is perhaps no dottier than anyone else's, but it soon becomes apparent that the strange things going on around them are anything BUT ordinary. It's all very well discovering that you suddenly have magical powers, but when you don't know exactly what they are, or how to use them, then facing impending peril doesn't seem like a very good idea at all... | Scholastic, Inc |
| 9780545681186 | Ultimate Ocean Rumble | Jerry Pallotta | What would happen if sixteen sea creatures met in a tournament? Who will be the ocean champion? Who do you think would win? -- | Who Would Win |
| 9781338104059 | Ultimate Oceanpedia | Christina Wilsdon | From Tsunamis And Sea Turtles To Riptides And Reefs, Learn All About The Creatures, Science, And Ecology Of Our Oceans, Which Cover More Of The Planet Than All The Continents And Are Just As Important! Travel Through All Parts Of The Ocean To Learn How It Affects Of Our World, Including Storms And Climate. Amazing Facts, Photos, Illustrations, And Diagrams Are Found Throughout This Book, Along With Conservation Tips, Weird-but-true Facts, And A Mini Ocean Atlas. Challenges To The Health Of Our Ocean And Its Creatures Are Also Presented Along With What People Are Doing To Keep It Pristine For Generations To Com -- Publisher. | |
| 9780794501655 | Under The Sea (Beginners) | Fiona Patchett | Describes the different types of animals that live in and around the sea, and explains how they eat, swim, and breathe. | Usborne Pub Ltd |
| 9781432912741 | United Kingdom (A Visit To) | Rachael Bell | Product DescriptionWhat is in the Tower of London? What kind of skirts do men wear in Scotland? When do people eat haggis? Learn answers to these questions and more when you read this newly revised and updated book. See the famous sites. Travel over the land. Join in the celebrations. Find out what children learn in school and what they might do when they are older. See if they play the same sports as you or wear the same kinds of clothes. Learn some words in Welsh Gaelic!ReviewThis is one of eighteen books in a series ""A Visit to"". This one includes interesting information about the United Kingdom and providing great color photographs. The content and photos depict the life, home, land, food, clothing etc. of various countries. --Irving ISD Learning ResourcesAbout the AuthorRachael Bell is a Heinemann-Raintree author. | Heinemann |