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1) Botanicum
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First U.S. edition. Reinforced Trade Edition.
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Showcases dozens of full-color plants from around the world in a gallery format, complemented by identification information and brief descriptions.
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"As a child dreams of all the things in her world that make her happy, she realizes how fortunate she is to live in the world she does"--
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First American edition.
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Nature is bursting with objects that are beautiful, useful, and intriguing. But where do they come from-- and what are they for? Hoare helps readers discover natural objects that have amazing tales to tell. From a delicate bird's feather to a glittering rock from space, readers will marvel at minerals forged through time, ingenious structures made by nature, and remarkable features that help animals and plants to survive and thrive. -- adapted from...
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"Did you know otters sleep while holding hands; zebra finches rehearse their songs while dreaming; ducks and dolphins sleep with one half of their brains at a time; and, frigate birds sleep while flying? A Songbird Dreams of Singing: Poems about Sleeping Animals is a book of poetry with a scientific and child-friendly underpinning"--Publisher marketing.
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First U.S. edition.
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Presents a counting book that features charcoal drawings of ten threatened wild animals accompanied by poetic text describing the animals' unique qualities and behaviors.
6) Sulwe
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First edition.
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When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
7) Teacup
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"A boy travels across the sea in a rowboat in search of a new home, making a journey that is long and difficult--but also filled with beauty and hope"--
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"An alphabet picture book featuring famous women artists and their most iconic works"--
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"Lubna's best friend is a pebble. Pebble always listens to her stories. Pebble always smiles when she feels scared. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna realizes that he needs Pebble even more than she does." -- From dust jacket.
10) Nelson Mandela
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First edition.
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Presents a picture book biography of Nelson Mandela, describing his childhood, education, work to end apartheid, incarceration, and eventual freedom.
11) The undefeated
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"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree"--
12) Gravity
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1st ed.
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"What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity ... Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book.
13) Blackout
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1st ed.
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When a busy family's activities come to a halt because of a blackout, they find they enjoy spending time together and not being too busy for once.
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First edition.
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Three billy goats must outwit the big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they have to cross on their way up the mountain.
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First edition.
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Unabridged.
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"Brief, illustrated bios of women creators around the world"--
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"Greta is a little girl who lives in a beautiful forest threatened by Giants. When the Giants first came to the forest, they chopped down trees to make houses. Then they chopped down more trees and made even bigger homes. The houses grew into towns and the towns grew into cities, until now there is hardly any forest left. Greta knows she has to help the animals who live in the forest, but how? Luckily, Greta has an idea..." -- Back cover.
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"As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changes--big or small--in the world, in their communities, and in most importantly, in themselves"--
18) Animalia
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An alphabet book with fantastic and detailed pictures, bearing such labels as "Lazy lions lounging in the local library."
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First edition.
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"From breakfast to dinner, dusk to dawn, children will love spending the day with this curious penguin chick. The One Day on Our Blue Planet series by Ella Bailey is a new set of children’s books focused on the way our young animal friends spend a day. This time we head to the biting cold of Antarctica to meet a curious penguin chick!"--Pubilsher.
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First edition.
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Shares a variety of facts about monkeys from the smallest pygmy marmoset to the largest mandrill.