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"Visually lavish and unforgettable."--Kirkus"While the plot, such as it is, is engaging, the real star here is the luminous artwork, which features vivid, realistic animals in alarming peril. The astonishing destruction is both chaotic and gorgeous."--BooklistSecond in the celebrated series of wildlife graphic novels, author Frederic Brremaud and illustrator Federico Bertolucci turn their lens on a northeastern woodland setting to follow a single...
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"Visually, the book is a marvel, with panel after panel of Bertolucci's gorgeous palette of jungle greens disrupted by the tiger's distinctive orange blaze. The other animals are beautifully rendered, and the storytelling has the feeling of an animated film."--Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)"Visually eloquent story . . . "--School Library JournalA day in the life of the king of the jungle, this lavishly illustrated story follows a single majestic...
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Life in the primordial swamps of prehistoric Earth was a daily trial of survival, especially for the smaller dinosaurs just trying to get by without being trampled, attacked, or eaten. Not even the biggest beasts were safe, as there always seemed to be an even bigger threat looming on the horizon. This exciting tale, written by Frederic Brremaud, is told without narration or dialogue, conveyed entirely through the beautiful illustrations of Federico...
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The third volume in the lavishly illustrated series of wildlife graphic novels, each following a single central animal through an adventurous day in their natural environment. Each tale depicts genuine natural behavior through the dramatic lens of Disney-esque storytelling, like a nature documentary in illustration. Both heartwarming and heartbreaking, this volume focuses on a solitary Lion as it wanders the plains of Africa, handling the daily hunt,...
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Grumpy Cat: The Grumpus and Other Horrible Holiday Tales is a collection of NEW stories featuring everyone's favorite feline sourpuss that will help keep you in the grumpy spirit all throughout the most joyous season of the year! Grumpy Cat and her friends star in an origin story parody of the popular Christmas figure The Krampus in the title story. The book also includes other brand-new short stories, including: Grumpy the Snowcat Santa...
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How the Gherkins Stole Christmas is a hilarious riff on Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas. Throughout the days leading up to Christmas, humbug infects the residents of Catsburg. When the joy gets sucked out of the holidays, the Pickles are called in to help bring the cheer back. However, Snowball the cat tries to foil their plans by convincing the town that the Pickles are actually aliens!
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This is supposed to be a book about all the different things moose can do, like leaping and jumping and being really tall. But maybe Whoopsie isn't the right moose for the job. You might want to pick a different moose for this book. Maybe instead we can do a book about falling down a lot? Yeah! Whoopsie would be great at that.This hilarious book about a clumsy moose shows that sometimes being a little different can make one great story.
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Farmer would just like to sleep in but his early morning slumbers are disturbed by his faithful companion, Donkey. And Donkey isn't there to bid Farmer a good morning. As it turns out, the prospect of fun and food has lured the farm's livestock to a local fair. Now it's up to Farmer and Donkey to go round up the wayward critters before they can get into too much trouble. Or is it too late? Young readers will laugh out loud at the antics of the farmer's...
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Everyone knows that stuffed elephants always smell like all places they've been, the laundry hamper, the sandbox, the foot of the bed. But when Fletcher smells his elephant this morning, he just can't place its scent, so he heads off to ask his family if they might know what Elephant smells like. And the answer is sweeter than you might imagine. With simple and expressive illustrations, this book captures just how fiercely children love their stuffed...
14) Buttertubs
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Buttertubs is a dog who always wants to save the dudes and damsels in distress, but who always mucks it up on account of his inability to stop sweating butter. Running becomes flailing and crashing, everything he touches becomes greasy and strangely flammable, and even simple tasks become fraught with slippery danger.
15) The Rabbit
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Eleanor and her younger sister Kathy have run away from school, from home and from all of their troubles. When Kathy accidentally injures a rabbit, they bring it along with them. But this is no ordinary rabbit. And as they get farther and farther away from home, the rabbit gets bigger and more menacing - until they have to make a choice about facing their past and their fears or giving in to them. A graphic novel exploration of how running away from...
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Lose yourself in in the dark forests of Amelie Flechais' spectacular artwork. A young wolf, on a journey to bring his grandmother a rabbit, is charmed by the nice little girl who offers to help him . . . but nice is not the same as good. A haunting fairy tale for children and adults alike.
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Can you find your lunch deep down in your backpack by hearing it? Many predators have strong senses that help them find food. Some animals use their ears to find their prey. Discover the interesting ways animals use their sense of hearing to find their next meal in the beautifully illustrated, easy-to-read Hearing Their Prey. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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Without a map or much of a plan, Untitled Ape and Cat journey through flooded cities and stormy seas, across frozen plains and snowy mountains, and even up into the world of the clouds on their quest to find Ape's home in the jungle. But Ape's mysterious and sinister past is starting to catch up with him, and it becomes more and more difficult to keep his personal history from Cat... What happened to Ape? Why doesn't he have a name? And how can he...
20) Kitsune #2
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We've all made mistakes in the past we wish we hadn't, but we can't change what happened. Kitsunichi Shimitzu, too, will have to face his failures as a rebellion flares up, one that not even the Imperial army seems able to stop.