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102) Hydroponic hijinks
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When members of the Shooting Stars and Petite Picassos team up for a combined STEM and art project, Astrid is torn between her best friend, Hallie, and her arch-rival, Pearl, until she overcomes her initial suspicions and realizes being a good teammate is more about working together than winning.
104) First come the zebra
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When two young Kenyan boys, one Maasai and one Kikuyu, first meet, they are hostile toward each other based on traditional rivalries, but after they suddenly have to work together to save a baby in danger, the boys begin to discover what they have in common.
106) The enormous turnip
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A cumulative tale in which the turnip planted by an old man grows so enormous that everyone must help to pull it up.
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Third-grader Azaleah Lane has been chosen STEM lab monitor for the week, but on her first day Harry the lab guinea pig gets out of his cage and escapes, and Azaleah has to figure out a strategy to locate where in the room he is hiding and catch him; but she also has another problem--how to get Terrance to listen to Rose, Jamal, and herself and work with the group on their Rube Goldberg machine project.
109) The unlucky launch
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When Astrid and her fellow Shooting Stars build a rocket, Astrid is hoping to impress guest helper, Leah, to score a tour of Space-E headquarters, but when she and her classmates discover Leah does not know much about rockets, Astrid is unsure if she should speak up.
110) Black dragon codex
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When his mother is captured by an evil dragon lord, Septimus the black dragon and his human prisoner Satia, who was going to be his lunch, join forces to try and liberate his parent.
111) Gander's pond
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On a hot summer day when Gander wants to make a pond to splash in, he and Panda finally find a way to catch enough rain water for the project.
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"While Piggie is determined to fly, Elephant is skeptical. But when Piggie gets a little help from others, amazing things happen!"--Publisher's description.
Rosie est déterminée à voler. Mais Gérald l'éléphant sait très bien que c'est impossible. Rosie a beau essayer du mieux qu'elle peut, elle ne parvient qu'à sauter sur place! Et si quelqu'un pouvait l'aider... mais qui? Rosie sera-t-elle en mesure de prouver à son ami Gérald...
114) Bronze dragon codex
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When Simle--a bronze dragon who hates humans--and Tatelyn--a human who distrusts dragons--are linked sympathetically by a pendant, they realize they must work together which brings them a better understanding of each other.
116) Holey moley
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Two young mole brothers fight over whether they should build a hill or dig a hole, but when each works on his own project, they get surprising results.
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Poco and Moco are twin lambs. They look almost exactly alike, and they get along so well that they spend every minute of their day together. But they're also different in a lot of ways. For one thing, Poco is a boy and Moco is a girl. Poco likes breads and rolls, but Moco likes cakes and pastries. They both like donuts, so if they only have one, they split it in half. Poco likes to play hide-and-seek, Moco loves to climb trees. And when they join...
118) Give a goat
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After hearing a story about a girl in Uganda whose life is changed for the better by the gift of a goat, a class of fifth-graders pulls together to raise funds to make a similar donation to someone in need.