November 30, 2007 – 4:31 pm
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: W. Rev Awdry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Book Description
It is Christmas eve, and Thomas wishes he was safe and warm in his shed with the other engines. But Thomas is a Really Useful Engine and has several important deliveries to make. Will he get home in time [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Astronomy, Astronomy & Space, Christmas, Fiction, Holidays & Festivals, People & Places, Popular Culture, Random House Books for Young Readers, Science, Stores, W. Rev Awdry
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November 26, 2007 – 2:38 pm
Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Product Description
Bear is not feeling well at all; he is achy, sneezy, wheezy and sick and in no shape to go outside to play. Mole, Hare, Mouse and the rest of the gang try to make Bear feel as comfortable as possible in [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, Animals, Bears, Diseases, Fiction, Friendship, Health, Humorous, Illness, Issues, Karma Wilson, Margaret K. McElderry, People & Places, Personal Hygiene, Science, Social Situations
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November 23, 2007 – 7:57 am
Rating: (42 reviews)
Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books
Amazon.com
It’s almost the end of Miranda’s sophomore year in high school, and her journal reflects the busy life of a typical teenager: conversations with friends, fights with mom, and fervent hopes for a driver’s license. When Miranda first begins hearing the reports of [...]
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Posted in Teens
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Also tagged Adventure & Thrillers, Family Life, Fantasy, Fiction, Harcourt Children's Books, Literature & Fiction, Magic, Mystery & Horror, Nature, New Experiences, People & Places, Science, Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Social Issues, Susan Beth Pfeffer, Teens
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November 22, 2007 – 7:59 am
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Lynn Brunelle
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Product Description
The Pop Bottle is a perfect miniature science lab. It has a complete kit that ingeniously marries science and fun. Includes 79 easy, hands-on experiments. The Pop Bottle book is a lively, fully illustrated 96 page guide to astonishment. [...]
November 18, 2007 – 1:16 am
Rating: (22 reviews)
Author: Robert Frost
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Amazon.com
Robert Frost’s well-known poem takes on new life in its first picture-book adaptation. The poem–long appreciated for its strong rhythm and evocative images–leaves readers wondering, “Where was the man going on the darkest night of the year?” and “Why on earth did [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Dutton Juvenile, Fiction, Frost, Jeffers, Literature & Fiction, Nature, Poetry, Robert, Robert Frost, Science, Susan
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November 16, 2007 – 11:21 pm
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
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Posted in Teens
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Also tagged Algebra, All 4-for-3 Deals, All Titles, Education, Houghton Mifflin Company, Math, Mathematics, Nonfiction, Professional, Professional & Technical, Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007, Science, Science & Technology, Stores, Teens
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November 16, 2007 – 4:55 am
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Gail Saltz
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Book Description
Puberty can be an excitingand confusingtime for children. In her follow-up to her bestselling Amazing You! , Dr. Gail Saltz navigates curious youngsters through body changes for boys and girls, reproduction, and emerging sexuality with her renowned brand of warmth and candor. Lynne Cravaths [...]
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Posted in Teens
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, Basic Science, Basic Sciences, Biology, Dutton Juvenile, Gail Saltz, Health, Maturing, Medical, Medicine, Mind & Body, Physiology, Professional & Technical, Science, Sexuality, Teens
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November 16, 2007 – 4:13 am
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Dawn Huebner
Publisher: Magination Press
Book Description
What To Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Revealing OCD in a whole new light, this interactive self-help book turns kids into super-sleuths who can recognize [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, Health, Illness, Issues, Magination Press, Mind & Body, Nonfiction, People & Places, Science, Social Issues, Special Needs
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November 15, 2007 – 11:42 pm
Rating: (110 reviews)
Author: Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
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When Dr. Seuss gets serious, you know it must be important. Published in 1971, and perhaps inspired by the “save our planet” mindset of the 1960s, The Lorax is an ecological warning that still rings true today amidst [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, Book Characters, Dr. Seuss, Environment, Fiction, Forests & Trees, Hardcover, Nature, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Poetry, Popular Characters, Random House Books for Young Readers, Science, Staff Favorites, Theodor Seuss Geisel
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November 15, 2007 – 9:33 pm
Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Lester Kubistal
Publisher: Dover Publications
Book Description
Charming coloring book includes 30 black-and-white designs based on patterns made by a kaleidoscope — a Greek word meaning “beautiful form.” Optically enchanting, these images will appeal to colorists of all ages. Artists and craftworkers will also find them an exciting source of inspiration [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Activity Books, Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Art, Biographies, Coloring Books, Curriculum Supplements, Dover Publications, Educational, Fairy Tales, Family Life, Folk Tales & Myths, Games, History & Historical Fiction, Language Arts, Lester Kubistal, Math, Multicultural Stories, Music, Performing Arts, Poetry, Religions, Science, Social Science, Social Situations, Sports & Activities, Stores
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November 15, 2007 – 7:55 pm
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Great Source Education Group
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Posted in Teens
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Also tagged Algebra, All Titles, Great Source Education Group, Math, Mathematics, Professional, Professional & Technical, Professional Science, Pure Mathematics, Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007, Science, Science & Technology, Stores, Teens
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November 15, 2007 – 7:18 pm
Rating: (7 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Book Description
Yucky music, great big feet.
Ladies smelling way too sweet.
Look at knees and stand in line.
Llama Llama starts to whine.
Does any child like to go shopping? Not Llama Llama! But Mama cant leave Llama at home, so off they go to Shop-O-Rama. [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, Animals, Family Life, Fiction, Health, Humorous, Mammals, Parents, People & Places, Personal Hygiene, Science, Viking Juvenile
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November 15, 2007 – 6:09 pm
Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
November 15, 2007 – 5:50 pm
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Mark Anestis
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Book Description
More than 100,000 students take the AP Biology test every year. With updated information on essays, and new free-response questions, this guide gets you prepped for this new format better than any other test prep book on the market.
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Posted in Teens
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Also tagged Advanced Placement, All Titles, Biological Sciences, Biology, Education, Mark Anestis, Nonfiction, Professional & Technical, Professional Science, Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007, Reference, Science, Stores, Test Guides - College & University, Test Prep Central
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November 15, 2007 – 4:42 pm
Rating: (279 reviews)
Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Aladdin
Amazon.com
On the heels of her acclaimed contemporary teen novel Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson surprises her fans with a riveting and well-researched historical fiction. Fever 1793 is based on an actual epidemic of yellow fever in Philadelphia that wiped out 5,000 people–or 10 [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Action & Adventure, Ages 9-12, Aladdin, All 4-for-3 Deals, Anderson, Colonial, Diseases, Fiction, Health, History & Historical Fiction, Laurie Halse, Laurie Halse Anderson, Nonfiction, Science, Stores, Teens, United States
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November 15, 2007 – 2:52 pm
Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Colleen Monroe
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Amazon.com
Book Description This charming tale of an overgrown pine always being passed by for Christmas, and what his woodland friends do to help him, is sure to become a Christmas classic. With delightful illustrations by wildlife artist Michael Monroe and enchanting text [...]
November 15, 2007 – 2:23 pm
Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Judi Barrett
Publisher: Aladdin
Amazon.com
In Pickles to Pittsburgh, the Barretts’ sequel to the delightfully funny, bestselling Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, we check back in with Kate and Henry as they eagerly await Grandpa’s return from an unusual vacation. Kate dreams about a postcard Grandpa has [...]
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Posted in Baby-3
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, Aladdin, All 4-for-3 Deals, Baby-3, Bedtime & Dreaming, Curiosities & Wonders, Fantasy, Fun Facts, Humorous, Judi Barrett, Magic, Mystery & Horror, Mystery & Wonders, Reference, Science, Science Fiction, Stores
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November 15, 2007 – 1:54 pm
Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: W. Rev Awdry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Book Description
Illustrated in full color. All aboard! Kids can tour with Thomas the Tank Engine as he travels through the countryside. They’ll open the station door and wave to Sir Topham Hatt, swing open the barn door and visit the animals, lift [...]
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Posted in Baby-3
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Also tagged All 4-for-3 Deals, Baby-3, Country Life, People & Places, Pop-Up & Movable, Random House Books for Young Readers, Science, Stores, Transportation, W. Rev Awdry, Where We Live
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November 15, 2007 – 1:18 pm
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Sarah Landy
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
Book Description
Blue, Steve, and all their friends are making treats for a special snack party, and there is a lot to do! Preschoolers can help count ingrediens, follow recipes, and play a delicious round of Blue’s Clues.
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Posted in Baby-3
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Also tagged All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Baby-3, Blue's Clues, Diet & Nutrition, Dogs, Fiction, Halloween, Health, Holidays & Festivals, Nonfiction, People & Places, Popular Characters, Popular Culture, Science, Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, Stores, TV
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November 15, 2007 – 10:10 am
Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: James Solheim
Publisher: Aladdin
Book Description
How about a nice dish of Colonial Squirrel Pie with a side of milkweed shoots? If that doesn’t grab you, you might think about trying some Garbage Stew, just like they made in medieval England. But if you’re feeling a little tired and need a [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, Aladdin, All 4-for-3 Deals, Cooking, Curiosities & Wonders, Explore the World, Fun Facts, James Solheim, Mystery & Wonders, People & Places, Reference, Science, Sports & Activities, Stores
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November 15, 2007 – 8:51 am
Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: Amy Wilson Sanger
Publisher: Tricycle Press
Amazon.com
For families that place good food high on their list of priorities, educating their wee ones about the joys of sushi may be far more important than teaching about bunnies and balls and flowers. But even those who don’t know futomaki [...]
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Posted in Baby-3
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Amy Wilson Sanger, Asia, Baby-3, Board Books, Cooking, Diet & Nutrition, Explore the World, Fiction, Health, Issues, People & Places, Science, Social Skills, Sports & Activities, Stores, Tricycle Press
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November 15, 2007 – 8:08 am
Rating: (58 reviews)
Author: Danica McKellar
Publisher: Hudson Street Press
Book Description
From a well-known actress and math geniusa groundbreaking guide to mathematics for middle school girls, their parents, and educators As the math education crisis in this country continues to make headlines, research continues to prove that it is in middle school when [...]
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Posted in Teens
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, By Level, Danica McKellar, Education, High School, Hudson Street Press, Math, Mathematics, Middle School, Nonfiction, Professional & Technical, Science, Science & Technology, Study & Teaching, Teens
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November 15, 2007 – 7:33 am
Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Joanna Cole
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Book Description
When Ms. Frizzle drives the Magic School Bus full speed ahead into the ocean, the class takes a submarine expedition that’s anything but ordinary. With a well-meaning lifeguard in tow, the class takes a deep breath and learns about hot water vents, coral reefs, [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Amelia Bedelia, Animals, Berenstain Bears, Brand New Readers, Bruce, Cole, Degen, Dorling Kindersley Readers, Early Reader, Fiction, Green Light Readers, Hello Reader, I Can Read Books, Issues, Joanna, Joanna Cole, Let's Read and Find Out Science, Magic School Bus, Magic Tree House, Marine Life, Max, Nature, Puffin Easy-to-Read, Ready For Chapters, Real Kids Readers, Scholastic Press, School, Science, Series, Stores, Water
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November 15, 2007 – 4:19 am
Rating: (73 reviews)
Author: Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff and Dr. Paula Kahumbu
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Book Description
The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-yr-old giant tortoise named Mzee (Mm-ZAY). When Owen was stranded after the Dec 2004 tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, Animals, Craig Hatkoff and Dr. Paula Kahumbu, Curiosities & Wonders, Foreign Language Books, Fun Facts, Isabella Hatkoff, Japanese, Mammals, Mystery & Wonders, Nonfiction, Reference, Reptiles & Amphibians, Scholastic Press, Science, Specialty Stores
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November 15, 2007 – 3:27 am
Author: Martin Jenkins
Publisher: Candlewick
Book Description
Unfold a spectacular 3-D model of the TITANIC — and read about her fateful rise and fall — in a gorgeous gift set including several novelty features.
On April 14, 1912, the largest and finest ocean liner of the age struck an iceberg and sank to the icy depths. Now [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, Boats & Ships, Candlewick, History, History & Historical Fiction, Martin Jenkins, Nonfiction, Other, Science, Ships, Titanic, Transportation, United States, World
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November 15, 2007 – 2:43 am
Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: Roger Priddy
Publisher: Priddy Books
Book Description
Ideal for babies and toddlers.Stunning large format brings images to life.Helps to build a child’s vocabulary.
November 15, 2007 – 12:24 am
Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Deborah Heiligman
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Description
A caterpillar comes to school in a jar. The class watches the caterpillar each day as it grows and changes. Soon, it disappears into a hard shell called a chrysalis. Then the chrysalis breaks, and a beautiful butterfly flies out of the jar! This is [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Animals, Biology, Bugs & Spiders, Deborah Heiligman, Early Reader, Fiction, HarperTrophy, Let's Read and Find Out Science, Nonfiction, Science, Series, Stores, Zoology
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November 14, 2007 – 11:52 pm
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Book Description
Its a young bears first autumn, and the falling leaves surprise and thrill him. At first he tries to put the leaves back on, but by spring hes learned about the trees wondrous cycle.
This bears-eye look at the changing seasons will charm readers with [...]
November 14, 2007 – 8:39 pm
Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: Kyle Olmon
Publisher: Orchard Books
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Bargain Books, Children, History, Kyle Olmon, Orchard Books, People & Places, Science, Social Science, Stores
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November 14, 2007 – 8:37 pm
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Franklyn M. Branley
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Description
`Accompanied by NASA photographs and Dorros’s colorful, lively drawings, the text explains the Earth’s rotation in clear and simple terms. An experiment using a lamp as the `sun’ further clarifies the principles introduced.’ —BL.
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Astronomy, Astronomy & Space, Early Reader, Franklyn M. Branley, HarperTrophy, Heavy Machinery, Let's Read and Find Out Science, Science, Series, Stores
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November 14, 2007 – 4:04 pm
Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Cindy Neuschwander
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Product Description
Sir Cumference, his wife, Lady Di of Ameter, and their son, Radius, use geometry and problem-solving techniques to help King Author. 32 pages. 8 1/2″ x 9 1/2″. Ages 5-10.
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Posted in Baby-3
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Also tagged Action & Adventure, Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Applied, Baby-3, Basic Concepts, Chaos & Systems, Charlesbridge Publishing, Cindy Neuschwander, Counting, Fiction, General Geometry, Geometry, Geometry & Topology, Math, Mathematical Analysis, Mathematical Physics, Mathematics, Number Systems, Obsessions, People & Places, Princesses, Professional & Technical, Professional Science, Pure Mathematics, Royalty, Science, Stores, Transformations, Trigonometry
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November 14, 2007 – 12:17 pm
Rating: (42 reviews)
Author: Eric Schlosser, Charles Wilson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Book Description
In the New York Times bestseller Chew on This, Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson unwrap the fast-food industry to bring you a behind-the-scenes look at a business that both feeds and feeds off the young. Find out what really goes on at [...]
November 14, 2007 – 12:15 pm
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Franklyn M. Branley
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Description
Because the moon revolves around Earth, it seems to grow and shrink. Children can read about the phenomena of the moon’s phases and with an experiment using an orange, a pencil, and a flashlight, they can see why the moon looks different at different [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Astronomy, Astronomy & Space, Early Reader, Franklyn M. Branley, HarperTrophy, jp-unknown1, Let's Read and Find Out Science, Science, Series, Specialty Stores, Stores
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November 14, 2007 – 11:58 am
Rating: (46 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Little Simon
Book Description
Mommy got me a brand new potty!But I’m not ready yet!I want to run and play.Uh-oh, I peed in my pants.But Mommy says, “That’s okay!”Children will love following along and lifting the flaps to see the child play, sit on thepotty, eat, sit on the [...]
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Posted in Ages 4-8
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, All 4-for-3 Deals, Baby-3, Health, History & Historical Fiction, Little Simon, Pop-Up & Movable, Science, State & Local, Stores, Toilet Training, United States
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November 14, 2007 – 9:50 am
Rating: (51 reviews)
Author: Master Merlin, Dugald Steer
Publisher: Candlewick
Book Description
Aspiring wizards can tune in to the age-old wisdom of Merlin with this dazzling compendium of all things magical — unveiling novelty elements throughout.
For any apprentice determined to learn the arcane arts of wizardry, could there be a better teacher than . [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, Candlewick, Curiosities & Wonders, Dragonology, Dugald Steer, Fantasy, Fantasy & Adventure, Fun Facts, Magic, Master Merlin, Mystery & Horror, Mystery & Wonders, Reference, Science, Science Fiction, Series, Wizardology & Egyptology
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November 14, 2007 – 9:38 am
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Joshua Gee
Publisher: Scholastic
Book Description
Vampires, ghosts, monsters, and more–ENCYCLOPEDIA HORRIFICA invites you to join our quest for the terrifying truth about all things ghoulish and ghastly. But beware! Surprises lurk at the turn of every page. . . .
Discover a time line of ALIEN LIFE on earth–beginning [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, Curiosities & Wonders, Encyclopedias, Fantasy, Fun Facts, Genre Fiction, Health, Horror, Joshua Gee, Literature & Fiction, Mind & Body, Monsters, Mystery & Horror, Mystery & Wonders, Mythology & Folklore, Obsessions, Reference, Reference & Nonfiction, Scholastic, Science, Science Fiction, Spine-Chilling Horror, Teens, Vampires
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November 14, 2007 – 3:02 am
Rating: (31 reviews)
Author: W. Rev Awdry
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Book Description
Sinve the first Thomas stories written by a father for his son over 60 years ago, Thomas the Tank Engine continues to delight children everywhere. This collection contains 14 of the best-loved titles of the Reverend W Awdry’s classic [...]
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Ages 4-8, Ages 9-12, Fiction, Friendship, People & Places, Picture Books, Popular Culture, Random House Books for Young Readers, Science, Social Situations, Transportation, W. Rev Awdry
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November 14, 2007 – 1:24 am
Rating: (23 reviews)
Author: Jordan Sonnenblick
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Book Description
Thirteen-year-old Steven has a totally normal life: he plays drums in the All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the hottest girl in the school, and is constantly annoyed by his five-year-old brother, Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven’s world is [...]
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Also tagged All 4-for-3 Deals, Being a Teen, Diseases, Emotions & Feelings, Family Life, Fiction, Health, Humorous, Illness, Issues, Jordan Sonnenblick, People & Places, Scholastic Paperbacks, Science, Siblings, Social Issues, Social Situations, Stores, Teens
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November 13, 2007 – 11:22 pm
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Julie Ellis
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
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Posted in Ages 9-12
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Also tagged Ages 9-12, All 4-for-3 Deals, Applied, Chaos & Systems, Charlesbridge Publishing, General Geometry, Geometry, Geometry & Topology, Julie Ellis, Math, Mathematical Analysis, Mathematical Physics, Mathematics, Number Systems, Professional & Technical, Professional Science, Pure Mathematics, Science, Stores, Transformations, Trigonometry
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November 13, 2007 – 10:25 pm
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Paul Showers
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Description
Put on your socks and shoes — and don’t forget your ears!We’re going on a listening walk. Shhhhh. Do not talk. Do not hurry. Get ready to fill your ears with a world of wonderful and surprising sounds.