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  The Magic Toy Shop

  Peter King

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  The book is a children's fairy tale about toys with magic powers. A toy shop hidden in an old village deep in the countryside is rumoured to have magic powers. Every toy that enters the toy shop, either to be mended or sold is given the power to move and talk to other toys. But the magic power only happens when children and adults are not around. The children that live in the village somehow know that that is true, without having any real proof. All the parents are convinced that it is the children spreading the rumours, until they experience strange happens with their children's toys. Many of the toys have their own story to tell, including dolls, robots and unicorns, as well as the children who own them and Nancy and Tom, the shop owners Michael's dad is determined the find out the truth about  these magic powers and secretly sets up a video camera in his son's play room during the night, with the story ending with a surprising twist.

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  Balam & Lluvia's House - Poems

  Julio Serrano Echeverría

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  Meet Balam, a boy who could be a cat. Meet Lluvia, a girl who could be the dawn. Balam and Lluvia are siblings who catch fireflies, bid farewell to their pet fish in the bathroom, and wait for Ratón Pérez to collect their teeth.
  In Balam and Lluvia's House, the secret tastes and sounds of the everyday are waiting to be found. From the smell of crushed laurel leaves to the whispers of the peach tree in their back garden, every day is a day of discovery. Full of lively and reflective poems, this book invites the reader to run alongside Balam and Lluvia captivated by the world that surrounds them.
  Lawrence Schimel's translation brings the work of acclaimed Guatemalan author and playwright Julio Serrano Echeverría into English for the first time.
  Shortlisted for the CLiPPA Poetry Award and The Week Junior Book Awards 2024.

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  I Don't Like Rainy Days

  Rania Najjarine

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  Liam is a bored five-year-old who, like many, hates rainy days!Throughout the story, Liam (with the help of Mom) experiences something new.Mom helps Liam discover that rainy days can be fun, as long as you're ready to wet your socks and try something new!How do you think Liam will feel at the end of this rainy day?

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  Entangled

  Emma Rea

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  When Thomas' sister, Tia, gets kidnapped during an art trip to Venice, no one will believe he has a vital clue, especially when he's so clumsy.
  Ever since Tia lost her sight, Thomas has been by her side. But Tia is the second girl to go missing in Venice that week and now it's up to Thomas to race across the city, navigating canals, carnival parades and masked balls, and uncover a hair-raising conspiracy.

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  The Ghostly Tales of Santa Fe

  Lisha Cauthen

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  Ghost stories from America's heart of the Southwest have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!  Welcome to the spooky streets of Santa Fe!      Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.    Did you know a ghostly miner still roams the Sangre de Cristo Mountains looking for the treasure he lost? Or that the spirit of a Spanish solider wanders Santa Fe not realizing he's dead? Can you believe you may even spot the ghost of Billy the Kid playing cards in town?    Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Santa Fe, and have you sleeping with the light on!

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  Peaceful Protests: Voices for...

  Tamra B. Orr

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  Perfect narrative non-fiction for young learners! Peaceful Protests: Voices for the Environment explains early activists like Rachel Carson, her research and the impact of her book, Silent Spring, that revealed the deadliness of common pesticides including DDT, John Muir who, because of an accident that caused him temporary blindness, he founded the Sierra Club and creating national parks, and efforts of writers Henry David Thoreau and Dr. Seuss who wrote about appreciating and saving our natural resources, and features historical photos, a chronological timeline of events along with chapter notes, further reading recommendations, and an index.

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