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  Crocodile Tears - A Story of...

  Derek Desierto

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  Clayton is a crocodile with deep feelings. He is often moved to tears, whether happy or sad tears. But this invites teasing, until a kaleidoscope of butterflies arrives and shows Clayton how very valuable his tears are, and how much he's appreciated.

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  The Sense of Taste - A First Look

  Percy Leed

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  What do you know about the sense of taste? 
  Our senses help us observe and understand our world. This curricular topic is explored though an integrated approach to learning with embedded SEL questions and family/educator engagement tips at the beginning and end of each book. Engaging photos and leveled text help teach young readers about their senses, and questions encourage readers to think like a scientist.

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  The Volcanic Valve - Steam...

  W. L. Alden

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  What if a volcano could be switched on like a machine? 
  That question drives one of the boldest scientific schemes ever imagined. Professor Van Wagener is certain that volcanoes operate like gigantic boilers. Steam builds beneath hardened lava until pressure becomes unbearable. His solution sounds simple enough: install a massive “safety valve” inside the mountain. Release steam when you want quiet. Pump water into the depths when you want a spectacular eruption. 
  To investors, the proposal sounds outrageous. Yet the potential reward is irresistible. Imagine selling guaranteed volcanic eruptions to tourists. Imagine harnessing the heat of the earth to warm an entire city. The plan grows from a wild idea into a full expedition as machinery is ordered, workers are hired, and a remote volcano is chosen for the first experiment. 
  Soon a yacht carrying engineers, investors, and equipment sails across the world toward an isolated island volcano. There, far from curious eyes, the crew begins drilling deep into the mountain itself. Day after day the tunnel grows longer, cutting toward the hidden chamber where unimaginable heat and pressure wait. 
  Everything seems under control. 
  Until the mountain answers back. 
  What begins as a confident scientific demonstration soon becomes a desperate escape as the volcano reveals forces far beyond the calculations of any engineer. The question is no longer whether the experiment will succeed. The only question is whether anyone will survive long enough to tell the story. 
  W. L. Alden was an American writer and journalist best known for humorous and speculative stories that appeared in leading nineteenth-century magazines. His fiction often blended satire with scientific ideas, placing confident inventors and ambitious businessmen in situations where bold schemes collide with the stubborn realities of nature.

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  The Candy Smash

  Jacqueline Davies

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  The fourth installment of the popular Lemonade War series! Siblings Jessie and Evan Treski have waged a lemonade war, sought justice in a class trial, and even unmasked a bell thief. Now they are at opposite ends over the right to keep secrets... 
  Evan believes some things (such as his poetry) are private. Jessie believes scandal makes good news. 
  When anonymously sent candy hearts appear in Class 4-0, self-appointed ace reporter Jessie determines to get the scoop on class crushes. 
  Like a modern-day Beverly Cleary, Jacqueline Davies writes with heart, humor, and honesty about family and school life for middle schoolers. 
  The six books in this fun-to-read series are:  
  The Lemonade WarThe Lemonade Crime The Bell Bandit The Candy Smash The Magic Trap The Bridge Battle

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  Jack and the Red Giant - Tree...

  Amanda Cleary Eastep

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  Jack Finch is seeing stars.  And it has nothing to do with Christmas. Snowball wars are being waged against the Tree Street Kids, and Jack has taken a hit to the eye from one of Buzz Rublatz’s polar projectiles. Jack plans the perfect defense–the Abominable Snowman-ator. But building your greatest invention is tough when you’re also practicing for the starring role in the school nativity play. One cold, starry night, a neighborhood catastrophe disturbs the peacefulness of the snow-covered streets and twinkling lights. What's that terrible orange glow down the block? And does Buzz know more about it than he’s telling? Jack is determined to find out. But, first, he needs a Christmas miracle. Will Jack find room in his heart to welcome an unexpected addition to the stage and his home? To Jack’s surprise, he gives the neighborhood bully a greater gift than either of them could have imagined.Book Six in the Tree Street Kids Series

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  I Ride

  Katie Peters

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  Beginning readers explore the types of transportation people use. What kinds of vehicles do their families use? This easy-reading nonfiction text pairs with the fiction story From the Train.

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