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  Baby Penguins

  Betsy Rathburn

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  Covered in fuzzy down, penguin chicks are adorable! In this title, beginning readers will learn how penguin parents care for their fluffy babies, from feeding them to keeping them warm. Bright, playful photos support simple, predictable sentences, while features such as a diagram and a photo glossary reiterate the text. This cute title will show kids just starting to read how fun books can be!

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  Ember Rising: The Green Ember...

  S. D. Smith

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  A harrowing adventure inside enemy territory. Heather and Picket are plunged into the darkness of Morbin’s shadow, fighting to bear the flame of the cause and light the way for rabbitkind’s upright insurrection.Hope for a HealingWork for the MendingFight for the Rising

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  Homo habilis and Homo erectus:...

  Editors Charles River

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  The evolutionary path from the original primates to modern man is a long one and has taken many twists and turns, but naturally, as the fossil record grows, scientists gain a more complete understanding of our own mental and physical history in terms of genetics and anatomy. However, the correct order and relationships of the various specimen types are difficult to pin down. Many representative samples have been found in such minute amounts as to not preclude anomalies. They have been discovered in various stages of wear. Modern features did not occur simultaneously or uniformly, taking millions of years to become manifest in later types. Up to the present day’s Homo sapiens, examples of the main types have been hybrids of older and more modern features. 
  	One of the earliest species of the genus Homo to be discovered is Homo habilis, which basically means “handy man.” The name comes from the belief at the time of its discovery that this species was the first to start using stone tools. The first fossils to be uncovered in Olduvai Gorge were from the same stratigraphic layer as simple stone tools. Fossils of the crania and postcranial skeleton for this species have been found in both eastern and southern Africa and date to around 2.5–1.6 million years ago.  
  	Given the gradual changes that take place in evolution, Homo habilis shares a number of characteristics that are similar to the genus Australopithecus, such as in the postcranial elements. That said, the size and shape of the Homo habilis skull are markedly different. The size of the brain is much larger relative to the size of the body, being around 680 cc. In order to house a larger brain, the skull features a more vertical frontal bone, creating a more vertical forehead. The brow ridges that sit on the lower portion of the frontal bone are also reduced in size.

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  Raven's Gate

  Anthony Horowitz

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  This chilling NYT bestseller from Anthony Horowitz, "a master of edge-of-your-seat writing" (Booklist, starred) is "an exhilarating read" (Kirkus) that "should attract a strong following" (PW) 
    
  As punishment for a crime he didn't really commit, Matt was given a choice: go to jail or go live with an old woman named Mrs. Deverill in a remote town called Lesser Malling. He should have chosen jail. A strange and sinister plan is coming together made in Lesser Malling, with Matt at the center of it all. People who try to help him disappear … or die. It all ties to an evil place named Raven's Gate—a place whose destiny is horrifyingly intertwined with Matt's own.

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  Bibi and Tina The Vet

  Ulf Tiehm

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  Bibi and Tina don't like this new vet in her "fine" white coat. Apparently she doesn't know anything about animals, otherwise the foundling dog wouldn't have grabbed her arm. When she orders a muzzle, Bibi and Tina are really angry. But then the two are amazed: the new Vet is a superb rider!

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  King & Kayla and the Case of the...

  Dori Hillestad Butler

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  King and Kayla are going to a sleepover at Jillian and Thor’s house. They usually sleep downstairs, but not this time. Jillian says there’s a ghost down there! 
   
  What does Kayla know? 
  1. Jillian thinks there’s a ghost downstairs. 
  2. She’s only seen it at night when the lights are off. 
  3. She’s heard it at night and during the day. 
   
  What does King know? 
  Cat with No Name is outside.  
   
  How will they solve the mystery?

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