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  Guys Read - Kid Appeal—A Short...

  Jon Scieszka, David Lubar

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  The whole school is getting in on the action when a contest is announced: The student who creates the best project on New Cairo’s history will win a trip to the cool new water park in town. Charlie has a plan that can’t lose—as long as he doesn’t lose his life in the process. A short story from the acclaimed collection Guys Read: Funny Business, edited by Jon Scieszka.

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  How the Gods Created the Finger...

  Elizabeth Moore, Alice Couvillon

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  While artist Luz-Maria Lopez was growing up in Honduras, her grandmother would share stories about her Mayan ancestors, such as the legend of the finger people. The tale begins with the lonely gods in heaven. Though they created flowers and beasts to roam the forest, they lacked companionship. They created a man out of clay, but he melted. A man made of wood caught fire, and a man made of gold lacked an appreciation for nature's beauty.They decided that man must be composed from the gods. The gods cut their fingers from their hand, which fell to earth and transformed into the energetic finger people. The compassionate little people felt bad for the cold, gold man and offered him love and warmth. For this, the gods decreed that no rich man can enter the gates of heaven unless he treats others with love and kindness, just as the finger people showed kindness to the gold man.Told in both English and Spanish, this unique story is full of vibrant illustrations by Luz-Maria Lopez, which reflect traditional Mayan art.

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  Lifetime - The Amazing Numbers...

  Lola M. Schaefer

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  A children’s author “use[s] traits and developmental milestones of 11 species . . . to take full measure of animal lives . . . As intriguing as it is gorgeous” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).   In one lifetime, a caribou will shed ten sets of antlers, a woodpecker will drill thirty roosting holes, a giraffe will wear 200 spots, a seahorse will birth 1,000 babies.   Count each one and many more while learning about the wondrous things that can happen in just one lifetime. This extraordinary book collects animal information not available anywhere else—and shows all thirty roosting holes, all 200 spots, and, yes, all 1,000 baby seahorses in eye-catching illustrations. A book about picturing numbers and considering the endlessly fascinating lives all around us, Lifetime is sure to delight young nature lovers.   A Junior Library Guild Selection   “A delightful read for the little future park ranger or mathematician in your life.” —Buzzfeed   “A fascinating addition to the curious reader’s library.” —Daily Parent   “Beautiful book.” —The Wall Street Journal   “Concepts of counting and quantity are cleverly examined.” —The Horn BookMagazine   “Whether you teach with it or curl up with it, you'll be wondering and learning all at once.” —DesignMom   “An engaging teaching tool on so many levels.” —Cool Mom Picks   “Useful for integrating literature into math instruction.” —School Library Journal   “Fills a clever niche for both animal science and mathematics.” —Booklist   “Readers (or listeners) will enjoy counting the joeys, seahorses, alligator eggs or spots on the giraffe.” —Kirkus Reviews

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  Happy Thanksgiving Day

  Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo...

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  “Happy Thanksgiving Day” is a delightful story/song combination for children as they listen and follow along word-for-word in this adorably illustrated eBook. Fun music will entertain pre-readers as they celebrate a beloved national holiday. Kids and parents alike will enjoy reading and singing along to “Happy Thanksgiving Day” as they listen to this and follow over and over again!

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  Dinosaur's Night Before Christmas

  Jim Harris

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  To save Christmas, a father and son must battle eight not-so-tiny dinosaurs . . . It’s Christmas Eve and Dad is up late, testing a game for his son. A sudden ruckus outside brings him to his feet, and when he looks into the sky, he can hardly believe his eyes. Eight gigantic dinosaurs are pulling a strange UFO across the sky!  It isn’t long before this night before Christmas turns into a nightmare. The ferocious dinosaurs—Smasher, Splinter, Crusher, Fang, Biter, Slang, Stomper and a mean, mighty T-Rex dressed like an evil St. Nick—soon start destroying the neighborhood, gobbling up the presents, and ruining Christmas.  When Dad meets the real Santa Claus, the two of them, along with some amazing bubble gum, a powerful video gun, and some surprise helpers, engage in one epic battle to save Christmas. Imaginatively detailed illustrations from award-winning artist Jim Harris turn this hilarious and fantastic Christmas story into a larger-than-life Jurassic adventure! Acclaim for Jim Harris’s The Three Little Dinosaurs “Charming illustrations . . . The humorous text depicts these modern beasts playing video games, ordering pizza, and talking about insurance.” —School Library Journal

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  Twin Power: The Lost Cup

  Emma Larkin

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  "The Lost Cup? You don't want to know about that".  Aidan has been thwarted at every turn, in his efforts to find out where the mysterious lost cup is hidden, or if it even really exists.
  A year after the escapades of Gaelic football mad twins, Aoife and Aidan Power, along with their four best friends in Twin Power: Throw In, the Droichead Beag gang are back!
  However, all is not rosy. Cracks are starting to show as the gang's strong foundation creaks under the strain of new friendships with players from their rival club Gorman, along with football injuries and tense must win matches.
  With all this tension in the background, Aidan becomes fixated on finding the mysterious Lost Cup which was allegedly hidden 100 years ago during the Irish Civil War. Why will no one talk to him about it? Will a school trip to the GAA museum in Croke Park shed any light on this mystery? How is the lost cup linked to rivalries between Droichead Beag GAA and Gorman GAA?
  Can Aoife and Aidan solve this mystery, reunite their gang of friends and return to having fun on the football field?

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