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  Investigating Hurricanes

  Elizabeth Elkins, Marcia Lusted

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  Dangerous winds. Torrential rains. Toppled trees. The roaring winds and sheets of rain brought on by a hurricane can cause a devastating amount of damage in a short time. Get an up-close look at how these swirling storms form and learn about some of history’s worst hurricanes.

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  My "k" Sound Box®

  Jane Belk Moncure

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  Little k has an adventure with items beginning with his letter's sound, such as kittens, kingbirds, a koala, and kids in a kindergarten. Additional features to aid comprehension include rebus icons for word recognition, a word list for review, activities for further learning, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.

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  Billy the Kid: A heartwarming...

  Michael Morpurgo

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  Read by the inimitable Richard Attenborough. Billy was a champion soccer star, playing for Chelsea in the 1930s. But that was before war broke out… 
  Billy the Kid is told through the voice of an 80 year old man, who looks back on his life as Chelsea’s champion striker until the outbreak of war in 1939 and on through his subsequent life. Billy joins Chelsea as a football apprentice, rises through the reserves to become a real champion. His passion for football sees him through the war years – even as a prisoner of war he organises a friendly against the Italians – but, having been injured by a mine he cannot play for Chelsea on his return to England. Billy turns to vagrancy and alcohol and for years he wanders up and down the country. he re-settles in London in a derelict house and is befriended by a family who move him to a shed in their garden. He, in turn, helps their son with his football who in his turn becomes a Chelsea player. Billy becomes a Chelsea Pensioner and his 80th birthday is celebrated when Chelsea play at home. A novel for both children and adults which deals with some difficult issues. Michael Morpurgo’s storytelling is superb. 
  This bestselling book by Michael Morpurgo, the Sunday Times bestselling author, is a riveting blend of action, adventure, and emotion. Billy's life, marked by the highs of football stardom and the lows of vagrancy, is a compelling narrative that will captivate both children and adults. 
  For fans of Rosemary Wells (The Christmas Mystery), Anait Semirdzhyan (The Great Banned-Books Bake Sale), Katherine A. Applegate (The Encounter), Charles Santore (The Tale of Peter Rabbit), and S. E. Hinton (S.E. Hinton's The Puppy Sister #0).

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  Fender

  Veronica Lamond

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  Fender and and his owner, Dan, live near the sea. After joining friends for  a big beach clean-up,  they find an injured baby seal and rush to the rescue.This is the second in the Landy and Friends series of eight books which are based on the loveable, animated characters of Landy, (a 1956 Series 1 Land Rover) and his friend Fender (a 1999 Defender). Together with their energetic young owners, Jack and Dan, Veronica Lamond introduces young children to diverse, real life, practical activities.

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  Cam Jansen and the Mystery...

  David Adler

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  No mystery is too great for super-sleuth Cam Jansen and her amazing photographic memory! 
    
  Mysteries follow super-sleuth Cam Jansen everywhere she goes … even to the book fair. Cam Jansen, her friends, and their parents are at school for a book fair. Everyone’s favorite mystery writer, Jim E. Winter, is also there, signing books. During the signing, Danny’s parents discover their car is missing. Was it stolen? Jim E. Winter thinks he can solve the mystery, but so does supersleuth Cam. Who will solve it first? 
    
  The Cam Jansen books are perfect for young readers who are making the transition to chapter books, and Cam is a spunky young heroine whom readers have loved for over two decades.

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  Karen's New Year (Baby-sitters...

  Ann M. Martin

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  It's fun to be a Baby-sitters' Little Sister! For New Year's Eve, Karen thinks everyone should make a promise. Hannie is going to stop biting her nails. Kristy promises not to talk to her boyfriend on the phone so much. And Karen makes the most promises of all - nine!But pretty soon, everyone starts breaking their promises. And her brothers and sisters are calling Karen a spy!Poor Karen. Why is everyone being bad except her?

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