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Spanish Language Picture Book for Preschool and Kindergarten. Help your kids learn to be patient with this birthday story! It's Little Owl's Birthday and she can't wait for her birthday party. Unfortunately, there's lots to do to get ready for a party and Little Owl has a very difficult time being patient. When her mother sends her outside to play, Little Owl visits all of her friends but just can't wait. The party is taking forever to get ready and...
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This book invites you to see the natural world in all its intricacy and intense beauty and become a knowledgeable steward of the wild.
From the mountains to the ocean shores, from the wetlands to the deserts, North America teems with flora and fauna in delicately balanced ecosystems found nowhere else on Earth. With this book in hand, you will understand the language of nature and see those wild places with new eyes. You'll learn to recognize the...
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Octavia is a friend of George, the shark. She is very upset about the rubbish in the sea as she has lost many friends to it.
She meets her friend, George, who has got stuck in a reef. Octavia tries pulling and pushing, but he is stuck fast. Octavia gets him to wriggle while she pulls and eventually he gets free. When they are both away from the reef, they notice an oil drum. George thinks it should go back to the humans.
When the humans come back...
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Got a half hour? Use it to paint something beautiful with these ten quick projects.
“The 30 Minute Artist” series is for beginners and busy artists who want to achieve great paintings in just half an hour. Here, expert artist and teacher Fiona Peart helps you build skills and confidence, and loosen up your style, by producing spontaneous, lively flower paintings in thirty minutes flat.
Discover quick exercises to get you started-and then try...
20225) Waning Gibbous: Phases
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A waning gibbous indicates a decrease in the illumination of the moon.
At least in the physical aspect of the word.
Spiritually speaking, waning means to turn your mind towards making a change. It's time to start reevaluating certain habits in your life, including those that affect the world. But, could it mean more? What if it, means to head towards darkness to see new light? Or, maybe the start of a new cycle can also mean the beginning of a new...
20226) Dragon's Nest
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ROGER BRIGGS AND THE COMPANIONS OF THE LAST DRAGON EGG MUST TRAVEL FURTHER INTO STRANGE NEW REALMS TO REACH THE FABLED DRAGONS NEST. But time is running out. The Dragon's Egg must be gotten to the Dragon's Nest in order for Prince Regor to be hatched safely. But where is it exactly? And what does Roger have to overcome to arrive there? And if he does make it, how on Erf do you hatch a Dragon's Egg anyway? Find out as Roger, Mary, Grannie Maddam and...
20227) Gorillas Work Together
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Gorillas are social animals that live in groups called troops. They're the largest primates on Earth, but these big creatures can be quite gentle. In this book, readers will learn about gorilla families and how they work together to find food and raise their young. This important elementary life-science subject is explained in rich detail, and full-color images add depth to the text. Fact boxes provide fascinating information to spark students' interest....
20228) Caimans
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This book gives an engaging overview of caimans, from their diet and habitat to how they sneakily stalk their prey. Short paragraphs of easy-to-read text are paired with plenty of colorful photos to make reading engaging and accessible. The book also includes a table of contents, fun facts, sidebars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading. Apex books have low reading levels (grades 2-3) but are designed...
20229) Running with the Wolves
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Robyn learns who is really living in the forest outside her town in this beginning reader based on the film, WOLFWALKERS.
Each page features images from the film paired with simple sentences for young readers. A pronunciation guide and word list enhance the educational value.
About WOLFWALKERS:
In a time of superstition and magic, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack. While...
20230) Boomslangs
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This title focuses on Boomslang snakes and gives information related to their habitats, bodies, food, and life cycles. The title is complete with beautiful, full-color photographs, leveled text, and plenty of fun and informative facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
20231) Adieu, Jacoby!
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Jacoby, qui a aidé de nombreux enfants à gérer leur anxiété et les a encouragés à lire, est très malade. Devant sa douleur, Madame Ève se résout à l'emmener chez la vétérinaire
pour le faire euthanasier.
Alors qu'elle apprend à vivre sans son cher compagnon, Madame Ève chemine, réconfortée par son souvenir apaisant.
Les enfants que Jacoby a si bien accompagnés s'ennuient de lui énormément et ils organisent une fête d'adieu. Doucement,...
20232) Sleep
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From whales and elephants to cicadas and spiders, discover how and why living creatures rest.
What is sleep? What is resting? What is the difference between them? This book explains that difference by looking at why people need sleep, how we sleep, and looking at how animals either sleep or rest.
20233) Maduro para la muerte
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«Muy entretenido. Recomiendo encarecidamente este libro para la biblioteca permanente de cualquier lector que valore una novela de misterio bien escrita, con algunos giros y un argumento inteligente. No te decepcionará. ¡Una manera excelente de pasar un fin de semana frío!»
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (en relación a Asesinato en la mansión)
MADURO PARA LA MUERTE (UN MISTERIO COZY EN LOS VIÑEDOS DE LA TOSCANA) es el libro#2 de...
20234) A Twisted Treasure
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A murder at an old pirate's mansion... a missing treasure... and chili-cheese dogs?
When the son of an infamous pirate captain from St. Maurice's past, is found dead, the mystery behind the old pirates' long missing treasure resurfaces. Heirs of the old captains return to St. Maurice.
But there's more to this than just treasure. Twiz keeps finding mysterious messages left in her car. Who is sending them?
When Twiz's former boss gets involved, and...
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What makes a dragonfly a dragonfly? What are the most dashing dragonflies from around the world? Carefully leveled, engaging text supports life science curriculum related to classification, behavior, life cycles, and more. Smithsonian Little Entomologist feeds kids' natural curiousity about the little critters in their world to meet Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Fans of augmented reality will love to dash beyond the printed page with up-close...
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Meet the funny and adorable river otter! Young readers will learn all about these amazing animals. Through text features such as the vocabulary tree and the wrap-up activity, kids will be introduced to vocabulary in concept groups-helping them make connections between words and expand their understanding of the world.
20237) Seals: A 4D Book
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Did you know many seals live in cold places? They have a thick layer of blubber under their skin that protects them. Read to learn more about the places seals live and other facts about this mammal. Bring augmented reality to your students by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning for access to awesome videos!
20238) The Art of VIVO
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The official behind—the—scenes companion book to VIVO, the first-ever musical from the Academy Award-winning studio Sony Pictures Animation
The Art of VIVO will give readers a behind-the-scenes look at VIVO, the first-ever musical from Sony Pictures Animation, including exclusive concept art, character designs, storyboards and commentary from the award-winning filmmaking team.
VIVO, an animated musical adventure featuring all-new original songs...
20239) Strawberries and Crime
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Things are finally growing smoothly on the Finn Family Farm. With the help of caretakers Joe and Alice Wong and farmer Samuel Brown, Charlotte Finn is starting to feel at home at the Santa Barbara County produce farm she inherited. But, all is not strawberries and cream: A blight is destroying young berry plants. Worse, another mysterious death is shaking Little Acorn.
The victim is grizzled, cantankerous Linc Pierce, the only farmer in Little Acorn...
20240) The Great Howler in the Sky
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In Valorie Bridges Fant's The Great Howler in the Sky, young readers will be captivated by the mystery and charm of George's quest. This book is filled with delightful illustrations that will entertain children while teaching them a valuable lesson about friendship and determination. Come along on an amazing journey with George and his friends as they search for The Great Howler in the Sky. Don't miss out on their exciting adventure!