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Being financially savvy is crucial for the next generation's success and prosperity in the modern world.If you would like your child to learn valuable lessons including savings and financial responsibility, this book is here to help in this.The book "A Trip to Yesterday's Finances" tells an interesting story of how best friends Bobby and Kobby venture back in time to examine their past financial choices. This engaging story is part of a collection...
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Can Piper make enough money to buy the Gypsy members a clubhouse? Find out in Piper Reed, Party Planner, by author Kimberly Willis Holt and illustrator Christine Davenier
Piper Reed and her fellow Gypsy Club members are in need of a clubhouse. Raising money to buy one proves a challenge. Piper, being the resourceful fifth grader that she is, launches her own party-planning business and gets her first job throwing young Brady's birthday celebration....
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After a rewarding holiday at Grandma and Grandpa's place in Merry Roseville, Rolleen Rabbit and Mommy are back on track to work at their Waterfront food centre with her cousins and friends. The cool winter weather calls for new menu items that suit the season's needs. And, Christmas is fast coming up so Rolleen and Kiki have new plans to realise for everyone to enjoy the festivity. There is always something going on every day in town that adds to...
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Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he realizes he's out of a job. He spots a "Help Wanted" sign at the poem factory and decides to investigate - he's always been curious about how poems are made.
The foreman explains that machines and assembly lines are used for poetry these days. So Kilmer learns how to operate the "meter meter" and empty the "cliché bins." He assembles a poem by picking...
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What would you be if you can be anything you wanted? This is a question that has crossed almost everyone's mind at one point or another. More so, thinking back to adolescent years, how far did your dreams and expectations for your future go? The imagination of a child can bring endless possibilities but somewhere between the stages of those precious formative years, a lot of that imagination can be lost. This simple literature was designed from a...
166) Multiple Mayhem
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Gabby Duran volume 3
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CASE FILE: The Third (and fourth and fifth and sixth . . .) Unsittable. SUMMARY. Gabby Duran, Associate 4118-25125A, Sitter to the Unsittables, has proven herself an integral member of A.L.I.E.N.--the Association Linking Intergalactics and Earthlings as Neighbors. She has amassed an impressive roster of alien clients, and is a trusted babysitter among humans and intergalactics alike. We here at A.L.I.E.N. are proud to call her one of our greatest...
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The Little Books Of Big Business series follows four friends in Main Town, USA, on their journey into business. Cat, Emma, Max, and Nick each start their own business and learn key principles along the way. This series is perfect for anyone ages 5 to 105 who aspires to be an entrepreneur.
Book #4 - Meet Nick Frank, the boy who turns his handyman skills into cash. With the help of family and friends, he becomes an apprentice carpenter and learns basic...
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After inventing a bestselling excuse-generating app, twelve-year-old Benjamin "Benji" Franklin became the world's youngest and, well, only ZILLIONAIRE. Unlike other fat cats, this tiny tycoon uses his wealth for the greater good instead of selfish gain -- because it's not all about the Benjamin!
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With colorful illustrations that support the text, this book introduces beginning readers to different careers. Young learners will be inspired to think about what they could be when they grow up. Parents and children will enjoy a shared reading experience, while children develop foundational literacy skills.
171) Billboard Express
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Elle has come to Nashville to become a star. She has what it takes, but her agent and all the label executives want to change everything about her-her hair, her body, her clothes and, most important, her music. So Elle becomes a blond, sings about cookin' for her man and wears tiny shorts and revealing tank tops. Then a chance meeting with an established female songwriter makes Elle realize that she's paying too high a price for success.
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172) Let's Meet a Dentist
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Let's Meet a Dentist!
Have you ever had a toothache? Or gotten your teeth cleaned? Dr. Florez could help you out! She's a dentist, and today she has an office full of curious visitors.
They try out her dentist's chair and look at X-rays of teeth. They also learn how she helps patients keep their teeth clean and healthy.
Hooray for dentists!
"Cartoon-style animated drawings in bright colors introduce diverse characters who will capture children's...
174) Fifo Saves the Day
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Baby dragons were everywhere!
Perry Shibble sells dragon eggs, but he doesn't stock his shelves correctly. The eggs hatch, and there are baby dragons all over his store! Can Supply Jane and Fifo save the day?
The Supply Jane Adventures bring supply chain, logistics, and inventory management principles to life. They teach kids simple but powerful concepts that make the world around us work. They are also a great way for parents to approach the 'Here's...
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The dragon food factory is falling behind!
Uncle Manny makes the best dragon food in the business. His employees are working as hard as they can, but they can't make enough dragon food to keep their customers happy… can Supply Jane and her sidekick Fifo find and fix the bottleneck?
The Adventures of Supply Jane and Fifo bring supply chain, logistics, and inventory management principles to life. They teach kids simple but powerful concepts that...
176) Safety first!
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Police Officer Panda and Police Officer Squirrel are visiting Peppa's class for an important lesson on safety!
177) Sled Dog School
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When eleven-year-old Matt must set up a business to save his failing math grade, he overcomes his self-doubt and also gains two friends along the way.
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What are some of the jobs that Mike can do when he grows up? Early readers can follow along as he thinks about being a mime, fighting crime, and learning to fly. The enchanting images, challenge words, and fresh text will have readers engaged as they practice pronouncing, using, and recognizing words with long I sounds.
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THE SCIENCE OF DEFYING GRAVITY by L.G. Reed and published by Keyes Canyon Press. This novel is a genre mashup of STEM based science learning and fictional story.
Eleven year old Cassie films her life. She loves movies and dreams of becoming a movie director in space. Step one of her master plan is to go to Space Camp. Her parents planned to send her, but when Dad loses his job, they can't afford the fee. After learning of a scholarship opportunity...
180) Powerslide
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Casey Finnegan is a talented skateboarder. He lives to skate. At the end of his final year of high school, Casey is wondering what to do with his life. He hasn't applied to any colleges, and other than skateboarding, he doesn't believe he's very good at much of anything. When a young movie star contacts Casey and offers him the job of stunt double in an upcoming skateboarding movie, Casey is stoked. It's his dream job, and Casey jumps at the opportunity...