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Princess at midnight
Andi Watson.
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1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 21 cm.
Holly Crescent leads a sheltered life as a home-schooled girl by day. By night she's Princess of Castle Waxing, where she wages a dangerous turf war with the Horrible Horde. First published in the Best New Manga Anthology, Princess At Midnight is reformatted here with ten new pages.
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The rainforest grew all around
by Susan K. Mitchell ; illustrated by Connie McLennan.
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
The jungle comes alive as children learn about a wide variety of animals and plants living in the Amazon rainforest, in this adaptation of the song "The green grass grew all around." Includes "For Creative Minds" section with animal and plant adaptation facts and a recipe.
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Reduce and reuse
Sally Hewitt.
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32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Before you throw anything away, you should always think about whether you could reduce the waste you make. Reduce and Reuse explores ways for readers to turn old things into new things, creating as little waste as possible.
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Sam Patch : daredevil jumper
by Julie Cummins ; illustrated by Michael Allen Austin.
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[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Folks say that when Sam Patch was born, he jumped right into his mother's arms. That was just the beginning! As a young boy working at a cotton mill, he jumped off the mill roof into the river below. When he was older, he jumped off cliffs and a ship, earning a reputation as a true daredevil. Then on October 17, 1829, Sam jumped into Niagara Falls! News of his death-defying leaps swept the nation-and Sam Patch jumped right into American legend.
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A small surprise
Louise Yates.
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A little rabbit, too small even to wipe his own nose, is just the right size to do one very special thing.
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Snoring Beauty
written by Bruce Hale ; illustrated by Howard Fine.
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 x 29 cm.
An adaptation of the traditional tale, featuring a sleeping, snoring princess who is rescued by a prince after being cursed by a bad fairy.
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Soup for breakfast : poems and pictures
by Calef Brown.
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1 v. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
The master of poetic imponderables once again collects his thoughts on the inner workings of Grandpa's nose hair, tasty donuts, noodles in a haystack, and more.
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Stories from the Billabong
retold by James Vance Marshall ; illustrated by Francis Firebrace.
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61 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Tens of thousands of years before Tutankhamen was buried in his pyramid, the Yorta-Yorta people -- one of Australia's aboriginal tribes -- told the stories in this volume beside the campfires and waterholes of the Australian desert. Here readers discover how Great Mother Snake created the world and filled it with plants and creatures, what makes Frog croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Platypus so special. Aboriginal artist and storyteller Francis Firebrace provides the evocative art that has made him known throughout Australia and beyond.
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Teedie : the story of young Teddy Roosevelt
by Don Brown.
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
As a young boy, Theodore "Teedie" Roosevelt was small, had weak eyes, and frail muscles. But Teedie was also inquisitive, brave, and self-sufficient. Determined to overcome his childhood ailments, Teedie changed from a timid homebody into an adventurous man. He explored the Wild West, fought in the Spanish-American War, served as president of the United States, and helped build the Panama Canal.
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Traveling the freedom road : from slavery & the Civil War through Reconstruction
Linda Barrett Osborne ; in association with the Library of Congress.
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128 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
This book features illustrations, original documents, photographs and first-person narratives to give an account of slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. Includes a time line (p. 118-119).
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Troll's eye view : a book of villainous tales
edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling.
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200 p. ; 22 cm.
Everyone thinks they know the real story behind the villains in fairy tales--evil, no two ways about it. But the villains themselves beg to differ. In this anthology for younger readers, you'll hear from the Giant's wife (from Jack and the Beanstalk), Rumpelstiltskin, the oldest of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, and more.
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Under siege! : three children at the Civil War battle for Vicksburg
by Andrea Warren.
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166 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Period photographs, engravings, and maps extend this dramatic story as an award-winning author re-creates one of the most important Civil War battles through the eyes of ordinary townspeople, officers and enlisted men from both sides, and, above all, three brave children who were there.
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