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Hare and the big green lawn

Robey, Katharine.


When Hare moves to the suburbs he does not know what to do with his big, green lawn, but with careful and loving neglect--much to the neighbor's dismay--he eventually has a beautiful meadow instead.
Date Published:2006

Life on Earth : the story of evolution /

Jenkins, Steve, 1952-


School Library Journal starred, December 2002. Book Links (A.L.A.), December 2002. Booklist starred, December 2002. Horn Book Starred, September 2002. Pub Weekly, November 2002. Kirkus Review, October 2002. Riverbank Review, January 2003. Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Review, Horn Book Guide, Provides an overview of the origin and evolution of life on earth and of what has been learned from the study of evolution.
Date Published:2002

School Library Journal starred, December 2002. Book Links (A.L.A.), December 2002. Booklist starred, December 2002. Horn Book Starred, September 2002. Pub Weekly, November 2002. Kirkus Review, October 2002. Riverbank Review, January 2003. Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Review, Horn Book Guide, Provides an overview of the origin and evolution of life on earth and of what has been learned from the study of evolution.

Date Published:2002

Weekend dad

Hrab, Naseem,


Junior Library Guild. "A little boy spends the weekend at his dad's new apartment in this picture book about how things change when parents separate--and the important things that stay the same"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2020

Eight princesses and a magic mirror

Farrant, Natasha,


The enchantress and the magic mirror -- The princess and the knights -- The desert princess -- The princess of absolute loveliness -- The princess of the high seas -- The princess and the crocodile -- The story princess -- The princesses in exile -- Princess in the tower -- The magic mirror and the enchantress. Junior Library Guild. A magic mirror reveals itself to diverse princesses when each needs it most, illuminating how their power comes not from titles or beauty, but from inner strength.
Date Published:2020

The enchantress and the magic mirror -- The princess and the knights -- The desert princess -- The princess of absolute loveliness -- The princess of the high seas -- The princess and the crocodile -- The story princess -- The princesses in exile -- Princess in the tower -- The magic mirror and the enchantress. Junior Library Guild. A magic mirror reveals itself to diverse princesses when each needs it most, illuminating how their power comes not from titles or beauty, but from inner strength.

Date Published:2020

Transformers animated, volume 11

Rau, Zachary.


The Society of Ultimate Villainy, makes a deal with arms-dealer-for-hire Swindle, and a prisoner who escaped from the Decepticons seems to be Bumblebee and he claims that Cybertronian is a double agent working for the Decepticons.
Date Published:2009

Sam the Man & the secret detective club plan

Dowell, Frances O'Roark,


"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." Junior Library Guild. Second-grader Sam starts a detective club at school and, because there are no mysteries to solve, gets permission to seek the owners of three items from the lost and found closet.
Date Published:2018

Noodleheads lucky day

Arnold, Tedd,


Junior Library Guild. "Brothers Mac and Mac are SO lucky that everything goes well--even when their frenemy Meatball plays tricks on them"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2020

Endangered species

Vergoth, Karin.


Rev. ed. of Endangered species / Christopher Lampton, 1988. ALA Booklist. Wilson's Junior High Catalog. Explains what species are, how they become extinct, and the effect of extinction on the ecology, and surveys endangered species of plants and animals and possible solutions.
Date Published:1999

Greenwild : the world behind the door /

Thomson, Pari,


Maps on lining pages. Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, When eleven-year-old Daisy Thistledown's mother disappears, she follows the clues her mother left behind and finds herself stepping through a doorway into Greenwild, a world full of magic and natural wonders. Daisy soon learns that Greenwild is in danger, and it's up to her to save it.
Date Published:2023

Ray

Coppo, Marianna,


Translated from the Italian. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Ray the lightbulb lives in the closet at the end of the hall in a so-so life--he has lit better rooms, and also much worse rooms, like a bathroom. Then one day the father ans son in his house take Ray out for a camping trip, placing him in an electric lantern, and his whole outlook on life is changed.
Date Published:2020

Translated from the Italian. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Ray the lightbulb lives in the closet at the end of the hall in a so-so life--he has lit better rooms, and also much worse rooms, like a bathroom. Then one day the father ans son in his house take Ray out for a camping trip, placing him in an electric lantern, and his whole outlook on life is changed.

Date Published:2020

The real Riley Mayes

Elliott, Rachel,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Riley is in fifth grade and feels out of place ever since her one friend moved away. The only thing that brings her joy is drawing and her favorite comedian Joy Powers. When her class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, Riley knows exactly who to write to: Joy Powers. Everything changes when a classmate, Cate, offers to help her with her letter, and Aaron, the new kid in her class, seems to get her weird sense of humor. Riley feels like she might be finding her way until mean girl Whitney calls her a lesbian. After meeting Aaron's two dads, and realizing that she has a crush on Jo Powers, Riley starts to wonder if she could be gay and if that could frighten away her new friends.
Date Published:2022

Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Riley is in fifth grade and feels out of place ever since her one friend moved away. The only thing that brings her joy is drawing and her favorite comedian Joy Powers. When her class is assigned to write letters to people they admire, Riley knows exactly who to write to: Joy Powers. Everything changes when a classmate, Cate, offers to help her with her letter, and Aaron, the new kid in her class, seems to get her weird sense of humor. Riley feels like she might be finding her way until mean girl Whitney calls her a lesbian. After meeting Aaron's two dads, and realizing that she has a crush on Jo Powers, Riley starts to wonder if she could be gay and if that could frighten away her new friends.

Date Published:2022

The Galapagos Islands

Roza, Greg.


"Fluency"--Cover p. [4]. Includes index. A very special place -- How were the Galapagos Islands formed? -- Life on the Galapagos Islands -- How the plants and animals got there -- Darwin and the Beagle -- The future of the Galapagos Islands. Explores the geology, biology, and history of a large group of islands off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, where some very unusual animals and land formations exist.
Date Published:2003

"Fluency"--Cover p. [4]. Includes index. A very special place -- How were the Galapagos Islands formed? -- Life on the Galapagos Islands -- How the plants and animals got there -- Darwin and the Beagle -- The future of the Galapagos Islands. Explores the geology, biology, and history of a large group of islands off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, where some very unusual animals and land formations exist.

Date Published:2003

Boxitects

Smith, Kim, 1986-


Booklist, December 2019. Kirkus Review, October 2019. Resource Links, December 2019. Meg goes to Maker School to hone her talent for building with boxes, but when Simone, another boxitect, arrives they become so competitive they nearly fail in the annual Maker Match.
Date Published:2020

Gnu and Shrew

Schnitzlein, Danny,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Friends Gnu and Shrew both dream of crossing the river, finding treasure, and having amazing adventures but while Gnu is dreaming, Shrew is planning and building.
Date Published:2020

Hidden Gem

Liu, Linda, (Illustrator),


Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, When a gray rock learns of a gem exhibition at the Museum of Rocks, he and other curious rocks go to see what all the fuss is about. Dazzled by the sparkling, showy exhibit, the rock begins to wonder how he can shine as noticeably as the rocks on display. Could he change his appearance to be like them? When he comes upon the most beautiful rock of all, however, he discovers his own reflection and sees the beauty inside himself and those around him.
Date Published:2023

Booklist, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly, When a gray rock learns of a gem exhibition at the Museum of Rocks, he and other curious rocks go to see what all the fuss is about. Dazzled by the sparkling, showy exhibit, the rock begins to wonder how he can shine as noticeably as the rocks on display. Could he change his appearance to be like them? When he comes upon the most beautiful rock of all, however, he discovers his own reflection and sees the beauty inside himself and those around him.

Date Published:2023

Bear builds a house

Eaton, Maxwell, III,


"Bear sets out to build a house from scratch before winter comes"--
Date Published:2022

Chi-Chi and Pey-Pey.

Fosberry, Jennifer.


School Library Journal, June 2023. Kirkus Review, May 2023. With seemingly nothing in common, classmates Chi-Chi, a chicken who likes cheese puffs and cheerleading, and Pey-Pey, a penguin who likes pirates and pogo sticks, become the best of friends.
Date Published:2023

Sal boat a boat by Sal /

Heder, Thyra,


As Joe builds his boat, he is certain no one understands his vision, but when he cannot get his craft afloat he is dejected--thankfully the friends and family he has been ignoring are still there, ready to help him launch his creation and celebrate his achievement.
Date Published:2022

Black boy joy


School Library Journal starred, August 2021. Booklist starred, July 2021. Pub Weekly, August 2021. Kirkus Starred, June 2021. New York Times, August 2021. Horn Book, September 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), July 2021. A collection of stories, comics, and poems about the power of joy and the wonders of Black boyhood.
Date Published:2021

Sisters of the Lost Marsh

Strange, Lucy,


First published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by Chicken House." Junior Library Guild. "On a poor farm surrounded by marshlands, six sisters--Grace, Willa, Freya, and triplets Deedee, Darcy, and Dolly--live in fear of their father and the superstition that haunts him: The Curse of the Six Daughters. Their beloved grandmother tries to protect them, but the future seems bleak. When the Full Moon Fayre makes a rare visit to Hollow-in-the-Marsh, the girls slip out to see the famous Shadow Man, an enigmatic puppeteer. Afterwards, oldest sister Grace is missing. Following the Full Moor Fayre into the Lost Marsh, Willa will have to battle her inner doubts and the legends that have haunted her family. Can she save her sister from one fate, and outrun her own?"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2023

First published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by Chicken House." Junior Library Guild. "On a poor farm surrounded by marshlands, six sisters--Grace, Willa, Freya, and triplets Deedee, Darcy, and Dolly--live in fear of their father and the superstition that haunts him: The Curse of the Six Daughters. Their beloved grandmother tries to protect them, but the future seems bleak. When the Full Moon Fayre makes a rare visit to Hollow-in-the-Marsh, the girls slip out to see the famous Shadow Man, an enigmatic puppeteer. Afterwards, oldest sister Grace is missing. Following the Full Moor Fayre into the Lost Marsh, Willa will have to battle her inner doubts and the legends that have haunted her family. Can she save her sister from one fate, and outrun her own?"--Provided by the publisher.

Date Published:2023