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Decodable practice readers : Grade 3.1.


Practice phonics skills; blending practice; reread for fluency.
Date Published:2016

Decodable practice readers : Grade 3.2.


Practice phonics skills; blending practice; reread for fluency.
Date Published:2016

What if you had animal eyes!?

Markle, Sandra.


Text and illustrations depict how a child would look and behave with the eyes of various animals.
Date Published:2017

What if you had animal ears!?

Markle, Sandra.


From elephants to jack rabbits, explains how certain animals use their ears to help them survive.
Date Published:2016

Quake! : disaster in San Francisco, 1906

Karwoski, Gail, 1949-


School Library Journal. Book Links (A.L.A.). Library Media Connection starred. Tells the story of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake as seen through the eyes of Jacob, a thirteen-year-old Jewish boy who lives in a boarding house with his father and younger sister.
Date Published:2004

What if you had animal hair!?

Markle, Sandra.


Text and illustrations depict how a child would look and behave with the hair of various animals.
Date Published:2014

Squished

Lloyd, Megan Wagner.


Bluestem Nominee 2026. School Library Journal starred, March 2023. Booklist starred, March 2023. Publishers Weekly, January 2023. Kirkus Starred, February 2023. Horn Book, May 2023. "Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room--her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships, and working on an art entry for the fair"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Bluestem Nominee 2026. School Library Journal starred, March 2023. Booklist starred, March 2023. Publishers Weekly, January 2023. Kirkus Starred, February 2023. Horn Book, May 2023. "Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room--her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships, and working on an art entry for the fair"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Escape at 10,000 feet : D.B. Cooper and the missing money

Sullivan, Tom, (Writer of children's books).


Bluestem Nominee 2026. School Library Journal, February 2021. Kirkus Review, January 2021. A minute-by-minute account of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in the United States uses reproductions of FBI files and investigation photographs to chronicle the events surrounding an unidentified extortionist's 1971 hijacking and disappearance.
Date Published:2021

Disney adventures in reading. Level Pre-1 /

Scollon, Bill.


Title from container. "Disney Junior." "Disney Mickey Mouse Club House." May include stickers. One title from the 10 piece Kit. Showtime! -- We like... -- How we feel -- All grown up -- Who do we know? -- Friends -- Mickey and friends -- Our neighborhood -- Through the year -- Numbers are everywhere. Contains one of ten stories about Mickey Mouse and the Clubhouse gang.
Date Published:2012

ReadyGEN 16 : Getting access to realize.


Step-by-step instructions for accessing ReadyGEN lessons and activities, eText, flexible classroom management tools, online assessments and more on PearsonRealize.com.
Date Published:2016

Legends of Lotus Island : The guardian test

Soontornvat, Christina.


Bluestem Nominee 2026. Publishers Weekly, January 2023. Booklist, February 2023. Kirkus Review, January 2023. Library Media Connection, March 2023. Publishers Weekly. Booklist. Kirkus Review. "Young Plum is shocked to discover that she's been accepted to the Guardian Academy on Lotus Island, an elite school where kids learn how to transform into Guardians, magical creatures who are sworn to protect the natural world. The Guardian masters teach Plum and her friends how to communicate with animals and how to use meditation to strengthen their minds and bodies. All the kids also learn to fight, so they can protect the defenseless if needed. To her dismay, Plum struggles at school. While her classmates begin to transform into amazing creatures, Plum can't even seem to magic up a single feather! If she can't embrace her inner animal form soon, she'll have to leave school and lose the first group of real friends she's ever known"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Bluestem Nominee 2026. Publishers Weekly, January 2023. Booklist, February 2023. Kirkus Review, January 2023. Library Media Connection, March 2023. Publishers Weekly. Booklist. Kirkus Review. "Young Plum is shocked to discover that she's been accepted to the Guardian Academy on Lotus Island, an elite school where kids learn how to transform into Guardians, magical creatures who are sworn to protect the natural world. The Guardian masters teach Plum and her friends how to communicate with animals and how to use meditation to strengthen their minds and bodies. All the kids also learn to fight, so they can protect the defenseless if needed. To her dismay, Plum struggles at school. While her classmates begin to transform into amazing creatures, Plum can't even seem to magic up a single feather! If she can't embrace her inner animal form soon, she'll have to leave school and lose the first group of real friends she's ever known"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Butt or face. Can you tell which end you're looking at? /

Lavelle, Kari.


BLUESTEM NOMINEE 2026. MONARCH NOMINEE 2026. Booklist starred, July 2023. Kirkus Review, June 2023. Booklist starred. Kirkus Review. "In . . . [this book], weird animals are introduced with a close-up photo. Kids must guess: are they seeing . . . the bottom or the top? Readers will learn about animals like Cuban Dwarf Frogs, whose backsides look like a pair of eyes, and the Mary River Turtle, which not only has a unique face, but even breathes through its butt! On every reveal page, kids can enjoy the animals' complete photos and . . . scientific facts, which explain how the critters' camouflage and trickery help them to engage with their habitats"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

BLUESTEM NOMINEE 2026. MONARCH NOMINEE 2026. Booklist starred, July 2023. Kirkus Review, June 2023. Booklist starred. Kirkus Review. "In . . . [this book], weird animals are introduced with a close-up photo. Kids must guess: are they seeing . . . the bottom or the top? Readers will learn about animals like Cuban Dwarf Frogs, whose backsides look like a pair of eyes, and the Mary River Turtle, which not only has a unique face, but even breathes through its butt! On every reveal page, kids can enjoy the animals' complete photos and . . . scientific facts, which explain how the critters' camouflage and trickery help them to engage with their habitats"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

The Area 51 files

Buxbaum, Julie.


"Ages 8-12"--Back cover. Bluestem Nominee 2026. School Library Journal, December 2022. Publishers Weekly, July 2022. New York Times, November 2022. Kirkus Review, July 2022. School Library Journal. Publishers Weekly. New York Times. "When Sky Patel-Baum is sent to live with her mysterious uncle, she never imagines she'll end up in Area 51, a top-secret military base with a bajillion rules. Sky feels like she's landed in a whole new world, even though she hasn't left the planet. Because guess what? Area 51 is full of aliens. Lots and lots of aliens. But something even stranger is happening in Area 51: aliens are going missing. Where could they be? How come everyone thinks Sky and her uncle are involved in their disappearance? And why are there eyeballs in the macaroni and cheese at Area 51 Middle School? Sky must team up with her pizza-obsessed pet hedgehog, Spike, her otherworldly next-door neighbor, Elvis, and his fluffy pup, Pickles, to solve the case!"--Back cover.
Date Published:2022

"Ages 8-12"--Back cover. Bluestem Nominee 2026. School Library Journal, December 2022. Publishers Weekly, July 2022. New York Times, November 2022. Kirkus Review, July 2022. School Library Journal. Publishers Weekly. New York Times. "When Sky Patel-Baum is sent to live with her mysterious uncle, she never imagines she'll end up in Area 51, a top-secret military base with a bajillion rules. Sky feels like she's landed in a whole new world, even though she hasn't left the planet. Because guess what? Area 51 is full of aliens. Lots and lots of aliens. But something even stranger is happening in Area 51: aliens are going missing. Where could they be? How come everyone thinks Sky and her uncle are involved in their disappearance? And why are there eyeballs in the macaroni and cheese at Area 51 Middle School? Sky must team up with her pizza-obsessed pet hedgehog, Spike, her otherworldly next-door neighbor, Elvis, and his fluffy pup, Pickles, to solve the case!"--Back cover.

Date Published:2022

The wild robot

Brown, Peter, 1979-


School Library Journal starred, January 2016. Booklist starred, December 2015. Pub Weekly, January 2016. Kirkus Starred, February 2016. New York Times, April 2016. Horn Book, October 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2016. Library Media Connection, August 2016. Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, January 2016. Booklist starred, December 2015. Pub Weekly, January 2016. Kirkus Starred, February 2016. New York Times, April 2016. Horn Book, October 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), April 2016. Library Media Connection, August 2016. Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.

Date Published:2016

Wings of fire : the graphic novel. Book one, The dragonet prophecy /

Sutherland, Tui T.


v. number and part title from front cover. Based on: The dragonet prophecy / by Tui T. Sutherland. Kirkus Starred, December 2017. Kirkus Starred. School Library Journal, February 2018. Clay and the other four MudWing dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs and hidden for years in order to fulfill a prophecy claiming that the dragonets would end the war between the dragon tribes, but not all of the dragonets want their destiny.
Date Published:2018

v. number and part title from front cover. Based on: The dragonet prophecy / by Tui T. Sutherland. Kirkus Starred, December 2017. Kirkus Starred. School Library Journal, February 2018. Clay and the other four MudWing dragonets were stolen from their homes while they were still in their eggs and hidden for years in order to fulfill a prophecy claiming that the dragonets would end the war between the dragon tribes, but not all of the dragonets want their destiny.

Date Published:2018

Dog Man. Grime and punishment /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


"The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his entire pack to help him. Will he go barking up the wrong tree?"--OCLC.
Date Published:2020

Let's imagine at the zoo

Mitter, Matt.


On board pages. Eddie, Koby, Tessa, Mia, and Sofie are curious kids with big imaginations and lots of questions. Where does a tiger get his stripes? Why are flamingos pink? Why do hyenas laugh so much? The answers may surprise you!
Date Published:2014

Creepy crayon!

Reynolds, Aaron, 1970-


Kirkus Starred, June 2022. Booklist, July 2022. Kirkus Starred. Booklist. Horn Book, September 2022. "When Jasper Rabbit finds a purple crayon willing to do his schoolwork for him, he is elated--at first"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Odder

Applegate, Katherine.


Maps on endpapers. Bluestem Nominee 2025. 2025 Bluestem Award Winner. School Library Journal, October 2022. Booklist starred, August 2022. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. New York Times, October 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Kirkus Review, September 2022. School Library Journal. Booklist starred. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. "Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Maps on endpapers. Bluestem Nominee 2025. 2025 Bluestem Award Winner. School Library Journal, October 2022. Booklist starred, August 2022. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. New York Times, October 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Kirkus Review, September 2022. School Library Journal. Booklist starred. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. "Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2022

Ten cheepy, chirpy chicks

Tarbett, Debbie.


"Colorful countdown fluffy fun" --Cover. Die-cut pages. "Ten chirpy chicks, out walking in a line. One joins some puppies in the bright sunshine! Follow the adventures of these bright, bold chicks in this peek-through counting book" --Back cover.
Date Published:2015