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Never Tickle a Tiger

Written by Pamela Butchart and Illustrated by Marc Boutavant
Izzy is always shuffling, jiggling, squirming, and twitching. So when Izzy's class goes to the zoo...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Simple Machines: Wheels, Levers, and Pulleys

Written by David A. Adler and Illustrated by Anna Raff

Machines make work easier— helping break things apart, lift heavy objects, and change the power and...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Twenty Yawns

Written by Jane Smiley and Illustrated by Lauren Castillo
As her mom reads a bedtime story, Lucy drifts off. Later she awakens in a dark, still room, and...
Pre-K - 2nd
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10 Fascinating Facts About Toys (Rookie Star: Fact Finder)

Written by Jessica Cohn

Did you know that Silly Putty was the first toy to go to the Moon?

Did you know that Lego makes more...

1st - 3rd
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10 Things You Can Do to Protect Animals (Rookie Star™ Make a Difference)

Written by Elizabeth Weitzman
A new fact filled series from Rookie designed for older readers, covering the topics they want to...
Pre-K - 3rd
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10 Things You Can Do to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (Rookie Star™ Make a Difference)

Written by Elizabeth Weitzman
It doesn't take a lot to reduce the amount of trash we create. Taking action can be as simple as...
1st - 3rd
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Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut: The Spinny Icky Showdown

Written by Laurie Keller
At first glance, Arnie looks like an average doughnut—round, cakey, a hole in the middle, iced, and...
2nd - 4th
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Giraffes Can't Dance

Giraffes Can't Dance

Written by Giles Andreae and Illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees
Gerald the giraffe longs to go to the great Jungle Dance, but how can he join in when he doesn't know how to tango or two-step? Giraffes Can't Dance is a touching tale of Gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to dance.
Pre-K - 3rd
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My Baseball Book

Written by Gail Gibbons
"A master of children's nonfiction" ("ALA Booklist") provides an introduction to baseball...
1st - 3rd
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Dinosaurs Live On!: and other fun facts (Did You Know?)

Written by Laura Lyn DiSiena & Hannah Eliot and Illustrated by Aaron Spurgeon
Go back in time with this dino-mite book of fun facts about fossils, pterodactyls, the T. rex, and...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Fiona's Lace

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco

An Irish family stays together with the help of Fiona's talent for making one-of-a-kind lace in this...

2nd - 5th
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Malala Yousafzai (Rookie Biographies®)

Written by Jodie Shepherd

Meet Malala Yousafzai!

When she was growing up in Pakistan, girls were not allowed to go to school...

K - 2nd
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Clever Trevor (Science Solves It!)

Written by Sarah Albee and Illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye
Buzz and his band of bullies invade the playground where Trevor and his pals hang out — but not for...
K - 3rd
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Delivering Justice: W.W. Law and the Fight for Civil Rights

Written by James Haskins and Illustrated by Benny Andrews

"Grow up and be somebody," Westley Wallace Law's grandmother encouraged him as a young boy living in...

K - 3rd
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Engineering Up Close: Engineers Solve Problems

Written by Reagan Miller
Most people try to avoid problems,but not engineers! Readers will learn about the problems engineers...
2nd - 5th
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Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song

Written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Illustrated by Brian Pinkney
They were each born with the gift of gospel. Martin's voice kept people in their seats, but also sent their praises soaring. Mahalia's voice was brass-and-butter - strong and smooth at the same time.
1st - 5th
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Max Found Two Sticks

Written by Brian Pinkney

On a day when Max doesn't feel like talking to anyone, a strong breeze shakes two heavy twigs to the...

K - 3rd
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20081

Bat Loves the Night

Written by Nicola Davies and Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies
Night has fallen, and Bat awakens to find her evening meal. Follow her as she swoops into the...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Captain Underpants and the Revolting Revenge of the Radioactive Robo-Boxers

Written by Dav Pilkey
Hilarious comic book illustrations complement the outrageous, funny, action-packed storylines of...
2nd - 5th
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20100

Young Clara Barton (Character Counts)

Written by Sarah Alcott
This book is a biography of Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross. It is part of a series...
K - 2nd
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Lucky Beans

Written by Becky Birtha and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell

Like so many people during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Marshall Loman's dad has lost his job...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale

Written by Carmen Agra Deedy
The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn’t know coffee beans about love and marriage...
K - 4th
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Queen of the Track

Written by Heather Lang and Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
When Alice Coachman was a girl, most white people wouldn't even shake her hand. Yet when the King of...
K - 4th
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The Runaway Wok

Written by Ying Chang Compestine and Illustrated by Sebastia Serra
When a boy goes to the market to buy food and comes home with an old wok instead, his parents wonder what they'll eat for dinner.
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