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Thunder From the Sea

The Adventures of Jack Hoyton and the H.M.S. Defender

by Weigel, Jeff

Illustrated in comic-book format with detailed informational sidebars, this high-concept hybrid is a fast-paced action-adventure—like a Patrick O’Brian nov...

We the Children [Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School]

by Clements, Andrew

Benjamin Pratt's school is about to become the site of a new amusement park. It sounds like a dream come true! But lately, Ben has been wonder if he's going to...

Mimis Dada Catifesto

by Jackson, Shelley

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Palazzo Inverso

by Johnson, D. B.

D. B. Johnson channels M. C. Escher in this delightful, topsy-turvy picture book.

Home on the Range (Down Girl and Sit)

by Nolan, Lucy & Reed, Mike

Two canines dude it up at a ranch

Ubiquitous

Celebrating Nature's Survivors

by Sidman, Joyce

From the creators of the Caldecott Honor Book Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems . . .Ubiquitous (yoo-bik-wi-tuhs): Something that is (or seems to ...

A Wizard from the Start

The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison

by Brown, Don

A wizard from the start, Thomas Edison had a thirst for knowledge, taste for mischief, and hunger for discovery—but his success was made possible by his boundl...

A Giraffe Goes to Paris

by Holmes, Mary Tavener & Harris, John & Cannell, Jon

Imagine a giraffe that can sail from Alexandria, Egypt, to Marseille, France, in a boat with a special hole for her neck. Imagine a giraffe that can walk from ...

Tiger and Turtle

by Rumford, James

TOUCHES OF AESOP AND KIPLING mark James Rumford’s fable about two unlikely rivals.Tiger says he saw the flower first, but Turtle disagrees. Through pages of ...

Sports Camp

by Wallace, Rich

Riley feels like the smallest kid at sports camp. In fact, he is. He just turned eleven in April, but most kids here are twelve, and a few are even thirteen—...