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Mac Barnett October/November 2014
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The Extinct Files: My Science Project
by Wallace Edwards
While working on his science project, Wally makes a startling discovery--dinosaurs are alive and living in his backyard--in a hilarious picture book that details the habits, diet, grooming, health and fitness, and communication of modern-day dinosaurs.
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Weslandia
by Paul Fleischman
When school ends and Wesley needs a summer project, he decides to start a garden, but instead of planting a crop, he decides to grow an entire civilization of his own.
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Traction Man Meets Turbodog
by Mini Grey
When his father throws his brave pet, Scrubbing Brush, in the trash and replaces it with a cleaner toy, Traction Man will have none of it and so dons an Astro-suit and ventures into the trash bin to rescue his beloved pal from the filthy surroundings within and the Evil Bin Things that live there.
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Thea's Tree
by Alison Jackson
In an amusing twist on the classic "Jack and the Beanstalk" fairy tale, Thea plants old bean seeds for a science project and ends up with a magical, gigantic tree that she can hardly handle.
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11 Experiments That Failed
by Jenny Offill
An imaginative youngster provides step-by-step instructions for 12 not-so-scientific experiments that are unlikely to produce favorable results, from ketchup-doused snowballs to dishes washed in a clothes washing machine. By the creators of 17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore.
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Robot Zot!
by Jon Scieszka
Robot Zot is determined to conquer Earth and will not let the fact that he is only three inches tall and confined to a suburban home stop him as he leaves a trail of destroyed appliances in his wake until he finds the "princess"--a pink cell phone--and learns to be a hero ... in the name of true love.
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Guess Again!
by Mac Barnett
A short, rhyming poem on each page and its clever accompanying illustrations make it so easy to shout out the missing word, but when the page is turned and the actual ending is revealed, one can't help but laugh at the absurd result.
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Count the Monkeys
by Mac Barnett
Children are invited to practice their counting skills while giggling at the antics of a group of elusive monkeys who are frightened away by a whimsical series of animals. By the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winning author of Extra Yarn.
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The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
by Mac Barnett
When a quilt containing America's secrets is stolen and he is falsely accused of the crime, Steve Brixton must use all the skills he has gleaned from reading detective novels to solve the mystery and find the real culprits in order to restore his good name.
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