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Feathers and Hair, what animals wear by Jennifer WardExplores through vibrant illustrations and descriptive, rhyming text the feathers, fur, skin and hair of different animals and what they reveal about the science behind each animal's physique. By the award-winning author of Mama Built a Little Nest. New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017
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Creekfinding : a true story by Jacqueline Briggs Martin"Once upon a time a creek burbled up and tumbled across a prairie valley. It was filled with insects and brook trout that ate them, frogs that chirruped and birds watching for bugs and fish. This is a true story about a man named Mike who went looking for that creek long after it was buried under fields of corn. It is the story of how a creek can be brought back to life, and with it a whole world of nature. In the words of award-winning author Jacqueline Briggs Martin and the enchanting illustrations by Claudia McGehee, this heartening tale of an ecosystem restored in the Driftless Area of northeast Iowa unfolds in a way that will charm and inform young readers who are drawn to a good mystery, the wonders of nature--and, of course, big earth-moving machines" New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017
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Life on Surtsey, Iceland's upstart island : Iceland's Upstart Island by Loree Griffin Burns"In this addition to the Scientists in the Field series, readers join scientists as they tackle something unusual in the world of ecosystems: colonization. Not a colonization by people, but one of cells, seeds, spores, and other life forms that blow in, fly in, float in, and struggle to survive on the beautiful but harsh new island of Surtsey." School Library Journal Best Books of 2017
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Train I Ride
by Paul Mosier
Taking a train journey from her elderly grandmother's home in California to live in Chicago with an unknown relative, young Rydr holds a suitcase filled with memories and bonds with fellow passengers while seeking the hope and forgiveness she needs to start over.
New York Library Best Books for Kids 2017
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King of the Sky
by Nicola Davies
When a young boy moves from his home in Italy to Wales, the only thing that cheers him up are the racing pigeons that Mr. Evans keeps in a loft behind his house.
New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 2017
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Yours Sincerely, Giraffe
by Megumi Iwasa
When Giraffe decides to write a letter and send it to the other side of the horizon, he finds a penguin pen pal and the two curious animals begin to exchange letters to try to learn more about each other.
New York Library Best Books for Kids 2017 & Kirkus Best Middle- Grade Fantasy of 2017
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Rise of the Jumbies
by Tracey Baptiste
Targeted with suspicion when children begin going missing from her Caribbean island home, Corinne LaMer travels deep into the ocean to seek the help of dangerous jumbie Mama D'Leau, who commands her to travel with her friends and mermaids to fetch a powerful object.
Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Fantasy of 2017
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Little Fox in the Forest
by Stephanie Graegin
When a young fox swipes her stuffed animal from the playground and races away into the woods, a young girl and her friend follow, arriving at a hedge archway where a marvelous village filled with miniature stone cottages, treehouses and woodland creatures share a magical existence.
Kirkus Best Books of 2017 & New York Library Best Books for Kids 2017
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Jabari Jumps
by Gaia Cornwall
Passing tests in swimming class that give him the confidence to try jumping off the diving board, little Jabari stretches his muscles and squeezes his dad's hand when the big moment arrives, in a story that celebrates finding one's courage.
Amazon Best Books of 2017
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Lucía the Luchadora
by Cynthia Leonor Garza
When the boys on the playground tell her that girls can't be superheroes, Lucía is discouraged until her abuela reveals to her the power of the luchadoras.
Kirkus Best Books of 2017
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Walk with Me
by Jairo Buitrago
A little girl imagines a lion taking the place of her father who no longer lives with her family, an animal that keeps her safe on her travels from school to home.
Kirkus Best Books of 2017 & School Library Journal Best Books of 2017 & New York Library Best Books for Kids 2017
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Stack the Cats
by Susie Ghahremani
A whimsical story about how an incremental number of kitties engage in various activities and might briefly cooperate if organized into groups invites toddlers to practice counting forward and backward.
Kirkus Best Books of 2017 & Amazon Best Books 2017
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Fault Lines in the Constitution : the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today
by Cynthia Levinson
Many of the political issues we struggle with today have their roots in the US Constitution. Each chapter in this timely and thoughtful exploration of the Constitution’s creation begins with a story—all but one of them true—that connects directly back to a section of the document that forms the basis of our society and government. From the award-winning team, Cynthia Levinson, children’s book author, and Sanford Levinson, constitutional law scholar.
School Library Journal Best Books 2017 and NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended
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42 is Not Just a Number : the odyssey of Jackie Robinson, American hero
by Doreen Rappaport
A revelatory portrait of the life and legacy of the heroic baseball legend explores how, despite his amazing athletic abilities, he was challenged to break the color barrier and overcome significant discrimination in order to play in Major League Baseball.
New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017
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Dazzle Ships : World War I and the art of confusion
by Chris Barton
A pictorial introduction to the lesser-known World War I practice of painting British and American ships with bold colors and patterns explains how the "dazzle" theories of Lieutenant Norman Wilkinson were applied to confuse enemies about a ship's speed and direction.
New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2017
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Grace Hopper : queen of computer code
by Laurie Wallmark
An uplifting portrait of the boundary-breaking woman who revolutionized computer science traces how Grace Hopper defied conventions and met incredibly difficult challenges throughout her life, becoming a role model for science- and math-minded students.
New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2017
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The quilts of Gee's Bend : Piecing Them Up by Susan Goldman RubinA photo-essay portrait of the remarkable women of Gee's Bend and their celebrated artisan quiltmaking traditions explores their multigenerational history and culture while celebrating the artistic mastery that led to their 2002 exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book 2017
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Over and Under the Pond
by Kate Messner
A companion to Over and Under the Snow and Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt explores the plants and animals that make up the rich, interconnected ecosystem of a mountain pond.
Kirkus Best Books of 2017 & Time Magazine's Best Childrens Books 2017 & Time Top 10 Young Adult and Children's Books of 2017
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After the Fall : how Humpty Dumpty got back up again
by Dan Santat
After falling off the wall, Humpty Dumpty is very afraid of climbing up again, but is determined not to let fear stop him from being close to the birds.
Kirkus Best Books of 2017 and Publisher's Weekly Best books 2017 & New York Library Best Books for Kids 2017
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Impact! : Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World by Elizabeth RuschAsteroids come in all shapes and sizes--and hit our planet in them, too. But what happens if a catastrophically large one approaches earth? By looking on the ground at historical asteroid craters and present-day falls, and up into space for the big onesyet to come, a wide variety of scientists are trying to figure out how to track asteroids--and how to avoid devastating impacts in the future. School Library Journal Best Books of 2017
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Eyes of the World : Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the invention of modern photojournalism
by Marc Aronson
The authors of Sugar Changed the World present a narrative account of the heroic achievements of photojournalism pioneers Robert Capa and Gerda Taro, describing how as young Jewish refugees they took powerful photographs throughout the Spanish Civil War to witness the tragedies and document the fight against Fascism.
School Library Journal Best Books 2017 & Kirkus Best 2017
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How to Be an Elephant : growing up in the African wild by Katherine RoyA picture book introduction to the socially and structurally complex family group of the elephant traces the life of a young elephant from newborn calf to full-grown adult, revealing how elephant herds must overcome challenges ranging from limited food supplies to predators in order to survive. School Library Journal Best Books of 2017
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Crown : an ode to the fresh cut
by Derrick D Barnes
Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.
Kirkus Best Books 2017 and Publisher's Weekly Best of 017
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The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
by Mark Twain
A vibrantly adapted, previously unfinished children's story completed from Mark Twain's fragmentary notes follows the story of a quietly courageous boy who receives a gift of magical seeds that enable him to speak with animals during a quest to rescue a kidnapped prince.
School Library Journal 2017
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One Trick Pony
by Nathan Hale
When electricity-stealing aliens arrive on an Earth of the future, Strata, a girl from a family of digital rescuers, teams up with her brother and a beautiful rare robot pony to outmaneuver the invaders and humans who would take advantage of the chaos to become outlaws.
New York Public Library's Best Books of 2017
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Patina
by Jason Reynolds
"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons."
School Library Journal 2017
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Wishtree
by Katherine Applegate
A wise old oak tree that stands as the neighborhood's "wishtree," where people write wishes on cloth and tie them to her branches, shares her days with her crow friend and helps the community embrace differences when new neighbors move in and are not warmly welcomed. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan.
Best Books OF Amazon 2017
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The war I finally won
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
A sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning The War That Saved My Life continues the story of Ada, who in the aftermath of the surgery that corrects her disability struggles to welcome a Jewish-German girl into the crowded cottage where her loved ones are enduring the horrors of World War II.
Best Books of Amazon 2017
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Hey black child
by Useni Eugene Perkins
"A lyrical, empowering poem that celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young ones to dream big and achieve their goals."
School Library Journal 2017
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Egg
by Kevin Henkes
Stylistically designed with graphic novel panels and minimal text, the story of four eggs of different colors follows the experiences of three hatchlings who are surprised by what emerges from the fourth egg. By the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Kitten's First Full Moon.
School Library Journal 2017 & Amazon Best Books 2017
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When's My Birthday?
by Julie Fogliano
Children excitedly discuss the details of their upcoming birthdays.
Kirkus Best Books of 2017 and Publishers Weekly Best Picture books of 2017 & School Library Journal's Best Books of 2017
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Grand Canyon by Jason ChinA sumptuously illustrated exploration of the Grand Canyon past and present describes how it formed and how it is home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals that have lived and evolved there for millennia. Publisher's Weekly Best Books of 2017, NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children 2017 & New York Library Best Books for Kids 2017
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The Lotterys Plus One
by Emma Donoghue
A self-proclaimed "good girl" from a very large and unruly family gives up her bedroom to make room for an estranged, grumpy grandparent who can no longer care for himself and who does not approve of how the rest of the family lives.
Publisher Weekly's Best Middle Grade Books 2017
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On a Magical Do-Nothing Day
by Béatrice Alemagna
Sent outside on a rainy day by a mom who tries to pry him away from his video games, a little boy is dismayed when his handheld game falls into the pond before encounters with giant snails, wet mushrooms and other elements awaken him to the sensory aspects of nature. 30,000 first printing.
From the New York Times Best Illustrated Picture Books of 2017 list and Kirkus best book of 2017.
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Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Feeling most alive when he plays music with his grandfather, aspiring bluesman Clayton Byrd is devastated when his grandfather passes away and his mother forbids him from playing the blues, losses that compel him to run away in the hope of joining other bluesmen on the road. By the Coretta Scott King Award-winning author of One Crazy Summer.
Publisher Weekly's Best Middle Grade Books 2017.
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Wishtree
by Katherine Applegate
A wise old oak tree that stands as the neighborhood's "wishtree," where people write wishes on cloth and tie them to her branches, shares her days with her crow friend and helps the community embrace differences when new neighbors move in and are not warmly welcomed. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan.
Publisher Weekly's Best Middle Grade Books 2017
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Real Friends
by Shannon Hale
The Newbery Honor-winning author of Princess Academy traces the roller-coaster challenges of first friendships as demonstrated by her own experiences from kindergarten through fifth grade, years marked by cliques, bullies and her efforts to gain popularity. Illustrated by the best-selling artist of the Princess in Black series.
School Library Journal Best Books 2017
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Bronze and Sunflower
by Wenxuan Cao
A beautifully written, timeless tale by a best-selling Chinese author and 2016 recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award tells the story of Sunflower, an only child, who is taken in by a poor family in her rural village after the death of her father, where she bonds with the family's only child, Bronze, who has not spoken since being traumatized by a terrible fire.
Publisher Weekly's Best Middle Grade Books 2017
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The Sand Warrior : The Sand Warrior
by Mark Siegel
A debut entry in a groundbreaking sci-fi fantasy adventure series depicts five imperiled worlds that will be rendered extinct unless five ancient and mysterious beacons can be lit in the wake of erupting wars during which three unlikely heroes make surprising discoveries about their homes and themselves.
New York Public Library's Best Books for Kids 2017
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Accident
by Andrea Tsurumi
When Lola accidentally knocks over a jug of juice all over her parent's favorite chair, her panic sets off a chain reaction that sends the whole town into chaos.
From Publisher Weekly's Best Picture Books of 2017
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