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Marjory saves the Everglades : the story of Marjory Stoneman Douglas
by Sandra Neil Wallace
A picture book account detailing how journalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas helped save the Everglades describes how she returned to her Florida home after World War I and advocated to protect the region’s rapidly disappearing natural habitats by having it declared a national park.
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Sea life secrets
by Franklin W. Dixon
Looking forward to visiting a new tide pool exhibit at the Bayport Aquarium, Frank and Joe learn about horseshoe crabs, jellyfish and other sea life before an aquarium worker discovers that a water-dependent creature has gone missing from its tank.
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Jayla jumps in
by Joy Jones
After learning that her mother was a Double Dutch champion, eleven-year-old Jayla forms a team hoping to stand out in her big, quirky family, and finds her life changed in ways she never imagined
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Ice! : poems about polar life
by Douglas Florian
"A kid-friendly collection of more than twenty poems about the polar regions and the animals that live there"
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The goblin princess
by Rebecca Elliott
Wanting to cheer up a bored goblin princess who longs to fly, unicorn best friends Bo and Sunny grant her magical Goblin Queen Powers before the princess’s catastrophic messes lead to a recommendation about the power of imagination. By the creator of the Owl Diaries.
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Who was Confucius?
by Michael Burgan
A Who HQ middle grade biography of ancient China’s influential teacher and philosopher includes coverage of Confucius’ interdisciplinary achievements, his beliefs about the universal right of education and the ongoing impact of Confucianism in today’s world.
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Pea, Bee, & Jay 2 : Wannabees
by Brian Smith
Who knew being queen could sting so much? All Bee really wants to do is play with her two best friends, Pea and Jay. But when she's replaced by Lenny--an ambitious bee hungry for power--as queen of her hive, the friends set out to prove Lenny isn't exactly who he seems to be.
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The Pig War : How a Porcine Tragedy Taught England and America to Share
by Emma Bland Smith
In 1859, the British and Americans coexist on the small island of San Juan, located off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. They are on fairly good terms--until one fateful morning when an innocent hog owned by a British man has the misfortune to eat some potatoes on an American farmer's land. In a moment of rash anger, Lyman Cutlar shoots Charles Griffin's pig, inadvertently almost bringing the two nations to war. Tensions flare, armies gather, cannons are rolled out ... all because of a pig!
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