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Check it Out September 2018 New and notable items from the Children's Department Highlights of new and exciting titles for caregivers, educators and children birth-twelve
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Do not lick this book* : *it's full of germs by Idan Ben-BarakThe microbiologist author of Small Wonders and creator of the YouTube sensation ""Dumb Ways to Die"" presents a quirky, interactive introduction to the germs that live on everyone and everything, sharing insights into how they are transferred, what they look like and how tiny they really are.
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Cat wishes by Calista BrillA cat who professes not to believe in wishes is granted three of them, but makes them nonetheless.
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Truck full of ducks by Ross BurachWhen one of the ducks eats the directions, Bernie has to figure out who ordered the truck full of ducks and where to deliver them.
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Click, clack, quack to school! by Doreen CroninIn this charming addition to the award-winning Click, Clack series from the New York Times best-selling and Caldecott-winning team, Farmer Brown has been invited to be a guest at the elementary school’s Farm Day, but even though the animals have been practicing their best classroom behavior, they discover that they are not allowed in school, a rule they are determined to work around…
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Super Manny cleans up! by Kelly DiPucchioManny and Gertie spend their weekend protecting their town from stampeding dinosaurs and snarling veggie monsters, but a swarm of litter bugs drives them to use their superhero smarts to come up with a plan to save the planet.
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The rough patch by Brian LiesFarmer Evan and his dog do everything together and, especially, in the garden but when his dog passes away Evan lets his garden fill with weeds until a pumpkin vine brings new hope.
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All are welcome by Alexandra PenfoldIllustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a school where diversity is celebrated and songs, stories, and talents are shared.
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A dog named Doug by Karma WilsonEgged on by a ground squirrel, a dog named Doug digs miles underground--taking a detour through the White House--until he returns home, goes to bed, and dreams of digging some more.
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The day you begin by Jacqueline WoodsonThe National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and author of the Coretta Scott King Award-winning Brown Girl Dreaming combines lyrical, reassuring text with artwork by the award-winning illustrator of Book Fiesta to inspire readers to find the courage to connect with others.
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The griffin's feather by Cornelia FunkeA Greenbloom team mission to help the world's last surviving Pegasus safely hatch its eggs under the wing of a dangerous griffin is complicated by enduring hostilities between the dragon and griffin worlds. By the best-selling author of the Inkheart trilogy.
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Megabat by Anna HumphreyDaniel Misumi has just moved to a new house. It's big and old and far away from his friends and his life before. AND it's haunted...or is it? Megabat was just napping on a papaya one day when he was stuffed in a box and shipped halfway across the world. Now he's living in an old house far from home, feeling sorry for himself and accidentally scaring the people who life there. Daniel realizes it's not a ghost in his new house. It's a bat. And he can talk. And he's actually kind of cute. Megabat realizes that not every human wants to whack him with a broom. This one shares his smooshfruit. Add some buttermelon, juice boxes, alight saber and a common enemy and you've got a new friendship in the making.
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Lucky Luna by Diana LopezFifth grader Luna Ramos has a great many cousins, mostly on her father's side. but one of them, Claudia, is a source of constant annoyance; their current feud begins when Luna is punished for locking Claudia in the restroom at another cousin's quinceanera - but when there's a bullying situation at school, Luna realizes that, despite their disagreements, cousins have to sand up for each other.
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Stink : Hamlet and cheese by Megan McDonaldInstead of spending spring break at home with his sister, Stink decides to attend Shakespeare camp with his friend Sophie, but he didn't count on Riley Rottenberger also being there, or being the only boy.
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Wish upon a sleepover by Suzanne SelforsWanting to invite the popular girls in her class to a slumber party, Leilani is dismayed when her Hawaiian grandmother accidentally sends the invitations to three misfits who arrive instead to help prepare a mysterious recipe for Sleepover Soup. By the award-winning author of The Sasquatch Escape.
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Flor and Miranda steal the show by Jennifer TorresA girl from a family that runs a carnival petting zoo considers sabotaging her new musician friend's prospects when the petting zoo becomes subject to elimination so that the carnival can afford her friend's band fees. By the author of Taco Queen.
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If This Were a Story by Beth TurleyTen-year-old Hannah copes with the bullies at school and trouble at home through the power of her imagination.
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Yoga frog by Nora CarpenterYoung children are introduced to kid-friendly yoga poses by a meditative, mindful Frog, who inspires readers to warm up and then move through a series of animal-themed poses designed to relax the muscles and quiet the mind before cooling down and either starting or ending the day on a peaceful note.
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The Sinking of the Vasa : A Shipwreck of Titanic Proportions by Russell FreedmanA gorgeously illustrated story about the great Swedish warship, the Vasa, built to be the crown jewel of the Swedish Navy, recounts how the mighty ship capsized not a mile into her maiden voyage in 1628 and was resurrected from the seas in 1961
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Star Wars maker lab by Liz Lee HeineckeAn activity guide containing 20 Star Wars-themed projects introduces real-world scientific principles and how they can be used to make Jabba's gooey slime, a hovering landspeeder, a glowing Gungan Globe of Peace and more.
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A girl named Misty : the true story of Misty Copeland by Kelly Starling LyonsThe A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. Misty Copeland became the first African American Female Principal Dancer for the American Ballet Theatre, but how did she get there?
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Impossible inventions : ideas that shouldn't work by Małgorzata MycielskaA collection of ideas, patents, and plans explores the realm of human imagination to reveal such inventions as a bubble messenger, a robotic chess master, and a concentration helmet.
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Who Were the Tuskegee Airmen? by Sherri L. SmithDuring World War II, black Americans were fighting for their country for freedom in Europe, yet they had to endure a totally segregated military in the United States, where they weren't considered smart enough to become military pilots. After acquiring government funding for aviation training, civil rights activists were able to kickstart the first African American military flight program in the US at Tuskegee University in Alabama. While this book details thrilling flight missions and the grueling training sessions the Tuskegee Airmen underwent, it also shines a light on the lives of these brave men who helped pave the way for the integration of the US armed forces.
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Countdown : 2979 days to the moon by Suzanne SladePowerful free verse by an award-winning author and former mechanical engineer, and stunning illustrations by a New York Times best-selling illustrator tell the true story of the American effort to land the first man on the Moon, recounting the successes, failures, triumphs, tragedies and lessons learned from the Apollo missions 1 through 10 that led to the historic American Moon landing.
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