January 2020 list by K. Pearson
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All About Bears
by National Geographic Kids
Complemented by a concept-group vocabulary tree and a wrap-up activity, a tour of the world’s bears introduces species ranging from grizzlies and polar bears to sloths and black bears.
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Fun and Easy Crafting With Recycled Materials
by Kimberly McLeod
A collection of simple, eco-friendly projects by the creator of The Best Ideas for Kids blog shares illustrated instructions for using everyday recycled materials to create Tin Can Planters, Cereal Box Aquariums, Paper Plate Bunnies and more.
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Gladiators
by Gail Terp
From noble knights to stealthy ninjas, history is full of incredible warriors who went through grueling training and led daring lives. Through labeled images, maps, and other graphics, this series brings history to life and takes readers back in time to see how some of the world's greatest warriors lived and fought.
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Maine Coons
by Nicki Clausen-Grace
With diagrams, graphs, great photos, and fun text learn all about Maine Coon cats.
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Make Your Own Mini Rocket Car
by Julia Garstecki
Teaches readers how to make their very own mini rocket cars through simple supply lists and clear, step-by-step instructions and images.
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Monster Trucks
by Clive Gifford
Monster Trucks is an in-your-face book about the eye-popping behemoths that attract more than four million Monster Jam fans every year to sold-out stadiums in the United States, Canada and Europe. Superfans dress up in the painted designs of their hero truck, pack the seats, and add to the noise. Monster trucks are their superheroes. On wheels. Very, very BIG wheels.
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Ninja
by Gail Terp
Step back in time, and discover the lives ninja led through labeled graphics, fun facts, and age-appropriate text that separates fact from fiction while keeping readers interested and engaged.
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Number Sense & Nonsense: Games, Puzzles, and Problems for Building Creative Math Confidence
by Claudia Zaslavsky
More than 80 games and activities help kids ages 8 and older go beyond just memorizing rules! They will instead learn to think critically about math and how numbers work. Group and individual games teach fun, useful ways to manipulate odd and even numbers, prime and composite numbers, common and decimal fractions, and factors, divisors and multiples of numbers.
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Photographs Throughout American History
by Monika Davies
A photograph is worth a thousand words has never been more fitting than in this thought-provoking book. Photographs serve as snapshots of time, capturing the emotions, humanity, and history of a specific moment. Since the camera's invention, photographs have captured pivotal moments that defined and shaped American history.
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The Science of Volcanic Eruptions
by Alicia Z. Klepeis
Volcanic eruptions are natural disasters with fierce characteristics. They have the power to spew giant clouds of ash and lava into the air, trigger landslides that cover entire towns, and change life as we know it forever. Why do volcanoes exist? How do people predict or prepare for an eruption?
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Seeing Things!
by Anna Claybourne
Salvador Dali is just one artist that employed the use of double images in his art. This historical practice can really puzzle someone looking at Dali's artwork, until they see the second image. This book introduces readers to interesting artistic concepts as well as how the human brain perceives them.
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Slavery Wasn't Only in the South: Exposing Myths About the Civil War
by Katie Kawa
Did you know that the Emancipation Proclamation didn't free all the slaves in the United States? This is just one of many myths readers will expose as they learn the facts behind common misconceptions about the Civil War. As young historians enjoy uncovering the truth about the causes of the war, its major events, and its aftermath, they expand their knowledge of this essential social studies curriculum topic.
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Star Wars the Rise of Skywalker the Visual Dictionary
by Pablo Hidalgo
An exciting—and authoritative—companion to the climatic final chapter in the new Star Wars trilogy, produced in close collaboration with LucasFilm, visually explores the world of Episode IX in great detail.
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Super Cool Space Facts
by Ph.D. Betts, Bruce
Take an exciting, fact-filled journey that goes where all great space books for kids should―to our solar system and beyond! Super Cool Space Facts is bursting with info about stormy planets, exploding stars, weird black holes, amazing landers, and more.
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Unicorns
by Ashley Gish
A countdown of five of the most intriguing unicorn encounters provides thrills as readers learn about the legendary characteristics of these mythical creatures.
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What If Tigers Disappeared?
by Theresa Emminizer
Tigers are the largest wild cats in the world. Though they are apex predators, these powerful creatures are vanishing from Earth. Shrinking habitats and poaching have brought tigers to the brink of extinction, forcing us to consider: What would the world be like without tigers?
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