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New Books for KidsJuly 2017
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The legend of rock, paper, scissors
by Drew Daywalt
The award-winning author of The Day the Crayons Quit and the best-selling illustrator of Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich present a laugh-out-loud tribute to the fictional warriors who invented a classic childhood game.
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The epic fail of Arturo Zamora
by Pablo Cartaya
A relaxing summer under the banyan trees in Miami is turned upside-down by Arturo's cute new neighbor, who helps him in his quest to use the power of poetry, protest and family stories to stop the plans of a land developer who wants to demolish his Abuela's restaurant and surrounding community.
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The magnificent flying Baron estate
by Eric Bower
Waking up to discover that his parents have turned his house into a flying machine and entered a race around the country, W.B. Baron is given the chance to be a hero when his house is hijacked by Rose Blackwood.
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The Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library
by Linda Bailey
A shiny green bug who is passionate about reading ventures out from behind the chalkboard in Mr. Wang's fourth-grade classroom when the disappearance of his aunt prompts a dangerous trek through an elementary school fraught with running sneakers, falling books and terrifying spiders.
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Restart
by Gordon Korman
A standalone novel in the vein of No More Dead Dogs follows the experiences of a former bully who gets a chance at redemption after a memory-impairing accident tests whether he can change or will revert to his previous ways. By the award-winning author of the Swindle series.
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The Giant Jumperee
by Julia Donaldson
The award-winning author of The Gruffalo and the award-winning illustrator of Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes present a jaunty animal fable involving a mysterious creature who nearly scares away an entire community of animals.
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The starry giraffe
by Andy Bergmann
Picking yummy red apples from a high tree in the hope of enjoying a satisfying snack, a starry giraffe generously gives away each apple he picks to a sequence of hungry friends and begins to fear that there won't be any apples left for him.
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Go for liftoff! : how to train like an astronaut
by Dave Williams
The famed astronaut and aquanaut describes the astonishing amount of hard work required to prepare for a visit to space or deep under the ocean, explaining how astronauts must learn essential skills in a variety of disciplines including flight, medicine, teamwork and psychological conditioning.
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Magnets push, magnets pull
by David A Adler
An accessible introduction to the basics of magnetism explains such terms as attraction, pole, electromagnetism and force while providing lively illustrations designed to promote greater comprehension.
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Lemons
by Melissa Savage
Struggling to stay positive after the death of her mother, Lem moves in with the grandfather she has never met and befriends a kid detective who invites her to be his assistant as he tries to capture a photograph of Bigfoot. A first novel.
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Benjamin Franklin : you've got mail
by Adam Mansbach
An uproarious sequel to Benjamin Franklin: Huge Pain in My … follows 13-year-old Ike Saturday as he travels back in time to save Benjamin Franklin and the future of the country from angry mobs, nefarious innkeepers and bad oysters. Co-written by the best-selling author of Go the **** to Sleep.
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The Great Granny Cake Contest!
by Tracey Corderoy
A latest collection of stories starring long-suffering Pandora and her mischievous witch granny depicts the magical chaos that Granny brings to a televised baking competition, a school fair and a stately home.
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This book will not be fun.
by Cirocco Dunlap
A story written from the perspective of a mouse who acts as the custodian of a special book follows him as he tries to guarantee his reader some peace and quiet despite the escalating chaos that erupts around him in the form of gloriously imaginative (albeit distracting and overwhelmingly exuberant) library creatures.
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Blue sky white stars
by Sarvinder Naberhaus
A poetic tribute to the beauty and wonder of America's history, landscape and symbols combines simple, celebratory verses with evocative imagery depicting subjects ranging from the Statue of Liberty to Cape Canaveral. Illustrated by the Caldecott Honor-winning artist of We Are the Ship.
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Margaret and the moon : how Margaret Hamilton saved the first lunar landing
by Dean Robbins
An introduction to the pioneering woman mathematician who saved the first lunar landing describes the childhood love of numbers that led to her prestigious education and pivotal contributions at NASA, explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions. By the author of Miss Paul and the President.
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