Hide and Seek History: The Vikings: With More Than 80 Flaps!
by Harriet Evans (Author), Chaaya Prabhat (Illustrator)
In this book we learn about the unique culture of the ancient Vikings. We learn how far they travelled to trade with other countries, how their government functioned, their roles in everyday life, and their famous prowess in battle. There are sections about religious rites, legendary Norse gods, their weapons and combat strategies, and their social structure.
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How Do Hurricanes Have an Eye?: A Book About Natural Disasters
by Lisa Spencer, Srimalie Bassani (illustrator)
This book examines all different types of natural disasters, including hurricanes, tsunamis, tornados, earthquakes, floods, and drought. We learn how these disasters start and how they are named and rated in scales that measure their destructive forces.
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Don’t Do It, Doug!
by Maudie Powell-Tuck, Duncan Beedie (Illustrator)
5 out of 5 stars
Doug is a mischievous hamster with poor impulse control… actually, no impulse control. He pushes the big red button. He pulls the lever with warnings on it. He shakes up a can of soda until it fizzes everywhere. He makes himself sick eating too many donuts. He pokes a beehive and gets stung. He yells to start the avalanche. He puts a pot of beans on his head. Dude. A pot of beans?
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Attack Bunnies
by Laura Gehl (Goodreads Author), Julia Patton (Illustrator)
When a sneaky fox named Reynard moves into the forest neighborhood, the Attack Bunnies know just how to deal with him. They know he is after Mrs. Quail’s eggs, so they attack him with kind words and baked goods. It turns out that Reynard just needs some friends and a delicious picnic, and maybe an “attack” hug at the end of the day.
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Trial and Error (Sawyer, the Critter Lawyer)
by Robin Newman (Goodreads Author)
A plucky ant named Sawyer starts up her own lawyer’s office, and takes cases from animals who are having legal trouble. A snail gets a speeding ticket for doing 100mph in a 5mph zone. A chicken gets a ticket for jaywalking after waiting three hours for the light to change. A hog is having trouble with his living arrangements with his brother. Two squirrels start fighting over who has the first claim to a big acorn. It’s up to Sawyer to find a solution either through mediation outside of court or by presenting evidence and testimony in court before Judge Wise Owl. Sawyer does her research, gathers the facts, and studies the laws to help each of her clients.
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Where’s Waldo? Amazing Journeys: The Ultimate Maze Adventure!
by Martin Handford
In this activity book, you have to follow the mazes avoiding obstacles along the way, and find Waldo and his friends, and search for a checklist of items hidden in each scene. Waldo gets lost in mazes at the airport, the museum, the art gallery, the movie set, the chateau garden, underground caves, the candy factory, and even in outer space! Waldo finishes up his journey with a maze on the disco dance floor!
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Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, LeUyen Pham (illustrator)
5 out of 5 stars
The Princess in Black (The Princess in Black, #1)
Princess Magnolia has a secret identity as the Princess in Black. At home, she wears frilly pink dresses and glass slippers, but then she changes into her monster-fighting black outfit and charges to the rescue when monsters attack the land. The monsters sneak out of the underground monster land to try to eat the goats, but the Princess in Black has the ninja skills to beat them back!
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Our Marvelous Memory (How Your Brain Works)
by Helena Haraštová
Different parts of the brain work together to create our memories. Some memories are saved for the long-term, and some things we forget within minutes or days. Memories of physical motion are stored in the cerebellum, and the amygdala helps to store memories of emotions. There are explicit memories like facts and dates, and implicit memories like how to swim. The more often you recall a memory, the stronger it will be and easier to recall the next time.
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This Book is Too Quiet!: You add the noise…
by Cristina Cubells, Joana Casals (illustrator)
In this book about sounds, the reader has to add all the sound effects! We visit a busy kitchen where cooks are whisking and popping corks and slurping spaghetti. A plate breaks, the water faucet gushes, and the reader has to create all the sounds!
We make sounds for rainstorms, fireworks, insects, and animals. But some of the sounds have to come from our own imagination. What would a fantastical cloud factory sound like? What would sound be like in outer space?
The Fire-Breathing Duckling
by Frank Cammuso (Goodreads Author)
A dragon egg ends up in the nest with the duck eggs. When the baby dragon hatches, the mother duck raises him along with all the other ducklings. But this odd duckling can’t swim. He wonders if he might be more of an “oinking” duckling, so he tries to wallow in the mud with some pigs. He wonders if he might be a “mooing” duckling or a “clucking” duckling, so he tries to do what cows and hens do. When a predator threatens his family, this little dragon discovers that he is actually a Fire-Breathing Duckling!
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