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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Dolores Madrigal has the amazing ability to hear things that are very far away, from across the whole Encanto she calls home. But one morning when she wakes up, she doesn't hear something she usually does. But what? To find out, join Dolores and her magical Madrigal family as they team up to solve a mystery in this sweet and silly story set in the world of Disney Encanto!"--
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Ever since her dad died, 11-year-old Jerry Blum and her mom have bounced around dead-end towns, staying in a series of rundown motels where her mother picks up housekeeping work and Jerry can get around in her wheelchair. But the Slumbering Giant motel is different. Lights blink on and off in the surrounding trees, a mysterious radio station plays only at midnight, and people disappear into the woods, never to been seen again. Not to mention that...
4) The imposter
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Skunk wants to be a dog. Everyone loves dogs. And every dog seems to have exactly what he's looking for: a home and a family. When Skunk sees a "lost" poster for Max the dog, he wonders if he can pass himself off as the missing pet. He enlists the help of three neighborhood critters-a racoon, a cat, and a squirrel-who train him in the art of being a dog with hilarious results. But, uh-oh, there's just one thing Skunk didn't account for"--
Author
Publisher
Rayo
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
BABY BOOKS. BILINGUAL: SPANISH AND ENGLISH: Margaret Wise Brown's classic children's bedtime story Goodnight Moon, with timeless illustrations by Clement Hurd, has lulled generations of children to sleep. Now, for the first time, this beloved children's book is available as a bilingual Spanish-English board book. Ages 0+
Author
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
[2024].
Language
English
Description
"A celebratory bilingual concept picture book, this book of colors features a street fiesta with green avocados, yellow tortillas, purple dance dresses, and brown charro pants--concluding with a double gatefold finale reveal."--Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Get ready for a wild ride with Bunny and Clyde! These by-the-rules buddies, a rabbit and a chipmunk, are sick and tired of being good. For once, they want to know what it's like to be baddies--rotten to the core! They want thrills and excitement! But to get really good at being bad, they're going to need some experience . What if the dastardly duo started returning library books late on purpose? Or borrowing markers without asking? Everyone knows...
Author
Publisher
Oceano Travesia
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Ruby vive en un santuario de vida silvestre, y su cuidador de Ruby del orfanato de elefantes en África donde creció está de visita. Verlo de nuevo le trae una avalancha de recuerdos felices y tristes de su vida antes del circo, y les cuenta a Iván y Bob el tiempo que pasó en la sabana africana.
Ruby lives in a wildlife sanctuary, and Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Gravity becomes a very personal problem for a girl as she stumbles and tumbles through a long day. A hilarious look at a core science concept for any kid who has ever had a case of the clumsies! When Leda wakes up by falling out of bed, she knows that gravity is in a very bad mood. Again. Sure enough, she struggles with stumbles and bumbles at home, trips and blips on the bus, and bashes and crashes in the classroom. But a lesson on gravity helps...
11) Frog can hop
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Frog can hop. Pig likes to flop. When Frog makes a big drop, will Pig help?"--
Author
Series
My weirdtastic school volume 4
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Everyone likes veggies, right? Wrong! When Principal Stoker decides that Ella Mentry School needs a vegetable garden, A.J. and his friends just want to plant junk food. But when gardening expert Miss Nichol comes to oversee the planting, things get totally out of control. What could possibly go wrong?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
In 1960, twelve-year-old Victoria's family leaves Cuba and seeks refuge in Miami, and when Victoria's best friend and cousin Jackie makes the trip alone, the reunited girls attempt to bring the rest of their family to safety.
En 1960, la familia de Victoria, de doce años, abandona Cuba y busca refugio en Miami, y cuando la mejor amiga y prima de Victoria, Jackie, hace el viaje sola, las niñas reunidas intentan poner a salvo al resto de su familia....
Author
Series
Zeus the mighty volume 4
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Zeus the hamster and his team of "Olympians," the other animals at Mount Olympus Pet Center in Athens, Georgia, journey into the Underworld, where a multiheaded beast stands guard.
19) Pearl
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When Pearl, a little gosling who loves to sing all day long, loses her voice, she discovers that, with the support of her friends, she can handle anything that comes her way!
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Zombie lovebirds Mortimer and Mildred discover a baby on their doorstep. They're worried sick when the baby sleeps through the night and hardly ever cries. How will they teach him to be a proper zombie child?"--
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