Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys
By: Rob Peñas
3.93
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Discover the backstory of one of America's favorite toys, the yo-yo, in this colorful biography of …
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1. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
The New York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Ma… read more
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2. No Cats in the Library
By: Lauren Emmons
4.46
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A stray cat follows her love of books all the way to a new library home in this charming debut pict… read more
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3. The Puppets of Spelhorst
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.19
Format: 149 pages, Hardcover
From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more
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"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst
4. The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby
By: G.Z. Schmidt
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Amadeuses were always considered somewhat strange. Even before the incident. When six-year-old… read more
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"Knowledge, someone once said, was power—and the fewer children with power, the better."-G.Z. Schmidt, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby
5. Simon Sort of Says
By: Erin Bow
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more
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"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
6. Stacey's Mistake: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #14)
By: Ellen T. Crenshaw
4.14
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by National Book Award longlister and Eisner-nominated ca… read more
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7. Plain Jane and the Mermaid
By: Vera Brosgol
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more
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8. Tree. Table. Book.
By: Lois Lowry
4.39
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more
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9. Stargazing
By: Jen Wang
4.17
Format: 213 pages, Paperback
Moon is everything Christine isn’t. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both… read more
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10. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)
By: Katherine Applegate
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more
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11. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
By: Margot Lee Shetterly
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more
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12. Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough
By: Hayley Rocco
4.28
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring and accessible picture book biography of the beloved naturalist, broadcaster, and docu… read more
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13. Ursula Upside Down
By: Corey R. Tabor
4.36
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Ursula the catfish finds confidence in seeing the world her own way in another innovative, flipped-… read more
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14. My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story
By: George Takei
4.47
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A moving, beautifully illustrated true story for children ages 6 to 9 about growing up in Japanese … read more
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15. More than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean
By: Roz Maclean
4.41
Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition
A CBC Kids Reads Competition FinalistIn the tradition of All Are Welcome and The Day You Begin come… read more
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- childrens
16. Finding Things
By: Kevin Henkes
3.51
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling husband-and-wife team Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek, Finding Things is a child-ce… read more
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17. Built to Last
By: Minh Lê
4.21
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Meet two friends who think they're building imaginative worlds with blocks but come to realize they… read more
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18. The Gabi That Girma Wore
By: Fasika Adefris
4.26
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
From seed to harvest, from loom to shop, to a gift for Girma, this lyrical story of the Ethiopian G… read more
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19. Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park
By: Lori Alexander
4.27
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
How did the Joshua Tree National Park in California come to be? Meet Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, an arti… read more
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20. Masala Chai, Fast and Slow
By: Rajani LaRocca
4.30
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Honoree Rajani LaRocca, author of I’ll Go and Come Back, turns her focus to a careful, deli… read more
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21. The Secret Code Inside You: All About Your DNA
By: Rajani LaRocca
4.31
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Learn about the secret code that is DNA in this picture book!There's a secret code inside you, a co… read more
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22. Erno Rubik and His Magic Cube
By: Kerry Aradhya
4.53
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
This first picture book biography of Erno Rubik, creator of the Rubik’s Cube, reveals the obsession… read more
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23. Life After Whale: The Amazing Ecosystem of a Whale Fall
By: Lynn Brunelle
4.66
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Follow a blue whale’s enormous body to the bottom of the ocean, where it sets the stage for a bustl… read more
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24. Volcanoes
By: Nell Cross Beckerman
4.61
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The team behind the acclaimed book Caves returns with an enticing exploration of one of the most ex… read more
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25. Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice
By: Kari Lavelle
4.46
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Before legendary actor James Earl Jones was recognized for his memorable, smooth voice, he was just… read more
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26. Lights Out: A Movement to Help Migrating Birds
By: Jessica Stremer
4.40
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Based on the real-life Lights Out movement, this inspirational picture book shows how even the smal… read more
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27. Wat Takes His Shot: The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka
By: Cheryl Kim
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
The stirring biography of Japanese American basketball star Wataru Misaka--the first person of colo… read more
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28. Pedro's Yo-Yos: How a Filipino Immigrant Came to America and Changed the World of Toys
By: Rob Peñas
3.93
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Discover the backstory of one of America's favorite toys, the yo-yo, in this colorful biography of … read more
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29. A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen
By: Erin Frankel
4.28
Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition
A moving picture book biography about chef José Andrés, who, along with his World Central Kitchen o… read more
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30. Haiku, Ew!: Celebrating the Disgusting Side of Nature
By: Lynn Brunelle
4.29
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Nature is beautiful! It's magnificent! It's amazing! And it's also super gross! Fourteen hilariousl… read more
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31. Mami King: How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup
By: Jacqueline Chio-Lauri
4.39
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Rejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and … read more
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