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Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"In their previous landmark volumes . . . Harris and Emberley established themselves as the purveyors of reader-friendly, straightforward information on human sexuality for readers as young as seven. Here they successfully tackle the big questions . . . for even younger kids." – The Horn Book (starred review)
Young children are curious about almost everything, especially their bodies. And young children are not afraid to
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In Stork Mountain, a young Bulgarian immigrant returns to the country of his birth in search of his grandfather, who suddenly and unexpectedly cut all contact with the family three years ago. The trail leads him to a village on the border with Turkey, a stone's throw away from Greece, high up in the Strandja Mountains; a place of pagan mysteries and black storks nesting in giant oaks; a place where every spring, possessed by Christian saints, men...
3) Baby cakes
Author
Series
Cupcake club (Sheryl Berk) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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"Delaney is shocked to find out her mom is expecting twins. She likes being an only child. It's been 10 years, and she's had her parents--and her room--all to herself. But her cupcake club pals are excited to bake for the baby shower--until Delaney's mom wants a giant stork made out of cupcakes"--
4) Prize women
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Toronto, 1926. Knowing that he will die without an heir, childless millionaire Charles Millar leaves behind a controversial will: the recipient of his fortune will be decided in a contest that will become a media sensation and be known as the Great Stork Derby. His money will go to the winner: the woman who bears the most children in the ten years after his death. It is a bequest that will have dramatic consequences for the lives of two women-allies...
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English
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In The Lizzie Bennet Diaries creator Kate Rorick’s first adult fiction novel, we enter the wild, bewildering world of modern pregnancies. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll shake your head as you wonder where everyone’s sanity went... Meet the mothers… Nathalie Kneller: Nathalie’s plan: to announce her pregnancy now that she’s finally made it past twelve weeks! But just as she’s about to deliver (so to speak) the big news to her family,...
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Princess rules volume 2
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English
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Once upon a time, there was a princess who broke all the rules, and dared to be different...So when that same princess - Florizella - finds a baby boy delivered by stork to her parents' palace, she is shocked to discover that he will one day be king and inherit her kingdom! For every prince is given a permit which allow them to do whatever they like in the same way that every princess is given a set of rules that they have to live by.As soon as Princess...
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For a small-town girl with a big dream in 1955, there is no address more glamorous than New York's Barbizon Hotel. Laura, a patrician beauty from Smith, arrives in its vaunted halls to work at Mademoiselle for the summer. Her hopelessly romantic roommate Dolly comes from a working-class upstate town to attend secretarial school. Vivian, a brash, redheaded British bombshell with a disregard for the hotel's rules, rounds out the unlikely trio of friends....
9) Storks
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Meet the stork! Learn about how this long-legged bird uses its bill to tear up its food. Elementary-aged readers will discover that storks have an extra eyelid. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating birds. An African folktale explains why one stork has a bald head. Part of Creative Education's Amazing Animals series, this title will delight animal lovers and serve both report writers...
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"It's all fun and games until somebody ends up in a cone. Physicians used to make house calls. Today, a few veterinarians still do. Duncan MacVean, DVM, is one such vet. His patients range from cats and dogs to pigs and lizards--each of them a unique personality. Every animal and every home is different, but every owner is the same in their affection for their companions. The hilarious and the heartbreaking come together in this collection of true...
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Publisher
Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
Description
Tiger is fast asleep, but oh dear! She's lying completely in the way. Just how will the animals get past without waking her up? Luckily, Frog has an excellent idea and, holding his balloon, he floats right over sleeping Tiger! Fox is next, followed by Tortoise, Mouse and Stork, but it will be tricky for them all to get past without Tiger noticing! It's a good job that the reader is there to help keep Tiger asleep, isn't it? But where exactly are they...
13) The ugly five
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Who's that singing on the savanna? It's the top-five ugly animals in Africa! The wildebeest, warthog, vulture, hyena and marabou stork swagger proudly across the savanna, rejoicing in their ugliness-and delighting their babies, who think they're perfect just the way they are.
14) Frindleswylde
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When the mysterious boy Frindleswylde enters Cora and Granny's house in the woods, he steals the light from their lantern. Without it, Granny will not be able to return home from work in the dark. Cora is determined to get the light back, but first she must follow Frindleswylde down a hole in the pond that leads to his magical frozen kingdom...
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Publisher
iUniverse, Inc
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Have you ever killed an African violet? Kent and Joyce Stork killed their first violet too! They soon mastered the skills for growing the plant and eventually wrote for the African Violet Magazine , the official publication of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. for over ten years. Their column For Beginners explained the basic elements of growing violets in an entertaining and straightforward way that anyone could understand. Now these columns...
16) The big trip
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When a confused stork mistakenly delivers a baby panda to the wrong home, a gang of animals set out on a journey to return the baby to its rightful parents.
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Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Which bird likes a room with a view? Which mammal likes to make his bed every day? And which insect builds a tower from its own poop? Look inside chimpanzee nests, beaver dams, termite mounds, stork nests, and many more--and get to know the clever animals who build them.
19) Dumbo
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The stork delivers a baby elephant to Mrs. Jumbo, who happens to be a veteran of the circus, but the newborn is soon ridiculed because of his truly gigantic ears and is dubbed "Dumbo". Dumbo is relegated to the circus' clown acts. It is up to Dumbo's only true friend, Timothy Q. Mouse, to assist Dumbo to achieve his full potential.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
After his big trip, Mic Mic the bear just wants to relax. Unfortunately, another stork mishap means he must care for an adorable baby grizzly, and bring it to America. As Mic Mic and his zany friends travel by airship, devious vulture Billy tries to sabotage the mission. Can the brave crew survive a lightning storm, crash-landing, ice flood, snowy avalanche, and Billy's traps to bring the cute cub to America, to keep the forest there free from evil's...