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New Books for Educators November 2017
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Bizzy Mizz Lizzie
by David Shannon
A busy little bee who will not slow down long enough to experience the simple joys in life buzzes through her day, endearingly resolving to "do it all" by juggling school, sports, music, art and a spelling competition in her determination to impress the Queen, an effort that is rapidly challenged by exhaustion. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of No, David! Simultaneous eBook.
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Swing it, Sunny!
by Jennifer L Holm
A sequel to the best-selling Sunny Side Up finds Sunny embarking on her first year of middle school while wondering at the ways her brother has changed at boarding school. By the creators of the Babymouse and Squish series. Simultaneous and eBook.
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Draw the Line
by Kathryn Otoshi
When two boys draw their own lines and realize they can connect them together--magic happens!
But a misstep causes their lines to get crossed.
Push! Pull! Tug! Yank! Soon their line unravels into an angry tug-of-war.
With a growing rift between them, will the boys ever find a way to come together again?
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Insignificant events in the life of a cactus
by Dusti Bowling
New friends and a mystery help Aven, thirteen, adjust to middle school and life at a dying western theme park in a new state, where her being born armless presents many challenges
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Mr. Lemoncello's great library race
by Chris Grabenstein
Aspiring to join other lucky finalists who are testing Mr. Lemoncello's fabulous new game, Kyle researches interesting facts about notable Americans only to stumble on a few less-than-encouraging truths about his hero. Simultaneous eBook.
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The Little Red Wolf
by Amélie Fléchais
A young wolf, on a journey to bring his grandmother a rabbit, is charmed by the nice little girl who offers to help him... but nice is not the same as good.
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Perfect for your next project
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How Animals Build
by Moira Butterfield
Young natural-world enthusiasts are invited to explore engagingly detailed spreads complemented by lift-flaps and open gatefolds to learn about the animal kingdom's best builders, from bees and beavers to ants and spiders, in a volume that shares insights into how they construct their unique structures.
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Manjhi moves a mountain
by Nancy Churnin
A picture book tribute to the loving achievements of laborer Dashrath Manjhi, popularly known as Mountain Man, describes how he used nothing more than a hammer and chisel for more than 20 years to carve a path through a hillock that separated his impoverished community from a village with schools, markets and a hospital. By the author of The William Hoy Story.
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Malala's magic pencil
by Malala Yousafzai
A first picture book by history's youngest Nobel Prize laureate describes how as a child in Pakistan she wished for a magic pencil to make others happy and to make her home cleaner and safer before she learned how to make positive changes without magic. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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In focus. Cities : culture, character, civilization
by Libby Walden
An intricately detailed, gatefold tour of 10 iconic cities features the work of 10 illustrators and delves into the cultural, social and historical identities of world-famous locations, from London and Sydney to New York and Tokyo.
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