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|  | The Countdown to the First Day of School by Annmarie Harris
Young children will love getting ready to start the new school year with this shaped paperback! From shopping for school supplies to packing lunches and riding the school bus, children will love counting down to their own first day! This interactive book is designed to reinforce counting skills, encourage solo reading, and ease children`s anxieties about beginning school. AUTHOR: Annmarie Harris
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Crane Wife by Gennady Spirin, Odds Bodkin
When Osamu, a lonely sail maker, nurses an injured crane one blustery night, he never suspects that this simple act of kindness will change his life forever. With majestic paintings and lyrical prose, this classic Japanese tale speaks to readers of all ages with its timeless lessons on the nature of kindness, love, and betrayal. Full color. AUTHOR: Gennady Spirin, Odds Bodkin
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Boltzmon! by William Sleator
A boltzmon, remnant of a black hole, materializes in eleven-year-old Chris's bedroom and transports him to a parallel world, where he encounters the bitter woman his overbearing older sister will become, after his death, if he cannot convince her to change. AUTHOR: William Sleator
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | A New Barker in the House by Tomie dePaola
Little Morgan and Moffat Barker don't know what to make of their newly adopted brother, Marcos--he's 3 years old and speaks only Spanish. Putting all their efforts into showing Marcos all their favorite things, they overlook what it is he wants, which is to learn a few English words and to teach them some Spanish. With a Spanish glossary and acrylic-on-watercolor-paper illustrations. AUTHOR: Tomie dePaola
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Lord High Executioner by Howard Engel
Howard Engel, an internationally published and award-winning mystery writer, takes dead aim, so to speak, at this fascination we all share, and produces a wonderfully wise and witty social history of the men and women who represent our agents of death, and have done our dirty work over the centuries. 60 photos and line drawings. AUTHOR: Howard Engel
PUBLISHER: Firefly Books, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Animal Miracles by Brad Steiger, Sherry Hansen Steiger
An incredible collection of 50 true stories of ordinary animals that accomplish extraordinary feats of rescue, acts of heroism, and unselfish deeds that can only be described as miraculous. AUTHOR: Brad Steiger, Sherry Hansen Steiger
PUBLISHER: Adams Media Corporation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals
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