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|  | How Do Frogs Swallow with Their Eyes? by Gilda Berger, Karen Carr, Melvin Berger
Description not available.In a superb introduction to amphibians, children will uncover topics such as metamorphosis and molting in an easy-to-understand, question-and-answer format. Original. AUTHOR: Gilda Berger, Karen Carr, Melvin Berger
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | The Not-So-Jolly Roger by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith
The second book in the Time Warp Trio series. Sam, Joe, and Fred travel through time and accidently end up on Bluebeard's ship. The boys get nervous when they notice that the pirate spends all his time singing 16 men on a dead man's chest and wondering how to get that number up to 17. Illustrated with b&w drawings. AUTHOR: Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Healing Land by Rupert Isaacson
Looking to rediscover part of his own heritage, London-raised Isaacson returns to South Africa in search of the Bushmen from whom he descends. Instead of the mythic figures he envisioned from his mother`s stories, the author finds what life is like in postapartheid South Africa for these dispossessed people: living on reservations, alcohol abuse, domestic violence. HEALING LAND offers readers a bleak portrait of a man`s search for his ancestry and the steps he must take to come to terms with how it is represented today. AUTHOR: Rupert Isaacson
PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | How to Teach Old Dogs New Tricks by Ted Baer
You can't , says the old cliche, but author Ted Baer is ready to prove otherwise. A well-known and highly successful dog trainer, he emphasizes the humane approach to increasing communication--and with it, the affection--between master and dog. Full-color photographs and illustrations. AUTHOR: Ted Baer
PUBLISHER: Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Pets & Animals
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 | Charter Schools by Joe Nathan
Joe Nathan provides historical background and gives examples of existing charter schools--schools that are funded with public money, but operate independently of public school and state regulation--in order to outline specific guidelines for people who want to develop and operate their own charter school. AUTHOR: Joe Nathan
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Brother Anansi & the Cattle Ranch (El Hermano Anansi y el Rancho de Ganado) by Harriet Rohmer, Stephen Von Mason
One day Brother Anansi hears that Brother Tiger won the lottery. Hmmm, well now`s my chance to get in Brother Tiger`s pocket, says Anansi to himself. Brother Anansi convinces Brother Tiger that they should go in for cattle raising together. But when business is booming, Brother Anansi plays another of his famous tricks and gets the best of Brother Tiger yet one more time. AUTHOR: Harriet Rohmer, Stephen Von Mason
PUBLISHER: Children's Book Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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