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Creative acts for curious people : how to think, create, and lead in unconventional ways /

Greenberg, Sarah Stein,


Includes index.
Date Published:2021

Cubelets Lesson Plans : Grade 4-6.

Cubelets


What's in the bundle? Lesson and Resources Book (Grades 4–6). Cubelets Activity Cards. Cubelets magnets. Robot-inspiration poster.
Date Published:2025

Cubelets Lesson Plans : Grade 1-3

Cubelets


What's in the bundle? Lesson and Resources Book (Grades 1–3). Cubelets Activity Cards. Magnet sheet. Robot-inspiration poster.
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National Geographic for Kids (2026)



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Rise of the G.E.M.S., genetically engineered mice in space.

Dealy, Marian,


Theodore, Dorothy, Jonas, Ursula, and Hugh have lived inside a cage their whole lives, cared for by a team of scientists who provided everything they could ever need. But their lives change overnight when the scientists perform an experiment to transform these five average lab mice into genetically engineered mice. When they're launched into orbit, the mice learn that the astronauts plan to leave them on the International Space Station--forever. The G.E.M.S. must band together and use their unique mutations to survive in outer space and change their destiny.
Date Published:2025

Theodore, Dorothy, Jonas, Ursula, and Hugh have lived inside a cage their whole lives, cared for by a team of scientists who provided everything they could ever need. But their lives change overnight when the scientists perform an experiment to transform these five average lab mice into genetically engineered mice. When they're launched into orbit, the mice learn that the astronauts plan to leave them on the International Space Station--forever. The G.E.M.S. must band together and use their unique mutations to survive in outer space and change their destiny.

Date Published:2025

Box tales. : grow, strawberries, grow! /

Burks, James (James R.),


Includes How to Make Strawberry Lemonade. "Beatrix and Box want to eat a million strawberries! But their only way to do it is to grow their own strawberry garden! But well, how do you plant a garden? Do fruits grow in the ground? Is there a Pickle Tree? Or a Blueberry Muffin Bush? Where are the magic beans? And what do you talk to your plants about if you want them to grow big and strong? The two friends plant. They water. They wait ... and they wait ... and they wait some more. They had no idea it takes this long for plants to grow. Who has the patience to wait this long? And who or what is nibbling on the leaves? Beatrix and Box's frustrations are growing faster than their garden. Will Beatrix and Box run out of patience and quit before their garden bears fruit, or will they feast on the goodies they grow?" --Publisher.
Date Published:2025

Includes How to Make Strawberry Lemonade. "Beatrix and Box want to eat a million strawberries! But their only way to do it is to grow their own strawberry garden! But well, how do you plant a garden? Do fruits grow in the ground? Is there a Pickle Tree? Or a Blueberry Muffin Bush? Where are the magic beans? And what do you talk to your plants about if you want them to grow big and strong? The two friends plant. They water. They wait ... and they wait ... and they wait some more. They had no idea it takes this long for plants to grow. Who has the patience to wait this long? And who or what is nibbling on the leaves? Beatrix and Box's frustrations are growing faster than their garden. Will Beatrix and Box run out of patience and quit before their garden bears fruit, or will they feast on the goodies they grow?" --Publisher.

Date Published:2025

Gabby Torres is the best winner ever

Dominguez, Angela,


Gabby has a new idea: now that she's finally learned how to not burn her cookies, she will become the best baker the world has ever seen! The local grocery store's baking competition is the perfect opportunity to show everyone what she's made of winner material! All she needs to do is buy books for research and baking supplies ... and more baking supplies ... and more baking supplies ... oh dear. What will happen when her money, and her parents' patience, runs out?
Date Published:2025

Gabby has a new idea: now that she's finally learned how to not burn her cookies, she will become the best baker the world has ever seen! The local grocery store's baking competition is the perfect opportunity to show everyone what she's made of winner material! All she needs to do is buy books for research and baking supplies ... and more baking supplies ... and more baking supplies ... oh dear. What will happen when her money, and her parents' patience, runs out?

Date Published:2025

A Waffle Lot of Love

Clanton, Ben, 1988-,


"It's Palentine's Day and Jelly gives Narwhal a whaley nice card--but now Narwhal has no idea what to give him. One card isn't nearly enough, and soon Narwhal is flooding Jelly with gifts galore: waffles, a song about Jelly, more waffles, a book about Jelly, MORE waffles! Jelly is grateful, but would prefer the present of Narwhal's presence more than all of Narwhal's over-the-top displays of friendship. Can Narwhal realize what true friendship means before they go off the deep end trying to please their pal?"--
Date Published:2025

"It's Palentine's Day and Jelly gives Narwhal a whaley nice card--but now Narwhal has no idea what to give him. One card isn't nearly enough, and soon Narwhal is flooding Jelly with gifts galore: waffles, a song about Jelly, more waffles, a book about Jelly, MORE waffles! Jelly is grateful, but would prefer the present of Narwhal's presence more than all of Narwhal's over-the-top displays of friendship. Can Narwhal realize what true friendship means before they go off the deep end trying to please their pal?"--

Date Published:2025

Blue, Barry & Pancakes.

Abdo, Dan,


School Library Journal, March 2022. "Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love funky music, penguins that wear hats, and going on BIG adventures! One day, Barry convinces Blue and Pancakes to enter an epic sundae-making contest. Blue and Pancakes just want to have fun, but Barry is in it to WIN IT. He knows exactly how he's going to get the trophy, but it's going to be dangerous. It'll take sacrifice. He might even lose his pals along the way"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

School Library Journal, March 2022. "Blue, Barry, and Pancakes are best friends! They love funky music, penguins that wear hats, and going on BIG adventures! One day, Barry convinces Blue and Pancakes to enter an epic sundae-making contest. Blue and Pancakes just want to have fun, but Barry is in it to WIN IT. He knows exactly how he's going to get the trophy, but it's going to be dangerous. It'll take sacrifice. He might even lose his pals along the way"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2022

InvestiGators : case files, vol. 9 /

Green, John Patrick,


Tackle tricky cases in this solve-along Investigators adventure, along with everyone's favorite sleuths Mango and Brash! Special agents Mango and Brash are back again, and this time they'll be asking their readers for help in cracking the case! The gators have been given a brand new add-on for their V.E.S.T.s to help with gathering evidence and making sense of clues - the G.R.I.D. (Gator Reasoning, Inquiry, Deduction) - and with that powerful tool in hand, kids can follow along as they solve six brand-new mysteries! Featuring plenty of familiar faces from investigations past, as well as a few brand new suspects, Mango and Brash and YOU (the reader) will get to the bottom of cases big and small!
Date Published:2025

Tackle tricky cases in this solve-along Investigators adventure, along with everyone's favorite sleuths Mango and Brash! Special agents Mango and Brash are back again, and this time they'll be asking their readers for help in cracking the case! The gators have been given a brand new add-on for their V.E.S.T.s to help with gathering evidence and making sense of clues - the G.R.I.D. (Gator Reasoning, Inquiry, Deduction) - and with that powerful tool in hand, kids can follow along as they solve six brand-new mysteries! Featuring plenty of familiar faces from investigations past, as well as a few brand new suspects, Mango and Brash and YOU (the reader) will get to the bottom of cases big and small!

Date Published:2025

Words with wings and magic things

Burgess, Matthew,


Includes index. School Library Journal starred, February 2025. Publishers Weekly, March 2025. Kirkus Starred, January 2025. "'Words With Wings and Magic Things' is a whimsical collection of poems that takes young readers on an imaginative journey through everyday experiences, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. Featuring dragons, alligators, yetis, and more, the book explores various moods and moments, from feeling blue to feeling bright and colorful"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Includes index. School Library Journal starred, February 2025. Publishers Weekly, March 2025. Kirkus Starred, January 2025. "'Words With Wings and Magic Things' is a whimsical collection of poems that takes young readers on an imaginative journey through everyday experiences, turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. Featuring dragons, alligators, yetis, and more, the book explores various moods and moments, from feeling blue to feeling bright and colorful"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Karen's School Picture

Farina, Katy,


Based on: Karen's school picture / Ann M. Martin. "Based on the novel by Ann M. Martin"--Cover. Karen is afraid she will make a fool of herself in front of her class and mean Ricky if she wears her new eyeglasses for her class picture.
Date Published:2022

Dragon vs. Unicorn : Friends or Frenemies?

Hoover, P. J. (Patricia J.), 1970-,


"To play or not to play"--Front cover. School Library Journal, October 2025. Kirkus Review, October 2025. Dragon and Unicorn can't agree on anything, and when they see things differently, they don't know what to do with their big feelings. Through three interactive stories, the reader chooses what Dragon and Unicorn do next to work out their problems.
Date Published:2025

The girl in the lake /

Brown, India Hill, 1991-,


Kirkus Review, Kirkus Review, November 2021. Kirkus Reviews. Celeste is not looking forward to spending two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy. Celeste has never been comfortable around water and she's just failed her swim test, so the lake has no appeal to her. But not long after they arrive, strange things start happening, and Celeste starts to see a ghostly girl everywhere she looks. She thinks she's imagining things, but she begins to wonder what could the girl want if she is real.
Date Published:2023

Kirkus Review, Kirkus Review, November 2021. Kirkus Reviews. Celeste is not looking forward to spending two weeks at her grandparents' lake house with her brother, Owen, and their cousins Capri and Daisy. Celeste has never been comfortable around water and she's just failed her swim test, so the lake has no appeal to her. But not long after they arrive, strange things start happening, and Celeste starts to see a ghostly girl everywhere she looks. She thinks she's imagining things, but she begins to wonder what could the girl want if she is real.

Date Published:2023

While we wait

Johnson, Bee,


With joyful rhymes and gorgeous illustrations, this book invites readers to discover beauty in patience and cherish the opportunity of boredom.
Date Published:2025

We Match!

Barton, Chris,


An afternoon of mixing and matching is underway at the dog park as dogs gleefully discover the qualities that make them similar. Some love to play with balls, others prefer chasing squirrels. Some like wet food, others prefer kibble. Some like to wear sweaters, others to destroy them ... the dogs find that they may have more in common than they think.
Date Published:2025

Look up!

B., Izzy,


"His home feels small. His world feels ordinary. And everywhere he looks, it seems like everyone else has something better. But when Gramm begins to see his tiny corner of the world through the eyes of some soon-to-be friends, something changes. What once seemed small begins to look wonderfully differentâ€”and Gramm discovers that the things he longed for may have been right in front of him all along. Look Up! is about friendship, gratitude, and the power of perspective. Readers will see that sometimes the happiest life isnâ€™t found by searching for something biggerâ€”it's found by seeing what we already have with fresh eyes." --Amazon.
Date Published:2026

"His home feels small. His world feels ordinary. And everywhere he looks, it seems like everyone else has something better. But when Gramm begins to see his tiny corner of the world through the eyes of some soon-to-be friends, something changes. What once seemed small begins to look wonderfully differentâ€”and Gramm discovers that the things he longed for may have been right in front of him all along. Look Up! is about friendship, gratitude, and the power of perspective. Readers will see that sometimes the happiest life isnâ€™t found by searching for something biggerâ€”it's found by seeing what we already have with fresh eyes." --Amazon.

Date Published:2026

We are American, too

Chase, Kristen M.,


Fourth-generation Chinese American Mei celebrates her heritage by sharing her family's history at an antiracism rally supporting Asian Americans.
Date Published:2025

Rap it up!

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956-,


Aspiring young rappers will delight in this infectious, read-aloud introduction to the poetry and craft of rap. From scribbling words on the page to spitting rhymes on the mic, a joyful narrator guides readers through the emotions, literary techniques, structures and motifs that help make rap so amazing. With vibrant illustrations that leap off the page, this book urges readers to believe in themselves and the power of their creativity. Celebratory and informative, Rap it Up! invites us to see where our imaginations may lead. Get ready to drop some beats, express yourself, and let the world hear what you've got to say!
Date Published:2025

Aspiring young rappers will delight in this infectious, read-aloud introduction to the poetry and craft of rap. From scribbling words on the page to spitting rhymes on the mic, a joyful narrator guides readers through the emotions, literary techniques, structures and motifs that help make rap so amazing. With vibrant illustrations that leap off the page, this book urges readers to believe in themselves and the power of their creativity. Celebratory and informative, Rap it Up! invites us to see where our imaginations may lead. Get ready to drop some beats, express yourself, and let the world hear what you've got to say!

Date Published:2025

The child's illustrated book of tarot : an adventure through the major arcana /

Witte, Kristen,


"Dive into the world of Tarot with an enchanting rhyming picture book that introduces children ages 5-8 to the fascinating stories and symbols behind the Tarot deck"--
Date Published:2025