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Relive the adventures of Aang and his friends from Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender in this collection of three Step into Reading levelled readers!Young readers will love venturing into the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender with this Step 4 Step into Reading leveled reader collection! Based on season three of the fan-favorite animated series, children will enjoy reading about how Aang disguises himself as a Fire Nation kid to go to school, Team Avatar makes new friends with a group of Earth nomads, and Sokka finds his strength. This collection is great for children ages 6 to 9 who love Avatar and are beginning to read independently.Stories in this collection are:- Aang’s School Days- Love Potion #8- Sokka the Sword MasterStep 4 readers are for newly independent readers who read simple sentences with confidence.

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A beautifully illustrated picture book about Barbie--the most famous doll in the world--and her visionary creator, Ruth Handler.After noticing how her daughter played with “grown-up” paper dolls, Ruth Handler wanted to create a doll that would inspire little girls to use their huge imaginations and big dreams about their futures. While others told her it wasn’t possible, Ruth Handler proved them all wrong by creating the most famous doll ever. This beautiful hardcover picture book will inspire children ages 3 to 7 to believe that anything is possible—especially with Barbie! Since 1959, Barbie has shown girls that they can live their dreams. From an astronaut to a chef to a president, she knows that girls can do anything!

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Sesame Street's Elmo and friends share fun rules for brushing your teeth in this engaging board book inspired by the lyrics to the Brushy Brush song from the popular video!Elmo knows that the way to have a bright, healthy smile is take good care of your teeth. This colorful board book, inspired by the popular video of the Sesame Street Brushy Brush song, teaches kids the right way to brush—while having fun. The whole family will be humming along to Brush, Brushy-Brush, Brush Brush!Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, aims to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder through its many unique domestic and international initiatives. These projects cover a wide array of topics for families around the world.

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Banning Lyon was your average 15-year-old, living in Dallas, TX. He enjoyed skateboarding, listening to punk rock, and even had a part-time job. But in January 1987 his life quickly changed after a school guidance counselor falsely believed he was suicidal after giving away a skateboard. Days later he was admitted into a psychiatric hospital, and what he was told would be a two-week stay turned into 353 days that would change his life forever. Banning takes readers through his fraught relationship with his family, the abuse he suffered at the hospital, the lawsuit against the owners of the facility, and his desire to make sense of what happened to him. We witness Banning navigate the difficult landscape of trauma and his daily battle to live a normal life. After years of highs and lows that include being adopted by his lawyer and mentor, falling in love and grieving the death of his fiancee, and being sued by the same doctors who abused him, Banning decides to take control of his life

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Rediscover the classic fantasy and Newbery Honor winner My Father's Dragon in this 75th-anniversary edition that includes the original illustrations--now in full-color! A perfect family read-aloud that has delighted parents and children for generations!When Elmer Elevator hears about a baby dragon being held captive on Wild Island, he knows just what to do. First he packs his knapsack with important supplies like chewing gum, lollipops, and lots of rubber bands. Then he stows away on a ship headed for the island. There he’ll meet many animals who try to stop him, but Elmer has a few tricks up his sleeve . . . or more precisely, in his knapsack. One way or another, he will rescue the dragon!First published in 1948, My Father’s Dragon is a classic that has delighted generations. Now, for the first time, this beautiful gift edition features fully colorized art from the original publication a new foreword from New York Times bestselling author Philip Stead.

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Celebrate Hanukkah on Sesame Street with Baby Bear and Elmo!It's Hanukkah! Baby Bear is excited that Elmo has come to celebrate the holiday with him. Elmo learns all about the festival of lights as the Bear family lights the menorah, eats latkes and jelly doughnuts, and plays a game of dreidel.Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, aims to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder through its many unique domestic and international initiatives. These projects cover a wide array of topics for families around the world. Sesame Street is the most trusted name in early learning.

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Bigger than a digger...hungrier than a dinosaur...out of this world...it's a DIGGERSAUR ON MARS! This rhyming mash-up of dinosaurs, trucks, and outer space will delight young readers!Roversaurs complete their chores on the planet Mars. Soaring, testing, and exploring, all among the stars!The Diggersaurs are hard at work building a Martian base! Read along with the dino-vehicles and discover the excitement of outer space. Truck and dinosaur lovers will devour this new adventure and love reading along with the rip-roaring sound effects!Don't miss the other books in this dino-truck series: Diggersaurs and Diggersaurs Explore!

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Nurture a love of books and reading with this sturdy boxed set of 16 classic Beginner Books and Bright & Early Books—the ULTIMATE gift for Dr. Seuss fans and the perfect way to start a child's library!Make an impression. Share the joy of reading—and of Dr. Seuss—with a young child and start them on the adventure of a lifetime! This complete collection of easy readers written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss makes the perfect gift for baby showers, birthday celebrations, and happy occasions of all kinds. Featuring all the Beginner Books and Bright & Early Books written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss in a sturdy slip-case, it's ideal for kids just learning how to read—AND for reading aloud to babies and toddlers! Books in this set include:The Cat in the Hat; The Cat in the Hat Comes Back; Dr. Seuss's ABC; The Foot Book; Fox in Socks; Green Eggs and Ham; Hop on Pop; I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!; Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!; Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?; Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!; Oh, Say Can You Say?; One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish; The Shape of Me and Other Stuff; There's a Wocket in My Pocket!; and What Pet Should I Get?Originally created by Dr. Seuss himself, Beginner Books are hardcover early readers that encourage children to read on their own, using simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning. They are ideal for early and practicing readers ages 3-7. The Bright & Early Book series is an off-shoot of Beginner Books. Bright & Early Books use fewer words and are written for beginning beginner readers. They are ideal for children ages 2-5.

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The spooky summer adventures of the Sinister-Winterbottom twins continue in another gothic mystery: can Theo and Alexander solve the secret of the Sanguine Spa in the little Transylvania Mountains? The second book in the new Sinister Summer series by #1 NYT bestselling author Kiersten White, called perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket, Edward Gorey, and Roald Dahl, by Shelf Awareness.After leaving Fathoms of Fun, the kids are on their way to the next odd summer destination their aunt has chosen for them. This time, they find themselves dropped off at the Sanguine Spa in the “little Transylvania Mountains.” There they meet the owners: Mina, her mysterious little sister, Lucy (who is extremely pale, can’t go in the sunlight, and has an affinity for hanging upside down from the ceiling), and their intimidating guardian, the Count.  When the Count sends all the children in the spa on a scavenger hunt, the Sinister-Winterbottoms use

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