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Straight and slant rhyme, impeccable rhythm, and the use of the “5 W’s and How”create a sensational model for telling stories in both literal and figurative terms.This may be the most fun you can have inside a book!

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Do you love birds? If you do, you're not alone! Birds are fun to watch and they make great pets. There is so much to know about birds. Why do they have feathers? Can parrots really talk? Why do birds build nests? Do birds like toys? Beginning readers will find the answers to these questions—and many more—in this lively, fact-filled book. Filled with colorful illustrations and photographs of wild and domestic birds, this is a perfect selection for any young bird-watcher or bird lover.

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Learn all about artists who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book perfect for creators-in-training!Painting, shaping, making art. With creative joy, hands, and heart. Little artists have great big imaginations. In this follow up to This Little President, This Little Explorer, This Little Trailblazer, and This Little Scientist now even the youngest readers can learn all about great and empowering artists in history! Highlighting ten memorable artists who paved the way, parents and little ones alike will love this creativity primer full of fun, age-appropriate facts and bold illustrations.

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Learn all about scientists who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book perfect for inventors-in-training!Asking why. Then making a guess. Asking how. Then proving with tests. Little scientists make great big discoveries. In this follow up to This Little President, This Little Explorer, and This Little Trailblazer now even the youngest readers can learn all about great and empowering scientists in history! Highlighting ten memorable scientists who paved the way, parents and little ones alike will love this discovery primer full of fun, age-appropriate facts and bold illustrations.

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See how unicorns pack for school in this adventurous, backpack-shaped board book with flaps little ones can lift!Have you ever wondered what a unicorn packs in her backpack for school? What do her pencils and notebooks look like? What does she eat for lunch? What kind of toys does she bring for afterschool fun?

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See how dragons pack for school in this adventurous, backpack-shaped board book with flaps little ones can lift!Have you ever wondered what a dragon packs in his backpack for school? What do his pencils and notebooks look like? What does he eat for lunch? What kind of toys does he bring for afterschool fun?

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From Goddess Girls authors Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams comes a magical series steeped in Norse mythology, magic, adventure, and friendship!For young Norse Goddesses, Asgard Academy is the place to be. But for Freya, Sif, Idun, and Skade, school gets complicated as the seven realms depend on their magical powers. When the safety of the realms is threatened by envious dwarves, selfish giants, and the ever-mischievous Loki, the girls will have to step up to protect those who rely on them! This collectible boxed set includes: Freya and the Magic Jewel Idun and the Apples of Youth Sif and the Dwarfs’ Treasures Skade and the Enchanted Snow

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Meet the treacherous Alpheus in this twenty-eighth Goddess Girls adventure!After the sneaky river god Alpheus takes a precious cup from a river nymph, it’s up to Artemis to get it back! When Alpheus challenges Artemis to a surprisingly easy bet, with the winner getting the cup, Artemis thinks it’s too good to be true—and realizes Alpheus will stop at nothing to win. Can Artemis be a hero to her friends?

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Get to know Persephone, the Queen of the Underworld, in this twenty-sixth Goddess Girls adventure!

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When excitement turns into gloating and feelings are hurt Aphrodite, Hera and Athena are competing for Paris's candy apple. When Aphrodite offers Paris a toy horse, she wins the prize! Her excitement leads to bragging, which results in the hurt feelings of others. But when Aphrodite stops boasting and offers to share her snack instead, the three friends happily play together.Joan Holub’s carefully crafted text is brought to life by Leslie Patricelli’s famously humorous illustrations. Includes a summary of the original Aphrodite myth at the end. This book joins Be Patient, Pandora!, Play Nice, Hercules!, Brush Your Hair, Medusa!, Make a Wish, Midas! and Be Careful, Icarus! in the Mini Myths series of mythologically-inspired modern-day parables in board book form, each featuring a read-aloud summary of the Greek myth at the very end.

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Medusa refuses to care for her hair, her long locks getting knottier and dirtier with each passing page. Her hair rebellion elicits frozen expressions of shock from her family, but nothing will convince Medusa to brush. Only her hairdresser approaches Medusa with bravery and a blade, successfully solving the problem . . . with a short haircut! All are pleased with this drastic yet adorable solution. Leslie Patricelli’s depictions of this physical comedy bring a lively visual narrative to Joan Holub’s expertly focused text. Includes a summary of the original Medusa’s Wild Hair myth at the end.

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The ants are hard at work in their classroom on a big Valentine's Day card! They will add lace and glue and stars. But who will they send it to? The Ant Hill kids list all of the possibilities before settling on one lucky person: their teacher!

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Learn all about dreamers who changed history in this engaging and hopeful board book perfect for dreamers-in-training!In this sixth book in the This Little series, now even the youngest readers can learn all about important people in history who dared to dream big for a better future! Highlighting ten memorable dreamers who paved the way, parents and little ones alike will love this inspirational primer full of fun, age-appropriate facts and bold illustrations.

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