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Ibraheem and his cat, Mitu, join Baba on a rickshaw trip through the big city, where vehicles of all sorts and sizes have their own language to help them navigate the busy streets.BEEP BEEP, says Baba. HONK HONK, says car. TOOT TOOT, says bus. RUMBLE RUMBLE, says mighty truck. MEOW MEOW, says Mitu. WHEEE! I say. Along the way, Ibraheem notices that though there aren''t traffic signals, the cars, buses, trucks, rickshaws (and even a stray toad!), all navigate the hustle and bustle of the streets safely by communicating in their own language. With its poetic text and bright, friendly art, Ibraheem''s adventure comes alive with the exciting sounds, movement and personality of the drivers and vehicles that share the road. Includes an author''s note about her experiences with big city traffic around the world.

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Chuck Warren died tragically at the old abandoned mill, but Paz Espino knows it was no accident - there''s a monster under the town, and she''s determined to kill it before anyone else gets hurt. She''ll need the help of her crew - inseparable friends, bound by a childhood pact stronger than diamonds, distance or death - to hunt it down. But she''s up against a greater force of evil than she ever could have imagined. With shifting timeframes and multiple perspectives,Lockjawis a small-town ghost story, where monsters living and dead haunt the streets, the homes and the minds of the inhabitants. For readers ofWilder GirlsandThe Haunted, this trans YA horror book by an incredible debut author will grab you and never let you go.

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Eli, Morgan and Emily embark on their most dangerous mission yet, to save the kidnapped animal beings of Ministik and to ensure that these terrible deeds will never happen again. Accompanied by Arik and Mahihkan, as well as the remaining Bird Warriors, they journey across the Flatlands toward the Land of the Sleeping Giant, in search of a long-lost cave where the Green Stars are said to be. The valuable gems are rumoured to have great power, which Eli and Morgan will need to overcome an evil they''ve not faced before. As they draw ever closer, Eli develops more of his powers and learns new revelations about his mother.

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This story starts, as stories often do, with a tragedy. Three bunnies are left without their mother when she goes off to Brazil to learn jiujitsu. The bunnies, Flop, Biggie and Boingie, learn some hard truths about life pretty quick: squirrels will take over your cosy nest as soon as you leave and refuse to give it back, dogs are to be avoided at all costs and raccoons will believe anything you tell them. With quick thinking, ingenuity and maybe a little bit of raccoon manipulation, these three buns will take on all comers to be the rulers of the park. Will they win? Well, this IS an origin story...

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Nothing can ruin a picnic faster than a bunch of ants. It''s a good thing there are no ants in this book... well, maybe there''s only one. Or two... Or ten?? Maybe it''s not so bad. Ants are kind of cool, after all - especially the ones with amazing butts, like the Acrobat Ant that waves its back end around to scare off enemies. Or the Slender Leaf Ant that can glide through the air. Or the Dinosaur Ant, which is the biggest ant in the world! Okay, so a picnic with ants is actually lots of fun! But what if an anteater also wants to join the picnic?

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