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A dirt trail in the woods is covered with thick mud and big bumps. What vehicle can get through? An ATV! All-terrain vehicles have wide, bumpy tires that provide good grip on all types of land. Young readers will find out about the types of ATVs, their main parts, and how these versatile vehicles can be used for work and fun.

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Ada Lovelace wasn't just a mathematician. She was a pioneer in computer programming. Young readers will learn how this woman who lived 200 years ago helped the world view machines and numbers in new ways.

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There is no better place in the world than a library. Especially a library that kids create themselves! A million storeys high? Sure. Bathtubs? Absolutely. A full-service sundae bar? Of course. Everything is possible in this library - just like in books! Author Lindsay Leslie puts the reader in charge as the architect of a fantastical library in this imaginative picture book celebrating libraries and the joys of reading.

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Discover the remarkable achievements of female astronomers and astronauts in this fascinating book. Learn more about this STEM topic through inspirational women such as Caroline Herschel, Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Sally Ride, and find out how they overcame prejudice and other obstacles to achieve scientific greatness.

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After only ever playing with friends and schoolmates, Ana Ramirez is excited to attend a basketball summer camp where she'll play on a real team with real teammates. But when the coach says they'll use something called "zone defence", the shooting guard feels totally lost and starts to doubt her skills. Can Ana get out of her comfort zone and ask for help? Combining a dramatic sports story with a dynamic full-colour comic format, this Graphic Novel is sure to be a win for any young reader.

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Mateo is used to being the best member of his gymnastics team. When a new boy with stronger skills joins, Mateo's jealousy threatens to knock everyone off balance just before the big Winter Challenge event.

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Luke Lawless is the son of a famous NASCAR driver. Peter Hildebrand has the best BMX gear that money can buy. Houston Morikami is the only girl to win the state BMX title. So what do these three talented teens have in common? They're all racing in the ultimate BMX competition, the BMX-Blitzkrieg! The super-secret course has been kept under wraps, so no one knows what to expect as the race begins. But somehow, the shadowy Peter Hildebrand seems to know what's around every corner.

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Water rushes out to sea out of nowhere. Suddenly, huge waves come crashing inland. It's a tsunami!

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Come along and investigate the continent of South America. What are its biggest cities? Where is its tallest mountain? What languages do people speak there?

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Learn all about British Firefighters - how they help us, what they do, how they serve the community and much more.

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The Viking and Anglo-Saxon Struggle for England is a fascinating account of British history from a period that begins when the Vikings arrived and attacked Lindisfarne in 793, through to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, when the Normans were victorious. The book describes the Viking raids and invasions, the resistance by Alfred the Great and Athelstan, first king of England, and details the daily lives of Anglo-Saxons living there, including how their art, religion and daily life shaped British culture. Find out more about Edward the Confessor, Guthrum, and Aethelflaed and how the Norse and Anglo-Saxon languages of this time have survive in the current English language in this amazing history of early British life.

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Big bodies. Razor-sharp teeth. Crushing jaws. Great white sharks are some of the most feared sharks. Some people say they seek out people as food. But this is a myth. Attacks on people are very rare. Some people say great whites live only in warm waters. This is a myth too! You can’t believe everything you hear! Readers will bust more myths about these top ocean predators, and discover why the protection of these amazing creatures is so important.

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Emma is excited about Izzie's birthday party. But she's also nervous. Is her dress too fancy? Will she know anyone else at the party? Did she buy the right gift? Will Emma's worries ruin her chance to have fun? Find out how Emma handles her party problems in this early chapter book from the Emma Every Day series.

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A young man gets a splinter from a strange, silver book. That night, beneath the eerie glow of a full moon, the man transforms into the Word Eater. This hideous beast prowls the streets, searching for words to eat. If the Librarian doesn’t stop it, every word and everything on earth could disappear. Join the mysterious Librarian on another adventure as he fights to save his precious books from the Library of Doom. Can he save them before they fall into the hands of people who would use them for evil?

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Carlos Ramirez has always been the Strikers' best scorer. He pulls off bicycle kicks with ease, and his best friend, Tou Yang, knows exactly where to put the passes. But the state's best team, the Bandits, are coming to town, and Carlos hears that he'll have a very special fan in the stands. His uncle, a professional soccer player, will be watching his nephew's every move during the Strikers' biggest game of the year. As the pressure to perform sets in, Carlos struggles to even hit the ball, let alone do bicycle kicks. Everyone has seen that Carlos is a gifted athlete, but no one knows whether he'll shine as the centre of attention, or be blinded by the spotlight.

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Sedimentary rocks are all around you. They form from soil, gravel, dust and other sediment. This type of rock is often affected by wind and water erosion. Learn how this can change an area's landscape and how sedimentary rocks are useful.

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Once upon a time, an evil faerie cursed a young princess. On her fifteenth birthday, the princess pricked her finger on a spindle and fell into a spell of sleep. Trapped behind poisonous thorns and guarded by deadly zombies, only the bravest soul can awaken her. Otherwise, she will live forever in eternal slumber.

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Read 'Animals in Danger in North America' to learn about the animals struggling to survive on the Earth's third-largest continent. Clear maps and a helpful classification chart make this title a great tool for learning about threatened and endangered animals in North America.

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DC Super-Pets and manga unite! Put a new spin on beloved furry Super Heroes and Super-Villains, and learn how to draw them as dynamic manga characters. Easy-to-follow steps start with simple lines and progress to fully coloured figures that practically leap off the page. Along the way, discover interesting Japanese comics facts and tips for punching up your artwork. Packed full of stunning illustrations, this guide will inspire creativity and help artists of all levels reimagine Krypto the Super-Dog, Ace the Bat-Hound, Streaky the Super-Cat and more as manga-style masterpieces!

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Calling all golden retriever lovers! Ever wondered about a golden retriever''s personality? Want to find out the best way to care for a golden retriever? Kids will learn all about golden retrievers with punchy facts, beautiful photos and a fun activity.

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Alligators are top of the food chain. This means that they are top predators. Find out all about alligators, their life at the top, links in the food chain and "killer facts"!

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Alfie Wolfe's twin sister, Alfreeda, is an annoying pain in Alfie's side, and he just can't stand it any more! Enter Crosby, a very cool, laid-back German shepherd (with his own pesky puppy in tow) who checks into the Hound Hotel and teaches Alfie a lesson in patience.

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At a high-tech spy exhibition, Hazmat and Jay spot an impressive gadget that is capable of blocking all communications. Jay muses to Hazmat that beating Shadow Cell would be a breeze if Recon Academy had one for themselves. Unfortunately, Shadow Cell feels the same way. Before Jay and Hazmat know it, Shadow Cell operatives nab the device -- and activate it! Outnumbered, trapped and unable to call for backup, Jay and Haz have to risk everything to protect the vital technology.

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Engage Literacy is the new reading scheme from Raintree that introduces engaging and contemporary content to motivate and support early readers while providing a reliable and instructional framework. All titles are precisely levelled, with new vocabulary being introduced and reinforced throughout the levels. This is a level 17 fiction title in the Turquoise book band level.

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One morning, young Ruby sets out to visit her grandma's house. She wears a Red Riding Hood to protect her from the forest's evil creatures. But will it? A hungry, old wolf has some evil plans of his own.

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Yasmin wants to be an astronaut someday, but after a class trip to the space museum, she's not sure she's cut out for space flight. Then a tour of the mission control exhibit gives Yasmin another idea about how her future might lift off! Best-selling author Saadia Faruqi shares another delightful story featuring Yasmin and her multi-generational Pakistani family.

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Eid Mubarak! Can Ali Tahir use his creative powers to save the holiday party?It's Eid, Ali's favourite day of the year! The family has fun plans for this special day after the Muslim holiday Ramadan. But Ali's brother, Fateh, is being cranky and keeps spoiling everything! Can Ali find a way to cheer up Fateh and bring the fun back to the holiday? Ali the Great, by Yasmin author Saadia Faruqi, is a charming chapter book series about Ali Tahir and his multi-generational Pakistani-origin family. Ali's big ideas will resonate with young readers who believe that every problem has a creative solution - you just have to find it!

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Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading appealing, decodable texts that make sense. This ensures that every beginner reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book! In this Level 3 book Meg and Nat are playing at being pet vets. But when all the pets decide to visit the hut at once, there isn’t much room and it is hot. Out go the pets!

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Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading appealing, decodable texts that make sense. This ensures that every beginner reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book! In this Level 3 book Sam and Nat are fishing while Mum sits close by. They get a bucket and Mum’s hat but no fish.

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Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading appealing, decodable texts that make sense. This ensures that every beginner reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book! In this Level 1 book, Sid is having a quiet nap in the sandpit. Then Pam gets in and the boys. Sid is not happy and lets everyone know.

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Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading appealing, decodable texts that make sense. This ensures that every beginner reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book! In this Level 1 book, the boys sit in the paddling pool. Then Pam dips in. But when Nat dips in the pool, they all tip out.

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Zak Nine and Erro have come up with a brilliant plan to escape. They'll simply hide on board a prison ship and ride it to freedom on another planet! Unfortunately, the boys don't get far when the ship docks at one of Planet Alcatraz's metallic moons. The hollow sphere is magnetic, and the only way to walk on it is by wearing special magnetic boots. The boys are soon discovered and are forced to flee. But how will they escape when they're stuck floating inside a giant metal ball?

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Beatrice Bumble B. Flinn loves a lot of things, but she loves drawing the most. When her friend Rosa''s cat goes missing, B. offers to make a poster for her. Mission lost cat is under way! But when no cat is found, Rosa blames B. and her poster. B. is positive her poster will work, and she does not give up! The Bumble B. early chapter book series will inspire young readers to have confidence and a positive attitude. Easy-to-read text, short chapters, fun illustrations, a glossary, discussion questions and writing prompts complete the book.

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Look up! All mountains rise high into the sky, but there is more to these landforms than meets the eye! Some form when two pieces of the Earth''s crust push up land. Erupting volcanoes form others. Some are growing, while others are shrinking. Give beginning readers all the information they need to know about mountains, including their characteristics, how they form and where they can be found around the world.

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What would our world be like without magnets? Computers, radios, phones and TVs wouldn''t work correctly. And many other modern machines wouldn''t exist. With this basic introduction to magnets, young readers will learn how magnets work and how useful they are in our world today.

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Red Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading appealing, decodable texts that make sense. This ensures that every beginner reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book! In this Level 3 book Nan and Pop come for a visit and they bring presents. The children eat the muffins. Nan doesn’t forget Pam, who gets a bone.

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