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2) So close
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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Mr. Duck and Mr. Rabbit have many chances to get to know each other and become friends, except for one thing.
5) Dogsong
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177 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels assailed by the modernity of his life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.
6) The toad
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Hilarious illustrated non-fiction about toads perfect for beginning readers. Humorous text and funny illustrations will leave young readers croaking for more.
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349 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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When their friend Gabrielle is found covered in blood in front of their dead principal, with no recollection of what happened, Blythe, Tucker, and Tanya soon discover their lives are a lie as the walls built around their real memories come crashing down.
9) Cozy in love
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 27 cm
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English
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"When Cozy the musk ox has a clever idea for how to save a trapped friend, his brave efforts help win the heart of the one he admires most."--
10) The worm
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29 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Shares information on the earthworm with graphic illustrations and fact-filled text that traces its extensive history as well as its habitats, anatomy, and behaviors. In addition to the visual gags, the author includes basic facts about the creepers, such as their ability to sense light without eyes, the manner in which they get around, and the food they like to eat.
11) The fly
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Focuses on the common housefly and its fondness for all things revolting. The author takes obvious joy in detailing the housefly's typical meals, which include such savoury delights as garbage-juice soup, dirty diapers, and 'doggie doo'. The Muscidae family (to which the housefly belongs) is depicted with Mom, Dad, a younger sibling, and a slouchy adolescent fly. Includes graphic illustrations and fact-filled text that traces its extensive history...
12) The rat
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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One in a series of humorous books about disgusting creatures, The Rat is a look at the black rat. It covers such topics as the rat's long, agile tail (it's good for balancing and picking noses), long teeth (they can chew through anything, including books) and disgusting taste in food (delicious electrical wires in tomato sauce, anyone?). Although silly and off-the-wall, The Rat contains real information that will tie in with curriculum.
14) Waluk
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English
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Waluk, a young polar bear abandoned by his mother, learns how to fend for himself with the help of Manitok, a cranky old bear who teaches Waluk about seals, foxes, changing seasons, and human beings. End notes discuss animal habitats and environmental issues.
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Narwhal and Jelly book volume 2
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64 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Join Super Narwhal and sidekick Jelly Jolt as they take on three SUPER new stories in this early graphic novel series. Happy-go-lucky Narwhal and no-nonsense Jelly find their inner superheroes in three new under-the-sea adventures. In the first story, Narwhal reveals his superhero alter-ego and enlists Jelly to help him figure out what his superpower is. Next, Narwhal uses his superpower to help a friend find his way back home. In the third story,...
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Narwhal and Jelly book volume 1
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64 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
Description
A happy-go-lucky, waffle-loving narwhal and a cynical, no-nonsense jellyfish forge an unlikely friendship and share adventures while exploring the ocean together.
Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but they do they love waffles, parties and adventures. Join Narwhal and Jelly as they discover the whole wide ocean together. A wonderfully silly early graphic novel series featuring...
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viii, 254 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Every evening, in an amorous battle devoid of love, Scheherazade succumbs to the Caliph's advances, and every night, with the help of her devoted sister Dinazarda and her loyal slave Jasmine, she entices the Caliph with her storytelling, unfurling accounts from the desert, the tundra, the bazaar, the golden-domed mosques. Scheherazade gives herself entirely to her characters, speaking as both man and woman, capturing the call of the muezzin, the speech...
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305 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"Eleven year-old Peter Lee has one goal in life: to become a paleontologist. Okay, maybe two: to get his genius kid-sister, L.B., to leave him alone. But his summer falls apart when his real-life dinosaur expedition turns out to be a bust, and he watches his dreams go up in a cloud of asthma-inducing dust. Even worse, his grandmother, Hammy, is sick, and no one will talk to Peter or L.B. about it. Perhaps his days as a scientist aren't quite behind...
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282 pages : maps ; 22 cm
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English
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"The year is 1991. Mona Hasan is a young Muslim girl growing up in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. The first Gulf War has broken out close by, but it isn't what she expects -- "We didn't even get any days off school! Just my luck." However, the event sparks major change in her life, as her family moves from big-city Dubai in the UAE to small-town Dartmouth on the east coast of Canada."--Book jacket flap
"Mona learns to find her voice over the course...
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304 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"After an abusive, neglected childhood spent on welfare and in and out of homelessness in Alaska, raised by a mother who believed she was the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary, Carrot Quinn moved out on her own. She found a sense of belonging with a bunch of straight-edge anarchists who taught her how to traverse the country by freight trains, sleep in fields under the stars, and find her food by foraging in dumpsters. Her new life was one of thrilling...
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