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Leopard & Silkie
One Boy's Quest to Save the Seal Pups

Henry Holt and Co.
In the Pacific Northwest, concerned volunteers become seal sitters, keeping vigil over the vulnerable baby seals that are left on the shore while their mothers...
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The Plant Hunters
True Stories of Their Daring Adventures to the Far Corners of the Earth

Melanie Kroupa Books
Driven by an all-consuming passion, the plant hunters traveled around the world, facing challenges at every turn: tropical illnesses, extreme terrain, and...
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You Can't Have My Planet
But Take My Brother, Please

Feiwel & Friends
Thirteen-year-old Giles is the last person anyone would expect to save the planet. he's not as charming as his little sister, and not as brainy as his...
  
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Summer Days and Nights

Henry Holt and Co.
On a hot summer day, a little girl finds ways to entertain herself and stay cool. She catches a butterfly, sips lemonade, jumps in a pool, and goes on a...
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After the Snow

Feiwel & Friends
A new Ice Age has descended on Earth.
  
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The Family Tree

Henry Holt and Co.
A man in the 1800s comes upon a beautiful forest and decides to build his home there. When he clears the land, he leaves one special tree to grace his front...
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Citizen Scientists
Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard

Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks
Anyone can get involved in gathering data for ongoing, actual scientific studies such as the Audubon Bird Count and FrogWatch USA. Just get out into a field,...
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Henry's Heart
A Boy, His Heart, and a New Best Friend

Henry Holt and Co.
Henry (and his heart) are perfectly happy playing indoors. But Henry’s mom encourages him to go for a walk outside. Soon, Henry’s heart starts beating faster....
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How Oliver Olson Changed the World

Square Fish
Oliver Olson’s teacher is always saying that one person with a big idea can change the world. But how is Oliver supposed to change the world when his parents...
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The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester

Square Fish
Once you’ve finally captured the most enormous frog in Carter, Georgia, what exactly are you supposed to do with it?

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The Scrambled States of America

Square Fish
A wacky cross-country adventure starring the fifty states! "Well, it was just your basic, ordinary day in the good old U. S. of A. States all over the...
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In the Small, Small Pond

Henry Holt and Co.
Denise Fleming's book gives young readers a frog's-eye view of life in a pond throughout the seasons. In the Small, Small Pond is a 1994 Caldecott Honor...
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Cactus Hotel

Henry Holt and Co.
It is another hot day in the desert. Birds and other animals scurry about looking for food. When they get tired, they stop to rest at a giant cactus. It is...
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7 x 9 = Trouble!

Sunburst Paperbacks
Wilson Williams worries about passing his times-table tests Wilson has a hard time with math, especially with Mrs. Porter's timed multiplication tests. If...
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Great Estimations

Square Fish
How many jelly beans are on this book’s cover? Don’t count—estimate!
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Measuring Penny

Square Fish
Lisa has an important homework assignment--to measure something in several different ways. She has to use standard units like inches and nonstandard units like...
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In the Tall, Tall Grass

Henry Holt and Co.
If you were a fuzzy caterpillar crawling through the tall, tall grass on a sunny afternoon, what would you see? Beginning as the sun is high in the sky and...
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Same, Same But Different

Henry Holt and Co.
Elliot lives in America, and Kailash lives in India. They are pen pals. By exchanging letters and pictures, they learn that they both love to climb trees, have...
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Dark Water Rising

Square Fish
With the entire city under water, will Seth and his family make it out alive?
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Mummy Math
An Adventure in Geometry

Square Fish
Matt and Bibi use math to escape from a pharaoh’s tomb!
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Alabama Moon

Square Fish
After losing his father, a boy has to find a way to survive on his own.
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Planting the Trees of Kenya
The Story of Wangari Maathai

Frances Foster Books
Wangari Maathai, winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Green Belt Movement, grew up in the highlands of Kenya, where fig trees cloaked the...
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Brainstorm!
The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors

Sunburst Paperbacks
Here are some of the incredible kid inventions you can read about in Brainstorm! Earmuffs (1873) Colored car wax (1991) Electronic television (1927) The...
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Into the Sea

Henry Holt and Co.
A beautiful, compelling book about the fragile life cycle of the endangered sea turtle.