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"Who discovers dinosaurs? What happens to a dinosaur bone when it's found? What exactly were dinosaurs, anyway, and how many different kinds were there? In this simple-but-thorough book, Gail Gibbons covers the basics of paleontology, dinosaurs, dinosaur families and evolutions, and the K-T extinction. This new and updated edition features the latest information on dinosaurs and how scientists study them"--

Best friends Drag and Rex could not be more different, but together they find joy and adventure in the simplest places.

"A dragon and a T. rex share some of the sweet adventures of being friends, from Valentine's Day to cooking dinner together"--

Wren Martin, the asexual student council president, plans to eliminate the school's annual Valentine's Day Dance, until his rival Leo sabotages Wren's plan by securing a sponsorship from a dating app, which leads to unexpected feelings and realizations about Leo's seemingly perfect life.

"Eugene Guterman's junior year in high school is off to a rocky start. No love life, no new theater production, and if his mother has her way, no more of his favorite comfort food--donuts. Eugene would just as soon spend the year playing small, but that's hard to do when you're the biggest kid in your class. Things change when he accidentally tackles the school's star quarterback and Coach sees the possibilities and recruits the plus-size playwright onto the varsity football team. Eugene is suddenly catapulted into the world of the 'The Pops, ' the exclusive clique of popular athletes known for their parties and dating scene. Best of all is the new and mysterious girl Daisy who seems to be noticing him. Then Eugene discovers that life at the top is more complicated than he imagined"--

The king is dead. The world is lost. Long live the queen. The thin membrane of magic separating the human and demonic planes has been destroyed. Nightrender, the immortal warrior of the gods, must find a way to rebuild it, but Hanne--the serpent girl, always too cunning to be trusted, too hungry for power--has become High Queen, and is too consumed with ambition to cooperate. Meanwhile, Rune--married to Hanne, but in love with Nightrender--is lost in the realm of demons after a disastrous battle, wandering alone in a twisted landscape of mercury seas, black-glass spires, and winds blowing ash ... In this second and final installment of the Nightrender duology, the circle will close, and the world will be saved--or burnt to a cinder.

An American crow leaves his large extended family and flies to a nearby farm, where he finds lots of fun and trouble. Includes facts about crows.

Unable to prevent her best friend Yeti from getting a cold, a young girl realizes just what he needs to help him weather it.

Belle draws the best owl in class, but she doesn’t say why: she sees them in the park, where she and her mother sleep.Belle and her mother used to have a house, a table, and chairs, a home like any of Belle’s classmates’. But things changed. Now, they curl up each night in a blanket nest in their old blue car, with their things packed in around them. The first night was hard, but they’ve never been alone: their friend the owl has always been nearby, hooting in its tree, looking out for them. Belle longs to catch sight of it, and one night, she finally does. That’s how she learned to draw an owl. No one knows that story. But when a new boy comes to school, a boy whose car looks like Belle’s, a boy who looks lost and scared, it’s Belle’s turn to watch over someone. Hilary Horder Hippely’s soulful text pairs with Matt James’s atmospheric illustrations in a book all too relevant to the realities of many families. Neither flinching nor sensationalizing, I Know How to Draw an Owl is a deeply empathetic and age-appropriate portrayal of a family experiencing housing insecurity.

"A sleeping baby rolls out of the house and across the nation on a series of larger-than-life adventures"--

"Told in two voices, follows the friendship between queer teens Casey, a singer who is grappling with sudden hearing loss, and soccer captain Hayden, whose Generalized Anxiety Disorder weighs on his every move, after they bond over their shared dream of a music career"--

"Seventeen-year-old Hannah must choose the impossible--put her nephews into foster care so she can stay true to her dream, or take them on and lose everything she has worked so hard to achieve"--

Overburdened with responsibilities at home and struggling with school work and toxic friends, fifteen-year-old Giddy embarks on an eleven-day challenge to confront the escalating challenges within her life and her own mounting anxiety.

Hope and Gordon Smith navigate the complexities of their extended family, but when Elizabeth Springer goes missing, Hope reveals that she is their grandmother and follows a cryptic letter hinting at more family secrets and an estranged grandfather.

After crash landing on what they thought was an uninhabitable Earth, Myra, Hannah, and Bernard discover that the planet is populated by Botans, while back on Venus, Canter and Lila work with an insider to expose treachery and prevent disaster.

"Sixteen-year-old drama-magnet Ros Demir is determined to score a hot homecoming date as part of her big comeback, but when she hurts her only friend in the process, Ros questions whether her plan is worth it after all."--

"Grumpy loner Wolf just wants to be alone, but whether it is at school, the movies, or the beach, there always seems to be someone bothering him"--

An alphabet book in which windows open to reveal the letters hidden within each picture.

"Two Appalachian families, one White and one Black, are connected by a well-loved kitchen table"--Provided by publisher.

"Two young friends experience the big, emotional ups and downs of an ordinary school day"--

"A lift-the-flap counting book that runs from ten to one, with a different endangered animal revealed on each page"--

"Grumpy Wolf wants jellybeans, and it seems that the only way he can get some is to win the local Best Pet Competition, but first he has to find a pet who will cooperate"--

"Despite their differences, two unlikely friends flock together like birds of a feather"--

"On his first day of school, this minotaur gets lost in the maze of new hallways"--

"A lovable pug tries his best to get attention from his distracted human family"--

"When Ava's perfect new parrot escapes its cage, only a mathematical solution will keep this problem from flying out of control"--

One tree supports an ecosystem of life–insects, mammals, and even humans. Discover the surprising biodiversity of trees in this science picture book from award-winning creators of And the Bullfrogs Sing and The Dirt Book.A tree is more than just a plant, but a whole ecosystem hiding in plain sight, on street corners and in backyards everywhere. Discover how one tree provides shelter, food, and clean air to a host of animals and insects. Robins build their nest in the branches and bees gather nectar from flowers. The tree keeps its neighborhood clean, healthy, and safe. Leaves clean the air and roots keep the dirt from washing away. The tree’s residents are safe through thunderstorms and changing seasons. This home is built to last!Those buds POP openand bees  BUZZand rain  SPLASHESand sun  SIZZLESAuthor David L. Harrison’s lively, rhythmic text informs and excites readers about the ecosystem of trees. Illustrator Kate Cosgrove’s lush and dynamic illustrations color a charming world aglow with life. This award-winning team, from And the Bullfrogs Sing and The Dirt Book, are back with another picture book that invites young readers into the natural world around them. A Tree Is a Community is perfect for the budding naturalist. The Books for a Better Earth™ collection is designed to inspire young people to become active, knowledgeable participants in caring for the planet they live on. Focusing on solutions to climate change challenges and human environmental impacts, the collection looks at how scientists, activists, and young leaders are working to safeguard Earth’s future.

Malia's mind is overflowing with ideas, but when she tries to help her mother in her new job, her first idea backfires.