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1) Hoot

Author

Hiaasen, Carl

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD Audiobook, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Portable Audiobook

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Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. Unfortunately, Roy's first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then again, if Dana hadn't been sinking his thumbs into Roy's temples and mashing his face against the school-bus window, Roy might never have spotted the running boy. And the running boy is intriguing:...

2) Wonder

Author

Palacio, R. J

Series

Thorndike Press large print The literacy bridge
Wonder

Language

English

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NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover

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Book, Book - Large Print, CD Audiobook, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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August Pullman was born with a facial deformity that, up until now, prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid -- but his classmates can't get past Auggie's extraordinary face. Wonder begins from Auggie's point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others. These perspectives converge in a portrait of...

3) The National Audubon Society birds of North America: the complete guide to birding--with full-color photographs, updated range maps, and authorative notes on voice, behavior, habitat, nesting, and conservation status

Pub. Date

[2021]

Physical Desc

907 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

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"From the most trusted name in birding-- beloved by millions, backyard enthusiast and expert alike-- comes a completely new and definitive guide to the birds of North America: the most comprehensive, authoritative, and up-to-date work of its kind. Developed by the creators of the bestselling Audubon field guides, this master guide is the result of a collaboration between leading scientists, scholars, taxonomic and field experts, photo editors, and...

4) The outlaw ocean: journeys across the last untamed frontier

Author

Urbina, Ian

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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"There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and with no clear international authority, the oceans have become the setting for rampant criminality--from human trafficking and slavery to environmental crimes and piracy. Now, in The Outlaw Ocean, Ian Urbina--prize-winning reporter for The New York Times--gives us a galvanizing account of the several years...

5) Gnome and Rat

Author

Stohler, Lauren

Series

Gnome and Rat volume 1

Language

English

Formats

eBook, Graphic Novel, Kindle

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Best friends Gnome and Rat celebrate Hat Day, learn magic tricks, and find Gnome a new signature hat in their charming forest.

6) Overcoming dyslexia: a major update and revision of the essential program for reading problems at any level, incorporating the latest breakthroughs in science, educational methods, technology, and...

Author

Shaywitz, Sally E

Pub. Date

2020.

Language

English

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"From one of the world's leading experts on reading and dyslexia comes the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical book yet to help one understand, identify, and overcome the reading problems that plague American children today. For the one in every five children who has dyslexia and the millions of others who struggle to read at their own grade levels--as well as for their parents, teachers, and tutors--this book can make a difference. Dr....