Ollie, a purple elephant, is a perfect pet; he loves and is loved by the McLaughlins. Their home is lively until a jealous neighbor and the family’s cat cook up a scheme to send Ollie packing.
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Typical in most ways but teased because of her freckles, 7-year-old Helen has red hair and lots of freckles unlike her family. When teased by other kids, she tries to get rid of her freckles in lots of ways but keeps her nickname instead.
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Helen (a.k.a. "Freckleface") enjoys attending the early program at school and its outdoor play. Freckleface learns to overcome her fear of dodgeball and a big bully as she discovers her own strong inner resources.
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Freckleface is different because of her freckles, red hair and small size; Patrick is different, too. He's large and has been dubbed Windy Pants.
Shortly before the fall of Saigon in 1975, Hà's family flees war-torn Vietnam. When they arrive in Alabama more than 3 months later as refugees, they struggle to adapt to a new life.
Travel back in time with young Qwerty (aka Robert) as he finds research much more intriguing when it involves experiencing 1776 in person via a time machine. Action and humor bring the past alive in this fast-paced novel.
Visit places and meet the characters who lived "once upon a time" during a dramatic moment from a well-known fairy tale. Highly detailed photographs accompanied by rhyme guide readers' eyes. This book is sure to encourage multiple examinations.
In just a second, a bat can make 200 calls, a black mamba snake can slither 24 feet, four babies are born somewhere in the world, and much more. Time takes on new meaning in this stylishly illustrated, provocative look at time and how it’s measured.
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Annie and Jack travel to a long-ago Ireland to inspire Augusta to share her creativity with near calamitous results. How the sibling team solves the problem and achieves their mission is a worthy addition to this appealing series.
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The Great Depression changed everything for 11-year-old Oscar and his widowed dad.