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Drake has a dream about a new dragon that is somehow trapped in a cave, so Drake, Ana and their two dragons set off to find the Rainbow Dragon's dragon master, Obi. Together they must rescue the Rainbow Dragon, Dayo, from Kwaku, a giant spider who spins a deadly web.
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Presents step-by-step, illustrated instructions for creating a collection of insects and spiders out of folded paper, and contains facts about each one's typical behaviors and physical features. Includes a glossary, a website for further resources, and color photographs.
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"When Jakub Procha is sent into space to examine a cosmic dust cloud covering Venus, it may be a solo suicide mission. Dreaming of becoming a national hero and desperate to atone for his father's sins as a Communist informer, he leaves his beloved wife behind and launches into the galaxy. But things aboard spaceship JanHus1 quickly turn weird, and, to make matters worse, he soon learns that his wife has disappeared without a trace back on Earth. As...
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Eric Carle and fourteen other beloved children's book artists illustrate their favorite bugs and explain why they love them. Everybody has a favorite bug. Some like shiny, colorful beetles or busy ants or soft pale moths best. Others prefer spindly walking sticks or fuzzy caterpillars that turn into bright butterflies. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 15 children's book artists share their favorite bugs and why they love...
27) Charlotte's web
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Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
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Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
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Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
29) Bug bonanza!
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"What are bugs? It's a mystery! A riddle! A quest! Time to find out what BUGS are about!"--
32) Tarantulas
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Packed with less of a punch than a tiny honeybee's, a tarantula's bite is pretty harmless to humans. The spiders' large, fuzzy bodies and legs send some squirming, but these bugs are misunderstood. Get educated on the life of tarantulas in this title that will have emergent readers crawling for more!
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"Creepy! Crawly! Criminy! Stink is bonkers about most scientific things. But dangle a spider in front of him and he goes berserk! Stink is so freaked out by spiders that he can't read about them. He can't look at them. He can't think about them. And he for sure can't touch them! Stink has arachnophobia (a fear of spiders), and he has it bad. But when a hairy backyard emergency arises, Stink is forced to face his fear--and eight beady eyes--head-on....
35) Children of ruin
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Thousands of years ago, Earth's terraforming program took to the stars. On the world they called Nod, scientists discovered alien life - but it was their mission to overwrite it with the memory of Earth. Then humanity's great empire fell, and the program's decisions were lost to time. Aeons later, humanity and its new spider allies detected fragmentary radio signals between the stars. They dispatched an exploration vessel, hoping to find cousins from...
37) Spider stampede
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While seeking their lost dog, Piddle, twins Josh and Danny encounter their next-door neighbor, Petty Potts, a mad scientist whose SWITCH spray accidentally turns them into spiders.