The Witch and the Nightingale

The Witch and the Nightingale
by Wiley Blevins (Author) and Steve Cox (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: When the engaged couple Jorinda and Jacob stumble into the witch’s part of the forest, she takes them captive. The hateful witch changes Jorinda into a singing bird. Will her fiancé save her, or will the witch keep her singing bird caged forever? An updated retelling of the Brothers Grimm’s “Jorinda and Joringel” story.

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Nature’s Yucky in the Sea

Nature’s Yucky in the Sea: Gross Stuff that Helps Ocean Animals Survive
by Lee Ann Landstrom (Author), Karen I. Shragg (Author), and Rachel Rogge (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Discover creepy behaviors and disgusting facts about sixteen creatures of the ocean, including lightning whelks, sharknose gobies, and donkey dung sea cucumbers.

Snippet: Did you know…
that Donkey Dung Sea Cucumbers,
those knobby, squishy, sea star cousins,
squirt their guts out of their butt
when afraid?

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