Author: Anastasia Suen

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What’s This Tail Saying?
by Carolyn Combs (Author) and Cathy Morrison (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Animal tails are talking! Every shake and shiver, rattle and splash is saying something. But what is it? Look and listen for the clues on one page. Then go to the next page to discover the message.

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Rustle Shiver
What’s the peacock’s tail saying?

[TURN THE PAGE]

Aren’t I great!
Pick me as your mate!

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Yoga Animals: A Wild Introduction to Kid-Friendly Poses
by Paige Towler (Author)

Booktalk: Roar like a lion! Arch like a kitten! Stretch like a cobra! Did you know that many yoga poses were inspired by animals? Let these creatures inspire your young ones to get moving, practice mindfulness, or calm down after a long day. Simple step-by-step instructions explain the kid-friendly moves.

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Bunnnies bounce on velvet toes,
then tuck fluffy tail to nose.

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I Like Animals… What Jobs are There?
by Steve Martin (Author) and Roberto Blefari (Illustrator)

Booktalk: What do you want to do when you grow up? Children who love animals can find out all about potential future careers, from veterinarian to zookeeper to pet portrait artist, as they’re taken through a “day in the life” of 25 different animal workers.

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Cool Math: 50 Fantastic Facts for Kids of All Ages
by Tracie Young and Katie Hewett (Authors)

Booktalk: Learn how to tip, work out the distance of a storm, create Fibonacci sequences, crack codes, and more! From simple multiplication to complex calculus, math has never been easier.

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The Binomial Man
In algebra, a binomial is an expression that consists of two terms–“bi” meaning “two” and “nomial” meaning “number”–separated by a plus or minus sign. Multiplying two binomial expressions can be similar to the multiplication of numbers. “F-O-I-L” (First, Outside, Inside, Last) is an acronym to remember a set of rules that will help you perform this multiplication.

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Flower Power: The Magic of Nature’s Healers
by Christine Paxmann (Author) and Olaf Hajek (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Take on a magical journey through the world of healing flowers. Explore cultural and medicinal aspects of 17 different flowers as well as their importance to artists, writers, and healers.

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Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery
by Meeg Pincus (Author) and Yas Imamura (Illustrator)

Booktalk: For decades, as the monarch butterflies swooped through every year like clockwork, people from Canada to the United States to Mexico wondered, “Where do they go?” In 1976 the world learned the answer: after migrating thousands of miles, the monarchs roost by the millions in an oyamel grove in Central Mexico’s mountains. But who solved this mystery? Was it the scientist or the American adventurer? The citizen scientists or the teacher or his students? Winged Wonders shows that the mystery could only be solved when they all worked as a team–and reminds readers that there’s another monarch mystery today, one that we all must work together to solve.

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Common Critters: The Wildlife in Your Neighborhood
by Pat Brisson (Author) and Dan Tavis (Illustrator)

Booktalk: A familiar cast of characters–worms, slugs, caterpillars, ladybugs, robins, mourning doves, houseflies, spiders, squirrels, skunks, and others–crawls, runs, buzzes, and flits through this celebration of neighborhood wildlife in verse. The back matter has more information about the critters in the book and advice for writing poetry.

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Play Like an Animal!: Why Critters Splash, Race, Twirl, and Chase
by Maria Gianferrari (Author) and Mia Powell (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Celebrate all the different ways animals play, from rhinos taking mud baths and parrots somersaulting through the air to kangaroos boxing and dolphins diving through the surf. Back matter gives more information about the featured animals in the book and how playing benefits animals — and you!

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Boats Will Float
by Andria Warmflash Rosenbaum (Author) and Brett Curzon (Illustrator)

Booktalk: Explore the many types of watercraft navigating our lakes, rivers, and oceans, including trawlers, tankers, and cruise ships. Back matter includes detailed descriptions of each type of watercraft mentioned.

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Early morning, rise and shine,
Fishing boats with nets and line.

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Puppies (Baby Animals)
by Jen Besel (Author)

Booktalk: From finding food to how to play, baby animals have a lot to learn. Learn about life as a newborn puppy through leveled text and simple infographics in this beginning reader.

Snippet: Puppies are playful explorers. They get hungry. At first, they drink their mother’s milk. As they grow, their teeth come in. Then they can eat solid food.

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