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Cover of Curious George

Curious George

Marcy Goldberg Sacks

Cover of Curious George Discovers the Rainbow (Science Storybook)

Curious George Discovers the Rainbow (Science Storybook)

H. A. Rey

Cover of Dance at Grandpa's (My First Little House)

Dance at Grandpa's (My First Little House)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Cover of Dealing with someone who won't listen

Dealing with someone who won't listen

Lisa K. Adams

Cover of Dinosaurs! (Pictureback(R))

Dinosaurs! (Pictureback(R))

Robert T. Bakker

Cover of Dog Day Afternoon: Salem's Tails 5

Dog Day Afternoon: Salem's Tails 5

Diana G. Gallagher

Cover of Ecosystems

Ecosystems

William B. Rice

Cover of Endangered

Endangered

Barbara Webb

Cover of Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan

Mervyn D. Kaufman

Cover of Fierce Warriors (Story Keeper Series)

Fierce Warriors (Story Keeper Series)

Dave Sargent

Cover of Go eat worms!

Go eat worms!

Robert Lawrence Stine

Cover of Going to town

Going to town

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Cover of Grand Grasshoppers

Grand Grasshoppers

Megan Cooley Peterson

Cover of Hard times on the prairie

Hard times on the prairie

Melissa Peterson

Cover of How are rain, snow, and hail alike?

How are rain, snow, and hail alike?

Ellen Lawrence

Cover of Humphrey's mixed-up magic trick

Humphrey's mixed-up magic trick

Betty G. Birney

Cover of Hurricane Katrina Dogs

Hurricane Katrina Dogs

Michele Dufresne

Cover of Hurricane heroes in Texas

Hurricane heroes in Texas

Mary Pope Osborne

Cover of I Am Eastern Orthodox (Religions of the World (Rosen Publishing Group).)

I Am Eastern Orthodox (Religions of the World (Rosen Publishing Group).)

Philemon D. Sevastiades

Cover of Ice cream before the store

Ice cream before the store

Jan Bernard

Cover of Ice mummy

Ice mummy

Mark Dubowski

Cover of In the Game

In the Game

Kiki Thorpe

Cover of Indian Ocean Tsunami

Indian Ocean Tsunami

Thomas K. Adamson

Cover of Is It an Alligator or a Crocodile?

Is It an Alligator or a Crocodile?

Susan B. Katz

Cover of Joel Embiid

Joel Embiid

Anthony K. Hewson

Cover of Joining the Dots

Joining the Dots

In-sook Kim

Cover of Joker

Joker

Luciano Vecchio

Cover of Just Disgusting

Just Disgusting

Andy Griffiths

Cover of Keep it simple

Keep it simple

Robert Rogers

Cover of Korean Heritage

Korean Heritage

Tamra B. Orr

Cover of Let's See!

Let's See!

Pearson Education

Cover of Light and Dark

Light and Dark

Anna Claybourne

Cover of Little Critter's the night before Christmas

Little Critter's the night before Christmas

Mercer Mayer

Cover of Little Miss Tidy

Little Miss Tidy

Roger Hargreaves

Cover of Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood

Jennifer Shand

Cover of Little Whistle's dinner party

Little Whistle's dinner party

Cynthia Rylant

Cover of Lurid London

Lurid London

E Merwin

Cover of Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai

Joan Stoltman

Cover of Manchester United

Manchester United

Jim Whiting

Cover of Martha the Little Mouse

Martha the Little Mouse

Janey Louise Jones

Cover of Mary Anne and the search for Tigger

Mary Anne and the search for Tigger

Ann M. Martin

Cover of Mary Cassatt

Mary Cassatt

Jane O'Connor

Cover of Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Colleen Hord

Cover of Monster crocs

Monster crocs

Tom Jackson

Cover of My new team

My new team

Ryan Howard

Cover of Mystery in the Sand

Mystery in the Sand

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of Nancy Drew, girl detective.

Nancy Drew, girl detective.

Stefan Petrucha

Cover of Night of the Scaredy Crows

Night of the Scaredy Crows

Sarah Hines-Stephens

Cover of Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?

Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?

Tish Rabe

Cover of Oh Say Can You Seed?

Oh Say Can You Seed?

Bonnie Worth

Cover of Orange juice before the store

Orange juice before the store

Ryan Jacobson

Cover of Patterns ( Math Links.) (Patilla, Peter. Math Links.)

Patterns ( Math Links.) (Patilla, Peter. Math Links.)

Peter Patilla

Cover of Police Dogs

Police Dogs

Kara L Laughlin

Cover of Police dogs

Police dogs

Alice B. McGinty

Cover of Pricked pinkies

Pricked pinkies

Nancy K. Wallace

Cover of Prince Chuckie

Prince Chuckie

Sarah Willson

Cover of Prince Not-So Charming

Prince Not-So Charming

Roy L. Hinuss

Cover of Pumas

Pumas

Anne Welsbacher

Cover of Rhinos (Johnston, Marianne. Giant Animals Series.)

Rhinos (Johnston, Marianne. Giant Animals Series.)

Marianne Johnston

Cover of Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks

Joan Stoltman

Cover of Rose & Alva

Rose & Alva

Roger Lea MacBride

Cover of School Trouble for Andy Russell

School Trouble for Andy Russell

David A. Adler

Cover of Sky Diving (Extreme Sports)

Sky Diving (Extreme Sports)

John E. Schindler

Cover of Snowy owls

Snowy owls

Julie Murray

Cover of Sound

Sound

Megan Cooley Peterson

Cover of Space

Space

Martha E. H. Rustad

Cover of Storms

Storms

Mary Draper

Cover of Sugar Snow (My First Little House)

Sugar Snow (My First Little House)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Cover of Surviving the Dust Bowl

Surviving the Dust Bowl

Joann Cleland

Cover of Swimming lessons

Swimming lessons

Betsy Jay

Cover of The 39-Story Treehouse

The 39-Story Treehouse

Andy Griffiths

Cover of The Cereal Box Mystery

The Cereal Box Mystery

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of The Deserted Library Mystery

The Deserted Library Mystery

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of The Ghost Next Door

The Ghost Next Door

Robert Lawrence Stine

Cover of The Littles and the trash tinies

The Littles and the trash tinies

John Lawrence Peterson

Cover of The Lost and Found Game (First chapters)

The Lost and Found Game (First chapters)

Judy Nayer

Cover of The Movie Star Mystery

The Movie Star Mystery

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of The Mystery at the Ballpark

The Mystery at the Ballpark

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of The Outer Space Mystery

The Outer Space Mystery

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of The Panther Mystery

The Panther Mystery

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of The Pledge of Allegiance (Welcome Books)

The Pledge of Allegiance (Welcome Books)

Lloyd G. Douglas

Cover of The Silver Thief

The Silver Thief

Jack Heath Cosentino

Cover of The Spy in the Bleachers

The Spy in the Bleachers

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of The great kitten challenge

The great kitten challenge

Diana G. Gallagher

Cover of The lucky wheel

The lucky wheel

Grace Gilmore

Cover of The mystery at Peacock Hall

The mystery at Peacock Hall

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of The mystery of the book fair

The mystery of the book fair

Elspeth Campbell Murphy

Cover of The mystery of the missing cat

The mystery of the missing cat

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of The mystery on Blizzard Mountain

The mystery on Blizzard Mountain

Gertrude Chandler Warner

Cover of The three little javelinas

The three little javelinas

Susan Lowell

Cover of Thief of Dragons

Thief of Dragons

Gina Kammer

Cover of This Journal Belongs to Mason E. Pig

This Journal Belongs to Mason E. Pig

Jose Cruz

Cover of Thunder and Lightning

Thunder and Lightning

Elizabeth Miles

Cover of Tiger Tales (Celebration Press)

Tiger Tales (Celebration Press)

Mary Peace Finley

Cover of Time thief

Time thief

Carolyn Keene

Cover of Tricks and Treats

Tricks and Treats

D. Jakobs

Cover of Turkey and takeout

Turkey and takeout

Nancy K. Wallace

Cover of Twinkle twinkle, little hedgehog.

Twinkle twinkle, little hedgehog.

David Kirk

Cover of Warriors in Winter (Magic Tree House (R))

Warriors in Winter (Magic Tree House (R))

Mary Pope Osborne

Cover of Will Clark

Will Clark

Katharine Elliott Wilkie