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Guinness World Records—Top Ten: Bizarre Bug Records

Written by Ryan Herndon
Smallest, longest, largest, fastest—here's all the fascinating records in the world. Reluctant...
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

Written by Betty MacDonald
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has been wildly popular with children and adults for over 50 years. Her upside...
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World's Dumbest Crooks

Written by Allan Zullo
Criminal master-minds? You won't find them here Ridiculous, outrageous, hilarious and true—this book...
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Freedom Train

Written by Dorothy Sterling
Harriet Tubman risked her life helping other slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. "Well...
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Scholastic Classics: The Secret Garden

Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Spoiled, angry Mary Lennox is sent to live with her mysterious uncle after the death of her parents...
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Scholastic Classics: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories

Written by O. Henry
A young man and his wife each make a drastic decision in order to surprise the other at Christmas. A...
5th - 12th
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Backstage Pass

Written by Margaret Magnarelli
Get exclusive backstage access to 25 of your favorite stars
3rd - 7th
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Tornadoes (Smart Words Science Reader)

Written by Christine A. Caputo
Full of information and photographs, this series includes special features like highlighted...
2nd - 4th
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Getting to Know the U.S. Presidents: Andrew Jackson

Written by Mike Venezia
Combining humor and history, the lives of the U.S. presidents are chronicled with photos, cartoons...
3rd - 5th
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18004

NFL: Dynamic Duos

Written by K. C. Kelley
Get reluctant readers into the game with this easy-to-read book featuring profiles of the today's...
4th - 6th
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Shh We're Writing the Constitution

Written by Jean Fritz
The author documents the Constitutional Convention with her remarkable ability to bring history to...
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To Be a Slave

Written by Julius Lester
The humiliation and ostracism of slavery is described in vivid and often painful detail by black men...
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You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy

Written by David Stewart
To enter the afterlife as a wealthy ancient Egyptian, a body had to go through some astounding—and...
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I Am: George Lucas

Written by Grace Norwich
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
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I Am: LeBron James

Written by Grace Norwich
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
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I Am: Walt Disney

Written by Grace Norwich
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
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We Fought Back

Written by Allan Zullo
A sweeping collection of true stories of children and teens who showed stunning bravery across...
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Willow Smith

Everything kids want to know about eleven-year-old pop sensation Willow Smith, with pages of fun...
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Investigators: Architecture: Get Over It

Written by Lynette Evans
Designed to build knowledge and encourage deep investigation into how bridges are designed and built...
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Investigators: Architecture: Tower Power

Written by Lynette Evans
Designed to build knowledge and encourage deep investigation into how sky scrapers are designed and...
5th - 5th
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I Am: Roberto Clemente

Written by Jim Gigliotti
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
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Pedro's Journal

Written by Pam Conrad
Written as though it were an actual diary, this fascinating book relates the story of Columbus's...
4th - 5th
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I Am: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Written by Grace Norwich
Told with a timeline, maps, illustrations, sidebars and a top ten list of facts, these insightful...
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Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You!

Written by Marley Dias

Drawing from her experience, Marley shows kids how they can galvanize their strengths to make...

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