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Only the amazing talents of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith can make science so much fun. Learn about amoebas, combustion, metamorphosis, viruses, and electrons through irresistible, laugh-out-loud poetry.

"A beautifully designed book—intelligent, irreverent, inviting, and downright irresistible."—Booklist, starred review

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Chock-full of different stories and scenes, the Mad Libs^® series have been keeping readers in stitches for over 35 years. The world's greatest word game is now available in a new format, Mad Libs Junior™, for kids just beginning to learn about grammar. Both formats are perfect for the classroom as a fun and entertaining way to learn about the parts of speech.

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Puffin Modern Classics are novels by some of the most venerated authors of our time. The line includes some of the finest in children's fiction, books that have endured the test of time including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and many other critically acclaimed favorites that will create the ultimate reading list.

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The peaceful world of Avalon is suffering from mysterious droughts and it appears the Lady of the Lake's Dark Prophecy is coming true. The only hope of saving Avalon lies in finding Merlin's true heir.

"[A] fine debut of a promising new fantasy series."—Booklist, starred review

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Russell Culver is fifteen in 1904, and he's raring to leave his tiny Indiana farm town. When his teacher passes on, his dream of school shutting down is crushed with a particularly eventful season of schooling led by a teacher he never could have predicted.

"Peck provides a richly detailed rural setting, colorful characters...and a comic style [with] laugh-out-loud incidents"—Horn Book, starred review

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