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Diary of Steve the Noob 2 (An Unofficial Minecraft Book) by Steve the Noob
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFollow Steve again on a new adventure! After Steve's sad defeat in the previous book, he goes on a journey to try to redeem himself. What will he find out there in the wilderness? Is he going to starve to death? Will he ever find a way to stop the nightly plague? Find out in this next diary of Steve the Noob. Disclaimer: This book is a work of fanfiction; it is not an official Minecraft book...Categorized as:
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![Path of Exile: Book 1 by Cube Kid]()
Path of Exile: Book 1 by Cube Kid
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPebble was a gifted boy. Strong. Quick. Sharp. In time, he would have become the best warrior in his village. Yet . . . he made a terrible mistake. And now, he is an exile. Banished from his village, the boy named Pebble must now face the great wilderness that stretches beyond Villagetown's wall. Survival here means fighting, scavenging, running... -
![We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen]()
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsCome along on a bear hunt in this award-winning classic from Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one.. Will you come too? For more than twenty-five years readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing through this award-winning favorite...Categorized as:
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![The Magic School Bus Spins A Web: A Book About Spiders by Tracey West, Joanna Cole]()
The Magic School Bus Spins A Web: A Book About Spiders by Tracey West, Joanna Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTransported inside a sci-fi movie about giant bugs, Ms... -
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![A Forest Divided by Erin Hunter, Wayne McLoughlin]()
A Forest Divided by Erin Hunter, Wayne McLoughlin
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFollow your hearts. They will lead you home.Leaf-bare has fallen once more, threatening all cats with hunger and cold. Meanwhile, the message from the spirit-cats remains the same: in order to survive, they must grow and spread like the Blazing Star. And they must hurry... -
![Toby and the Secrets of the Tree by Timothée de Fombelle]()
Toby and the Secrets of the Tree by Timothée de Fombelle
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA breathless, high-stakes quest to save the miniature world of the Tree — and reunite loved ones lost — unfolds with wit, suspense, and startling revelations.Toby’s world is under greater threat than ever before. A giant crater has been dug right into the center of the Tree, moss and lichen have invaded the branches, and one tyrant controls it all... -
![In a Jar by Deborah Marcero]()
In a Jar by Deborah Marcero
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLlewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jars--ordinary things like buttercups, feathers, and heart-shaped stones. Then he meets another rabbit, Evelyn, and together they begin to collect extraordinary things--like rainbows, the sound of the ocean, and the wind just before snow falls...Categorized as:
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![Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon]()
Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen curious Penguin finds a lost pinecone in the snow, their friendship grows into something... -
![Stick Man by Julia Donaldson]()
Stick Man by Julia Donaldson
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom superstars Donaldson and Scheffler, a heartwarming holiday tale.Stick Man lives in the family treeWith his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.But one day, Stick Man is carried off by a mischievous dog who wants to play fetch! Things go from bad to worse as Stick Man is carried farther and farther away from home...Categorized as:
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![Explorer Academy: The Star Dunes by Trudi Trueit]()
Explorer Academy: The Star Dunes by Trudi Trueit
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCruz, Sailor, Emmett, and the gang are on their way to Africa when Nebula misses their intended target and someone close to Cruz ends up on the brink of death. Secrets creep out from the shadows and leave Cruz with more questions than answers in this fourth title in the hit series...Categorized as:
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![A Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Roberton]()
A Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Roberton
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA little girl rescues a strange beast in the woods and carries him safely home. But the beast is not happy and escapes! A funny and charming tale about seeing both sides of the story... -
![Star Wolf by Kathryn Lasky]()
Star Wolf by Kathryn Lasky
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe latest in Kathryn Lasky's hit series - a stunning spin-off set among the wolves of Ga'hoole.A great cold has seized the Beyond. The warmth of summer, the smell of sweet grass and the great caribou migrations are distant memories. Now the wolves know only ice, dark, snow and endless cold. The order that kept the wolf clans strong for thousands of years has broken down completely...Categorized as:
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![Walks Away Woman by Ki Longfellow]()
Walks Away Woman by Ki Longfellow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKi Longfellow, acclaimed author of Flow Down Like Silver: Hypatia of Alexandria, The Secret Magdalene, and Houdini Heart has penned Walks Away Woman, a remarkable story of an ordinary woman driven to an extraordinary decision. Overwhelmed, overwrought, and overweight, an everyday housewife walks into the Sonoran Desert to die... -
![Flynn's Log 1: Rescue Island (Stone Marshall's Flynn's Log) by Stone Marshall]()
Flynn's Log 1: Rescue Island (Stone Marshall's Flynn's Log) by Stone Marshall
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIf you lived in Minecraft, would you survive? Follow Flynn on a journey through Minecraft filled with trouble and danger as he battles spiders, skeletons, zombies, and creepers.Flynn’s memory is hazy. He wakes up in a strange world and faces two huge surprises... First, his body has transformed. He is no longer a human. He is a Minecraft character! Second, he is totally alone... -
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![Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares]()
Red and Lulu by Matt Tavares
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeparation and miles cannot keep a determined cardinal from his loved one in an ode to serendipity and belief that is destined to be a new Christmas classic. Red and Lulu make their nest in a particularly beautiful evergreen tree...Categorized as:
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![Spirit Wolf by Kathryn Lasky]()
Spirit Wolf by Kathryn Lasky
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFaolan, a wolf once doomed to die, struggles to fufill his destiny as the leader of the wolves of Beyond.No one ever saw Faolan as a leader. Banished as a pup, he survived and returned as a gnaw wolf-the lowest member of the wolf pack. But Faolan wasn't meant to be a gnaw wolf. It's not just his strange, splayed paw, or his uncanny connection with the bears...Categorized as:
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![Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle]()
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsKorean edition of a delightful picture book POLAR BEAR, POLAR BEAR, WHAT DO YOU HEAR? (Brown Bear and Friends) by Bill Martin Jr. and illustrated by award-winning author/illustrator Eric Carle, translated by Lee Hi Jae...Categorized as:
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![They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? by Patrick F. McManus]()
They Shoot Canoes, Don't They? by Patrick F. McManus
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMcManus celebrates the hidden pleasures, unappreciated lore, and opportunities for disaster to be found in such outdoor recreations as camping, hunting, and fishing... -
![Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds]()
Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe sky’s no limit as the author-illustrator of The Dot and Ish winds up his Creatrilogy with a whimsical tale about seeing the world a new way.Marisol loves to paint... -
![L'Esprit de l'hiver by Mickaël Brun-Arnaud]()
L'Esprit de l'hiver by Mickaël Brun-Arnaud
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsL'hiver et son manteau se sont posés sur la forêt. Les jours sont froids et les nuits sont longues, mais, comme chaque année à l'approche de la fête de Yule, les habitants de Bellécorce se réjouissent : les boutiques regorgent de jolies choses, les gourmandises se préparent, et beaucoup prennent la direction du Grand Nord...Categorized as:
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![Minecraft: The Lost Journal by Mur Lafferty]()
Minecraft: The Lost Journal by Mur Lafferty
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe third official Minecraft novel from Mojang and Del Rey...Categorized as:
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![Mystery In Rocky Mountain National Park by Aaron Johnson]()
Mystery In Rocky Mountain National Park by Aaron Johnson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecret Codes - Lost Landmarks - Hidden Clues - Real LocationsBefore Jake’s grandfather died, he was on the trail of a centuries-old mystery. And he has entrusted that mystery to Jake, leaving behind a set of hidden codes, riddles, maps, and other clues that lead Jake and his friends on a scavenger hunt into the heart of Colorado’s wild and rugged Rocky Mountain National Park... -
![The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker]()
The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn an alternate past—or possible future—a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive... -
![Tales of Fosterganj by Ruskin Bond]()
Tales of Fosterganj by Ruskin Bond
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew novel by one of Indias most beloved storytellers.Set in a fictional suburb on the outskirts of Mussourie, which he has made famous with his near legendary stories.Vintage Ruskin Bond that is bound to delight his readers with his understated humour, wit and effortless storytelling... -
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![Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell]()
Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinner of the 2018 Caldecott MedalA girl is lost in a snowstorm. A wolf cub is lost, too. How will they find their way home?Paintings rich with feeling tell this satisfying story of friendship and trust. Wolf in the Snow is a book set on a wintry night that will spark imaginations and warm hearts, from Matthew Cordell, author of Trouble Gum and Another Brother...Categorized as:
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![The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller]()
The Memoirs of Stockholm Sven by Nathaniel Ian Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn this "briskly entertaining" (New York Times Book Review), "transporting and wholly original" (People Magazine) novel, one man banishes himself to a solitary life in the Arctic Circle, and is saved by good friends, a loyal dog, and a surprise visit that changes everything...Categorized as:
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![The Yellow Bus by Loren Long]()
The Yellow Bus by Loren Long
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPerfect for fans of Love and Hello, Lighthouse , The Yellow Bus from #1 New York Times bestselling Loren Long is a tender and soulful story about a forgotten school bus that finds happiness and purpose in the most unexpected places--and in the journey along the way.There is a bright yellow bus who spends her days driving. She loves carrying children from one important place to another...Categorized as:
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![The Fantastic Flying Journey by Gerald Durrell]()
The Fantastic Flying Journey by Gerald Durrell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGerald Durrell, one of the world's leading naturalists, combines his knowledge of wildlife with adventure to produce a fascinating journey through the world of animals. Empowered with the gift of speaking to animals, three children travel the world learning about wildlife. Full-color illustrations... -
![The Christmas Wish by Lori Evert]()
The Christmas Wish by Lori Evert
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCelebrate the season with this New York Times bestselling wintry tale that will have readers of all ages believing in the magic of Christmas. This is one to pull out every year and savor all winter long! In the merry tradition of classics like The Polar Express, this special picture book captures the holiday spirit...Categorized as:
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![The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el]()
The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-el
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn inquisitive polar bear named Duane befriends an array of animals as he discovers where he belongs in this charming classic-in-the making that’s reminiscent of Winnie the Pooh.In the Very, Very Far North, past the Cold, Cold Ocean and just below the hill that looks like a baby whale, you’ll find Duane and his friends...Categorized as:
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![The Bear Report by Thyra Heder]()
The Bear Report by Thyra Heder
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA girl and a polar bear take a stunning journey through the Arctic in this award-winning picture book from the author-illustrator of Alfie and How Do You Dance?What’s there to say about polar bears? They’re big. They’re mean. They eat things. Bor-ing. At least that’s how Sophie feels when she sits down to do her homework... -
![Little Red Sleigh by Erin Guendelsberger]()
Little Red Sleigh by Erin Guendelsberger
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBelieve in the magic of Christmas with this heartwarming Christmas picture book about the little red sleigh that could!The Little Red Sleigh has one big dream—to one day become Santa's big red sleigh! But all her life, she's been told she's too small, she's too young, she can't fly, and she certainly can't meet Santa... -
![The Secret Cave: Wolf Girl 3 by Anh Do]()
The Secret Cave: Wolf Girl 3 by Anh Do
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWolf Girl is back in the wild, but that doesn't mean life is any easier for her and her loyal pack of dogs.She has been searching for her family for a long time. Just when she feels she is close, the soldiers following her start to close in. Then Zip is injured and the pack has to slow down.. -
![Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-loving Rubber Ball by Emily Jenkins]()
Toys Meet Snow: Being the Wintertime Adventures of a Curious Stuffed Buffalo, a Sensitive Plush Stingray, and a Book-loving Rubber Ball by Emily Jenkins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLumphy, StingRay, and Plastic--the toys from the beloved chapter books Toys Go Out, Toy Dance Party, and Toys Come Home--are back in a glorious full-color picture book, perfect for gift-giving this holiday season. Acclaimed author Emily Jenkins and Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Paul Zelinsky have created a book destined to become a classic...Categorized as:
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![Survivors by Jeff Probst, Christopher Tebbetts]()
Survivors by Jeff Probst, Christopher Tebbetts
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSequel to the New York Times bestseller Stranded and Trial by Fire! As seen on The Today Show, Rachael Ray, and Kelly and Michael. From the Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor, Jeff Probst with Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life co-author Chris Tebbetts comes a brand new family adventure series!Eleven days down, and no end in sight...Categorized as:
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![The Traitor: Wolf Girl 4 by Anh Do, Lachlan Creagh]()
The Traitor: Wolf Girl 4 by Anh Do, Lachlan Creagh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWolf Girl and her trusty dogs are back for another hackle-raising adventure.On the run from sinister forces, Gwen rushes head-long into danger. With giant snakes, komodo dragons and a whole new wolf pack to contend with, Wolf Girl will need all her cunning... and all her friends... -
![The Island Keeper by Harry Mazer]()
The Island Keeper by Harry Mazer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsUnable to deal with her uncaring family, Cleo runs away to a deserted island in Canada where she hopes to prove herself. But when she finally decides to return home, her canoe has been destroyed, and she faces the ultimate challenge in surviving the Canadian winter... -
![Lightfoot the Deer by Thornton W. Burgess]()
Lightfoot the Deer by Thornton W. Burgess
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn should have been a season of contentment for the inhabitants of the Green Forest. Food was plentiful and all the young creatures born earlier in the year had been taught how to look out for themselves. It should not have been a sad time, but it was — because of the hunters and their long guns!Lightfoot the Deer was especially concerned...Categorized as:
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![No Perfect Fate by Jackie Weger]()
No Perfect Fate by Jackie Weger
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCleo Anderson’s people skills are hesitant and her life broken, yet she is determined to leave her past behind. Alone is good and she is finding her way. Drawn to a fish camp in the wilds of the Okefenokee Swamp, she parks her Play-Mor where gators yawn, bears slumber, and snakes slither. The camp pace is slow, the owner kind, and the people friendly... -
![Hide by Patti Larsen]()
Hide by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReid isn’t sure if he’s grateful to be alive. He’s managed to save a small group of kids from the hunters, but only by trapping them all underground without food or water or a way out. If starvation doesn’t kill them, thirst will. Still, they are out of the hunter’s reach and that’s something. Reid refuses to stop trying, even when the kids find out they aren’t alone in the mine after all... -
![The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse by Thornton W. Burgess, Harrison Cady]()
The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse by Thornton W. Burgess, Harrison Cady
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOriginally published in 1915, The Adventures of Danny Meadow Mouse is part of the rich heritage of children 's nature books left to us by Thornton W...Categorized as:
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![Pond by Jim LaMarche]()
Pond by Jim LaMarche
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Matt is out for a late winter hike he sees a trickle of water in the old deserted and junk-filled dirt pit at the edge of his neighborhood. Matt imagines the pond that must once have been there, shining in the early spring light, freezing in the winter for skating and the perfect place for swimming in the summer...Categorized as:
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![Rabbit's Bad Habits by Julian Gough]()
Rabbit's Bad Habits by Julian Gough
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAvalanches, snowmen, a hungry wolf…and more!When Bear wakes up early from her hibernation, she decides to build a snowman. Her grumpy neighbor, Rabbit, decides to build an even better one. Rabbit & Bear: Rabbit’s Bad Habits is full of laugh-out-loud moments and chronicles the forming of an unlikely friendship...Categorized as:
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![Trial by Fire by Jeff Probst, Chris Tebbetts]()
Trial by Fire by Jeff Probst, Chris Tebbetts
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey thought it couldn't get any worse.They Were Wrong.Being shipwrecked on a jungle island in the middle of the South Pacific was bad enough. But now that Carter, Vanessa, Buzz and Jane have lost their boat - and almost everything on board - to another violent storm, it's like starting over...Categorized as:
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![Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht]()
Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA festive read-aloud brimming with all the joy and excitement of Christmastime -- beginning, of course, with picking out a tree! Part of the magic of the Christmas season stems from the traditions that families and friends take part in every year: hanging up stockings; putting lights in the windows; and, one of the most important of all, picking out and taking home the Christmas tree...Categorized as:
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![Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk]()
Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe modern classic about a sweet spider and her friends is now available for the first time in a Scholastic Bookshelf paperback version"Miss Spider can't understand why insects flee in panic at her approach. Being a florivore herself, she only wants to invite them over for cakes and tea... -
![Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat]()
Lost in the Barrens by Farley Mowat
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAwasin, a Cree Indian boy, and Jamie, a Canadian orphan living with his uncle, the trapper Angus Macnair, are enchanted by the magic of the great Arctic wastes. They set out on an adventure that proves longer and more dangerous than they could have imagined... -
![Bright Winter Night by Alli Brydon]()
Bright Winter Night by Alli Brydon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe forest calls, and creatures come:big and small, one by one.They sense there is a task to doas night descends, replacing blue.On one bright winter night, a group of woodland creatures emerges from the forest. Despite their differences, they start to build something together, using items found on the forest floor... -
![Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen]()
Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsIn the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. Finally, as millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer...Categorized as:
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![A Horse Named Sky by Rosanne Parry, Kirbi Fagan]()
A Horse Named Sky by Rosanne Parry, Kirbi Fagan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA stand-alone companion to the acclaimed national bestsellers A Wolf Called Wander and A Whale of the Wild. Exiled from his band, a young, wild horse must find his way across treacherous terrain to reunite with his family after being captured for the Pony Express. A fast-paced animal survival story about wild horses, family bonds, and a changing environment...
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