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Frizzy Haired Zuzu

Zuzu loves riding her bike and dancing to all kinds of music. Her curly red hair bounces when she dances. But Zuzu hates her hair. The older she gets, the bigger it grows. With her sisters and mother, she tries several hilariousCyet disastrousCsolutions to tame her frizzy hair. Finally she saves up all her money to visit a salon. But with straighter hair, will she still feel like herself? Zuzu must dig deep down to sort out her feelings about what is beautiful to others . . . and herself.

Full Circle: Creation, Migration, and Coming Home

This lyrical adventure follows the bluefin tuna, puffin, sea turtle, and Atlantic salmon through their life cycle. Each of these special species has a characteristic called natal homing. They're born, leave home to eat and mate, and then return to precisely where they were born to start their own families. This is a scientific look at these animals' habits--but includes a parallel story reflecting humans' own tendency to return home. Science and nature backmatter includes additional information on the included animals as well as an author's note.

Fund Your Future

How do I save for college? How do I apply for a job? What is compound interest? Readers will learn the answers to these questions and more in these practical guides for financial literacy.

Funeral Girl

Sixteen-year-old Georgia Richter feels conflicted about the funeral home her parents run-especially because she has the ability to summon ghosts. With one touch of any body that passes through Richter Funeral Home, she can awaken the spirit of the departed. With one more touch, she makes the spirit disappear, to a fate that remains mysterious to Georgia. To cope with her deep anxiety about death, she does her best to fulfill the final wishes of the deceased whose ghosts she briefly revives.

Funny Thing Happened (Black Rabbit Tales)

High-flying hijinks. Delightful detours. Epic explanations. Welcome to the wonderfully wacky world of celebrated author/illustrator duo Davide Cali and Benjamin Chaud, where a notoriously (and hilariously) unreliable narrator explains his outrageous adventures. Detail-rich illustrations bring to life the unbelievable oddness of each story. Now in reinforced library bindings, these fantastically fast-paced tales will hold up to countless circulations as young readers revel in the over-the-top antics.

Game On, Zhuri!

Gateway Biographies

Discover the human side of key newsworthy and historical figures. Each biography in this easy-reading series is peppered with quotes and childhood stories, accounts of successes and failures, and descriptions of the inspirational sources and experiences that influenced the person's achievements. Detailed timelines and indexes make these valuable reference resources.

George and Tao

This delicately illustrated picture book holds a world of emotion in a perfect size for small hands, showing each moment of a new friendship between George the energetic puppy and Tao the kitten. This is a story for anyone who knows the thrill of finding a new friend. George's overenthusiastic friendship comes to a sudden stop, turns to worry, a long wait, and then finally an outburst of pure doggy joy when Tao comes home.

GEORGE the Flybot

Meet GEORGE the flybot, a one-of-a-kind robotic fly on his first official mission! With instructions from Darcy Luna, his boss at Fly on the Wall Inc., GEORGE zips off around the world, solving mysteries from history and learning lessons about friendship, emotions and goodness along the way.

Get Informed - Stay Informed (Crabtree Forest)  

The Get Informed, Stay Informed series is designed to empower young people to become knowledgeable, active citizens by engaging with current issues shaping the world today. Each title arms readers with a critical overview of an issue, providing accessible entry points to grasp essential background context, and explains related vocabulary to help readers understand the causes and possible outcomes. Issues are examined from multiple perspectives, and consider local, national, and global connections. In addition, readers will be equipped with tangible, take-away strategies and tools to help them stay informed about ongoing developments. Free downloadable Teacher's Note.