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Notebook of doom volume 8
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It is the first day of the brand-new Stermont Elementary School, but everything electrical seems to be going haywire, and it looks like strange green lightning bugs are draining off the power--but when they see green lightning in a clear blue sky, Alexander and his friends know there must be a monster involved.
5) Night lights
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Rhyming text with glow in the dark illustrations help young readers learn how fireflies communicate at night.
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When Larissa Renaud starts receiving eerie phone calls on a disconnected phone in her family's shop, Bayou Bridge Antiques, she finds herself directed to the river bank near her house, where a cloud of fireflies take her on a journey through time to learn the secrets of her family's past--and save their future.
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Firefly doesn't merely want to fly, she wants to touch the moon. Cricket doesn't merely want to sing about baseball, he wants to catch. When these two little creatures with big dreams wander out of Firefly Hollow, refusing to listen to their elders, they find themselves face-to-face with the one creature they were always told to stay away from, a giant. But Peter is a Miniature Giant. They've always been told that a Miniature Giant is nothing but...
10) Dusk explorers
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Explore the Great Outdoors!
OBD Read Beyond The Beaten Path - YOUTH
OBD Summer Picture Books - YOUTH
Outdoor Fun
OBD Read Beyond The Beaten Path - YOUTH
OBD Summer Picture Books - YOUTH
Outdoor Fun
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"It's that special time of evening, when the hours and the possibilities seem endless as sunlight is fading to dusk. A buzz of excitement and wonder takes over the neighborhood ... what outdoor adventures await? Join a diverse group of suburban kids as they dash and dodge in classic street games, like tag and kick-the-can, and reconnect with nature's simple pleasures of catching frogs, hunting fireflies, and climbing trees. These explorers play, laugh,...
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A little frog is singing to himself in the swamp one night. His song doesn’t seem complete, so he invites other animals to join in. Nothing sounds right until they are joined by the littlest voice in the swamp — that of a tiny firefly. This wonderfully illustrated picture book carries the important message that small voices need to be heard, too.
15) Lucy's light
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Lucy the lightning bug hides the fact that she cannot light up but when her team is in danger, her excellent flying skills are all she needs.
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Explore the Great Outdoors!
OBD Summer Picture Books - YOUTH
Outdoor Fun
Sizzling Summer Reads - ROD Children's
OBD Summer Picture Books - YOUTH
Outdoor Fun
Sizzling Summer Reads - ROD Children's
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On a warm summer night, a young girl and her daddy catch fireflies, put them in a jar to admire for a brief time, and then release them back into the moonlight. Includes facts about fireflies.
17) Fireflies
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In the blink of an eye, the fireflies are forced to leave their field and find a safe place where they can make a new home: a light at the end of the way. But it's a difficult journey, full of seemingly impossible obstacles, which only the love that binds the family together can overcome. This emotional tale of feelings and identity leads us through the darkness into the light of a better future.
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"Award-winning filmmaker and author of the Boy Who Loved the Moon, Rino Alaimo returns with an endearing tale about courage and love. When a young boy's father doesn't return from the war, the lonely boy wishes upon a shooting star--one that turns out to be a little firefly who, try as she might, just can't fly. Touched by the boy's earnest wish, the firefly undertakes a courageous journey to bring the boy's father home. Hope, love, and the courage...
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Explore the Great Outdoors!
OBD Read Beyond The Beaten Path - YOUTH
OBD Summer Picture Books - YOUTH
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OBD Read Beyond The Beaten Path - YOUTH
OBD Summer Picture Books - YOUTH
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Two children catch fireflies on a summer night, putting them one by one into a jar until all ten are caught, and then they let them out to watch all ten fly away.