Mark Teague
21) The doom machine
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When a spaceship lands in the small town of Vern Hollow in 1956, juvenile delinquent Jack Creedle and prim, studious Isadora Shumway form an unexpected alliance as they try to keep a group of extraterrestrials from stealing eccentric Uncle Bud's space travel machine.
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Told in rhyming text young dinosaurs learn to read, but only after many mishaps, like chewing their books and throwing them at the cat--but eventually they learn to respect their books, and treat them properly. Listen as you read along with this book and CD set.
23) El chiquero
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Español
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La habitación de Wendell es un auténtico chiquero y hasta unos cerdos de verdad se van a vivir con él. A Wendell no parece importarle mucho, pero un día descubre huellas de pezuñas en sus cuentos.
When Wendell doesn't clean up his room, a whole herd of pigs comes to live with him.
26) Frog medicine
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Elmo Freem cannot seem to do his book report and as a result starts turning into a frog.
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When Jack trades the family cow for a handful of magic beans, he gets more beans than he ever expected or wanted. It's bean porridge for breakfast! Bean salad for lunch! Bean chowder for dinner! It doesn't take long before Jack is tired of eating nothing but beans no matter how nutritious! But just as he's about to chop down his magic beanstalk, he meets a grumpy giant, who is just as sick and tired of beans as he is. Together, Jack and the giant...