Children's Non-Fiction
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Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
Hardcover
ISBN: 0307157857
Children learn about various vehicles while following the Pig family on their picnic adventure

Sing a Song of Popcorn
Every Child's Book of Poems
School & Library
ISBN: 059043974x
A collection of poems by a variety of famous authors is accompanied by illustrations by nine Caldecott medalists.

The Bravest Dog Ever
The True Story of Balto
Paperback
ISBN: 0394896955
Chronicles the fascinating true-life adventure of Balto, the dog who traveled more than fifty miles of snow-covered terrain to bring medical relief to the children of Alaska. Simultaneous.

We're Different, We're the Same
Paperback
ISBN: 0679832270
Illustrations and simple rhyming text show that while the body parts of various human and Muppet characters may look different, they have similar uses.

Ride a Purple Pelican
Hardcover
ISBN: 0688040314
A collection of short nonsense verses and nursery rhymes introducing such characters as Cincinnati Patty, Justin Austin and Pennington Poe

A Light in the Attic
Hardcover
ISBN: 0060256737
A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

I Want to Be Somebody New!
Hardcover
ISBN: 0394876164
Spot, the magical polka-dot leopard, becomes bored with his "spot" tricks and uses his magic to transform himself into somebody new

The New Kid on the Block
Hardcover
ISBN: 0688022715
Humorous poems about such strange creatures and people as Baloney Belly Billy and the Gloopy Gloopers.

What Makes Day and Night
Paperback
ISBN: 0064450503
A simple explanation of how the rotation of the earth causes night and day

Hungry, Hungry Sharks
Paperback
ISBN: 0394874714
A simple discussion of the kinds of sharks and their behavior