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In this Franklin TV Storybook, Franklin learns to keep a promise.

In this Franklin TV Storybook, Franklin's curiosity gets the better of him.

Today is a big day for the five friends. Their class is hosting a Heritage Festival to celebrate the customs and traditions of people from all over the world. Martin, Sally, Pedro, Nick and Yulee are best friends, and they each have their own heritage. Martin''s mum was born in Japan, and his dad''s family is from India. Sally is Haida, one of the Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest. Pedro is from Brazil, Yulee is from Egypt and Nick''s ancestors were Scandinavian. The friends have so much to share with each other! They discover the many ways they''re alike and also what makes them unique.

A story of growth and change (and tomatoes!).In an ordinary garden full of flowers and plants, some creatures have made their homes above the ground, while others live below it. Everybody lives happily. Until one day, a new seed arrives, which sprouts into a plant. And as the plant grows (and grows, and grows), its stalk and leaves get in the way of those who live aboveground, while its roots disrupt those who live below. It is a huge problem. So, the garden's residents decide that it must be chopped down. Unless ... wait! What's that growing on the plant?A multilayered (and multilevel!) tale that's worth digging into!

Cassie has always believed in the Hive. Social media used to be out of control, after all. People were torn apart by trolls and doxxers. Even hackers - like Cassie''s dad - were powerless against it. But then the Hive came. A better way to sanction people. Cause trouble, get too many ''condemns,'' and a crowd can come after you, teach you a lesson in real life. Entering her senior year of high school, and egged on by new friends, she makes an edgy joke online. Cassie doubts anyone will notice. But the Hive notices everything. One moment Cassie is anonymous; the next, she''s infamous. And running for her life.

Paws is tired. He just wants to rest. One day, Paws decides he doesn't want to go for another walk with Edward. He just wants to lie in Edward's bed. Soon, Paws falls asleep one last time. Dekko's gently heartbreaking and heart-lifting story hits the perfect note as it explores death in an accessible, child-friendly, and non-frightening way. Full color.

A green lion is waiting at a red traffic light. While he waits, a series of unexpected events occur. The text on each spread ends with "Red light, green li-" and the reader must turn the page to see the whole word--and what's happened--in this clever picture book inspired by the popular childhood game. Full color.

Franklin seeks shell-ter from a storm and learns about the weather in a beloved storybook from the series that inspired the Franklin and Friends TV show! In this Franklin Classic Storybook, Franklin is afraid of thunderstorms. When a storm approaches while he is playing at Fox's house, a flash of lightning sends Franklin into his shell. He refuses to come outeven for snacksuntil his friends make him laugh with their tall tales about what causes storms. And when Beaver explains what really causes thunder and lightning, Franklin begins to feel much safer.

Who says there's only one way to write a story?A young boy wants to write a story, but he only knows his letters, not words. His sister says, ¿Why don't you start there, with a letter?¿ So the boy tries. He chooses an easy letter to begin with. The letter I. And to his delight, with just the power of his vivid imagination, and no written words, an amazing story begins to unfold. Right before his eyes. This playful tale about creativity will inspire budding authors everywhere to envision new ways to write stories of their own. With or without words!

Count down from ten striding velociraptors to a ferociously funny end in this counting book for dinosaur lovers of all ages!

This is a dog book, and bunny wants to be in it!To get into this dog book, a bunny tries to prove to some skeptical dogs that he's one of them. Does he like to run and catch a ball? Of course. Can he use his puppy-dog eyes to get out of trouble? Absolutely. Does he smell dog doo-doos? Umm . . . The bunny does his best to demonstrate his dog credentials. But, of course, a bunny is a bunny, not a dog. Only, does it have to matter?This bunny is a real snuggle puppy!

It's survival of the grossest kind!Snot. Vomit. Spit. Poop. Everyone knows these are gross, right? Well, for some animals, they're crucial ingredients for survival! This book explores more than 30 of these animals and their grossest of the gross habits, from dung beetles who live for feces, to hagfish who cover themselves in gooey slime to escape predators, to bullfrogs who puke up their entire stomachs for cleaning purposes. It's all so icky. And so awfully interesting!Kids will need to hold their noses before diving into this one! (Barf bags not included.)

A young boy finds a way to help his sister go to school.Victor and his twin sister, Linesi, are close. Only, now that they are eight years old, she is no longer able to go to school with him. Linesi, like the other older girls in their community, must walk to the river to get water five times a day to help their mother farm. But Victor is learning about equality in school. He's beginning to realize how boys and girls are not treated equally. And that's not fair to his sister. So Victor comes up with a plan to help.Can one boy make a difference in an unequal world? It turns out, he can!

Meet Arnold, an unconventional superhero.Though Arnold works in the family superhero business, he isn't a superhero. He doesn't even have a superpower, unless you count taking down messages. But one day, a call from a girl in distress comes in to superhero headquarters, and Arnold's the only one around. He has to go. Determined to succeed, Arnold helps all kinds of people along the way. And that's before he even finds the caller! He does so many good deeds, in fact, that he's identified as a masked man ¿helping the good guys.¿ Wait, could being nice be a superpower?Just when the world can use some compassion, here's Super Nice Guy to the rescue!

A curious and inventive caterpillar with an unusual technique for becoming a moth.Gramma Tinker is an old caterpillar who lives at the end of a cherry tree branch. Leaf and Lou, ant friends who live nearby, love to hear about her many inventions. One day, Gramma shows them her greatest invention yet: the Wingmaker 77. She is preparing for an adventure, and Leaf and Lou can't imagine what it might be --- especially when Gramma explains that she'll rest inside the Wingmaker for two weeks, and when she emerges she'll be ¿changed.¿ Why does Gramma need to make wings? And why is she studying flying creatures to learn about flight?Change happens. Being curious about it makes it fun!

A hilarious story about one bug's quest for greatness (with some cool insect facts mixed in!).Meet Burt, a ten-lined june beetle. He's sure he has a superpower like other insects. No, he can't carry 50 times his weight, like ants, or spray paralyzing venom, like some termites. What june beetles seem to do best is chase porch lights and lie on their backs flailing their legs in the air ... hmm. Maybe Burt doesn't have any special skills after all ... But when some other bugs get into perilous trouble that even their superpowers can't get them out of, Burt realizes there is one helpful thing only he can do ...Why shouldn't every bug have its day (even the wannabe superhero kind)? Kids will be rooting for this one!

A fun introduction to prehistoric creatures that are not dinosaurs, and why!Everyone knows what a dinosaur is, right? Well, maybe not. Dinosaurs are actually just one type of extinct animal from prehistoric times. So, what sets them apart? Here, readers are introduced to ten prehistoric animals. Each one looks like a dinosaur. But it's missing at least one key characteristic of all true dinosaurs. Animal by animal, each of those characteristics is added to a growing list, until, by the end of the book, readers know just what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur!A dinosaur by any other name is . . . not a dinosaur, of course!

Rhyming, fanciful allegory of the creative writing process.When a child's carefully written poem slips out of a ripped pocket, its words join randomly with other words to form funny riffs and puns all over a busy city street. The child scrambles to capture the loose words and arrange them back into poem form, only to lose them again as a storm swoops in. Eventually, the words plant themselves in the muddy ground, growing into something that might be even better than the original poem: a Poet-Tree.A poem is never really lost. The words may just need a little room to play.

The first title in a hilarious new chapter book series for emerging readers.Isabel and Zoë are favorite friends --- most of the time. They have side-by-side cubbies. And they never take off their friendship bracelets. But sometimes, Isabel isn't Zoë's favorite friend at all. Because sometimes, the fun things they do end in a no-fun way. Like getting sent to the principal's office because of Isabel's shenanigans. Now Zoë's mad at Isabel, and Isabel's miserable. Isabel's trying everything to win her friend back. Will getting a new puppy help Isabel mend her friendship with Zoë?There's a new girl in town for early readers to love, love, love --- and she comes with a fluffy sidekick!

Welcome to an apartment building where the fun never ends!It's a special day at 3 Maple Street. It's Little Rabbit's birthday, and he's having a party! His friends are invited, and his mother is baking him a cake. But that's not the only thing going on here. The Cat family is moving in upstairs. The Fox family is having a new baby. Mr. Owl is trying to sleep. There's so much happening inside (and outside) this lively building, it's hard to keep track!Kids will want to get their own apartments at 3 Maple Street --- or at least spend loads of time visiting!

The perfect kid-friendly introduction to mindfulness.Pedro's friends --- Yulee, Nick, Martin and Sally --- are at his house for a sleepover. Pedro is moving in a few days, and he's been feeling sad and worried about the change. To help Pedro feel better, his mom decides to teach the five friends about mindfulness. As the children practice focusing on their bodies, using their senses, paying attention to their feelings and accepting life as it happens, Pedro learns there are many ways to manage the stress of his upcoming move.It's an enlightening journey to peace and calm, and kids will want to be present.

The heartwarming true tale of the friendship between and a man and the penguin he saved.João finds a penguin, soaked in oil, on the shore.Too tired to swim, too weak to stand, he's barely moving on the sand. João must save this little guy. Without his help, he'll surely die.João takes the penguin home. He cleans him, feeds him and nurses him back to health --- and the pair develop an unlikely bond. When the penguin is fully recovered, João knows it's time to return him to the wild where he belongs. But the penguin has other ideas ...When the heart is open, friendship can happen anywhere.

The perfect winter story.This ode to snow, told in rhythmic free verse, follows a girl delighting in the outdoors on a wintry day. All she encounters is framed by the snow. There are fine pearls of snow, a twirl of snow, a curl of snow. The sky unravels into snow, while the hills are knitted caps of snow. She is captivated, as the snow swaddles her world, and makes everything snug --- from first light, to the darkness of bedtime.The glorious snow-filled pages of this enchanting story will have children everywhere searching for their mittens.

A fictionalized retelling of how books from around the world helped children in Germany recuperate after WWII.Anneliese and Peter will never be the same after the war that took their father's life. One day, while wandering the ruined streets of Munich, the children follow a line of people entering a building, thinking there may be free food inside. Instead, they are delighted to discover a great hall filled with children's books --- more books than Anneliese can count. Here, they meet the lady with the books, who will have a larger impact on the children's lives than they could have ever imagined.The place between despair and hope can often be found between the covers of a book.

A humorous tale about acceptance, social justice and keeping an open mind.Though he's scared at first, a boy who encounters an alligator in the woods discovers all the creature wants is companionship --- and leftovers! --- and the two become friends. But the mayor of the boy's town won't have it. He makes a proclamation, ¿NO ALLIGATORS! Blah, blah, blah.¿ Which the townspeople agree with, at first. Then they realize how friendly the alligator is (and how nice it is to have someone eat their leftovers!), and they want him to stay. Can they all come together and find a way to keep the alligator in their town?See you later, alligator? Not if these townspeople can help it!

An engaging picture book biography of a groundbreaking female mathematician.Emmy Noether is not pretty, quiet or good at housework --- all the things a girl of her time is expected to be. What she is, though, is brilliant at math. And when she grows up, she skirts the rules to first study math at a university and then teach it. She also helps to solve some of the most pressing mathematical and physics problems of the day. And though she doesn't get much credit during her lifetime, her discoveries continue to influence how we understand the world today.One of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century finally gets her due!

A boy grows up to make positive change in his community.After suffering much heartache, Sundar decides change must come to his small Indian village. He believes girls should be valued as much as boys and that land should not be needlessly destroyed. Sundar's plan? To celebrate the birth of every girl with the planting of 111 trees. Though many villagers resist at first, Sundar slowly gains their support, and today, over a quarter of a million trees grow in his village. A once barren, deforested landscape has become a fertile, prosperous one where girls can thrive.Sure to plant seeds of hope in children. Improving the world is within everyone's reach.

The lovable trio hits the ice ... eventually!It's wintertime, and the bear, the moose and the beaver can't wait for hockey season to start. They're so eager, in fact, they head out onto the ice before it's thick enough, and they all fall through. Twice. While they wait for the lake to freeze, they try to take their minds off hockey. There's competitive napping. Karaoke. Lots of comfort food. Until, at last, the day arrives when the ice is ready. But, after all that time not being active, are they ready?The waiting is the hardest part, right?