Patricia Lakin
1) Park Here
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Carl the car loves to race and run at the park with his friends. But, when he follows the sign that says Park Here, it brings him to the wrong place! Can Carl and his friends figure out what went wrong and find their way to the real park?
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In the furthest corner of a long-forgotten junkyard, Roscoe lives a life that suits him. But when a disaster sends three visitors to his gate looking for a new home, he finds that he can create more with others than he ever could on his own-and that together they can build an environment that's better for everyone. In each story in this series, the Tinkerers put on their engineering caps to come up with creative solutions to help others in their...
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When construction puts a friend's concert at risk, the Tinkerers agree: the show must go on!
When road construction wakes Gus the groundhog from his hibernation a week early, the Tinkerers are more than happy to take him in. Before long, their new friend reveals that he has a special talent: he can play the ukulele! Every spring, Gus puts on a concert for his family and friends to celebrate the season, but this year, between the construction and...
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The pair of beavers who live next to Big River Junkyard don't agree on much. But when the factory upstream starts polluting the water, they both know something needs to change. Can the Tinkerers design a solution that will make them both happy? In each story in this series, the Tinkerers put on their engineering caps to come up with creative solutions to help others in their world. Along the way, they explore topics that align with Common Core and...
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The Tinkerers help an injured bird fly back to her family.
When Lucy the goose does a crash landing in Big River Junkyard, the Tinkerers need to find a way to get her back up and flying before her family migrates south for winter. Can they use technology to help Lucy get her confidence back?
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Early one morning, a young boy wakes to the light of his alarm clock. He puts on his hearing aids and clothes, then goes to wake his father. Together they brave the cold as they walk down the dirt road that leads to the beach. Lakin's understated story reminds readers that sometimes the best way to communicate doesn't involve words, while Steele's watercolor illustrations show that beauty is never far away.
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2020.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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"It's the 100th day of school, and Max and Mo can't wait to celebrate. The hamsters have so much fun making festive crowns and practicing their counting skills by making necklaces with 100 beads! Follow along with Max and Mo using simple instructions at the back of the book for kids to make a fun activity and play a game celebrating the 100th day of school!" --Amazon.
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2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
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47 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Describes some of the creative and subversive tactics the United States used to win the Revolutionary War, including sending secret messages, using invisible ink, and devloping ciphers.