Book Recommendations

SUMMER 2022

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P is for Pelican: A Louisiana Alphabet

Anita C. Prieto

Animal Kingdom

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Moonlight Animals (Lightbeam Books)

Elizabeth Golding

Animal Kingdom

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Are You an Ant? (Backyard Books)

Judy Allen

Animal Kingdom

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Nature's Art Box

Laura C. Martin

Art & Music

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Paper Crafts for Kids

Stefania Luca

Art & Music

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Music and How it Works: The Complete Guide for Kids

Art & Music

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The Life and Times of the Honeybee

Charles Micucci

Birds & Bees

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Big Book of Birds

Yuval Zommer

Birds & Bees

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Backpack Explorer: Bird Watch

Storey Publishing

Birds & Bees

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Mighty, Mighty Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker

Construction

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The Pigeon Loves Things That Go!

Mo Willems

Construction

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Little Kids First Big Book of Things That Go

Karen Seve

Construction

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Hello, World! Garden Time

Jill McDonald

Gardening

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Fiona Finer The Interior Designer

Corinn R Soro CID

Gardening

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Biscuit in the Garden

Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Gardening

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Rivers and Streams!

Rebecca Siegel

Geography

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Countries of the World: Our World in Pictures

Geography

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Children's Illustrated Atlas

Geography

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America's National Parks 1

Lonely Planet Kids

History

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The Star-Spangled Banner

Peter Spier

History

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The National Parks

History

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Summer: A Collection of Poems, Songs, and Stories

Wynstones Press

Language

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Flower Box: 100 Postcards by 10 Artists

Princeton Architectural Press

Language

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Miss Brain's Cool Math Games

Kelli Pearson

MATH

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Moonlight Ocean

Elizabeth Golding

OCEAN LIFE

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Hello, World! Ocean Life

Jill McDonald

OCEAN LIFE

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First Big Book of the Ocean

Catherine Hughes

OCEAN LIFE

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Shark Lady

Jess Keating

OCEAN LIFE

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Let's go on a hike!

Katrina Liu

OUTDOORS

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Mrs. Peanuckle's Hiking Alphabet

Mrs. Peanuckle

OUTDOORS

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A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee

Chris Van Dusen

OUTDOORS

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Seeds (Plant Parts)

Vijaya Khisty Bodach

PLANTS

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If You Plant a Seed

Kadir Nelson

PLANTS

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Cactus Hotel

Brenda Z. Guiberson

PLANTS

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The 101 Coolest Simple Science Experiments

Holly Homer

STEM

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The Everything Kids' Scratch Coding Book

Jason Rukman

STEM

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Women in Science

Rachel Ignotofsky

STEM

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Boxitects

Kim Smith

STEM

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Sun, Sun: The Joy of a Summer Day at the Beach

Brad Gray

SUMMER THEMED (GENERAL)

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Constellations for Kids

Kelsey Johnson

SUMMER THEMED (GENERAL)

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And Then Comes Summer

Tom Brenner

SUMMER THEMED (GENERAL)

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National Geographic Readers: Mythical Beasts

Stephanie Drimmer

Animal Kingdom

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Over in the Grasslands: On an African Savanna

Marianne Berkes

Animal Kingdom

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The Ultimate Book of African Animals

Dereck and Beverly Joubert

Animal Kingdom

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Children's Book of Art

Art & Music

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The Story of Paintings: A History of Art for Children

Mick Manning

Art & Music

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Hello, World! Birds

Jill McDonald

Birds & Bees

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The Honeybee Man

Lela Nargi

Birds & Bees

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Beehive (Happy Fox Books)

Petra Bartikova

Birds & Bees

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Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site

Sherri Duskey Rinker

Construction

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Cars and Trucks and Things That Go

Richard Scarry

Construction

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The Truck Book

Harry McNaught

Construction

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Roadwork (Construction Crew)

Sally Sutton

Construction

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Zinnia's Flower Garden

Monica Wellington

Gardening

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Lola Plants a Garden

Anna McQuinn

Gardening

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The Little House

Virginia Lee Burton

Gardening

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South America Picture Travel book for Kids

Marilyn Trueluck

Geography

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National Geographic Kids World Atlas

National Geographic

Geography

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Over in a River

Marianne Berkes

Geography

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The Berenstain Bears God Bless Our Country

Mike Berenstain

History

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A Is for America: A Patriotic Alphabet Book

Tanya Lee Stone

History

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Lemonade Sun: And Other Summer Poems

Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Language

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And Then Comes Summer

Tom Brenner

Language

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Math Art and Drawing Games for Kids

Karyn Tripp

MATH

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Amazing Visual Math

MATH

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Big Book of the Blue

Yuval Zommer

OCEAN LIFE

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Commotion in the Ocean

Giles Andreae

OCEAN LIFE

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Atlas of Ocean Adventures

Emily Hawkins

OCEAN LIFE

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Camping with Kids Cookbook

Amelia Mayer

OUTDOORS

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Nature's Treasures

Ben Hoare

OUTDOORS

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The Hike

Alison Farrell

OUTDOORS

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Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping

Melanie Watt

OUTDOORS

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From Seed to Plant

Gail Gibbons

PLANTS

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National Geographic Readers: Plants

Kathryn Williams

PLANTS

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The Dandelion Seed

Joseph P. Anthon

PLANTS

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Awesome Science Experiments for Kids

Crystal Chatterton

STEM

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Real Engineering Experiments

Anthony Tegtmeyer

STEM

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Coding Concepts for Kids

Randy Lynn

STEM

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The Little Ice Cream Truck

Margery Cuyler

SUMMER THEMED (GENERAL)

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Froggy's Lemonade Stand

Jonathan London

SUMMER THEMED (GENERAL)

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Glow-in-the-Dark Constellations

C. E. Thompson

SUMMER THEMED (GENERAL)

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Clam-I-Am!: All About the Beach

Tish Rabe

SUMMER THEMED (GENERAL)

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If I Ran the Horse Show: All About Horses

Bonnie Worth

Animal Kingdom

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Nature Anatomy

Julia Rothman

Animal Kingdom

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Nature's Deadliest Creatures Visual Encyclopedia

Animal Kingdom

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Welcome to the Symphony:

Carolyn Sloan

Art & Music

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The Story Orchestra: The Magic Flute

Katy Flint

Art & Music

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Mrs. Peanuckle's Bird Alphabet

Mrs. Peanuckle

Birds & Bees

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The Secret Life of Bees

Moira Butterfield

Birds & Bees

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The Little Book of Backyard Bird Songs

Andrea Pinnington

Birds & Bees

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Old MacDonald Had a Truck

Steve Goetz

Construction

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How to Draw Awesome Vehicles

Paul Calver

Construction

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Little Blue Truck

Alice Schertle

Construction

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A Place Called Home

Lonely Planet Kids

Gardening

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The Little Gardener

Jan Gerardi

Gardening

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We Are the Gardeners

Joanna Gaines

Gardening

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Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

Kate Messner

Gardening

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ABCs of Countries: South America

Des O'Gorman

Geography

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A River

Marc Martin

Geography

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Who's Hiding on the River?

Nosy Crow

Geography

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National Parks of the USA

Kate Siber

History

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It's Not About You, Mrs. Firecracker

Soraya Diase Coffelt

History

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Summer Pony

Jean Slaughter Doty

Language

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The Boat

Helen Ward

Language

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What's the Point of Math?

MATH

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Mistakes That Worked

Charlotte Foltz Jones

MATH

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Peek, Otter

Shira Evans

OCEAN LIFE

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Ocean Animals Sticker Activity Book

National Kids

OCEAN LIFE

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Down, Down, Down

Steve Jenkins

OCEAN LIFE

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Backpack Explorer: On the Nature Trail

Storey Publishing

OUTDOORS

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Oliver & Hopes Adventure Under the Stars

Meg Cadts

OUTDOORS

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Exploring Nature Activity Book for Kids

Kim Andrews

OUTDOORS

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Oh Say Can You Seed?

Bonnie Worth

PLANTS

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My First Book of Houseplants

duopress labs

PLANTS

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Carrot And Pea: An Unlikely Friendship

Morag Hood

PLANTS

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Trees, Leaves, Flowers and Seeds

PLANTS

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What Can I Be? STEM Careers from A to Z

Tiffani Teachey

STEM

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STEM Starters for Kids Coding Activity Book

Jenny Jaco

STEM

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The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book

Tom Robinson

STEM

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Duck & Goose Go to the Beach

Tad Hills

SUMMER THEMED (GENERAL)

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Biscuit's First Beach Day

Alyssa Satin Capucilli

SUMMER THEMED (GENERAL)

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Just One More

Jennifer Hansen Rolli

SUMMER THEMED (GENERAL)

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