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The Kid Who Named Pluto: And the Stories of Other Extraordinary Young People in Science McCutcheon, Marc
The Kid Who Named Pluto: And the Stories of Other Extraordinary Young People in Science
Which of the following were discovered or invented by kids?
a) Television
b) Pterodactyl fossils
c) Braille

Answer: All of the above!

Read this book, and find out what you, too, could accomplish through curiosity, imagination and persistence.
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The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide Bedford, Allan
The Unofficial LEGO Builder’s Guide
Ready to take your lego building to a whole new level? This book can help you! Complete instructions to build several cool models, and tools to help you engineer your own fantastic creations.
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Picture This: Fun Photography and CraftsFriedman, Debra
Picture This: Fun Photography and Crafts
Don’t be camera shy! Use the camera lens to see the world in a whole new way. Make one of the funny optical illusion pictures, and be sure to bring it in to show us!
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Putting on a Play: Drama Activities for Kids Jacobs, Paul DuBois
Putting on a Play: Drama Activities for Kids
Get your act together! All you need is this book and a little creativity, and you’re well on your way to putting on a play! Includes scriptwriting, set design, costuming ideas, and plays about pirates, princesses, explorers, and more.
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Lily Brown’s PaintingsJohnson, Angela
Lily Brown’s Paintings
Lily Brown thinks her world is wondrous, but when she paints, her world starts to change.
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Roberto: The Insect Architect Laden, Nina
Roberto: The Insect Architect
A small termite with big dreams goes to the big bug city to become an architect.
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Emeril’s There’s a Chef in My World!: Recipes That Take You Places Lagasse, Emeril
Emeril’s There’s a Chef in My World!: Recipes That Take You Places
Hey you budding chefs! Get creative in the kitchen--explore meals, ingredients, and cooking styles throughout the world, and treat your family to an international feast. You might like Emeril’s other titles too: There’s a Chef in My Family! and There’s a Chef in My Soup! Yum!
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Amelia Makes a MovieMilgrim, David
Amelia Makes a Movie
Amelia and her little brother Drew make a home video--start to finish, script to premiere.
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Soapmaking: 50 Fun & Fabulous Soaps to Melt & Pour Rhatigan, Joe
Soapmaking: 50 Fun & Fabulous Soaps to Melt & Pour
This book shows you the basics of an easy melt and pour technique. Lots of pictures, and fun projects like gross-out eyeball soaps, smiley faces, soapasauri and alphabet soap.
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Sing My Song : a Kid’s Guide to Songwriting Seskin, Steve
Sing My Song : a Kid’s Guide to Songwriting
Do you have a song inside you? Check out this book to learn how to let it out and get it written down. Includes an illustrated collection of songs cowritten with children like you.
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101 Ways to Bug Your ParentsWardlaw, Lee
101 Ways to Bug Your Parents
What would you do if your parents cancelled your vacation, and enrolled you in a creative writing class instead?
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