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The Children's Step-By-Step Cookbook
Written by Angela Wilkes
Published by Dorling Kindersley, 1994
Have you ever tasted fruitcake and wondered how people make that stuff? Find out how with these easy to follow recipes.

Fairy Tale Cookbook
Written by Carol MacGregor
Illustrated by Debby L. Carter
Published by Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1982
Wish there were a way to make fairy tales come to life? How about baking Cinderella's wedding cake or the Witch's Gingerbread House cookies? Choose a menu from more than twenty well-loved fairy tale stories.

The Green Fairy Book
Written by Andrew Lang
Illustrated by Hertha Depper
Published by Scholastic Book Services, 1960
www.scholastic.com
What happens to a princess when she's banished from her castle? What happens to a prince who goes out to find the thief of his father's golden apples? This book contains these and many other fairy tales.

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Stories to Solve
Written by George Shannon
Illustrated by Peter Sis
Published by Greenwillow Books, 1990
Try to solve the mysteries in these short folk tales. Don't worry if you can't answer the questions, such as "How did this happen?" Just turn the page and unfold the mystery. (If you like this book, check out the next one in the series, entitled More Stories to Solve.)

How a Book is Made
Written and illustrated by Aliki Brandenberg
Published by HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1986
If you like cats, you'll enjoy watching a mom cat go through the process of creating her own book.

Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes
Written by Robert Wyndham
Illustrated by Ed Young
Published by The World Publishing Company, 1968
Did you know that kids in China also enjoy Mother Goose Rhymes? Try to find chopsticks, dragon kites, and old Mr. Chang by exploring Chinese culture through these simple rhymes.

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The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
Illustrated by Sally Holmes
Published by Clarion Books, 1993
Who was Charles Perrault? He was a French writer who wrote Cinderella, The Sleeping Beauty, and nine other stories contained in this book. There is a surprise moral at the end of each story.

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Favorite Fairy Tales Told Around the World
Retold by Virginia Haviland
Illustrated by S. D. Schindler
Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1959
Have you ever read the story of Rumpelstiltskin? It's a German fairy tale. Discover new and old stories from far away places in this book, which gives not only the fairy tale, but also the country it came from.

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Rare and Unusual Animals
Written by Nina Leen
Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1981
Vultures may look scary, but they don't sound scary. This bird is voiceless! Find out what a Texas horned lizard does as the sun sets, and more surprising facts about unusual animals.

Strange Creatures
Written by Seymour Simon
Illustrated by Pamela Carroll
Published by Four Winds Press, 1981
Did you know that in South America there is a bird with the nickname "the stinking pheasant?" And that there really are flying dragons in Southeast Asia? Read about all kinds of strange creatures in this fascinating book.

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Eyes
Written by Rebecca L. Grambo
Published by Kidsbooks, Inc.,1997
Did you know eagles have binocular vision to see their prey from far away? Learn about all kinds of eyes in this fabulous book.

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Young Learner's Thesaurus with Illustrations
Created by Zigzag
Written by Debbie Fox
Illustrated by Wladek Szechter
Published by Chrysalis Books Limited, 2000
Are you tired of using the same simple words in your writing for school? Turn your tired, dull writing into happy, pleased, delighted, glad, cheerful, content, or joyful writing, with this colorful, cartoon-illustrated book of words.

Merriam-Webster Children's Dictionary
Published by Dorling Kindersley Limited and Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2000
This dictionary not only gives the definition of a frog, it also shows, in colorful pictures, four different kinds of frogs! It has facts and pictures about people and places around the world.

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A Friendly ABC French/ English Alphabet
Written by Bente Hamann
Illustrated by Lorenz Froelich
Published by Frederick Warne and Company, Inc., 1969
You probably already know that le chat means "the cat" in the French language. From letter A to Z, discover many more French words. This book is actually from a school in France.

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Simple Chemistry (Action Science)
Written by Neil Ardley
Illustrated by Janos Marffy, Hayward Art Group, and Arthur Tims
Published by Franklin Watts Ltd., 1984
Did you know that sulphur powder can turn the color of a red rose into white? Have you ever made plastic? These cool experiments give clear instructions and fasinating results. (Note - you'll need an adult close by while you conduct your experiments.)

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Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens
Written by Patricia Lauber
Published by Bradbury Press, 1986
On May 18, 1980, a real life volcano erupted. In this award winning book, see what happened that day and how this event changed Mount St. Helens forever.

Volcanoes
Written by Seymour Simon
Published by Mulberry Paperback Book, 1998
This book describes the characteristics of a volcano and along with some famous volcanoes that have blown their tops.

Bags of Science: Volcano
Created by McGraw-Hill Children's Publishing
www.MHkids.com
Want a fun way to create a volcano? This kit provides everything you need to create an amazing erupting volcano and watch it blow!

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Real Kids, Real Adventure: Tornado
Written by Deborah Morris
Published by Penguin Putnam, Inc., 1996
www.christianbook.com
This book has three adventures about real kids who became real heroes. One adventure is about two eleven-year-old boys who barely survive a monster tornado.

Mandie and the Tornado
Written by Lois G. Leppard
Published by Mass Market, 2001
www.cbd.com
Find out what happens when Mandie goes on vacation and has a tornado come for a visit. (Check out the whole Mandie book series on the web site.)

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Janice Van Cleave's Earthquakes (Spectacular Science Projects)
Design and production by Navta Associates, Inc.
Illustrated by Ray Burns
Published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1993
Do you like experiments? Do you like earthquakes? Do you like experiments
about earthquakes? If you do, you'll like this book.

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Miles of Smiles: Kids Pick the Funniest Poems
Written by Bruce Lansky
Illustrated by Stephen Carpenter
Published by Meadowbrook Press, 1998
Do you have a favorite poem? Is it funny? If you didn't know that poems could be funny, read some that kids picked as their favorite funny poems from different authors. Were they right?

Smile and Say "Woof"
Written by Judy Katschke
Published by Pocket Books, 2000
Let's say you get to star in a TV commercial, but there's one catch - a dog will be sharing your spotlight. Will the dog like you? Will you like the dog? Read all about Michelle's adventures with a canine co-star.