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Books in A Get Ready! Book series

  • Get Real #4: Girl Reporter Snags Crush!

    Linda Ellerbee

    Mass Market Paperback (HarperCollins, July 5, 2000)
    Strange Epidemic Infects School!Symptoms include constant hair flipping, eye batting, and the sudden use of hair gel. Diagnosis: First Dance Flu! Could everyone really be more interested in going to the dance then tracking down a school vandal? Casey Smith, girl reporter, pushes past her dance-crazed classmates to find the culprit and enlists the help of Tyler McKenzie. Tyler with the deep brown eyes and really cute smile...Could Casey be coming down with Dance Flu herself? Get Real.
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  • Soap Box Racing

    Ed Radlauer

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Aug. 1, 1973)
    Explains the regulations for building a soap box racer and the rules of participation in a Derby
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  • Sleepy Time

    Patricia Martin, Rocio Bonilla

    Board book (Magination Press, Feb. 4, 2020)
    Sleepy Time is a comforting snuggle up book, perfect to read to young kids to develop calm daily routines. Bathing, putting on pajamas, using the potty, brushing teeth, reading a story, and being afraid. With a parent as instructor, protector, and safe-keeper, this book is for every kid. Get Ready Board Book is a new series of wordless board books with bright illustrations that will delight little ones and their parents and provides an endless opportunity to engage in toddlers their own storytelling and interpretation of what they see in the book. Super cute and appealing, little kids will see themselves in the stories as both books capture a family’s experience.
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  • Get Real #6: Girl Reporter Rocks Polls!

    Linda Ellerbee

    Paperback (HarperColl, Nov. 7, 2000)
    As students gear up for student government elections at Trumbull Middle School, Casey Smith, awesome girl reporter, is on the scene to document the madnes. She's got a new video camera and a list of questions. Why do the "popular" kids always get elected? What would it take to make students care about their vote? An election scandal at Trumbull? Get real!.
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  • Yummy in My Tummy!

    Paul Harrison Dr, Belinda Worsley

    Library Binding (Windmill Books, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Simple text and colorful illustrations tell about a fly enjoying all of its favorite foods until it becomes a tasty meal.
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  • School Time Fun

    School Zone, Joan Hoffman, Barbara Gregorich

    Paperback (School Zone Publishing, June 1, 1983)
    Gregorich, Barbara
  • Hattie the Dancing Hippo

    Jillian Powell, Emma Dodson

    Library Binding (Windmill Books, Jan. 1, 2009)
    Powell, Jillian, Dodson, Emma
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  • Think Like a Computer

    Jacob Batchelor

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Feb. 1, 2019)
    Learn about programming concepts such as algorithms, binary code, and debugging.A True Book: Get Ready to Code series allows readers to discover the power of computer programming. Readers will be inspired to dive into the science and skills around many of their favorite activities, and learn core coding knowledge along the way. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Basic computer programming knowledge has become an essential requirement for many jobs, and it can even come in handy in everyday situations. Readers will also learn why software developers use different programming languages, what new kinds of software are changing the ways we use computers, and much more.
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  • Monster Mania

    Ed Radlauer, Ruth Radlauer

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Feb. 1, 1980)
    Explores the world of monsters from the movies--Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy, Wolfman, King Kong, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon-providing black-and-white stills and drawings
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  • Posting on Social Media

    Josh Gregory

    Library Binding (Children's Press, Feb. 1, 2019)
    Learn how to navigate the complex world of social media.A True Book: Get Ready to Code series allows readers to discover the power of computer programming. Readers will be inspired to dive into the science and skills around many of their favorite activities, and learn core coding knowledge along the way. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.Social media can be an incredible tool for communication, allowing people from all around the world to easily find likeminded friends and share ideas. However, it also has downsides, and its learning curve can be steep. Readers will find out how to recognize good and bad information, learn how to protect their privacy, explore important recent history, and much more.
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  • Fast, Faster, Fastest

    Ed Radlauer

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, June 1, 1973)
    Series of photographs of various kinds of vehicles help demonstrate comparisons of their speed, length, size, shape, and other characteristics.
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  • Big Yellow Balloon

    Helen Bird, Simona Dimitri

    Library Binding (Windmill Books, Jan. 1, 2009)
    After attaching their names and addresses to balloons which they launch into the air, Mike and his elementary school classmates wait anxiously to see whose travels the farthest.
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