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Books in The X Ray Picture Book series

  • Everyday Things & How They Work

    Peter Turvey

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1995)
    Book by Turvey, Peter
    R
  • Magic Night

    Isobelle Carmody

    Library Binding (Random House Books for Young Readers, Aug. 28, 2007)
    Magic Nights is the story of a cat who finds something that does not belong in his people's house—something flittery and skittery that turns the rest of the night mysterious and magical. What could it want? Hurricane the cat is going to find out!From the Hardcover edition.
    E
  • I'd really like to Eat a Child

    Sylviane Donnio, Dorothee De Monfreid

    Library Binding (Random House Books for Young Readers, April 24, 2007)
    One morning Achilles, a young crocodile, insists that he will eat a child that day and refuses all other food, but when he actually finds a little girl, she puts him in his place.
    K
  • The X Ray Picture Book of Incredible Creatures

    Gerald Legg

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1995)
    Shows and describes cross-sections of dinosaurs, microscopic animals, invertebrates, endangered species, and mythological animals
    T
  • The Best Book to Read

    Debbie Bertram, Susan Bloom, Michael Garland

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, June 24, 2008)
    THE LITTLE BOY who loves to read is back, and this time he and his classmates are visiting a big public library! In their signature catchy, rhyming verse, Debbie Bertram and Susan Bloom give readers a taste of the variety of books that can be found at the library. Michael Garland’s bright, graphic illustrations bring to life the array of fantastic and hilarious scenes that can result from finding the best book to read!
  • Go-Cart Number 1

    Eva Montanari

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2005)
    George, a boy who loves riding in a car with his father, enters a go-cart race and, in the process, learns to count to ten.
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  • The Annotated Cat: Under the Hats of Seuss and His Cats

    Philip Nel

    Library Binding (Random House Books for Young Readers, Jan. 9, 2007)
    How did Dr. Seuss come to write The Cat in the Hat?How long did it take him to write The Cat in the Hat and The Cat in the HatComes Back?Were these books instantly successful, or did their popularity build?The answers to these questions and more can be found in this fascinating illustrated study of two books that changed the way our children learn how to read.According to Professor Nel, The Cat in the Hat and its sequel operate on many levels. The books teach reading, but they also teach about poetry, politics, ethics, comics, history, and even conartistry! Complete with the text of both books, photographs, draft material, and essays by Seuss, The Annotated Cat is like a DVD with all the extras. Cat lovers everywhere can gain a deeper understanding of two of the most popular children's books ever written, and the remarkable man behind them.From the Hardcover edition.
    Y
  • Lets Go

    Erica Stone

    Hardcover (Modern Pub, June 1, 1987)
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  • Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here! A Word from your Baby-in-Waiting

    Barbara Park, Viviana Garofoli

    Library Binding (Random House Books for Young Readers, Jan. 22, 2008)
    “Ma! there’s nothing to do here!” complains the precocious protagonist of this rhyming tale set entirely in utero. It’s not exactly a scintillating experience spending nine months in your mother’s womb. You’re just stuck there at the end of that dumb bungee cord (a.k.a. the umbilical cord), with nothing whatsoever to do but slosh around. But, oh, the endless joys you have to look forward to as you listen to the tick-tock of ma’s happy heart clock and await that happy day when you finally come out to play.From the Hardcover edition.
    O
  • The Wise Doll

    Hiawyn Oram, Ruth Brown

    Paperback (Red Fox, Feb. 3, 2000)
    Too Nice is sent by her sisters Horrid and Very Horrid to fetch them one of witch Baba Yaga's jewelled toads. But nothing is for nothing, and Baba Yaga sets her a number of seemingly impossible tasks - if she fails, she's done for. But deep in her pocket is a wise doll.
  • What a Good Big Brother!

    Diane Wright Landolf, Steve Johnson, Lou Fancher

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Jan. 27, 2009)
    “Why is Sadie crying?” Cameron asks, and asks, and asks. While Cameron loves his new baby sister, he does not love her crying. Mom and Dad can quiet Sadie by changing her diaper, feeding her, and singing lullabies, but when all else fails, Cameron takes over. A Good Big Brother can rub tummies and kiss toes to turn a whimper into a smile!With humor and warmth, New York Times bestselling illustrators Lou Fancher and Steve Johnson delightfully illustrate this fresh, positive, and true-to-life spin on getting a new sibling.
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  • Brave Little Tailor

    RH Disney

    Hardcover (RH/Disney, Oct. 22, 2002)
    This wonderful book retells the story of the 1938 classic Disney animated short film starring Mickey as the tailor. He is recruited to rid the kingdom of a meddlesome giant–all for the hand of the fair Princess Minnie!
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