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Books in Penguin Young Readers, Level 4 series

  • JOHNNY APPLESEED

    Scott Foresman

    Paperback (Scott Foresman, Aug. 8, 1996)
    With a bag of seeds and a pot on his head, John Chapman set out West to plant apple trees. He made lots of friends and planted lots of trees. Pretty soon, people started to call him Johnny Appleseed.
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  • Clara and Clem Under the Sea

    Ethan Long

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, May 29, 2014)
    Clara and Clem are off on an adventure under the sea! The two swim with dolphins, hug a shark, and even find buried treasure. Let's go!
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  • Hamster Chase

    Anastasia Suen, Allan Eitzen

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, June 10, 2002)
    When Peter takes the class hamster out of his cage, the hamster escapes. Peter and his friends search the classroom, but every time they come close, Mikey the hamster runs away again! How will Peter and his friends ever get Mikey back into his cage?
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  • Pink Snow and Other Weird Weather

    Jennifer Dussling, Heidi Petach

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Oct. 26, 1998)
    Have you ever seen a hailstone with a turtle frozen inside? Learn all about the weirdest, wackiest, wildest weather ever--and what makes it happen--in this easy-to-read nonfiction reader.
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  • A Baby Panda Is Born

    Kristin Ostby, Lucia Washburn

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, April 17, 2008)
    Kids will love reading all about the panda Mei Lan, born at the Atlanta Zoo in September 2006. Through her story, they?ll learn about what newborn pandas are like (they?re the size of a stick of butter!), about their development, and about what life is like for pandas in the wild. This book also touches on efforts to protect this endangered species.
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  • Volcanoes: Mountains That Blow Their Tops

    Nicholas Nirgiotis

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Feb. 21, 1996)
    It is a quiet day on an island. Then suddenly a mountain blows its top! It is a volcano. How does it start? What happens next? Read this amazing book and find out.
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  • Vroom, Zoom, Bud

    Patricia Lakin, Cale Atkinson

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, March 22, 2016)
    Vroom zoom with Bud as he tries to win the race!Bud always loves to be muddy. When he enters a race, he gets distracted by a mud puddle! Should he jump in, or finish the race?
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  • Snail-Snaily-Snails

    Bonnie Bader

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, March 21, 2017)
    Snail-Snaily-Snails is a fun, informative book perfect for young readers!They're slimy, they're small, and they're slow. Some call them pests, and some call them a delicacy. What are they? Snails! Kids will learn all about these crawly creatures in this fact-and-photo-filled nonfiction reader.
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  • Guppy Up!

    Jonathan Fenske

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Feb. 7, 2013)
    This guppy is not your average fish. This guppy shops, mops, drives, and plays the drums...just to name a few! With playful, rhyming text and bright, bold, guppy graphics, this Level 1 reader is an exceptionally fun choice for both children and educators.
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  • Nina, Nina Star Ballerina

    Jane O'Connor

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, March 17, 1997)
    Playing the star in the class dance show, Nina finds herself in an awkward situation. All her friends think that she is the star of the show, so she now has to set the record straight and make things right once more.
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  • Who Stole the Cookies?

    Judith Moffatt

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Feb. 21, 1996)
    Level 2. Puppy, Turtle, and Cat want to find out who stole the cookies from the cookie jar. This is a very basic mystery story for beginning readers.
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  • True Blue

    Joan Elste, DyAnne DiSalvo

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Aug. 8, 1996)
    Blue has a very sharp nose. He can smell trouble from a mile away. But now Blue has disappeared and might be in trouble himself! Blue will have to be very brave if he wants to make it home to his owner, J.D.
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