James Stevenson
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Mud Flat volume 1
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At the Mud Flat Olympics if the animals don't win the Deepest Hole Contest, the All-Snail High Hurdles, or the River-Cross Freestyle, they can still come to the picnic after the games and have ice cream for dessert.
6) Corn chowder
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A collection of short poems with titles such as "In the Morning at the National Zoo," "Cell Phone," and "Backpack Mystery."
10) Explorer
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Photographs and text examine the history of explorers and exploration, and highlight many of their discoveries.
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Pain and the Great One volume 1
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Revisits the sometimes challenging relationship between a six-year-old (The Pain) and his eight-year-old sister (The Great One) through seven chapters featuring such events as learning to ride a bicycle, having a birthday party, and dog-sitting.
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Pain and the Great One volume 4
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First-grader Jake "The Pain" and his sister, third-grader Abigail "The Great One" have more adventures, including visiting their cousins in New York and celebrating their cat Fluzzy's birthday.
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Pain and the Great One volume 3
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Further adventures of first-grader Jake "the Pain" and his sister, third-grader Abigail "the Great One," include a trip to the beach with Grandma, to a county fair with Aunt Diana, and to a mall with Dad.