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Curious George Rides a Bike (Unabridged)

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When George sets off on his new bicycle, little does he know that he'll soon be delivering newspapers, building a navy of paper boats, and joining a circus!

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AD580L
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00:17
Curious George Rides a Bike (Unabridged)

Day of the Iguana: Hank Zipzer, the Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever (Unabridged)

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It's science-project time, which is bad news for Hank. He loves doing science experiments, but writing a whole report is another story. Finally, Hank comes up with a science project: he'll take apart the cable box and figure out how it works. But Hank wasn't counting on his sister Emily's iguana laying 18 eggs inside the cable box!

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670L
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02:42
Day of the Iguana: Hank Zipzer, the Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever (Unabridged)

I Got a "D" in Salami: Hank Zipzer, the Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever (Unabridged)

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It's report card day, the most dreaded day of Hank Zipzer's school year. And when Hank gets his grades, they're his worst nightmare come true: a D in spelling, a D in reading, a D in math. This is not going to make his parents happy. This will certainly get him grounded for life. Hank needs help. And he needs it fast!

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650L
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02:54
I Got a "D" in Salami: Hank Zipzer, the Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever (Unabridged)

Niagara Falls, or Does It?: Hank Zipzer, the Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever (Unabridged)

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Hank Zipzer: He's smart. He's creative. He's funny. His pencils are sharpened. His binders are bound. He wants to do well in school, he really does. He tries not to be lazy, like his parents claim he is. So why is he always getting into trouble?

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610L
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02:16
Niagara Falls, or Does It?: Hank Zipzer, the Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever (Unabridged)

The Zippity Zinger: Hank Zipzer, the Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever (Unabridged)

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It's time for PS 87's annual Olympiad, the most anticipated day of the school year! But when Hank Zipzer is chosen as his team's softball pitcher, the pressure is on. Can Hank lead his team to victory, even though he thinks he is the worst athlete in the history of the world?

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730L
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02:33
The Zippity Zinger: Hank Zipzer, the Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever (Unabridged)

I Am Not Joey Pigza (Unabridged)

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Just when Joey Pigza's wired world finally seems to be under control, his good-for-nothing dad pops back into his life. This time, though, Carter Pigza is a new man - literally. After a lucky lotto win, he has a crazy new outlook on life, and he's even changed his name to Charles Heinz. He thinks Joey and his mom should become new people, too.

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950L
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04:47
I Am Not Joey Pigza (Unabridged)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Unabridged)

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Three bears come home from a bicycling trip through the woods to find a little girl "all nice and cozy and fast asleep" in Baby Bear's bed.

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520L
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00:08
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Unabridged)

How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? (Unabridged)

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From enormous sneezes to gigantic wails, the outrageous antics of these mischievous ailing dinosaurs will strike a chord and bring a smile to any child or grown-up who has ever sniffed, snuffled, coughed, or ached.

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AD230L
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00:04
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon? (Unabridged)

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (Unabridged)

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Few words pack a lot of punch in this delightful story about bedtime rituals. There will be no pouting or shouting or moping or moaning when the lights go out because dinosaur kids everywhere will want to see this production again and again.

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AD210L
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00:04
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? (Unabridged)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Unabridged)

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Acclaimed debut author Jeff Kinney brilliantly re-creates the typical humor and logic of middle-school boys sidling into adolescence.

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950L
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03:54
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Unabridged)

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Unabridged)

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Fairy tales are just for little kids, aren't they? Not when they're twisted around and retold in versions tailor-made for a second- or third-grader's sense of humor! From "Little Red Running Shorts" to "The Princess and the Bowling Ball," readers will delight as the familiar becomes ridiculous — in both words and pictures.

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520L
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00:22
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Unabridged)

The Austere Academy: A Series of Unfortunate Events #5 (Unabridged)

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Dear Listener,


If you are looking for a story about cheerful youngsters spending a jolly time at boarding school, look elsewhere. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are intelligent and resourceful children, and you might expect that they would do very well at school.

Don't.

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1120L
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03:16
The Austere Academy: A Series of Unfortunate Events #5 (Unabridged)

The Bad Beginning, a Multi-Voice Recording: A Series of Unfortunate Events #1 (Unabridged)

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Like a car alarm, bagpipe music, or a doorbell ringing in the middle of the night, hearing this all-new audio edition of The Bad Beginning will only upset you. This unique multi-voice recording brings the first book in Lemony Snicket's alarming A Series of Unfortunate Events to such terrible life that no one should really have to experience it.

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1010L
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02:30
The Bad Beginning, a Multi-Voice Recording: A Series of Unfortunate Events #1 (Unabridged)

The End: A Series of Unfortunate Events #13 (Unabridged)

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Dear Listener,

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NC1370L
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05:53
The End: A Series of Unfortunate Events #13 (Unabridged)

The Ersatz Elevator: A Series of Unfortunate Events #6 (Unabridged)

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Dear Listener,


Like the previous books in A Series of Unfortunate Events, there is nothing to be heard here but misery, despair, and discomfort, and you still have time to choose something else to listen to.

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1110L
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04:24
The Ersatz Elevator: A Series of Unfortunate Events #6 (Unabridged)

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