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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Dinosaur and Princess Pop Up Books by Matthew Reinhart

Pre-K - 1st
This video previews the Rumble Roar Dinosaurs and A Princess Like Me pop-up books, written and designed by Matthew Reinhart. [1:06]
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Fact Tracker: Titanic

K - 1st
This video checks information included in the fiction book entitled Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne. The book Fact Tracker: Titanic, the nonfiction companion written by Will Osborne and Mary Pope...
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: The Paladin Prophecy by Mark Frost: Book Trailer

9th - 10th
This video [1:32] is a book trailer for the fantasy/sci-fi novel The Paladin Prophecy by Mark Frost. Readers of I Am Number Four, The Maze Runner, and Legend will love this exciting new fantasy adventure series by the co-creator of the...
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen

9th - 10th
This video is a book trailer about Wendelin Van Draanen's new young adult novel The Running Dream. Wendelin discusses her inspiration for the book, the research that went into creating it, and the impact she hopes it will have on...
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: The Summer I Saved the World, in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz

9th - 10th
This video is a book preview for Michele Weber Hurwitz's The Summer I Saved the World, in 65 Days. The main character works to complete random acts of kindness in an attempt to make a difference after having an emotionally difficult time...
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner: Book Trailer

9th - 10th
This video is a book preview to the dystopia novel Tomorrow Code by Brian Falkner. The end of the world started quietly enough for Tane Williams and Rebecca Richards. Now the two adolescents must find a code to save themselves and the...
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Torment by Lauren Kate: Book Trailer

9th - 10th
This video is a preview for the young adult novel Torment, the second novel in the addictive Fallen series, from best-selling author Lauren Kate. Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows on her previous...
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Trash by Andy Mulligan

5th - 9th
This video includes an animated video of Andy Mulligan's novel Trash. In an unnamed Third World country, in the not-so-distant future, three "dumpsite boys" make a living picking through the mountains of garbage on the outskirts of a...
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Penguin Random House: Dr. Seuss's the Lorax Pop Up Book by David A. Carter

Pre-K - 1st
This site contains a video preview for David Carter's pop-up version of Dr. Seuss' ecological-warning book, The Lorax.
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Penguin Random House: Dashner Download # 8: Who Is Your Favorite Character You've Ever Written?

9th - 10th
This site shares insights from the author of the Maze Runner and Mortality Doctrine series, James Dashner. In this interview, he discusses the favorite characters that he has written.
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Penguin Random House: Kids @ Random: A Ball for Daisy by Chris Rashcka

Pre-K - 1st
This site is a preview for the 2012 Caldecott Medal-winning picture book A Ball for Daisy by Chris Rashcka. It provides information about the book and a link to the book trailer at the bottom of the page. You can also purchase the book...
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Penguin Random House: Gemma Doyle Trilogy: Book Trailers

9th - 10th
This site focuses on the Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray; it features video book trailers for each book in the trilogy. The trailer for A Great and Terrible Beauty, the first book in the trilogy, originally premiered on the 2006 Teen...
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Penguin Random House: All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab

9th - 10th
This site provides a brief introduction to the young adult novel entitled All Unquiet Things by Anna Jarzab. Carly: She was sweet. Smart. Self-destructive. She knew the secrets of Brighton Day School's most privileged students. Secrets...
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Penguin Random House: Ashtown Burials #1: The Dragon's Tooth

5th - 8th
This site provides an introduction to Ashtown Burials #1: The Dragon's Tooth. by N. D. Wilson, the author of the acclaimed 100 Cupboards Trilogy. Readers will follow Cyrus and Antigone Smith's journey to join an order of explorers who...
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Penguin Random House: Blimpo: The Third Circle of Heck, by Dale Basye

3rd - 6th
This is an introduction to the book Blimpo: The Third Circle of Heck, by Dale Basye; it is the third title in the middle-grade Heck series, (Random House Books for Young Readers). It also provides links to information about the author...
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Penguin Random House: Bluebird by Bob Staake

Pre-K - 1st
This is an introduction to the picture book Bluebird by Bob Staake. It includes a brief summary, book reviews, a link to more about the author, and a video [0:44] book trailer. Themes related to friendship, loyalty, and loneliness are...
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Penguin Random House: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by M. Scott

4th - 8th
This website focuses on the series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott. It provides a series of video book trailers for the series including The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, The Enchantress, The...
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Because of Mr. Terupt, a Conversation: John Irving and Rob Buyea

3rd - 6th
This video features the best-selling author John Irving interviewing Rob Buyea, the debut author of the novel Because of Mr. Terupt. They discuss writing, wrestling and his years teaching elementary school. [2:24]
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Being a Pig Is Nice: Book Trailer

Pre-K - 1st
This video is a book trailer for the picture book Being a Pig Is Nice by Sally Lloyd-Jones. The story is about a little girl who imagines what would happen if she misbehaved, doing things like animals such as the pig who gets all muddy...
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman: Book Trailer

9th - 10th
This is a video preview for the teen fantasy book entitled Seraphina by Rachel Hartman. Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape,...
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

9th - 10th
This video is a book trailer for The Scorch Trials, the second book in The Maze Runner Trilogy. Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn't done yet. Phase Two has just begun....
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban: Book Trailer

9th - 10th
This video is a book trailer to The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth Laban. This story is the tale of first love and tragedy in the setting of a high school.
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Thumb Love by Elise Primavera: Book Trailer

K - 1st
This video [1:56] is a book trailer for the children's book entitled Thumb Love by Elise Primavera. Lulu was a thumb sucker. She and her thumb were very happy together "in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad," Lulu and her...
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Penguin Random House: Book Trailer Tyrannosaurus Math by Michelle Markel; Illustrated by Doug Cushman

Pre-K - 1st
This site is a book trailer for Tyrannosaurus Math, the story of a number-crunching dinosaur who chews on math problems as easily as he thunders through the trees. When his little sister is in terrible danger, T-Math even saves the day...