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The beloved Victorian children's tale now available in its original unabridged edition
Instantly popular upon its initial publication in 1863, The Water Babies is at once a bewitching childhood fantasy and a skillfully woven moral allegory. Tom, a young chimney sweep, escapes his horrendous job and his cruel boss, Grimes, when fairies plunge him into a fantastical world under the sea. As he meets and befriends his fellow...
Instantly popular upon its initial publication in 1863, The Water Babies is at once a bewitching childhood fantasy and a skillfully woven moral allegory. Tom, a young chimney sweep, escapes his horrendous job and his cruel boss, Grimes, when fairies plunge him into a fantastical world under the sea. As he meets and befriends his fellow...
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"Discover England's own unique heritage of fairy tales and legends, rich with supernatural begins, enchanted lands and fantastical happenings. This unforgettable collection of fifteen classic stories tells of giants, dragons, fairies, witches and strange enchantments, alongside legendary heroes such as King Arthur's knights and Robin Hood. Each story is linked with a specific place or county in England: Dragon Castle from Northumberland, Jack and...
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George MacDonald was the great nineteenth-century innovator of modern fantasy, who influenced the work of C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. This book collects some of his finest fairy stories, including 'The Gray Wolf,' 'The Cruel Painter,' 'The Broken Swords,' 'The Wow O'Rivven, The Bell,' 'Uncle Cornelius, His Story,' 'The Butcher's Bills,' and 'Birth, Dreaming, Death.' 'I do not write,' MacDonald once said, 'for children, but for...
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2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A wicked witch falls in love with their father, and uses her magic to turn Hansel's and Gretel's world upside down.
When they are left in the woods by their parents, Hansel and Gretel find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.
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IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
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1230L
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J. K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales...--From publisher...
12) Goldilocks
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[1992]
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English
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The well-known comedian presents his own rendition of the folktale with a slightly different twist at the end.
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Fairy tales of Oscar Wilde volume 1
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c1992-<c1998>
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
16) Fairy tales
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1989, c1981
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English
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A collection of thirty original fairy tales introducing such beings as the fly-by-night, the rainbow cat, and the wonderful cake-horse.
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