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This collection, Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen was originally published in 1932. It contains many of Hans Christian's best-loved tales, and is illustrated by the charming color plates and black and white drawings of Arthur Rackham. The stories include: "The Ugly Duckling," "The Snow Queen," "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Emperor's New Clothes," "Thumbelina," "The Princess and the Pea," "The Little Match Girl," "The Little Mermaid," and...
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Real heroines know that "happily ever after" is something worth fighting for, Fairy Tales for Fearless Girls is a celebration of fifteen women from folktales who seize control of their own fates, and carve out their own destines. Meet brave Bradamante, who rides into battle on a flying horse, Unanana, who rescues her children from the belly of an elephant, Little Molly Whuppie, who's clever enough to trick a giant, and many more daring heroines in...
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Little legends (Tom Percival) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
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690L
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"A branch has been stolen from the magical Story Tree, and it's up to twins Hansel and Gretel to get it back. With the help of their new friend Wolfie, they find a secret fortress in the forest and a Magic Looking Glass that promises to help them. But things are not always what they seem! Can Wolfie and the twins save the day, or will the Magic Looking Glass have the last laugh?"--Back cover.
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Legend series (Kathy-Jo Wargin) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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In this retelling of an Ojibwe Indian tale, a mother bear loses sight of her two cubs as they all attempt to escape a forest fire by swimming across Lake Michigan.
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Have you ever felt different from those around you? The Ugly Duckling sure did. All of his brothers and sisters were beautiful, graceful, and strong, but he felt different and awkward. Over time, the Ugly Duckling learned to stay calm and to believe in himself despite being teased by others. Eventually, his patience paid off, and be grew to be content with who he was -- and bloomed into a handsome swan.
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Have you ever wished that instead of having to do your chores all by yourself that someone--or something--would help you get them done faster? That's exactly the way the sorcerer's apprentice felt one day when the sorcerer left him all alone to clean the castle, so he tried to do some magic of his own, and ended up in a bubbly mess! Ultimately the young apprentice finds that passion and hard work, tempered with patience and discipline, can make the...
88) Puss in Boots
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"How boring!" thought the miller's son when his dad gave him a cat for a present after giving his brothers land and money. What he didn't know was that the cat was clever--so clever was able to trick a king into giving the son a castle, land, and an introduction to his daughter, the princess. In this classic French tale, we are reminded not to judge a book by its cover, and that there's no limit to what one can accomplish with a little gusto and a...
89) Aesop's fables
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IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
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A retelling of over 50 classic Aesop fables, including The fox and the grapes and The donkey in the lion's skin.
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This book introduces kids to the spine-tingling, hair-raising creatures found in Inuit myths. From the mahahaa, a fearsome creature that tickles people to death to the palraiyuk, a reptilian creature said to have six legs and the body of a snake, this book introduces kids to all the creepy, spooky, and down right scary creatures told about in Inuit traditional myths.
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Greenglass House volume 5
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IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 15
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Nothing is what it seems and there's always more than one side to the story as a group of strangers trapped in an inn slowly reveal their secrets in this new standalone mystery set in the world of the best-selling Greenglass House series.
92) Fox snare
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Thousand worlds volume 3
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"While on a mission to cement peace between the Sun Clans and the Thousand Worlds, Min the fox spirit and her ghost brother Jun get stranded on a death planet with Haneul the dragon spirit and Sebin the tiger spirit. To survive, the young cadets will have to rely on all their wits, training, and supernatural abilities. And let's not forget the Dragon Pearl . . .This thrilling conclusion of the Thousand Worlds trilogy, told in alternating points of...
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This book, Grimm's Fairy Tales - Illustrated by Rie Cramer' forms part of our 'Pook Press' imprint, celebrating the golden age of illustration and classic children's literature. The fantastic collection contains over 50 of the Grimm's most loved fairy tales including; The Wolf and Seven Little Kids, Little Bother and Little Sister, The Seven Ravens, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Six Swans, Little Red Cap, Little Briar Rose, Clever Hans and many...
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Although he didn't invent the Round Table or the tales of its fellowship, the twelfth-century poet Chrétien de Troyes was the first to recount in verse the adventures of Arthur's knights. He is also chiefly responsible for establishing the importance of the Arthurian legend in European literature and assuring its survival into modern times. This sensitive translation of Chrétien's verse narratives features four romances, including those of Erec...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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This is the story of three billy goats Gruff and a troll who did not know enough is enough (which may have been his undoing). Our poor troll just can't be happy with the "goat in the hand" and as it turns out, his desire for more lands him flat on his back and far down the stream. That's a good lesson learned in this fun retelling of a timeless tale.
96) Just so stories
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IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
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NC 810L
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A collection of the well-known stories, including "How the Whale Got his Throat," "The Elephant's Child," and "The Butterfly That Stamped." For more than 100 years, these brilliant, delightful tales by Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling have entertained young and old alike. Full color.
97) Chicken Little
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IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" Chicken Little and his feathered friends got all aflutter when something fell on his head and he assumed it must be the sky falling to bits. Eventually Chicken Little learns there is nothing to be afraid of, and perhaps it's better not to panic before you find out the whole story.
98) The Fir Tree
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In "The Fir-Tree" a little tree who is anxious to grow up, fails to appreciate that which happens to him in the moment. After experiencing burning humiliation at being small and insignificant, he is chopped down and decorated for a family's Christmas decorations. Expecting this to be the beginning of a great career, the fir tree is bitterly disappointed when he is discarded after a day and eventually cut into pieces and burned. First published in...
99) Egg & spoon
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 17
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700L
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In 1905 czarist Russia, an impoverished country girl Elena and the aristocratic Ekatrina meet and set in motion an escapade that includes mistaken identity, a monk locked in a tower, a prince traveling incognito, and the witch Baba Yaga.
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When a hardworking tailor emerges from his work, delighted about his feat of killing seven flies with one swat, the townspeople mistakenly assume he is talking about the subject on everyone's mind: giants! Before the tailor realizes the mix-up, the king commissions him to go into the woods and stop the giants who have been terrorizing nearby towns. Luckily, the little tailor is brave, and with some wit and ingenuity, he is able to rid his village...
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