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2023.
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A retelling of a tale of bravery against seemingly insurmountable odds and a community working together to overcome adversity, reminding us that no challenge is too great, and that even the smallest of us can make a world of difference. Includes the origins of the folktale and facts about hummingbirds.
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"Desmond the mouse wakes up and finds an elephant asleep on his tail. Desmond asks for help from every kind of animal but no one wants to disturb the sleeping giant. How will Desmond get free? This book introduces young readers to timely and nuanced concepts of justice and liberation"--
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Español
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Eran las siete de la tarde y Papá Lobo se estaba preparando para la caza nocturna con su manada, cuando Tabaqui, el chacal, se asomó a la guarida para anunciarle que Shere Khan, el tigre cojo que vivía cerca del río Waingunga, había decidido entrar en su territorio de caza.
La colección Cuentos de bolsillo reúne los cuentos y fábulas de toda la vida relatados con una visión muy actual y acompañados por magníficas ilustraciones de artistas...
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Long ago, when the world was brand new, all birds were naked. It wasn't fair. Foxes had fur. Turtles had shells. Birds deserved warm coats, too. Disgruntled, they approach the first full spring moon for advice. Birds of all shapes and sizes attend the meeting. Everyone except Peacock. He arrives on the scene late, to find his friends covered with warm, colorful feathers. “Look at Peacock! He's still naked!” All the birds stare at poor Peacock...
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The treacherous Lord Greystoke arrives at the logger's camp in the Congo, and will stop at nothing to find and assassinate his long-lost cousin, Tarzan. Robbie and Jane set out through the jungle to warn Tarzan, and find themselves trapped in the sprawling ancient city of Opar, where the insane Queen La rules an army of man-eating apes. With a volcano threatening to explode, Tarzan, Robbie, and Jane must form an unlikely alliance to save themselves....
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Français
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Du Coq ou du Silure, qui est plus beau que l'autre?
Les deux se vouent une mutuelle admiration, faisant fi des codes et des représentations de leurs sociétés respectives.
Outre le coq et le poissonchat, l'éléphant, le lion, la gazelle, mais aussi la mouche et le crapaud, et même un enfant éclos d'un œuf, traversent ces dix contes malicieux à la morale parfois inattendue.
Autant de fables plaisantes qui, selon la formule consacrée, réjouiront...
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English
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From the author of Inca-tastic Tales comes: Jungle-tastic Tales! Join Yacumama, the Amazon's most powerful snake to travel through 1000s of years of history & culture (a lot of which not many grown-ups know about!). We'll start with the Ice Age and go right the way through to modern times. Oh, and Yacumama promises not to bite you! She'll be on her best behaviour. LessFrom the author of Inca-tastic Tales comes a new collection of short stories: Jungle-tastic...
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English
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"I'm quick and smart as I can be. Try and try, but you can't catch me!" Mouse Deer sings his song as he walks through the forest looking for tasty fruits and roots and shoots. Though he is small, he is not afraid. He knows that many big animals want to eat him -- but first they have to catch him! In these delightful trickster tales from Southeast Asia, find out how Mouse Deer gets the best of his enemies -- Tiger, Crocodile, and the most dangerous...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
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NC 810L
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English
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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.
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