| Ahmed and the Feather Girl Publication Date: October 1, 2010| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up Ahmed is a poor orphan who lives with a travelling circus and works for cruel Madame Saleem. His life is changed forever when he finds a beautiful egg in the forest and brings it back to the circus. From the egg hatches a little girl called Aurelia, and as she grows she sprouts soft feathers that turn into wings. So Madame Saleem puts Aurelia in a cage to keep her as the top attraction at the circus. Ahmed knows he must free Aurelia, but when he does so Madame Saleem takes revenge and makes his life impossible. Is...
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| Tristan and Iseult (Sunburst Book) Publication Date: September 1, 1991| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up...
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| The Hunter Release Date: September 1, 2000| Age Level: 5 and up Hai Li Bu is a good hunter, but not even he can find enough food for his village when the drought comes. The people grow thin and weak, the children rarely laugh -- but worst of all, they begin to argue and stop listening to one another.Out on a hunt one day, Hai Li Bu saves a small snake from the beak of a crane. He is surprised to learn that he has rescued the daughter of the Dragon King of the Sea. The Dragon King offers Hai Li Bu the reward of his choice. Hai Li Bu asks only to know the language of animals. Then he can be a better hu...
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| The Boy & His Mud Horses: & Other Stories from the Tipi Publication Date: March 16, 2010| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up Beautifully illustrated by award-winning author Paul Goble, The Boy and His Mud Horses features a collection of 27 traditional stories from different Native American tribes, including the Pawnee, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, and Lakota. Also includes a foreword by Albert White Hat, Sr., a nationally respected Lakota leader and linguist. ...
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| The Legend of the Laughing Gecko: A Hawaiian Fantasy Publication Date: July 1989Moki the Geckos outrageous laugh lands him in trouble,then rescues him from a tight spot with the Black Bufo.This storyalso tells how the gecko came to be considered good luck in Hawaii. ...
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| Senor Cat's Romance: And Other Favorite Stories from Latin America Publication Date: March 1997| Age Level: 3 and up Includes the stories of silly Juan Bobo, who challenges a three-legged pot to race him home; Martina, who conducts a zany search for the right husband; and four other popular characters from Latin America. ...
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| Rootabaga Stories Publication Date: April 21, 2012Carl Sandburg had three daughters and he loved telling them irrepressible, zany tales. He disliked the European fairy stories that involved kings and princesses and thought American tales should be more relevant to the world around his children, but of course made rather fantastic. So the stories are populated with trains on zig-zag tracks, skyscrapers, animals wearing bibs, corn fairies, not to mention the Village of Cream Puffs which floats in the wind. They have become firm favourites for generations of children. This edition of Rootabaga Stories features t...
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| Kintaro, the Nature Boy (Kodansha Children's Bilingual Classics) Publication Date: September 15, 2000| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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| Moss Gown Publication Date: October 1, 1990| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up Candace finds herself cast out of her home by jealous older sisters, but with the help of a witch woman and a magical moss gown, she captures the heart of the young plantation owner. ...
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| Head, Body, Legs: A Story from Liberia Release Date: August 11, 2005| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up A magical retelling of a Liberian creation storyHead is all alone. Body bounces along. Arms swing about. Legs stand around. They can’t do much by themselves, so they try to work together. But how? This vibrant, joyous retelling of a traditional Liberian creation story shows how much can be accomplished with a little cooperation. ...
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| I'm a Little Teapot Publication Date: March 1997| Age Level: 3 and up Expanded verses of a familiar song tell how a teapot dreams of visiting China, Mexico, the opera, a jungle, and other places while waiting to be used to serve tea.Music and lyrics on last page. ...
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| Little Sister and the Month Brothers (Mc Classic Fiction) Publication Date: March 1, 2009| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1st and up Little Sister is very busy doing all the work around the house and the yard. But she doesn’t mind: she sings and hums, and she grows prettier and prettier as she does her chores. Her wicked stepmother and stepsister can’t stand the fact that Little Sister is so happy. One day, they tell Little Sister to bring home violets in the middle of winter—or not to come home at all!How Little Sister gets help from the Month Brothers in the forest offers a delightful twist on this Slavic version of Cinderel...
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| Even Higher Release Date: August 14, 2007| Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up Young Reuven has a problem. Every year, on the day before Rosh Hashanah, the beloved rabbi of the village of Nemirov disappears until nightfall and no one knows where he goes. The villagers suspect that he ascends to heaven to beg forgiveness for their sins, but Reuven’s friends want the truth. They appoint him to solve the mystery — after all, he is the smallest and fastest of the group — but how?That evening, when Reuven watches the rabbi through the synagogue window, he gets an idea. Determined...
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| The Name of the Tree: A Bantu Tale Retold Publication Date: February 21, 2002| Age Level: 3 and up When a drought spreads through the land of the short grass, the animals set out across the great plain to find food. Their only hope for survival is a tree with a variety of colorful fruit. The problem is its branches are too high. To reach them, the wise old turtle says, one must know the name of the tree, something only King Lion is privy to. In this Bantu folktale retold by Celia Barker Lottridge, the hero is not the most cunning or the strongest but the one that tries the hardest. Ian Wallace’s striking illustrations of dese...
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| Great Irish Legends for Children Release Date: June 30, 2005| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up This volume of six traditional Irish legends includes stories about a king with donkey's ears, a moral lesson about riches and possessions based on a brown bull, a tale explaining how the coast of Antrim was formed by a giant, and other tales about treachery, bravery, and honor. Spirited illustrations bring each tale to life, and a pronunciation guide is included to assist with reading the unusual Irish names such as Ailill and Daire Mac Fiachra. Told for hundreds of years, these stories are a rich part of Irish history...
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| Peter and the Wolf Publication Date: November 27, 2003| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Since its premiere in 1936, Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf has become a classic beloved by generations of children and adults. For this enchanting new version of the story, Bono and his childhood friend Gavin Friday have collaborated on a stunning boxed set that includes a clothbound book and enhanced CD. The beautifully produced hardback book contains 64 pages of Bono's original paintings-with help from his daughters Jordan and Eve-to illustrate the story. And the enhanced CD features a fresh and funny renditio...
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| Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail (Story Cove: a World of Stories) Publication Date: December 19, 2007| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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| The Boy Who Drew Cats and Other Japanese Fairy Tales (Dover Children's Thrift Classics) Publication Date: February 29, 2012| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
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| Papa Gatto: An Italian Fairy Tale Publication Date: October 1995| Age Level: 4 and up Seeking someone to care for his motherless kittens, Sir Gatto, advisor to the Prince, hires a beautiful, but lazy girl, and then her plain, but loving stepsister. ...
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