 | Noisy Outlaws, Unfriendly Blobs, and Some Other Things That Aren't As Scary Release Date: September 8, 2009| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up A collection of stories for wise young people and immature old people!A collection of stories for wise young people and immature old people, written by today’s best authors spinning new tales. Each story features fullcolor illustrations by artists including Barry Blitt, Lane Smith, David Heatley, and Marcel Dzama.The collection includes previously unpublished children’s stories from Jonathan Safran Foer (Everything Is Illuminated), Nick Hornby (High Fidelity), Neil Gaiman (Sandman), George Saunders (C...
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 | Poof! Publication Date: August 1, 2005| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up Here is a picture book that could only come from the wacky imagination of John O'Brien. Imagine a wizard and his wife who love to spend the day lounging in their easy chairs. These two will do anything to avoid ordinary household chores. To change the baby's diaper, the wizard waves his wand and--POOF!--he unleashes a chain of events that leads to laughter on every page. This is John O'Brien at his funniest. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition....
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 | Crossing Points - Modern CaribbeanAfrican and Asian Sh Publication Date: January 28, 1999Pupils are encouraged to explore the texts, appreciate different cultures and develop appropriate creative responses, using the accompanying activities. Pupils are given a focus for their reading and help to understand the cultures using the background information provided. Motivation and interest are increased as the book includes attractive designs and illustrations, which bring the stories to life. Literacy development is enhanced throughout the stories, which progress in terms of reading difficulty in each section. All sections include an introduction an...
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 | A Skunk by the Tail (Great Stories for Kids) Publication Date: July 1998| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
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 | Edward's Exploit and Other Thomas the Tank Engine Stories (Thomas & Friends) (Pictureback(R)) Release Date: March 16, 1993| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
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 | Crisantemo / Chrysanthemum (Spanish Edition) Publication Date: May 1996A Crisantemo le encantaba su nombre hasta que fue a la escuela y todos se reían de él. Pero un día la profesora de música dijo que le gustaba el nombre de Crisantemo... --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition....
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 | Tales from Around the World (10-Minute Bedtime Stories) Publication Date: October 1, 2012| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
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 | Enid Blyton Collection; Six O'clock Tales and Seven ... Hb Publication Date: September 22, 1994This collection of stories by Enid Blyton contains over 60 stories, including "Six o'Clock Tales" and "Seven o'Clock Tales". It is the third in a series of three collections of stories. ...
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 | The Girl Who Loved Coyotes Release Date: September 27, 1995The American Southwest is a land of legend, the meeting place of Indian, Spanish, and Anglo cultures. Within these 12 tales coyotes turn into stars, rainbows carry dreams across vast canyons, and an eagle brings fire to the world. Full color. ...
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 | Sopa de raton / Mouse Soup (Spanish Edition) ...
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 | Don't Cut My Hair! (Scholastic Reader Level 1) Publication Date: January 1, 1998| Age Level: 4 and up...
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 | Akin to Anne: Tales of Other Orphans Release Date: April 1, 1990| Age Level: 9 and up In this heartwarming collection of nineteen short stories L.M. Montgomery returns to the enchanting shores of beautiful Prince Edward Island to tell about orphans much like Anne of Green Gables -- vulnerable, sensitive, and full of hope and courage. There's the lonely young girl on a quest for a real-life mother, a budding artist who dreams of fame and fortune, and old family quilt that unites two sisters with a long-lost relative, an ancient Egy...
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 | Lionel at School (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) Release Date: July 22, 2002| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up...
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 | Apron Annie in the Garden (Learn to Read Science Series) ...
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 | Barking At a Fox-fur Coat Publication Date: December 27, 2005| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up Every family has stories told by and sometimes about relatives on the occasion of any family gathering. Donald Davis wants us all to remember and tell those family stories. Here he sets an example with some favorites from his North Carolina family, which has had, perhaps, a few more fine storytellers per capita than your average tribe. Take Uncle Frank Davis, for example. Among other delights are his tale of how he hung onto the multitudinous Democratic votes of the Ratherton clan while at the very .... ...
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 | Gato Tiene Sueno Publication Date: January 1, 1998| Age Level: 1 and up Esta es una simpática y familiar historia donde el protagonista, un gato, lo único que quiere hacer es dormir. Recorre toda la casa, hasta que al final encuentra el lugar ideal..., y por fin, se puede dormir. ...
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 | The Storyteller: Selected Short Stories, Vol. 1 Publication Date: December 1998| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up Jewish stories are part of the heritage of our people,often capturing the essence of Jewish experience.the stories in thisvolume will provide hours of reading enjoyment for older children andteenagers.Parents and teachers will turn to them again and againwhen they are called upon to be storytellers themselves. Thecontribution of Nissan Mindel to the treasury of Jewish stories isinestimable. He has, for the past five decades, researched andpresented to both English and Yiddish reading audiences stories minedfrom sour...
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 | Outback Adventures Publication Date: January 7, 2005| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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 | When Elephant Was King: And Other Tales from Africa Publication Date: January 1, 2000In this series, traditional African fables about elephants, hippos, lions and other animals of the African bush are combined with factual information about them and their conservation. Keenly aware of the needless destruction of wildlife and vegetation which occurs all over the continent as a result of ever expanding population growth and the greedy, land hungry actions of man, the author brings together a collection of fables told by different African tribes that mirror the richness and diversity of Africa's wildlife. The stories bring home the message that ...
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