Jane Yolen
82) Tam O'Shanter
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Three Billy Goats Gruff are trying to cross a bridge to get to the sweet green grass on the other side. But there's a troll under the bridge who wants to eat them up! Read this Norwegian story to see if the Three Billy Goats Gruff can defeat the troll.
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Discover the unexpected beginnings of author Robert Louis Stevenson in this story about following your dreams.
Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's letters and life, this book imagines the author as a child with dreams of becoming a writer. As he and his father visit one of the many lighthouses along the Scottish coast that were built by their family, young Louis begins composing a story in his head-one with storms, shipwrecks, and pirates-that will...
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Eek, you reek,
You make a funk.
Where you have been
Things stink, stank, stunk.
You've left a path,
A swath of smell,
And-yuk!
You did it very well.
Readers will be delighted by the malodorous melodies of poems calling out the different pungent attributes of a full cast of foul-smelling creatures.
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Macabre, ironic, and witty epitaphs share how prehistoric creatures like the terror bird, the woolly mammoth, and the T-rex met their demise. The ever-entertaining J. Patrick Lewis and the inimitable Jane Yolen offer a collection organized by era, with posthumous poems paired with short secondary text providing additional, factual information about each creature.
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With methods of eating and manners that are probably all too familiar to children and adults, these mischievous dinosaurs show in a big way that burping, spilling, playing with one's food and outright refusing to eat are not the best ways to enjoy a meal. An entertaining guide to table manners and a good reminder that positive and pleasant mealtime behavior gets the best results.
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The author of over 200 books, Caldecott Medal winner Jane Yolen is beloved for her delightful children's stories. This Junior Library Guild Selection chronicles the life of Danish poet Hans Christian Andersen. Growing up poor, Hans struggles to bring his artistic vision to the world. In time, he becomes world-renowned, most especially for the wondrous fairy tales he so vividly imagined.
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Scholastic Audio
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Español
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Follow along as eleven different dinosuar children and their prehistoric parents give a big kiss, turn out the light, tuck in their tails, and whisper "good night." Filled with wonderful detail, humor, and priceless expressions. THIS TITLE IS IN SPANISH
93) The Last Dragon
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Master storyteller Jane Yolen (Owl Moon, Sword of the Rightful King) and celebrated fantasy artist Rebecca Guay (Swamp Thing, Magic: The Gathering) weave a textured and lyrical tale of adventure, homelands, and heroism the hard way. Two hundred years ago, humans drove the dragons from the islands of May. Now, the last of the dragons rises to wreak havoc anew with only a healer's daughter and a kite flying would-be hero standing in its way.
95) Stone Angel
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In this emotionally rich story, a little girl and her family live happily in Paris until Nazi soldiers arrive during World War II. She and her family must flee or risk being sent to a concentration camp, so they run into the woods, where they meet resistance fighters. But they're still not safe. They must cross tall mountains and sail in a rickety boat to England. Yet the whole time they're struggling to survive, the little girl thinks of the stone...
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Stone Man mysteries volume 3
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The blazing conclusion to the Stone Man Mysteries trilogy.
In the climactic final volume of the Stone Man Mysteries series, the demon-turned-gargoyle Silex and his human helper Craig make the ultimate uneasy alliance: a partnership with the Devil himself. The prince of darkness is stuck on Earth, trapped in the body of Silex's previous assistant. When one of the Devil's lieutenants attempts to conquer both the underworld and living world, Silex and...
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Stone Man Mysteries volume 2
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English
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A demon seeking redemption, Silex has kept vigil over Edinburgh for countless years atop a local church as a gargoyle. With the help of his human assistant Craig, Silex solves the mysteries of the city below. But now a mystery lurks inside the church in the form of a young woman seeking sanctuary. The panicking girl raises Silex's suspicions. Craig has a more welcoming spirit but he lacks his gargoyle mentor's centuries of experience. When they discover...
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Stone Man Mysteries volume 1
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A demon gargoyle takes a scrappy runaway under his wing. The gargoyle, the runaway, and a hard-edged priest turn their attention to a series of killings that may have ties to political unrest, as well as to the supernatural.
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Spurred on by Sir Walter Raleigh, John White leads 120 men, women, and children across the treacherous Atlantic to colonize the wilds of Virginia. Landing at Roanoke Island in July of 1587-with hostile Indians afoot and little food for winter-the colonists persuade White to return to England for the supplies and help they need. After a terrifying ocean crossing, White finds every available British ship pressed into service against the looming threat...
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Unsolved mysteries from history volume 4
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During the long, cold winter of 1692, seven young ladies from Salem, Massachusetts, begin to display disturbing symptoms. They're convulsing, contorting, cowering, and croaking strange sounds. Finding no help from medical books, the village doctor declares them bewitched. Having already triggered more than 60,000 executions in Europe, the fear of witchcraft begins its work-even among sensible, down-to-earth New Englanders. And before it's all over,...