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Language
English
Formats
Description
"An unlikely-and entirely unforgettable-tale of a most unusual friendship between Flora, an elephant calf stolen from her African home, and David, the circus impresario and magician, who adopts, trains, and ultimately liberates her in a tale freely inspired by actual events"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of nursery rhymes, most original but some from Mother Goose, divided into sections celebrating all of the special moments in a baby's day, from wake-up time to bedtime.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1990]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of an old Scottish ballad, a Scottish lass, on the Halloween after her sixteenth birthday, reclaims her family home which has been held for years by the fairies, and at the same time effects the release of Tam Lin, a human held captive by the Queen of the Fey.
7) Firebird
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Russian folktale in which Prince Ivan encounters the magical Firebird who helps him defeat the evil Kostchei.
10) The flying witch
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Relates how a turnip farmer's daughter outwits the fearsome witch Baba Yaga.
Author
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Children
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Halva is traveling with her trained bear to visit the King of Denmark when they stop for the night at a cottage where, they learn, a pack of trolls is about to make its annual Christmas Eve visit, causing trouble and making a big mess. Includes author's note about the story's origins.
Author
Series
Unsolved mysteries from history volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
A creative nonfiction account of a young Emily Dickinson using scraps of paper and a pencil nub to write a poem, before she even knows her ABCs, and sharing it with her household and garden. Includes author's note about Dickinson's life and work.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Retells how, with the help of the goddess Athena, the handsome and overly proud Bellerophon tames the winged horse Pegasus and conquers the monstrous Chimaera.
16) Sleeping ugly
Author
Language
English
Description
When beautiful Princess Miserella, Plain Jane, and a fairy fall under a sleeping spell, a prince undoes the spell in a surprising way.
17) Foiled
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Aliera is a star at fencing, but at school no one notices her--until her new lab partner Avery begins flirting with her. Aliera's mother just bought her a foil from a garage sale, and it has a strange jewel attached to the hilt. Will Aliera's first date be ruined when magical creatures try to steal her foil?
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of poems by such writers as Robert Graves, William Shakespeare, and Walter de la Mare and tales from around the world about fairies in all their forms.
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