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Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Although Hare did not help the other animals find water in a drought, he manages to trick his way to more than his share, so the other creatures decide to trap him with a huge gummy doll, in a West African version of a traditional trickster tale.
42) My robin
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
1913.
Physical Desc
60 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Dark star trilogy (Marlon James) volume 1
Language
English
Description
"The first installment in the Dark Star trilogy has been touted as 'an African Game of Thrones,' and, indeed, James, author of the Man Booker Prize winner A Brief History of Seven Killings, throws pretty much every fantasy and horror creature known into this brilliantly chaotic mash-up of genres and styles. Readers will discover mermaids, vampires, zombies, and witches, along with edge-of-your-seat chills and cheeky humor. James' tale digs its hooks...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and make his and his mother's fortune. Includes historical notes on versions of this tale.
50) The magic apple
Author
Series
Publisher
Golden Books Pub
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In their travels, three sisters find a magic spyglass, a magic horse, and a magic apple, which they use to help save a sick prince.
Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 3
Language
English
Description
Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1997.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
37 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 x 31 cm
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of an Aztec myth, Lord of the Night sends Wind to free the four musicians that the Sun is holding prisoner so they can bring joy to the world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
21 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
While an ant works hard all summer long to feed her children and store food for the winter, her neighbor, a cheerful but lazy grasshopper, relaxes in the sun. Includes a word puzzle and reading tips for parents.
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
165 pages ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A chronologically arranged collection of more than forty Jewish folktales with commentary, including "The Seven Questions of Alexander the Great, " "A Special Way of Thinking, " and "Which One Was Blind?"
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