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The knee-high man, and other tales
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Julius Lester |
Retells six tales from American black folk literature: "Why the Waves Have Whitecaps," "Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear," "Why Dogs Hate Cats," "The Farmer and the Snake," "What is Trouble?" and "The Knee-Hi… |
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The Call of the Wild and Related Readings
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Robert Murphy,Marie de France,Julius Lester,Jack London,Elizabeth Marshall Thomas,A. G. Rochelle,Sally Carrighar |
Contains:
* [The Call of the Wild](/works/OL14942956W), novel by [Jack London](/authors/OL44633A)
* *The Wolf and the Dog*, poem by [Marie de France](/authors/OL423185A)
* Essay from [The Hidde… |
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Albidaro and the mischievous dream
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Julius Lester |
Chaos results when a dream tells all the children and animals of the world that they should do whatever they want without fear of adult reprisal. |
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The man who knew too much
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Julius Lester |
A husband does not believe it when his wife tells him that their crying baby is comforted by a huge eagle who flies down with its sharp talons and alights on the baby. |
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More tales of Uncle Remus
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Julius Lester |
A retelling of the continuing adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies. |
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When the beginning began
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Julius Lester |
“This book is astonishing, daring, compelling, and confirms Lester’s preeminence among storytellers.”--Jane Yolen
If we weren’t there, how can we really know how the world began? Could it be that … |
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Why heaven is far away
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Julius Lester |
When people and animals try to climb ladders to Heaven to escape problems with snakes, God, His secretary Bruce, and the angel Shaniqua decide that Heaven needs to be much further away. |
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Further tales of Uncle Remus
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Julius Lester |
A retelling of the classic Afro-American tales relating the adventures and misadventures of Brer Rabbit and his friends and enemies. |
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The Old African
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Julius Lester |
No one on the plantation had ever heard the Old African’s voice, yet he had spoken to all of them in their minds. For the Old African had the power to see the color of a person’s soul and read his th… |
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Shining
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Julius Lester |
In a small mountain village, a young girl named Shining is born. The villagers fear and shun her because she doesn't speak, but one day she will win the heart of her people. Newbery Honor author … |
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The knee-high man, and other tales
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Julius Lester |
From Publishers Weekly
"The younger child will be fascinated to learn why dogs chase cats, why the little man wants to be big," commented PW, further noting that Lester skillfully retells these tale… |
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Day of Tears
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Julius Lester |
In this masterpiece of historical fiction, award-winning novelist Julius Lester tells the story of Emma -- a slave of Pierce Butler and caretaker of his two daughters -- and Pierce, a man with a moun… |
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Places I Never Meant to Be
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Walter Dean Myers,Judy Blume,Norma Fox Mazer,Katherine Paterson,Jacqueline Woodson,Rachel Vail,Julius Lester,Harry Mazer |
A collection of short stories accompanied by short essays on censorship by twelve authors whose works have been challenged in the past. |
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Pharaoh's daughter
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Julius Lester |
A fictionalized account of the Biblical tale in which a Hebrew infant, rescued by the daughter of the Pharaoh, passes through a turbulent adolescence to eventually become a prophet of his people whil… |
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