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The Puffin book of twentieth-century children's stories
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Judith Elkin,Michael Foreman |
Seventy-three extracts from books published between 1902 and 1989 for children ages eight to fourteen reflect the best writing from England, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Includes bi… |
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Little albatross
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Michael Morpurgo,Michael Foreman |
Little Albatross sits snug in the warmth of Mother Albatross' feathers. He grows bigger and stronger until one day Mother and Father Albatross go fishing, leaving Little Albatross alone for the first… |
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The seeds of friendship
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Michael Foreman |
<b>How can Adam bring the green warmth of home to his new urban world? An inspiring fable about making friendship grow. |
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Cat & canary
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Michael Foreman |
A city cat who lives out his fantasy of being able to fly finds that staying on the ground isn't so bad after all. |
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Cat in the manger
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Michael Foreman |
A small cat reminisces about events that took place around the manger where it was sleeping on the night the baby Jesus was born. |
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Land of dreams
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Michael Foreman |
While exploring the land of dreams, an old man and a boy piece together the fragments of unfinished dreams and lost hopes, give them shape, and send them around the world again. |
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The travels of Horatio
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Michael Foreman |
An unhappy young hippo sets out to see the world beyond the jungle and returns home famous. |
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War Game
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Michael Foreman |
Based on a true account of a soccer game played between the German and English troops in no-man's land on Christmas Day in 1914 during World War I, this book tells the story of four young men who hav… |
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Panda and the bushfire
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Michael Foreman |
With the help of Flying Lion, Panda and his animal friends escape a fire in the Australian bush and aid the firefighters in battling the blaze. |
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The little reindeer
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Michael Foreman |
A young reindeer becomes a surprise Christmas gift for a city boy. |
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Surprise! Surprise!
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Michael Foreman |
Little Panda must overcome his fear of the dark if he wants to surprise his mother on her birthday. |
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Dad! I can't sleep
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Michael Foreman |
When Little Panda has trouble falling asleep, his father suggests counting all sorts of animals, with surprising results. |
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Trick a tracker
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Michael Foreman |
In order to foil hunters, the animals create an ingenious device which disguises their tracks. |
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The Mozart question
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Michael Morpurgo,Michael Foreman,Michael Foreman |
When cub reporter Lesley is sent to Venice to interview a world-renowned violinist, the journalist is told she can ask Paolo Levi anything about his life and career as a musician, but on no account m… |
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