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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Shining Company The Shining Company Rosemary Sutcliff In 600 A.D. in northern Britain, Prosper becomes a shield bearer with the Companions, an army made up of three hundred younger sons of minor kings and trained to act as one fighting brotherhood again… OL1417752W
Tales of the early world Tales of the early world ALLEN Hughes,Ted Hughes Ten creation stories feature birds, lizards and mammals. OL19196899W
The story of a castle The story of a castle John S. Goodall Traces the life of an English castle from the 1170's, when the Normans built it, to the 1970's, when the owners open it to the public. Features half pages that reveal hidden portions of the illustrat… OL2039475W
Matepo Matepo Angela McAllister Through a series of exchanges with the animals he meets on his walk through the jungle, Matepo the monkey winds up with the perfect birthday gift for his mother. OL2277382W
Fur Fur Jan Mark When Kitty grows fat and starts making nests all over the house, its's easy to guess what's going to happen: kittens! OL24266386W
A Small Pinch of Weather A Small Pinch of Weather Joan Aiken The world Joan Aiken creates is an enchanted place where all the tiresome rules of reality are broken and anything is gloriously possible. Weather can be ordered from the local witch; spells are taug… OL262040W
The Miracle Child The Miracle Child Elizabeth Laird Retells the life of a thirteenth-century Ethiopian who performed many miracles for his people, such as feeding the hungry during a famine and raising the dead to life. Illustrated with paintings from… OL28681W
The bear dance The bear dance Chris Riddell When Jack Frost brings gray winter to a forest where it has always been summer, a young girl brings sunlight back by engaging Mr. Frost in a vigorous Bear Dance. OL3279884W
Four fierce kittens Four fierce kittens Joyce Dunbar Four little kittens in search of excitement try to frighten the barnyard animals, with no effect, until they meet a friendly puppy. OL699357W