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Young Mark
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E. M. Almedingen |
Chronicles the adventurous journey of a fourteen-year-old lad who leaves his eighteenth-century manor home in the Ukraine to make his way to St. Petersburg where he seeks a career as a singer. |
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Animal stories
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Dick King-Smith |
A collection of stories starring barnyard animals, including such characters as Babe the pig, Lawrence the cat, and Ernest the cow-dog. |
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The story of Chicken Licken
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Jan Ormerod |
"Chicken Licken" is retold with illustrations of school children performing the story as a play on stage. |
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The very worst monster
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Pat Hutchins |
Hazel sets out to prove that she, not her baby brother, is the worst monster anywhere. Since the Baby Monster arrived, no one notices big sister Hazel's talents. When Billy wins the Worst Monster Bab… |
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The wind blew
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Pat Hutchins |
A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind. |
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Tales of the early world
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ALLEN Hughes,Ted Hughes |
Ten creation stories feature birds, lizards and mammals. |
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The story of a castle
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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… |
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Matepo
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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. |
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Fur
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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! |
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Hello Mr. Scarecrow
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Rob Lewis |
Typical scenes for each of the twelve months, in all kinds of weather, serve as a backdrop for the rise and fall of a scarecrow. |
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The cricket warrior
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Margaret Scrogin Chang |
In order to save his family, a Chinese boy turns into a fighting cricket and becomes the emperor's champion. |
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Sally and the limpet
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James, Simon |
While exploring on the beach, Sally gets a limpet stuck to her finger and no one can help her get it off. |
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Edward hurts his knee
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Michaela Morgan |
Edward's vivid imaginings on the way to Grandma's energize him but enervate his mother. |
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The troubled village
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Simon Henwood |
The competitive residents of the Troubled Village learn about cooperation when a piece of sky falls in over their village. |
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My wicked stepmother
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Norman Leach |
When his father remarries, seven-year-old Tom has trouble accepting his new stepmother. |
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Beware of the aunts!
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Thomson, Pat |
A little monster girl lists the foibles of her nine eccentric aunts, from the constantly kissing Aunt Anne to Aunt Jane and her amazing monster hats. |
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Robin and his merry men
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Ian Serraillier |
Retells in verse the legend of Robin Hood originally rendered in a medieval ballad. |
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How we live
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Anita Harper |
Simple text and illustrations explore different types of homes in which people live. |
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Four fierce kittens
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Joyce Dunbar |
Four little kittens in search of excitement try to frighten the barnyard animals, with no effect, until they meet a friendly puppy. |
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Lollopy
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Joyce Dunbar |
When a stuffed rabbit is left in the woods overnight, he becomes the unwilling participant in the games of some real rabbits. |
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