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From the author of The Jungle Book and Kim, Just So Stories is the perfect combination of education and fun to get kids to love reading. It is considered not only a quintessential children's book, but one of Kipling's best works.
How did the elephant get its trunk? How did the leopard get its spots? And how was the alphabet made? Rudyard Kipling's classic collection of fables answers the great questions of animal and humankind in a fun, eloquent...
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"Meek little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Since their first appearance over a hundred years ago in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures--in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood--continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
127 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Based on Indian fables and folktales from around the world, this well-known author has compiled a series of stories about an array of animals, including the rhinoceros, whale, and cat--enhanced with drawings from various illustrators, including Satoshi Kitamura and Peter S?s.
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Mathew Price
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
[60] p. : col. ill.; 22 x 27 cm.
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The five teeny tiny children who live in a dollhouse--Poppy, who wears a crown, Fern, the twins Spike and Reed, and Baby Rose--and their wheeled guard dog, Burr, encounter a cat, a bat, and other creatures, and search for Baby Rose.
Publisher
Egmont UK Limited
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
ii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Twelve mysteries. Twelve authors. One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before the heroes of the stories? These are twelve brand-new short stories from twelve of the best children's crime writers writing today. These creepy, hilarious, brain-boggling, heart-pounding mysteries feature daring, brilliant young detectives, and this anthology is a must for fans of crime fiction and detection, especially the Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, The Roman...
15) Horse tales
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
148 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.
Description
Presents a collection of fourteen stories about all types of horses from different cultures and time periods, including stories about difficult horses, dream horses, horses in danger, and horses to the rescue.
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Hodder Children's
Pub. Date
2002
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126 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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"These retellings of four of Shakespeare's best-known and perhaps best-loved plays are ... prose adaptations of Hamlet, Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, and The Tempest."--School Library Journal review on www.amazon.com.
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Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
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Multi-award-winning author Lucy Cousins retells three of her favourite fairy tales in spare, bold language and brilliant, vibrant pictures. 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears', 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff' and 'The Little Red Hen' are treated to Lucy Cousins' striking artwork and dynamic storytelling in this new edition of a well-loved title.
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