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A retelling of a tale of bravery against seemingly insurmountable odds and a community working together to overcome adversity, reminding us that no challenge is too great, and that even the smallest of us can make a world of difference. Includes the origins of the folktale and facts about hummingbirds.
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Todolibro
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
45 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
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Collection of popular tales and fables. With seven short, sweet, and magical stories in each, these books aim to win over reluctant readers or children with limited attention spans. Lively illustrations accompany simple, fun text that also appeals to beginning learners of Spanish. The age range, characters, setting, and themes of each story are listed at the beginning of each tale, and the text includes colored boxes recommending the tone of voice...
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Publisher
Heyday
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
37 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 32 cm.
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A collection of Aesop's fables, retold and illustrated to feature places and creatures in California. Includes historical notes about Aesop and the tales, and facts about the animals and locations photographed.
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Trials of Apollo volume 4
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying"--
13) Fables
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Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from crocodile to ostrich.
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
After barn mice make a collar with a bell to warn them when Marmalade the cat is approaching, Smart Mouse must devise a way to safely put the collar on her in this retelling of a Aesop fable.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
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1 volume (unpaged) some folded : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.
16) The Nian monster
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"The legendary Nian monster has returned at Chinese New Year. Nian is intent on devouring Shanghai, starting with young Xingling! But Xingling is clever and thinks quickly to outwit him with Chinese New Year traditions"--
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Pandava volume 1
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Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.
18) The burning maze
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Series
Trials of Apollo volume 3
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
The Greek god Apollo, cast down to earth as the ungifted human teenager Lester Papadopoulos, and his demigod friends must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor--and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles--somewhere in the American Southwest.
19) Animal farm
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A satire on totalitarianism in which farm animals overthrow their human owner and set up their own government
20) Time jumpers
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Five kingdoms volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018.
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Trapped in a world where magic is powerful and dreams are real, Cole and his friends are pushed to the limit as they make one final attempt to restore magic to the Outskirts and find their way back home.
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