Dan Andreasen
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Description
The traditional English carol, 'The Twelve Days of Christmas,' has been sung and enjoyed throughout the holiday season for centuries. In keeping with its courtly tone, most illustrated treatments of the song use a formal art style. Now, a new version is geared specifically to young readers, using playful images of animals romping and cavorting to the song's lyrics. Imagine beret-wearing French hens, four 'calling' birds chatting on the phone, or frolicking...
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In colonial Williamsburg, nine-year-old Felicity's dancing skills improve when she changes from wearing clumsy shoes to dainty slippers but ultimately she learns to be graceful in any shoes. Includes information on the education of girls in colonial America, focusing on dance.
7) Eagle song
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
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Description
After moving from a Mohawk reservation to Brooklyn, New York, eight-year-old Danny Bigtree encounters stereotypes about his Native American heritage.
10) Peter Pan
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of the three Darling children in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up.
11) Little men
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
An abridged version of the Louisa May Alcott novel that follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.
12) Anne of Avonlea
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
An abridged sequel to "Anne of Green Gables" in which sixteen-year-old Anne works as a school teacher in a small village on Prince Edward Island.
20) Starlight
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Haley has difficulty training her foal, Starlight, to come when she calls, and finally one night when Starlight escapes, Haley's hard work pays off.