Pamela Duncan Edwards
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According to African Mythology, a lonely Creator made the first human being as separate parts, such as eyes to share the beauty of the garden, a nose to smell the flowers, and legs to skip and run. Finally, a stomach was fashioned. All of the parts enjoyed their functions, except for the stomach, which didn't know what to do. Bored and jealous, the growling, grumbling stomach caused problems for all the others. The angry Creator decided to put all...
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Set against the backdrop of a magnificent apple tree, this book uses poetry to cycle through the changes of the four seasons. Beginning with springtime, rhyming couplets take young readers through seasonal activities such as kite flying in the spring, summertime picnicking, fall trick-or-treating, all the way to building snowmen in the winter, before cycling back to spring again. One verse in each season references a major holiday, including Easter...
10) The worrywarts
Author
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Wombat, Weasel, and Woodchuck decide to wander the world, they wonder what worries they will encounter.
11) Some smug slug
Author
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A smug slug that will not listen to the animals around it comes to an unexpected end.
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Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
To repair her crumbling palace, penniless Princess Pigtoria considers marrying the pompous Prince Proudfoot, but after he rudely places a pea under her pile of mattresses, she instead marries Percy the pizza pig. The two open a chain of pizza parlors and live happily ever after.
17) Honk!
Author
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A ballet-loving swan wins acclaim when she manages to join the other dancers in a performance of Swan Lake.