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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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In this captivating and darkly funny tale, Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell have twisted together the familiar and the new as well as the beautiful and the wicked to tell a brilliant version of Snow White's (sort of) and Sleeping Beauty's (almost) stories. The book is a beautiful work of art.
42) Elatsoe
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 11
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"Imagine an America very similar to our own. It's got homework, best friends, and pistachio ice cream. There are some differences. This America has been shaped dramatically by the magic, monsters, knowledge, and legends of its peoples, those Indigenous and those not. Some of these forces are charmingly everyday, like the ability to make an orb of light appear or travel across the world through rings of fungi. But other forces are less charming and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"Once upon a time, there lived a little girl named Goldilocks, who was very, very good, except that sometimes she forgot to do things that her mother told her to do. Yes she did... " But worse is when she forget's not to do what she is told not to do. For sometimes that can lead to much more serious trouble....like what happened the day of this story. McClintock's art, that is reminscent of 19th Century children's book art, perfectly compliments Aylesworth's...
44) John Henry
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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Pub. Date
℗♭1975
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Appears on list
Description
A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying buzzing habit. A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit ... and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a mosquito buzz, we smack it hard!
47) The white stag
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
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Retells the legendary story of the Huns' and Magyars' long migration from Asia to Europe where they hope to find a permanent home.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"An easy format retelling of the classic fairytale, Little Red Riding Hood and the encounters she has on her way to visit grandmother's house. Original edition revised with new illustrations. Includes reading activities and a word list"--
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In the Truth of a Hopi, Edmund Nequatewa relates the Hopis' myths, legends, belief systems, and oral history. Nequatewa's writings give us a glimpse into the psyche of the Hopi in the way that only a Hopi could. Here you will find not only the traditional oral histories, but stories of how the Hopi resisted sending their children away to enforced boarding schools. A fascinating view of a subtle people.
54) Epossumondas
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Series
Epossumondas volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A retelling of a classic tale in which a well-intentioned young possum continually takes his mother's instructions much too literally.
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Series
Anansi books volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
When Anansi the spider invites Turtle to a party just to play a trick on him, Turtle gets revenge at a party of his own.