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Samuel Scarecrow is always kind, friendly, good, and honest. He always treats everyone with the utmost amount of dignity and respect. He is a sharing individual and receives enjoyment watching all his friends playing in and eating from his cornfield. However, he has an adversary who is not kind and friendly at all, who relentlessly teases and makes fun of him because he is different. This often makes him a very sad and miserable scarecrow. Samuel,...
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A Little Frog's Heart is a hymn to Universal Grandparents, to their wisdom and eternal love for their grandchildren, a work of art which will find its admirers and readers among those who accept it as part of their lives. This picture is a perfect one but as we have already got used to author George Vîrtosu, the reader might well be baffled by the information he has never known his grandparents! Though a tragic one, this reality offered him the most...
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This wonderful book of English Fairy Tales was collected and adapted by Flora Annie Steel in 1918. It includes the tales 'Tom-Tit-Tot', 'Jack the Giant Killer', 'Tattercoats', 'Jack and the Beanstalk', 'Catskin', 'The Three Little Pigs', 'Dick Whittington and his Cat', 'The Little Red Riding Hood', 'Babes in the Wood' and many more.
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Eleven-year-old Ellis Ring doesn't know she's been blessed by a god . . . or has she been cursed? All Ellis cares about is suddenly being saddled with boy whiz kid, Will Seabury, who won't quit calling her Scamp! Well, maybe she did earn that nickname.
But Ellis's world quickly becomes unhinged, when her father reveals that she's one of two people who can control a powerful ancient weapon. Things turn creepier as Ellis understands clues left behind...
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Finally, for all free folk of air, land, and water seeking knowledge of the Great Ga'Hoole Tree; its ways, its days, its heroes known and unknown... a Guide!Studious by nature, fortunate to have been present at the most glorious moments in the tree's recent history, and above all honored to count as friends its most ardent champions, I, Otulissa, have decided to write a compendium, a catchall -a guide, in short- to the history, life, and spirit of...
66) Gaïa m'a raconté
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À l'origine, c'était la confusion sur Terre. Mais Gaïa m'a raconté comment le soleil et la lune se sont entendus pour faire régner l'ordre.
67) The First Feud
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Long ago, before people lived in the North Land and began their own fighting, there was the first feud... between the mountain and the sea.
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Each booklet in the collection is inspired by traditional stories and allows novice readers to discover the marvelous world of fables. The author uses simple phrasing to recount the adventure of legendary characters. The illustrations help support the narrative and promote further study. Furthermore, each tale
delivers an important moral or life lesson that activates the imagination of young readers and encourages them to make deeper and more meaningful...
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Questo libro è una raccolta di fiabe per bambini.
Ho scelto esperienze della mia vita per condividerle con le future generazioni di bambini.
Alcune sono vere, mentre altre sono inventate. Sappiamo tutti che i bambini hanno un'immaginazione brillante.
Questo libro stimolerà la loro creatività e insegnarà loro l'abilità di leggere fin da giovani. A casa, potrete godervi le avventure contenute in questo libro. Buona lettura, bambini,...
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The story is set in a fictitious Middle Eastern region two thousand years ago. The tale begins with the arrival of a mysterious stranger to a goat herder's campsite, who captivates a little girl named Alimud with a story about a giant donkey and his young mistress who cared for him. The story is ultimately one of Love and Friendship between an unusual giant donkey named Aba that has preternatural abilities, which also includes having a very strong...
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Bonnie the Black Bitch is the protector and guardian of Linlithgow and it's inhabitants. Bonnie is no ordinary dog she has magic powers and the ability to travel in time. A loyal servant to many Kings,Queens,Chieftains & Masters of old she never tires of helping people and to work out problems that arise in the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow. This first book is introducing some of the Characters who live in the Royal Burgh of Linlithgow and one of these...
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Once upon a time...
There were mischievous gnomes, sweet fairies, and talking animals who lived happily in the forest. There were also children, princes and princesses, magical flowers, and witches on flying brooms. There were, in fact, enchanted and amusing stories, all gathered in an incredible collection of fairy tales.
Get ready to fly on the wings of imagination... get ready to dream!
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This novel reflects the author real life experience standing for others being bullied. Also, his experiences filled with being the underdog in his own life dealing with the trials on the job, personal relationships, and unexpected drama from the hood. This is the second novel using the character RACE from his first published book entitled NO MORE! which explain the origins of the character.
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Maria and the Magic of the Rainbow was recognized for excellence in writing as the finalist in Readers Favorite International Book Awards for a Children's Fable, and was awarded their Five Star seal for multiple five-star reviews.
Excerpts from Readers' Favorite Reviews: "This is a book that all children should have!"
"An enchanting tale that is a celebration of our differences."
"Flawless writing that brings the story to life vividly."
Kirkus...
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Beautifully illustrated by award-winning author Paul Goble, The Boy and His Mud Horses features a collection of 27 traditional stories from different Native American tribes, including the Pawnee, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, and Lakota. Also includes, a foreword by Albert White Hat, Sr., a nationally respected Lakota leader and linguist.
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To try and bring peace with one of their enemy tribes, White Cloud challenges them to a series of contests. The other tribe demands 20 horses if they win. White Cloud only demands peace if he wins.|To try and bring peace with one of their enemy tribes, White Cloud challenges them to a series of contests. The other tribe demands 20 horses if they win. White Cloud only demands peace if he wins.
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Jasmine is a pretty typical teenager. She does pretty well to be an only child: very independent, does very well in school, studies hard, and has a very easygoing personality.
Until, one day, Jasmine's mom brought a bag of jellybeans, and Jasmine's world changed in a blink of an eye.
In this story, the jellybeans are alive. And they destroy everything they come in contact with, bringing havoc and a world full of destruction. They have brought so...
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This book celebrates the American Indian belief that the cycle of Creation is taking place around us at all times. In this beautifully illustrated edition, replete with stunning watercolors, Goble tells the remarkable Plains Indian story of the remaking of Earth after the flood, when the creatures who survived in the water cried out to God, their Creator, "Earth Maker! Earth Maker! We want to live!" Earth Maker heard their cries and told them, "I...
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