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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of somethingtoo, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both?
Publisher
Artisan
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated collection of ten traditional fairy tales, including "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "Puss in Boots," "Little Red Riding Hood," "Snow White," "Tom Thumb," "Hansel and Gretel," "The Frog Prince," "Rumpelstilkins," "Cinderella," and "Three Pigs."
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Pattan has an amazing pumpkin. It grows bigger than the goats, bigger than the elephants ... so BIG that it is as TALL as the mountains. Then one day, the storm clouds burst and the waters rise. Pattan, his family, and all the animals are in danger from the momentous flood. Can Pattan and his giant pumpkin save the day? Based on a traditional tale told by the Irula people of southern India.
Author
Series
Sworn soldier volume 2
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
After their terrifying ordeal at the Usher manor, Alex Easton feels as if they just survived another war. All they crave is rest, routine, and sunshine, but instead, as a favor to Angus and Miss Potter, they find themself heading to their family hunting lodge, deep in the cold, damp forests of their home country, Gallacia. In theory, one can find relaxation in even the coldest and dampest of Gallacian autumns, but when Easton arrives, they find the...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bigfoot is an instantly recognizable figure. Through the decades, this elusive primate has been featured in movies and books, on coffee mugs, beer koozies, car polish, and CBD oil. Which begs the question: what is it about Bigfoot that's caught hold of our imaginations? Journalist and self-diagnosed skeptic John O'Connor is fascinated by Sasquatch. Curious to learn more, he embarks on a quest through the North American wilds in search of Bigfoot,...
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Long ago, throughout the Spanish-speaking world, the Tooth Mouse brought children their permanent teeth, strong and straight as a mouse's. Tracing the Tooth Mouse's beginnings through to his descendants, this book artfully weaves the Tooth Mouse's changing habits as the world industrializes, with the growing independence of the child, as teeth fall out and the child learns to care for themselves. It's also a playful, thought-provoking history of...
12) Fire in the sky
Author
Series
Spooky sleuths volume 4
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Asim's friend Max is in danger! Asim is sure some sort of supernatural being -- a witch, maybe? -- is after Max. Rokshar, the levelheaded one of the group, thinks the woman is a scientist using kids for her experiments! Either way, Max is in trouble, and it's up to Asim and Rokshar to keep him safe. But when they get close to finding answers, Asim and his friends are attacked by fireballs. Is science behind the flying fire? Or is it a witch from Guyanese...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This spine-tingling collection of spooky stories features over 20 eerie tales from across the globe. Discover bewitching retellings of ghost- and monster-filled myths regaled with ghoulish relish, and journey continent-by-continent through this haunting book.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the weather changes suddenly, the animals in a jungle find shelter in the mountains, but when they return to the forest, one snake has changed forever--and it is good thing he does.
19) Tall tales
Author
Series
The once upon another time volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Seeking revenge from his loss in the Cursed City, the Golden King starts spreading shadow magic over the kingdoms, and according the fairy queens sacred book, only Lena can defeat him and his dark spells, but first she must prove she is worthy but completing three challenges.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this Swedish folktale, a young boy longs for all the nice things other children have. An old woman tells the boy a secret for granting his wishes: sprinkling salt on a magpie's tail. But, before the magpie will grant the boy's wish, the bird has some strange requests of his own.
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