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Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Drawn from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings.
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Language
English
Description
Strong magic : a story from Australia -- Leyla and the lamp : a story from Persia -- How the turtle got its shell : a story from Greece -- Puss in Boots : a story from France -- How birds got bright feathers : a story from South America -- Magic fish hook : a story from New Zealand -- Musicians of Bremen : a story from Germany -- Singing toad : a story from Mexico -- Snake charmer : a story from India -- Thor's hammer : a story from Scandinavia --...
6) The BFG
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
"The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants-- rather that the BFG-- she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A simplified version of the familiar folktale featuring a hungry little chick who happens upon the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings. Includes a note on the history of the tale.
9) Cinderella
Author
Language
English
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Description
In her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A simplified version of the familiar fable featuring a kitten who becomes bored with guarding a stack of toys and decides to cry "dog" and watch the villagers come running, until the day a dog is really there and no one answers his call. Includes a note on the history of the tale.
13) Pandarella
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A simplified version of the familiar fairy tale featuring a panda who, with help from her furry godmother, attends a ball and dances with a handsome prince. Includes a note on the history of the tale.
Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 2
Pub. Date
[1984]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
What could be merrier than joining Robin Hood's band of Merry Men for adventures across the English countryside? Pirates of the trees, rather than the seas, Little John, Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and many others ensure Robin's clever schemes relieve the rich of their excess treasures, and redistribute the wealth to those most in need. Howard Pyle was an accomplished author, and an illustrious illustrator as well; his original images, published with...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The great Gitchee Manitou has sent Nanabush the Giant Hare to the new north country to give the first animals their names and special markings. But trickster that he is, Nanabush prefers to play silly games. When Ahmik the Giant Beaver lures Nanabush into a chase across the newly formed land and water, their game etches out a beautiful wonderland of islands and ponds and lakes. Readers young and old will enjoy the legend behind the creation of the...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of an enduring friendship between an Ojibwe girl and a Dakotah boy, and how their kindness towards one another brings healing to a tribe, and gives the beautiful land of Minnesota its name"--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Explores the characters of fantasy & folklore and places them in historical context. This series explores the characters who populate the world of fantasy and folklore. Elves, dragons, fairies, and other figures are placed in historical context for lovers of fantasy. Exploring these persistent characters throughout literature also serves as an excellent introduction for readers who are just discovering this favorite genre.
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