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Revive your childhood wonder and fascination with the most exquisitely illustrated edition of Aesop's Fables -featuring breathtaking original artwork by #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Charles Santore!
Captivating the hearts and minds of kids and adults for generations, Aesop, a former Greek slave, developed simple and meaningful adventures featuring animals or insects to teach a moral standard or lesson for living. The most well known...
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Shadow of the Fox volume 2
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One thousand years ago, a wish was made to the Harbinger of Change and a sword of rage and lightning was forged. Kamigoroshi. The Godslayer. It had one task: to seal away the powerful demon Hakaimono. Now he has broken free. Kitsune shapeshifter Yumeko has one task: to take her piece of the ancient and powerful scroll to the Steel Feather temple in order to prevent the summoning of the Harbinger of Change, the great Kami Dragon who will grant one...
4) Evermore
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Jules delves into the stories of her own past to clear herself of murder charges and uncover clues about the girl who is both her oldest friend and greatest enemy.
The legends speak of the ancient magic of the wicked Alchemist and the good Sorceress. But Jules Ember has learned the truth: She is the Alchemist, and Caro-- a woman who single-handedly murdered the Queen and Jules's first love, Roan, in cold blood-- is the Sorceress. The kingdom believes...
5) Everless
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In the kingdom of Sempera, time is extracted from blood, bound to iron, and consumed to add time to one's own lifespan. The rich aristocrats like the Gerling family tax the poor to the hilt, extending their own lives by centuries. No one resents the Gerlings more than Jules Ember; she and her father were once servants at their estate, Everless, until an accident drove them away. After discovering her father is dying, Jules is desperate to earn more...
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Readers will be enchanted by this gorgeously illustrated collection of myths and legends from around the world! Each tale is illustrated in a unique style that brings each story to life. Stories include: The Golden Staff, Finn MacCool, Persephone and the Seasons, The Salmon of Knowledge, The Feathered Serpent God, and more. This short, 32-page anthology will appeal to both avid and reluctant readers who enjoy imaginative collections of short stories...
9) Skyscraper
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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[2019]
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What once was a vacant lot, watch as truck by truck, a towering skyscraper is built.
10) Rip Van Winkle
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As a result of drinking the liquor of some strange Dutchmen, Rip Van Winkle falls asleep in the Catskill Mountains and wakes up twenty years later to a much-changed world.
11) The Ugly Troll
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The animals in this story were very hungry. The Three Billy Goats Gruff wanted to cross over a bridge to eat some delicious grass. But an ugly, hungry troll lived under the bridge. How could the goats get over the bridge?
12) Don't Cry Wolf
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This story has been told for hundreds of years. It was written by a man called Aesop, and it has a lesson to teach us. Find out what we can learn from this story."
13) Liebre y Tortuga
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Hare & Tortoise Spanish Edition. A tortoise is an animal that moves very slowly. A hare is an animal that runs very fast. A tortoise has short legs and a hare has long legs. If they had a race, who do you think would win?
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Do you know the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Goldilocks was a naughty girl. She went into the Bears' house when they had gone out for a walk. She ate their porridge and she sat on their chairs. She lay down on their beds. Look what happened to her…
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Legacy of Orisha volume 1
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2018.
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Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.
19) The Red Shoes
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In "The Red Shoes" a peasant girl is adopted by a rich old lady and grows up vain and spoiled. Karen is so enamored of a pair of new red shoes that she wears them to church, in spite of her foster mother who warns her she must only wear black shoes in church. A mysterious old soldier admires the shoes and charms them with a tap of his hand. From this point on, she becomes unable to stop dancing and eventually comes to realize she is being punished...
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First published in 1903, "The Story of King Arthur and His Knights" is Howard Pyle's brilliantly illustrated book, which chronicles some of the major episodes of the legend of King Arthur. The tales of England's mythological first king are told over a series of two books in this volume. In the first book, "The Book of King Arthur", Pyle relates how a young King Arthur wins the throne by pulling the sword from the stone, wins the magical sword Excalibur...
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