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1) Storm boy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A story drawn from Haida Indian literary tradition in which a boy falls from his canoe into a world of eighteen-foot tall humanlike creatures who welcome him and eventually return him to his village.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The mischievous, shape-shifting Pig-Boy gets in trouble with both the King and Pele, the goddess of fire, but always manages to slip away as his grandmother has told him to do.
6) The mitten
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the traditional tale of how a boy's lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the classic tale, the three little pigs build homes inspired by the signature houses of famed architects Frank Gehry, Phillip Johnson, and Frank Lloyd Wright, and fill the interiors with furnishings by renowned designers, piquing the interest of a certain evil wolf.
13) Tops & bottoms
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Bear has lots of money and lots of land -- and he's lazy. Hare has nothing but a hungry family -- and he's smart. Hare is sure there's a way to share Bear's wealth, so he and Mrs. Hare cook up a plan. Then Hare hops on down the road to Bear's place and proposes that Bear donate land. Hare handles labor, and they split the crop in half. All Bear has to do is choose the half he wants -- tops or bottoms. Sleepy Bear takes tops but finds once the harvest...
14) Bone soup
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the classic tale about a traveller, a ghost, who tricks a town's witches, ghouls, and zombies into helping him make soup.
Publisher
Rabbit Ears Entertainment LLC
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A tiny baby girl is snatched from her adopted family by an ugly toad but escapes to find happiness with the king of the flower angels. (1st tale) The story of Ruby Rouge, her mysterious friend Conjure Woman and the two baskets of talking eggs with very different yolks. (2nd tale) A simple fisherman catches a magical fish who promises to grant his wishes... but when the man's wife start making outlandish demands the flounder fulfills a wish of his...
Author
Publisher
Child's Play (International) Ltd
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When a Traveler family experiences a run of bad luck, an imaginative boy called Yokki lifts their spirits with tales of a magical white horse. A traditional Traveler-family folk tale which inspires hope and celebrates creativity. Told by a Romani storyteller together with a picture book author to positively reflect Traveling cultures.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Pesah has lived with leprosy for years, and the twins have spent most of that time working on a cure. Then Pesah has a vision: The Angel of Death will come for him on Rosh Hashanah, just one month away. So Ziva takes her brother and runs away to find doctors who can cure him. But when they meet and accidentally free a half-demon boy, he suggests paying his debt by leading them to the fabled city of Luz, where no one ever dies--the one place Pesah...
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Deep in the woods is a little wooden house, with nine neat windows and a red front door. When a little mouse decides it will make the perfect home, so do the other animals in the woods. One by one other animals are welcomed to share the home until the little house is full. All the animals live happily together until the day a great big bear wants to squeeze in too. But will the bear be able to put everything right when their home comes tumbling down?...
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