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The Mighty Asparagus

by Radunsky, Vladimir

A large asparagus appears suddenly in the king's backyard, and he enlists the help of several people and animals, including a songbird, in order to get rid of ...

Little Mook and Dwarf Longnose

by Pak, Boris

Wilhelm Hauff was a story-teller in the great European mythic tradition. His short stories, peopled with a vivid assortment of dwarves, evil witches, enchanted...

The Old Man Mad about Drawing

A Tale of Hokusai

by Place, François

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Copper

by Lisle, Rebecca

Pursued by enemies of the family she never knew she had, ten-year-old Copper Beach flees to Spindle House, her paternal home, and decides to uncover the truth ...

As long as the river flows

by Loyie, Oskiniko Larry & Brissenden, Constance & Holmlund, Heather D. & Loyie, Larry

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Joan of Arc

Heroine of France

by Tompert, Ann & Garland, Michael

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How the Fisherman Tricked the Genie

A Tale within a Tale within a Tale

by Sunami, Kitoba

After releasing a captive genie from a bottle, a poor fisherman must rely on his wits when instead of wishes the genie promises revenge.

Starting with Alice

by Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds

After she, her older brother, and their father move from Chicago to Maryland, Alice has trouble fitting into her new third-grade class, but with the help of so...

Neeluk

An Eskimo Boy in the Days of the Whaling Ships

by Kittredge, Frances & Rock, Howard B.

Traces the life of Neeluk and his family through one year in the 1800s in the Arctic land that would later become the state of Alaska.

Maria's Story

1773

by Nixon, Joan Lowery

In Williamsburg, Virginia, two years before the start of the American Revolution, nine-year-old Maria worries that her mother will lose her contract to publish...