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Antonyms, Synonyms & Homonyms

by Rayevsky, Kim & Rayevsky, Robert

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Two Fools and a Horse

by Derby, Sally & Rayevsky, Robert

Two young men from the village of Tarnof try to prove that a peddler has stolen Farmer Kohl's horse and hidden it in his sack.

Joan of Arc

The Lily Maid

by Hodges, Margaret & Rayevsky, Robert

A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was lat...

A word to the wise

and other proverbs

by Hurwitz, Johanna & Rayevsky, Robert

Presents a list of common proverbs, along with an explanation of what proverbs are and where they come from.

Three Sacks of Truth

A Story from France

by Kimmel, Eric A. & Rayevsky, Robert

With the aid of a perfect peach, a silver fife, and his own resources, Petit Jean outwits a dishonest king and wins the hand of a princess.

Birds of a Feather and Other Aesop's Fables

by Paxton, Tom & Rayevsky, Robert

An illustrated retelling in verse of ten fables by Aesop, including "The Laborer and the Nightingale," "The Frogs Choose a King," and " The Horse and the Donke...

The Golden Heart of Winter

by Singer, Marilyn & Rayevsky, Robert

To determine who will become master of their father's smithy, three brothers vie for the Golden Heart that makes the seasons turn.

Androcles and the lion, and other Aesop's fables

by Paxton, Tom & Rayevsky, Robert

A collection of Aesop's fables, retold in verse, including "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing," "The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey," and "The Wolf and the Crane."

The Tzar's Bird

by Tompert, Ann & Rayevsky, Robert

A tzar's fear of going to the edge of the world grows when Baba Yaga threatens him, but in time he learns that fear of the unknown is a senseless fear.

The Talking Tree

by Rayevsky, Inna & Rayevsky, Robert

A king's search for the fabulous Talking Tree leads him to risk his life trying to release an enchanted princess from a witch's spell.