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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...

Squash It!

A True and Ridiculous Tale

by Kimmel, Eric A. & Rayevsky, Robert

The King of Spain's fondness for a louse that bit him leads to good fortune for a clever peasant.

The Sleepy Men

by Brown, Margaret Wise & Rayevsky, Robert

After a big sleepy man tells a little sleepy man a story about the Man in the Moon, they both fall asleep.

Bernal and Florinda

A Spanish Tale

by Kimmel, Eric A. & Rayevsky, Robert

A clever but poor cavalier wins the hand of his true love by outwitting her father, the wealthy mayor of Seville.

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.