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61) Aesop's Fables
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Aesop was an Ancient Greek story-teller and slave, famed and cherished for his short fables that often involve personified animals. In the renowned collection of works that is Aesop's Fables, he weaves moral education and entertainment together into tales that have been enjoyed by many, many generations. A lot of the stories in Aesop's Fables, such as The Fox and the Grapes (giving us the term "sour grapes"), The Tortoise and the
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Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Professor of Linguistics and Archaeology at Occidental College, is the author of The Mummies of Ürümchi (W. W. Norton), Women's Work (W. W. Norton), and Prehistoric Textiles (Princeton). Paul T. Barber, a research associate with the Fowler Museum of Cultural History at the University of California, Los Angeles, is the author of Vampires, Burial, and Death (Yale).
Why were Prometheus and Loki envisioned as chained to rocks?...
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Noted Irish author's selection of favorite tales from the Emerald Isle, brimming with sly humor, whimsy, and imagination. "Fedelma, the Enchanter's Daughter," "When the King of the Cats Came to King Connal's Dominion," "The Town of the Red Castle," "The King of the Land of Mist," and 3 more. 9 full-page illustrations.
64) Snow White
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Simple text and enchanting illustrations help tell the classic tale of "Snow White." When Snow White's gentle mother dies, her father marries a mean queen who is very jealous of Snow White's beauty. What will happen when Snow White is taken into the forest and she meets seven adorable dwarfs? Disguising herself as an old woman, the queen goes into the forest and gives Snow White a poisonous apple. Find out how a handsome prince helps Snow White...
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Texto repetitivo y adorables ilustraciones ayudan a contar el cuento clásico de "Los Tres Cerditos." Cuando los tres cerditos salen de casa para contruir sus propias casas, su madre les advierte de un lobo malvado. Los cerdos aprenden una valiosa lección mientras el lobo hambriento esta determinado en comer a los cerditos para la cena. Averigua qué cerdito construye la casa mas fuerte y cómo burla al lobo malvado. Un Nuevo giro positivo al final...
66) Blancanieves
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Texto repetitivo y bellas ilustraciones ayudan a contar el cuento clásico de "Blancanieves." Cuando la gentil madre de Blancanieves muere, su padre se casa con una reina malvada quien es muy celosa de la belleza de Blancanieves. ¿Qué pasará cuando Blancanieves es llevada al bosque y se conoce a siete enanos adorables? Disfrazandose como una anciana, la rein ava al bosque y le da a blancanieves una manzana venenosa. Descubre cómo un príncipe...
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"Run, run as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!" Repetitive rhymes and fun illustrations help tell the classic tale of "The Gingerbread Man." With raisin eyes, a cherry mouth, and nuts for buttons, an old woman makes a gingerbread man for her husband's supper. When the gingerbread man hops out of the oven and runs across their farm the adventure begins. Find out what happens when the gingerbread man meets a sly fox. Simple...
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Repetitive text and adorable illustrations help tell the classic tale of "The Three Little Pigs." When three little pigs leave home to build houses of their own, their mother warns them of a wicked wolf. The pigs learn a valuable lesson as the hungry wolf is determined to eat the pigs for supper. Find out which pig builds the strongest house and how they outsmart the wicked wolf. A new, positive twist to the ending of this fairy tale will make it...
69) La Cenicienta
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Texto sencillo y bellas ilustraciones ayudan a contar el cuento clásico de "La Cenicienta." Averigua lo que sucede después de que la madastra de Cenicienta y sus hermanastras van al baile para conocer al Príncipe. Cuando aparece el hada madrina de Cenicienta y mágicamente la viste con un vestido dorado con zapatillas de cristal, Cenicienta esta lista para asistir al baile. ¿Pero lo que sucederá cuando el reloj marque la medianoche? Un final...
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"¡Corran, corran lo mas rápido que puedan! No podran alcanzarme. ¡Soy el hombre de jengibre!" Rimas repetitivas y divertidas ilustraciones ayudan a contar el cuento clásico de "El Hombre de Jengibre." Con ojos de pasas, una boca de cereza y nueces para los botones, una anciana hace un hombre de jengibre para la cena de su marido. Cuando el hombre de jengibre salta del horno y corre a través de su granja comienza la aventura. Averigua lo que sucede...
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Texto repetitivo y bellas ilustraciones ayudan a contar el cuento clásico de "Juan y los Frijoles Mágicos." Cuando Juan va al mercado para vender la vaca de la familia y conseguir dinero, regresa a casa con cinco frijoles mágicos. Su madre está tan enfadada que lanza los frijoles por la ventana. ¿Que sucede a la mañana siguiente cuando Juan descubre una planta de frijoles gigante y la escala para encontrar un castillo mágico? La aventura continúa...
73) Serpent & dove
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Two years ago Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic. Sworn to the Church as a Chasseur, Reid Diggory has lived by one principle: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. Then a wicked stunt forces the two into holy matrimony. Lou is unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is. A choice must be made... and love makes fools of us all.--Adapted from jacket.
75) Skull water
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"Growing up outside a US military base in South Korea in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, Insu--the son of a Korean mother and a German father enlisted in the US Army--spends his days with his "half and half" friends skipping school, selling scavenged Western goods on the black market, watching Hollywood movies, and testing the boundaries between childhood and adulthood. When he hears a legend that water collected in a human skull will cure any sickness,...
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Beginning with their first stories published in 1812, fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm have delighted, terrified, and inspired generations of readers. Grimm's Fairy Tales brings together many of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's best-known and loved works, including "Rapunzel," "Hansel and Gretel," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Snow White and Rose Red." Beloved by children and adults, these fairy tales have been adapted countless times for the stage and...
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Twelve tales, twelve dangerous tales of mystery, magic, and rebellious hearts. Each twists like a spindle to reveal truths full of warning and triumph, truths that free hearts long kept tame, truths that explore life, and death. A prince has a surprising awakening. A beauty fights like a beast. A boy refuses to become prey. A path to happiness is lost, then found again. New York Times bestselling author Soman Chainani respins old stories into fresh...
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