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The cook, the crook, and the real estate tycoon: a novel of contemporary China
By Howard Goldblatt, Sylvia Li-chun Lin, Liu Zhenyun. 2015
Liu Yuejin, a worksite cook and a thief, has his pack with money stolen. While searching for it, he discovers…
another bag which contains a USB card detailing corruption of high officials and putting him in danger. Translated from the original 2007 Chinese edition. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2015The unnamed: a novel
By Joshua Ferris. 2010
Manhattan attorney Tim Farnsworth has a unique syndrome: he is compelled to walk for hours before finally falling into a…
deep sleep. Despite his worsening condition--which has his frantic wife equiping him with survival gear and tracking him down--Tim prepares for a murder trial. Strong language and descriptions of sex. 2010The legend of Mackinac Island (Legends Ser.)
By Kathy-Jo Wargin, Gijsbert Van Frankenhuyzen. 1999
Retells the story of the great turtle Makinauk that enlists the aid of other animals to help create the special…
place known as Mackinac Island. A 1999 Michigan Notable book. For grades 2-4. 1999Mabela the clever
By Tim Coffey, Margaret Read MacDonald. 2001
The boy who lived with the seals
By Rafe Martin, David Shannon. 1993
A boy who has grown up in the sea with seals returns to his tribe but is strangely changed, in…
this story based on a folktale of the Chinook people. For grades 2-4 and older readersGloucester's sea serpent
By Wayne Soini. 2010
A Gloucester native and local historian investigates one of his hometown's most intriguing mysteries: did a Loch Ness-like sea monster…
really stop by its harbor in 1817? For high school and adult readersRow, row, row your boat
By Jane Cabrera. 2014
Monsters and water beasts: creatures of fact or fiction?
By Karen Miller, Sergio Ruzzier. 2007
Presents firsthand accounts and scientists' opinions about extraordinary creatures of land and sea: Bigfoot, Big Bird of Texas, hoop snakes,…
Mothman, the Jersey Devil, Sea Maiden of Biloxi, Champ, Sea Serpent of Gloucester, and the Cadborosaurus. Discusses whether these folkloric beasts have a factual basis. For grades 3-6. 2007Magic hoofbeats: horse tales from many lands
By Josepha Sherman, Linda Wingerter. 2004
Eight folktales about magical horses with special powers to help their riders triumph, gathered from North America, India, Russia, Iran,…
and Europe. Includes information about the different breeds of horses that live in these countries. For grades 3-6. 2004Spider spins a story: fourteen legends from Native America (G - Reference, Information And Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.)
By Jill Max, Robert Annesley. 1997
Presents folk tales from various native peoples including the Kiowa, Zuni, Cherokee, Hopi, Navajo, and Muskogee, all featuring the spider…
character. In "Iktomi and Buzzard: A Lakota Legend," the arrogant spider figure learns the importance of kindness and humility. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1997Between heaven and earth: bird tales from around the world
By Howard A Norman. 2004
Five stories from Australia, Norway, Sri Lanka, China, and Matabeleland (in Africa) featuring birds who complicate human lives. In "The…
Bird Who Sang like a Warthog" a young husband is jealous of his blind brother-in-law's ability to recognize bird calls and tries to cheat him. For grades 3-6. 2004Battle royale: 5 books in 1! (Who would win?)
By Jerry Pallotta, Rob Bolster. 2018
Five previously published books featuring dangerous animals and the characteristics that make them deadly and likely to win in a…
fight. Includes Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark, Rhino vs. Hippo, Tyrannosaurus rex vs. Velociraptor, Wolverine vs. Tasmanian Devil, and Alligator vs. Python. For grades K-3. 2014Zzzng! zzzng! zzzng!: a Yoruba tale
By Phillis Gershator, Greg Henry. 1998
The story of grizzly bear looking up
By Claude Schaeffer. 2008
This is the story of a Salish boy whose tribal members all died of smallpox. A grizzly bear came and…
took him to another tribal unit, for which he eventually became the Chief. For preschool-grade 2The wildlife stories of Faith McNulty
By Faith McNulty, Robin Brickman. 1980
Twelve tales explore a single animal or species, ranging from the everyday to the exotic. They include such accounts as…
efforts to save the whooping crane, rescuing a woodchuck 'homely as a burlap bag,' and glimpsing an ancient species of monkey in a Madagascar forestAmadeus, the leghorn rooster
By Delores B Nevils, Jonathan Green. 2004
Amadeus, named after classical composer Mozart, appears one day at the tiny cottage of the widow lady. Announcing his arrival…
with a big "Cock a Doodle Do," he perches proudly on the rail of the cottage steps. The other animals are annoyed by the rooster's loud crowing and want him to leave but Amadeus decides to stay. When the other animals hatch a plan to get rid of Amadeus, life on the farm will never be the same. For grades K-3The school for whatnots
By Margaret Peterson Haddix. 2022
"No matter what anyone tells you, I'm real. That's what the note says that Max finds under his keyboard. He…
knows that his best friend, Josie, wrote it. He'd know her handwriting anywhere. But why she wrote it--and what it means--remains a mystery. Ever since they met in kindergarten, Max and Josie have been inseparable. Until the summer after fifth grade, when Josie disappears, leaving only a note, and whispering something about "whatnot rules." But why would Max ever think that Josie wasn't real? And what are whatnots? As Max sets to uncover what happened to Josie--and what she is or isn't--little does he know that she's fighting to find him again, too. But there are forces trying to keep Max and Josie from ever seeing each other again. Because Josie wasn't supposed to be real." -- Provided by publisherWhy Epossumondas has no hair on his tail
By Janet Stevens, Coleen Salley. 2004
A child's garden of verses
By Robert Louis Stevenson. 2011