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Mary Poppins from A to Z (Mary Poppins)
By P. L. Travers, Mary Shepard, P. L Travers, Dr P. L. Travers. 2006
For each letter of the alphabet, there is a brief description of a character or incident from the other Mary…
Poppins books. The featured letter in each segment begins as many words as possible. For grades 4-7. 1962A treasury of Curious George: Colección de oro Jorge el curioso (Curious George)
By Margret Rey, H. A. Rey. 2011
A collection of eight tales about a mischievous but loveable monkey named George. Includes Curious George Visits a Toy Store,…
Curious George Goes Camping, and Curious George Visits the Library. For grades K-3 and older readers. English/Spanish language. 2011Two little trains
By Margaret Wise Brown, Leo and Diane Dillon. 2003
Two trains are heading west. One is streamlined, the other small and old. On their parallel journeys, the trains encounter…
rivers, hills, snow, and dust storms, but neither is thwarted. But look closer and see that these two trains, though similar in many ways, have a surprising difference: one is the real thing, traversing the countryside, and the other is a toy, making its way across rug fringe "tracks," along the edge of a bathtub, through a tunnel made from a book, and past a broom and dust pan. For grades pres-school to kindergarten. For preschool-grade 2. 1977Roman myths: retold from the classic originals (Classic starts)
By Diane Namm, Eric Freeberg. 2014
Retellings of Greek and Roman myths with explanations of vocabulary and setting. Includes tales such as "Jason and the Golden…
Fleece," "The Riddle of the Sphinx," and "Baucis and Philemon," which is about an elderly couple who were favored by the gods for being hospitable. For grades 3-6. 1989The Aeneid
By Virgil, Robert Fagles. 2006
Epic Latin poem composed by Virgil during the last ten years of his life, 29 to 19 B.C.E. Beginning with…
the legend of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who founded a settlement in Italy, celebrates the Roman Empire's expansion and the achievements of Emperor Augustus. Verse translation by Robert Fagles. 2006Greek gods and heroes
By Robert Graves. 1965
Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Book of Greek myths
By Ingri D'Aulaire, Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar Parin D'Aulaire. 1962
The victim: a novel (Penguin twentieth-century classics)
By Saul Bellow. 1996
Asa Leventhal is alone in New York while his wife is away. Seeking relief from a New York heat wave…
one evening in the park, he is approached by a stranger who accuses him of ruining his life. As the relationship between the antagonists deepens, Leventhal's fragile sense of self-worth starts to crumble. 1947The story of chess
By Horacio Cardo. 1998
Long ago a man named Sissa devises a game in tribute to a war. Beginning with the squares on the…
board and the king as the key figure, Sissa explains the basic movements of each chess piece and the overall strategy of the game. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1998Madame Bovary: life in a country town (Oxford World's Classics #Vol. 4)
By Gustave Flaubert, Gerard Manley Hopkins. 1999
A young middle-class Frenchwoman, Emma Bovary, is bored with her husband (an inept doctor) and their country existence. Her romantic…
fantasies lead her astray, into adultery and self-destruction. Translated by Gerard Hopkins. Originally published in 1857Lord of the flies: a novel (Literary Companion to American Literature Ser.Literary Companion Series)
By William Golding, Clarice Swisher. 1997
Moby Dick, or The white whale: or The White Whale (Oxford world's classics)
By Herman Melville, Geraldine McCaughrean, Victor G. Ambrus. 1998
A classic sea adventure. Ishmael recounts the last voyage of the whaling ship Pequod and how the one-legged Captain Ahab…
is obsessed with finding the white whale Moby Dick. A retelling of Herman Melville's novel originally published in 1851. For grades 5-8Gender swapped greek myths
By Karrie Fransman. 2022
The Greek myths were first told thousands of years ago, by poets and singers who wanted to tell how the…
world came to be. These brilliant stories are full of adventure and drama, but they also explore our deepest fears and fantasies. There's a reason these myths still feel so powerful - they've formed the foundations of narratives and archetypes that we see in books and on our screens even today. Having changed the way we look at Fairy Tales in their last book, Karrie and Jon have turned to these ancient stories to see what magic their marvellous gender swapping machine can work on them. As before, they haven't rewritten these myths. They haven't reimagined endings, or reinvented characters. All they've done is switch all the genders. It might not sound like that much of a change, but you'll be amazed by the world this swap creates - and by the new godesses, heroes, villainesses and adventurers you're about to discoverThe best short stories of Theodore Dreiser
By Howard Fast, Theodore Dreiser. 1989
Although Dreiser worked as a newspaperman in St. Louis, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and New York, he is best remembered for his…
fiction. This collection of his short stories includes "The Shadow," "The Old Neighborhood," and "The Prince Who Was a Thief."Oh, the places you'll go! (Classic Seuss)
By Seuss, Dr Seuss. 1990
"Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!" So begins the inimitable Dr. Seuss…
in this graduation speech for both young and old. Filled with wit, wisdom, and insight, this advice in rhyme humorously deals with coping with the various ups and downs of life, taking charge, and ultimately succeeding against the odds. For readers of all ages. BestsellerA child's Christmas in Wales
By Dylan Thomas, Trina Schart Hyman. 1985
The hare and the tortoise
By Brian Wildsmith. 1966
Based on La Fontaine's translation of the Aesop fable. A fleet and boastful rabbit races a slow, persevering tortoise who…
carries his whole house on his back. Who will win? For preschool-grade 2Jason and the Argonauts (Penguin classics)
By Benjamin Acosta-Hughes, Aaron Poochigian, Apollonius, Apollonius Of Rhodes, Apollonius of Apollonius of Rhodes. 2014
Translation in verse of Ancient Greek poem detailing the voyage of the hero Jason and his crew, the Argonauts--including Heracles…
and Orpheus, as they search for the Golden Fleece at the directive of King Pelias. They encounter treachery of all kinds, both from mortal and immortal foes. Some violence. 2014Julie Andrews' treasury for all seasons: poems and songs to celebrate the year
By Marjorie Priceman, Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton. 2012
Collection of poems and songs that celebrate different holidays and special moments throughout the year. Features works by Andrews, Sandra…
Cisneros, Emily Dickinson, Dr. Seuss, Jack Prelutsky, John Updike, and others. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2012