Paul Galdone
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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As a young boy spins a rhythmic yarn about the animals he feeds by yonder tree, a parade of baa-ing, quacking, and mooing farm animals gathers. When they all doze off, it's the boy's turn for something scrumptious!
With hidden details to discover in the illustrations and plenty of repetition in the text, young children will enjoy joining in on this read-aloud. Now part of the Folk Tale Classics series, this one is sure to become a story time favorite!...
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Paul Galdone created hundreds of books in his lifetime. Many of his picture books quickly became accepted as the definitive version of traditional stories. Collected here are four of his most popular picture books: The Three Pigs, The Three Bears, The Little Red Hen, and Cat Goes Fiddle-i-fee. Parents who grew up with these whimsical retellings will enjoy revisiting them and sharing them with the family, bringing Galdone's timeless artistry and bright,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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When a new friend gives Hans and his sister Gretel enough money for one pair of ice skates, Hans insists that Gretel enter the grand skating competition, while he approaches the great Doctor who consents to try to restore their father's memory.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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The heartwarming, classic true story of a dog who didn't understand he's a dog-and the imaginative boy who loved him.
Funny and poignant, The Dog Who Wouldn't Be is a lively portrait of an unorthodox childhood and an unforgettable friendship. Growing up in on the frontier of Saskatoon, Canada, the legendary adventurer and naturalist, Farley Mowat, received a gift from his mom: a dog she bought for four cents. Farley quickly named him "Mutt."
Mutt...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When an arrogant hare thinks he's the best around, who could possibly bring him down? One determined tortoise is about to try! Readers will delight in this beautiful retelling of one of Aesop's most beloved fables. Clean, simple language makes the story accessible, while adorable illustrations draw in even reluctant readers. As they follow the epic race between hare and tortoise, readers will see how boastfulness can catch up to even the fastest runner,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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After his father is reported dead and his wicked uncle takes over the castle, eleven-year-old Shan hides his father's precious sword and, after escaping with his mother, makes his way to King Arthur's court to seek help in winning back his inheritance.
15) Space cat
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A little gray kitten with a taste for adventure stows away on an airplane, and the daring stunt turns out to be his first step toward becoming … Space Cat! The plane's pilot, Captain Fred Stone, names his fuzzy new friend Flyball and welcomes him to an experimental station set up in the middle of the desert. Flyball enjoys supervising the station's workers and takes particular interest in the big rocket ship that he's not allowed to explore. Regardless...
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Estáis a punto de sumergiros en una historia llena de suspense. A ratos pensaréis que nada tiene solución, pero una nueva pista os devolverá la esperanza. Y decimos "pista" porque el protagonista de este libro es un detective. De hecho, el más famoso entre los ratones: Basil.
Quizá no sepáis que este brillante investigador ha aprendido el oficio del mejor detective humano de todos los tiempos: Sherlock Holmes.
Este es su primer gran caso: El...
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Flyball the Space Cat is back, and this time he's living in Luna Port, the first city on the Moon. Workers at the lunar station are building a rocket to transport him and his pilot buddy, Colonel Fred Stone, to Venus. The two friends take a long voyage to the planet, where they encounter violet skies, torrential ammonia rains, and strange plants that can communicate without speaking. This new edition of a charmingly illustrated storybook from 1955...
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The dauntless Space Cat - aka Flyball - and his pal, Colonel Fred, blast off for their most fantastic destination yet! While they're on their way home from Venus, the astronauts are forced to make an emergency landing on Mars. Although Flyball's a bit bored by the Red Planet at first, his curiosity is piqued by its sole surviving fishing cat, a friendly female named Moofa. Will she turn out to be the cat's meow? This new edition of a charmingly illustrated...
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Flyball, the famous Space Cat, is a father now! He and Moofa, the last of the Martian fishing cats, are the proud parents of a pair of mischievous, fun-loving kittens, Marty and Tailspin. The whole family joins Colonel Fred Stone and a new friend, Bill, on a mission to Alpha Centauri to seek out places where humans can live. Along the way, the crew makes an amazing discovery - a planet abounding in iguanodons, pterodactyls, tyrannosauri, and a host...