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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
Presents the three adventures of Mowgli, a young boy raised by the animals in an Indian jungle, as well as other animal stories and songs. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Classic animal tales written by Rudyard Kipling and read unabridged by Jim Weiss. With vivid characters and an hysterically funny choice of words, Rudyard Kipling's beloved stories "explain" how camels got humps, great whales got tiny throats, elephants got trunks and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Treasure Bay Books
Pub. Date
©1997
Language
English
Description
Peter Rabbit is the story of a naughty young rabbit who loses his coats and shoes while messing around in Mr. McGregor's garden!
Benjamin Bunny is about a rabbit and his cousin who return to Mr. MrGregor's garden to retrieve the lost clothes and shoes of Peter Rabbit--only to be trapped by a very large cat!
Author
Publisher
Puffin Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
An account of how the author came to be a writer and selections from his writer's notebook augment stories juxtaposing fantasy and truth, and peopled with outrageous and courageous characters
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
An illustrated collection of fourteen short stories featuring dragons and wizards, councilors and mayors, an adventurous tortoise and a monster in a lake, along with plenty of pointy hats and a few magic spells, written when the author was a teenaged newspaper reporter
8) Four dolls
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
1983
Language
English
Description
4 short "magical stories, " each with a doll as a main character
"Tells the stories of a doll who would rather live in pockets than dollhouses, a fairy doll who works magic, a doll who wants to find a Christmas home, and a doll who travels with fairs" -- goodreads.com
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J. K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Can you imagine writing to Father Christmas and actually getting a reply? For more than twenty years, the children of J.R.R. Tolkien received letters from the North Pole -- from Father Christmas himself! They told wonderful stories of mischief and disaster, adventures and battles: how the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place, how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's...
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"A guide to the history behind the world of Harry Potter?just in time for the last Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part II). Harry Potter lives in a world that is both magical and historical. Hogwarts pupils ride an old-fashioned steam train to school, notes are taken on parchment with quill pens, and Muggle legends come to life in the form of werewolves, witches, and magical spells. This book is the first to explore the...
15) Mary Norton
Author
Series
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Mary Norton.
16) Roald Dahl
Author
Series
Publisher
Twayne
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Roald Dahl.
17) Leon Garfield
Author
Series
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Leon Garfield.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Published in 1865 by British author Lewis Carroll, this fantasy adventure story introduced the world to Alice and introduced Alice to some very strange but beloved creatures, including The White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, and The Queen of Hearts. This silly tale that started out as a collection of stories written for one little girl became so popular that even Queen Victoria, the British monarch, couldn't put it down! Lewis Carroll,...
19) Companion to Narnia: a complete guide to the magical world of C.S. Lewis's The chronicles of Narnia
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
An updated handbook on C. S. Lewis's world of Narnia encompasses hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries that include the characters, events, places, themes, and other aspects of the fantasy series
20) Kenneth Grahame
Author
Series
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Kenneth Grahame.
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