Jane Yolen
2) Owl moon
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Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
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On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
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English
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In these twelve modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear—but dead—mother's homecoming, a bridge that longs for a goat-eating troll, and a mutiny among Peter Pan's troops.
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English
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Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past.
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English
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Learning your manners can be a little difficult, even for dinosaurs. But with a little practice and a lot of laughs, these prehistoric pals learn to share and show gratitude to their family and friends. Full of humor and featuring singsong rhymes that kids love, little readers will say “please” read this one more time! The bestselling How Do Dinosaurs...? books are perfect for sharing aloud while teaching little life lessons. And as an added bonus,...
12) Cards of Grief
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Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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An alien civilization is forever changed by the incursion of human social scientists—and an ancient prophecy—in this award-winning novel.
The year is 2132 when members of the Anthropologist’s Guild set down on the planet Henderson’s IV, or L’Lal’lor as it is known to the native population. Charged with the nonintrusive study of alien cultures, the crew discovers a society containing no love or...
The year is 2132 when members of the Anthropologist’s Guild set down on the planet Henderson’s IV, or L’Lal’lor as it is known to the native population. Charged with the nonintrusive study of alien cultures, the crew discovers a society containing no love or...
19) Off we go!
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
One by one, baby woodland creatures leave home and sing their way to visit grandma.