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There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about three characters living along two rivers, all under the shadow of one of the greatest epic poems of all time. “Make place for Elif Shafak on your bookshelf… you won’t regret it...

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The Circus Ship Big Book by Chris Van Dusen
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
With stunning artwork and a rhyming text, the illustrator of the Mercy Watson books tells a tale of human-animal connection full of humor and heart...

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When We Were Very Young by A.A. Milne
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 28 ratings
This is the first book of A.A. Milne's verses for children, with Ernest H. Shepard's line illustrations in colour...

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The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
· 44 ratings
The little house first stood in the country, but gradually the city moved closer and closer. This picture book about the changes that come to a little house is beautiful and timeless...

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西游记 by Wu Cheng'en
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
Journey to the West is one of the Greatest Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Originally published in the 1590s during the Ming Dynasty, by Wu Cheng'en.The novel is a mythical story of the legends around a Chinese Buddhist monk's quest to India to obtain Buddhist religious text...

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A Fish Out of Water by Helen Marion Palmer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
· 39 ratings
Illus. in color. "Comic pictures show how the fish rapidly outgrows its bowl, a vase, a cook pot, a bathtub."--The New York Times...

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Willa of Dark Hollow by Robert Beatty
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
NOTE: Willa of Dark Hollow is a stand-alone story that does not require reading any of the author's previous books.Plunge into an exciting story of history, mystery, & magic from the best-selling author of the Serafina series...

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Captain Nemo: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and the Mysterious Island by Jules Verne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Here in one binding are both of Jules Verne's Captain Nemo novels. In 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea we meet the enigmatic Captain Nemo and The Nautilus. Even after many adventures and much derring-do Nemo's secrets remain his own, and at the end of the novel we are left with many mysteries concering this mysterious and tragic man. In The Mysterious Island we once again encounter Captain Nemo...

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A Perfect Time for Pandas by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Time-traveling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie have to find a certain kind of food—the fourth thing needed to save Merlin’s beloved penguin, Penny...

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The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies by Beatrix Potter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
When the cupboard is bare at the Flopsy Bunny's burrow, the family all have to go in search of food...

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The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 18 ratings
To celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques...

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The Little Black Fish and Other Modern Persian Stories by Samad Behrangi, Mary Hegland
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
A collection of stories that express criticism of the social, political, and economic structures of contemporary Iran...

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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 24 ratings
THE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHERThe Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, like Peter Rabbit, began life as an illustrated letter to a young child. It was written when Beatrix Potter was on holiday in Scotland where her father and his friends enjoyed fishing expeditions. Mr. Jeremy has a day full of the worst fisherman's mishaps when he sets out to catch minnows for his dinner...

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Bambi by Felix Salten
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
· 28 ratings
The Prince of the ForestBambi's life in the woods begins happily. There are forest animals to play with -- Friend Hare, the chattery squirrel, the noisy screech owl, and Bambi's twin cousins, frail Gobo and beautiful Faline.But winter comes, and Bambi learns that the woods hold danger -- and things he doesn't understand. The first snowfall makes food hard to find...

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The Story of Babar the King by Jean de Brunhoff
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
· 36 ratings
After making peace with the rhinocerous, King Babar and Queen Celeste plan a model city and live happily with their friends and subjects in the country of elephants...

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Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus by Dugald A. Steer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Follow the fascinating journey of Captain Nemo and explore the ocean’s wonders, both real and imagined ... or are they?What if a sixteen-year-old assistant traveled aboard the storied Nautilus, the narwhal-shaped submarine of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea? And what if he were the sole survivor of the ill-fated voyage and went on to relay his adventures to a certain . .

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Raj Kahini by Abanindranath Tagore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
<span><span>An unforgettable historical novella that leads you to the flowing sand dunes of Rajasthan, the clash of swords, to the courtyard of kings and queens. The book captures the spirit of a heroic past that never fails to move readers even today...

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The Ship That Flew: Historical Fiction for Teens by Hilda Lewis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
The model Viking ship lay in the window of a little old shop in an unfamiliar back street, and Peter, on his way to the dentist, lost his heart to it at once. It cost him all the money in hist pocket, including the fare home...

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The Pegasus Quest by Jordan Quinn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
In the tenth fantastical adventure of The Kingdom of Wrenly series, Prince Lucas and Clara must rescue a young Pegasus.When a shooting star streaks across the night sky, Prince Lucas makes a wish for an epic adventure. Little did he know it would come true! As Lucas and Clara set out to investigate some mysterious happenings in Wrenly, they find a Pegasus that is lost and in danger...

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Cavemice: The Fast and the Frozen by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Geronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor Geronimo Stiltonoot is back in another prehistoric adventure!A visiting rodent has arrived in Old Mouse City with astounding news. On his recent journey to a cold, distant land, he spotted a mountain . . . moving! Holey cheese! Geronimo Stiltonoot is determined to travel to the ice and snow himself to find out what lies behind this mystery...

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Christopher Robin: The Novelization by Elizabeth Rudnick
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Capturing the heartwarming magic of Walt Disney Studios' upcoming Christopher Robin film, this novelization pulls fans back into the world of Pooh through a book that enables them to relive the story and revisit their old pals whenever they please...

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Watch Your Tail! by Geronimo Stilton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
Geronimo Stilton meets the Stone Age in this NEW spin-off series!Geronimo Stilton's ancient ancestor Geronimo Stiltonoot stars in the Cavemice series!Geronimo Stiltonoot wakes up to a terrible morning...

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Shadow of the Shark by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Jack and Annie are diving into danger when the magic tree house whisks them away to shark-infested waters in this NEW adventure in the New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series! It’s a dream vacation for Jack and Annie—or is it? When Teddy, a young sorcerer, offers to send Jack and Annie on a dream vacation, they can’t wait to go...

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Around the World in 80 Days by Deanna McFadden, Arthur Pober
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
When Phileas Fogg, a man of habit whose every day is like the one before, makes a bet that he can circle the globe in just 80 days, the race is on. Verne's classic story bubbles with excitement, suspense, and colorful locations. Illustrations...

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Walt Disney's The Jungle Book by Walt Disney Company
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Relive Walt Disney's 19th full-length animated feature in this beautiful, hardcover, 96-page classic storybook that accurately captures the movie magic and places it right into a child's hands. With every turn of a page, adventure unfolds to create memories that will last a lifetime...

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Little Bear's Trousers by Jane Hissey
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Little Bear has lost his trousers. All the toys have seen them and used them in some way - Rabbit as a skiing hat, Duck as a flag and Dog as a holder for his bones. From the author of Little Bear Lost.https://openlibrary.org/works/OL84760..

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Magic Tree House: #5-8 by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
- Night of the Ninjas - Afternoon on the Amazon - Sunset of the Sabertooth - Midnight on the Moon Books 5-8 of the "New York Times" bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure...

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Magic Tree House: #9-12 (Collection) by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
The Magic Tree House adventures continue in books 9—12. Morgan the magical librarian of Camelot challenges Jack and Annie to discover the answers to four riddles as they travel under the sea to the Wild West, the African plains, and the frozen Arctic...

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Magic Tree House: #1-4 by Mary Pope Osborne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and Pirates Past...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood by Joseph Walker McSpadden
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 16 ratings
The classic story of the man who robbed from the rich to give to the poor comes alive with vibrant illustrations from celebrated artist Greg Hildebrandt. Escape to Sherwood Forest and join the jolly Fellowship of the Greenwood with these rollicking tales of the celebrated archer and gentleman thief...

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The Headless Horseman by Thomas Mayne Reid
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 20 ratings
Texas in the 19th century. The War with Mexico is still a recent memory, marauding Comanches are a daily threat for new settlers of the Lone Star State. Louise Poindexter, a beautiful newcomer, is courted by two men - the arrogant and vindictive Cassius Calhoun and the dashing but poor mustanger Maurice Gerald...

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Puss in Boots by Charles Perrault
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 20 ratings
Charles Perrault's Puss in Boots has been an irresistible magnet for countless illustrators ever since this classic French tale was first published in 1697...

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Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
· 31 ratings
Librarian's Note: Alternate cover edition can be found here.Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects include How the Camel Got His Hump. The Butterfly That Stamped, and How the Alphabet Was Made.

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The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
· 37 ratings
A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in an imaginative and imaginary game of verbal hide-and-seek; children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time.The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic...

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Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
· 35 ratings
Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales are like exquisite jewels, drawing from us gasps of recognition and delight. Writing in the midst of a Europe-wide rebirth of national literature, Anderson broke new ground with his fairy tales in two important ways. First, he composed them in the vernacular, mimicking the language he used in telling them to children aloud...

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Voyage of Slaves by Brian Jacques
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
· 27 ratings
Fans of the New York Times bestselling Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series will be thrilled with this rousing yarn filled with high-seas adventure...

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Hail! Hail! Camp Dragononka by Kate McMullan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
It’s the last day of the school year, so it must be time for Wiglaf and all his friends at Dragon Slayers’ Academy to go home and enjoy the lazy hazy days of a medieval summer. Ummm, not quite. Not when Mordred the gold-hungry headmaster realizes there’s money to be made running a camp...

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Storm Boy by Paul Owen Lewis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
After a violent seastorm, a Haida prince washes ashore in the supernatural realm of the strange and colossal killer whale people. There his spiritual journey begins. Powerful illustrations make stunning use of northwest coast Native American motifs to create a compelling atmosphere of mystery and displacement...

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Freddy the Cowboy by Walter Rollin Brooks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Adults, children, and reviewers have embraced the stouthearted Freddy the Pig since he and his Bean Farm chums first appeared in 1927, and the Overlook reissues of this classic series-with almost 150,000 hardcover copies sold-have brought these timeless adventures to an entirely new generation eager for a good time and a good laugh...

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Stories for Children by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
Thirty-six stories by the Nobel Prize winner, including some of his most famous such as "Zlateh the Goat," "Mazel and Shlimazel," and "The Fools of Chelm and the Stupid Carp."Stories for Children is a 1984 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year...

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Wild Blood by Kathryn Lasky
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
· 6 ratings
After adopting an orphan human boy, the First Herd is finally ready to make the treacherous journey across the mountains to find the Sweet Grass that promises survival. But when their leader, Estrella, is captured by cruel men, it delivers a blow to the very heart of the herd. If the horses turn back, they'll never make it across the mountains before winter...

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The Heaven Tree by Edith Pargeter
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
England in the reign of King John - a time of beauty and squalor, of swift treachery and unswerving loyalty. Against this violent background, the story of Harry Talvace, master mason, unfolds...

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Stories from Around the World by Heather Amery
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
The stories in this book, one from each major country or area of the world, are written in a way that young listeners and young readers will find easy to understand and...

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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron by Kathleen Duey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
· 8 ratings
Filled with drama, adventure, and uplifting themes from the film, this full-length novel tells the whole story of "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron" for older readers...

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The King of the Copper Mountains by Paul Biegel
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
In order to keep the old king's heart beating until the doctor returns with a special potion, various animals take turns in telling stories that are so interesting that the king longs to hear more...

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The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Tania Zamorsky, Howard Pyle
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
· 10 ratings
From the sword in the stone and the founding of Camelot to the famed Round Table and the Lake of Enchantment, the legend of King Arthur will never lose its magic. Though simpler, this version includes all the wonderful stories—such as King Arthur’s winning of Guenievere and Merlin’s tragic downfall at the hands of the evil Vivien...

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Kazan by James Oliver Curwood
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Classic wilderness adventure story by the American novelist and conservationist. "Kazan lay mute and motionless, his gray nose between his forepaws, his eyes half closed. A rock could have appeared scarcely less lifeless than he; not a muscle twitched; not a hair moved; not an eyelid quivered...

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The Treasure by Uri Shulevitz
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
Three times a voice comes to Isaac in his dreams and tells him to go to the capital city and look for a treasure under the bridge by the royal palace. Feeling a little foolish perhaps, but determined to see for himself if the dream is true, Isaac sets out on his long journey. What he finds makes a surprising and heart-warming ending to this retelling of a well-known folk tale...

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Tales of Robin Hood by Tony Allan, Felicity Brooks
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
· 12 ratings
-- Filled with adventure, excitement and suspense-- Action-packed illustrations help bring the stories to...

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Montezuma's Daughter by H. Rider Haggard
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
· 14 ratings
This remarkable novel by adventure writer H. Rider Haggard can be enjoyed on many levels. As a tale of adventure, it takes the reader through 16th-century England, Spain, and Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest. But on a deeper level, the author's hopes for humanity shine through the darkness of this time to illuminate the reader with his spiritual philosophy...

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