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| Folk Tales Every Child Should Know [Illustrated]
| Illustrated with 10 unique illustrations.CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONCHAPTERI. HANS IN LUCK From Grimm's Fairy Tales.II. WHY THE SEA IS SALT From "Popular Tales from the Norse," by Sir George Webbe Dasent, D.C.L.III. THE LAD WHO WENT TO THE NORTH WIND From "Popular Tales from the Norse," by Sir George Webbe Dasent, D.C.L.IV. THE LAD AND THE DEIL From "Popular Tales from the Norse," by Sir George Webbe Dasent, D.C.L.V. ANANZI AND THE LION From "Popular Tales from the Norse," by Sir George Webbe Dasent, D...More
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| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Unabridged Classics in Audio)
| Alice is wondering what to do one day, when a talking rabbit steals her attention. She is so intrigued that she follows him into his hole, and tumbles down into Wonderland. Alice soon discovers that reality and logic, as she knows them, do not apply here. In an attempt get out of the hole and into, "the loveliest garden you ever saw," she eats a cake to grow large enough to reach the key to the garden.However, this backfires as she grows way too large to fit through the opening. Alice becomes fr...More
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| The Secret Garden: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
| Published to coincide with the 2011 centennial of The Secret Garden's publication, this Penguin Threads edition of the classic children's tale includes cover art by Jillian Tamaki and deluxe french flaps.Commissioned by award-winning Penguin art director Paul Buckley, the Penguin Threads series debuts with cover art by Jillian Tamaki for three gift-worthy Penguin Classics. Sketched out in a traditional illustrative manner, then hand stitched using needle and thread, the final cove...More
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| Little Women (Penguin Classics)
| Little Women is one of the best loved books of all time. Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Part II, chronicles Meg's joys and mishaps as a young wi...More
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| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Naxos Junior Classics)
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is the story of a boy's adventures growing up in a small town on the banks of the Mississippi river over a hundred years ago. The cheerful, adventurous hero plays truant to form a pirate band and, together with his best friend, Huckleberry Finn, finds fun and excitement, and buried treasure, along the shores of the great river.
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| Cougar Cub Tales: I'm Just Like You
| From the award winning series, Cougar Cub Tales, I'm Just Like You is the second book about the ongoing adventures of the cougar cub brother and sister. One day, they encounter a creature very unlike themselves. They have ungrounded apprehension about whether or not the blind bobcat is a REAL cougar cub . By the end of the tale, they realize that they really ARE the same, overlooking their physical differences as they embrace their new friend. It is a timeless story that deals with the everyday ...More
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| Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life - Free Preview: The First 20 Chapters
| Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever, if only he can pull it off: With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class-5,000 points! Running in the hallway-10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm-50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have...More
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| The Jungle Book (Looking Glass Library)
| Imagine growing up among wolves, being friends with a panther and a bear, and hunting the most fearsome animal in the wild—the man-killing tiger Shere Khan. Rudyard Kipling portrays the exciting and adventurous jungle upbringing of Mowgli in this timeless classic. Still amazingly contemporary even though it was written more than 100 years ago, the pacing, language, and characters will keep readers young and old turning the pages, and then begging for more. Originally published in two volumes, ...More
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| War Horse
| A powerful tale of war, redemption, and a hero's journey.In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal with a distinctive cross on his nose, is sold to the army and thrust into the midst of the war on the Western Front. With his officer, he charges toward the enemy, witnessing the horror of the battles in France. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey's courage touches the soldiers around him and he is able to find warmth and hope. But his heart aches for Albert, the farmer's son he left beh...More
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| Burly and Grum and the Secret City (A Burly and Grum Tale)
| Burlington Bear, Grum the groblin and Max are best friends. Burly and Grum show Max a secret city in the the middle of the forest but hunters are tracking them down. They knock out Burly, capture Max and want to turn the Secret City into a tourist attraction. Throw in some big cats, Grum's mother and brothers, Mike the Angel, a deer and a few ducks and the day becomes very exciting!
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| Persuasion (Trillium Classics)
| The complete classic text, exquisitely formatted for the Kindle. The Trillium difference is that it looks like a book, not a hasty copy-paste. Trillium Classics are fastidiously edited for errors in formatting and typos, resulting in texts that are easy-to-read and faithful to the author's original work.
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| A Christmas Carol
| This illustrated edition of the Yuletide classic features 12 full-color plates plus 18 black-and-white drawings. The timeless appeal of Rackham's evocative illustrations form the perfect complement to the master storyteller's wise and witty prose. Dickens' immortal tale still sends a message that strikes the reader's heart and soul.
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| My Little Pet Dragon (A fun picture book for children 3-6!)
| Find out why My Little Pet Dragon was the #1 Free Children's E-book on Amazon! (01/20/2012)"My Little Pet Dragon is a cute, funny, picture eBook that is sure to delight your little ones..." --Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer"If you are looking for a cute read for your young child then this is a book worth purchasing. The pictures in this book are so vivid and entertaining. The story is sure to generate a few giggles too. My three year old wanted me to read it over and over again. I absolutely...More
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| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Puffin Classics)
| These novels played a unique and lasting role in the development of American literature, and each one remains a beloved and widely read work of fiction. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—arguably a great American novel. Ethan Frome—an enduring rural tragedy. And Moby-Dick or, The Whale—a profound inquiry into character, faith, and the nature of perception. Now, Penguin Classics is proud to present these three novels in gorgeous graphic packages featuring cover art by ...More
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| The Borrowers: Fiftieth-Anniversary Gift Edition
| The classic story of tiny Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock, who live under the kitchen floorboards and borrow from "human beans," has charmed readers for fifty years.To celebrate the golden anniversary of Mary Norton's timelessly popular tale, Harcourt presents this handsome gift edition. Features include a new foreword by renowned children's book author, historian, and critic Leonard S. Marcus; Diana Stanley's heartwarming illustrations from the original British edition; a letter by Mary Norton ...More
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| Dinosaur Bedtime: Numbers [A Cute and Quick Bedtime Story]
| ****#1 Bestselling Dinosaur Book*****Watch a Trailer for Dinosaur Bedtime NowClick on L.L. Garcia's Author profile to view it"But wait, wait, wait Mommy! Just one more thing..."Little Max will do anything to keep from going to bed. He'll rattle off every favorite thing he can think of and find clever ways to charm his parents. But will he succeed this time?Fans--both young and not-so young -of Mo Willems , Sandra Boynton and Dr. Seuss will love Max the dinosaur and hi...More
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| Notes to Self (A Young Adult Novel)
| Two climbed up. Two fell down. One woke up.*Robin Saunders is a high school sophomore with an awesome best friend, a hard-working single mom, and a complicated relationship with a sweet guy named Reno. She's coasting along, trying to get through yet another tedious year of high school, when Em suggests something daring. They live in Florida-- tourist central--and Emily wants to sneak into a theme park after midnight and see what they're made of. When things get out of control, Robin wakes up in ...More
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| Ida Claire
| IDA CLAIRE is a feisty, fun rhyming picture book about a single dad trying to keep up with his imaginative daughter. A day with Ida Claire is a full day indeed!32 full-color screens, written by bestselling thriller author Scott Nicholson and artist Lee Davis. Look for the children's books IF I WERE YOUR MONSTER, DUNCAN THE PUNKIN, and TOO MANY WITCHES. Learn more at www.hauntedcomputer.com.
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| Cougar Cub Tales: Lost and Alone
| ~NEWLY EDITED VERSION~Lost and Alone, is about two sibling cougar cubs who live alone after losing their mother. The cubs are at odds one day, as siblings will be, and they decide to go their separate ways. The adventure becomes lonely and the cubs discover that the single most important thing is to find one another. Unusual circumstances come into play as the cubs are wonderfully reunited, never again to be separated. The story deals with the everyday childhood issues of friend or sibling rival...More
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| Little Women (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))
| The four March sisters--Meg, Amy, Beth, and feisty Jo--share the joys and sorrows of growing up while their father is away at war. The family is poor in worldly goods, but rich in love and character. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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