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Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Drawn from the oral traditions of American folklore, these ghost stories and tales of weird happenings, witches, and graveyards have startling, funny, or surprising endings
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Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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More traditional and modern-day stories of ghosts, witches, vampires, "jump" stories, and scary songs.
4) Gnomes
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Language
English
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"Did you know that gnome couples always have twin children? Or that a gnome is seven times as strong as a human? Do you want to hear some gossip from the gnome who knew Rembrandt? Dutch artist Rien Poortvliet's charming illustrations and physician Wil Huygen's detailed observations of the gnomes' habits, anatomy, and lifestyle are a delight for readers of all ages. Children will adore the gnome family's underground home and the constant interaction...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Bill was just four years old when he fell from the family wagon near the Pecos River on the western frontier. Accidentally left behind by his family, he was raised by coyotes, and he didn't realize he was human until he was an adult. When he did, Pecos Bill returned to civilization and used the superhuman powers he'd developed during his peculiar upbringing to become the best cowboy in the West.
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Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena.
7) Hummingbirds
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Publisher
Running Press
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Hummingbirds are a wonder to behold, acting as the dazzling acrobats and gems of the bird world. This book will help you attract, observe and learn everything you've ever wanted to know about them. Includes fifty stunning, full-color photos of these "glittering fragments of the rainbow".
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
This marvelous collection brings together the great myths and legends of the United States-from the creation stories of the first inhabitants, to the tall tales of the Western frontier, to the legendary outlaws of the 1920s, and beyond. This thoroughly engaging anthology is sweeping in its scope, embracing Big Foot and Windigo, Hiawatha and Uncle Sam, Paul Revere and Billy the Kid, and even the Iroquois Flying Head and Elvis. In the book's section...
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Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Thirty-two short stories chosen from the tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures across North America, featuring witches, walking dolls, hungry skeletons, skinwakers, and other supernatural beings.
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Publisher
Distributed in the United States by Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
A fascinating overview of an astonishingly diverse range of popularly held fears and beliefs. Many are still familiar and widespread. Others now belong firmly to the past, but are intriguing nonetheless for the insights they offer into human preoccupations and taboos.
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The classic stories from Greek mythology come to life in this latest installment in the Weird But True Know-It-All series, featuring Zeus, Hades, Athena, Poseidon, Artemis, Heracles, Prometheus, and many more! From the god who gave mankind fire, to who stood guard at the Underworld, to famous fatal flaws, this book covers all the iconic Greek myths and key character--along with wonderfully weird and surprising tidbits"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Scary stories to tell in the dark volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.
Author
Publisher
Cider Mill Press Book Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Learn the compelling cultural histories behind some of the world's supernatural beliefs with The Book of Superstitions. Friday the 13th; rabbit feet; knocking on wood; walking under a ladder; the curse of the evil eye. We all have a superstition or two. Unveil the origins of some of the most universal and little known superstitions that have influenced cultures around the world for centuries. Including beliefs that gained a foothold in African and...
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English
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"Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every nation needs its creation myth, and since Texas was a nation before it was a state, it's no surprise that its myths bite deep. There's no piece of history more important to Texans than the Battle of the Alamo, when Davy Crockett...
20) Pecos Bill
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Language
English
Description
Recounts the life of Pecos Bill from the time he was raised with coyotes, to his completely changing and improving the art of cowpunching, to his final disappearance and the possible reasons for it.
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