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2) Rapunzel
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note that traces the Italian, French, and German origins of the story, and discusses the author's decision to mimic the style of Italian Renaissance art in his illustrations.
9) John Henry
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
12) Aesop's Fables
Author
Language
English
Description
Each volume includes an introduction, informative notes and a chronology of the writer's life and times to enable the reader to gain a deeper understanding of these enduring works.
13) The white stag
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Description
Retells the legendary story of the Huns' and Magyars' long migration from Asia to Europe where they hope to find a permanent home.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Provides insights from astrology, psychology, and extrasensory perception on the lucky gems, colors, numbers, foods, months, music, spiritual guides, and other talismans, as well as a psychic reading for each day of the calendar year.
17) The tale of Despereaux: being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.