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Deep in the woods there used to be a house where a family once lived. Over there was the chimney. Just imagine little toes warming up beside it. And see those daffodils? Someone took special care to plant and tend to them so that every spring they blossomed as brightly as the year before. Both the house and the family are gone now, but if you go to that spot in the woods, you'll find the chimn…
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- 9780689717581
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- D
The nightingale
Following on the brilliant success of The Little Match Girl and his fourth Caldecott Honor Book, The Ugly Duckling, Jerry Pinkney brings us another enchanting adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. The Nightingale is the story of a plain little bird whose beautiful songs bring her great fame, even winning her an esteemed place in the king's court. Eventually, however, after saving …
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- 9780803724648
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- 398.21 PINK
The ugly duckling
An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.
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- 9780439186919
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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- F18
The patchwork quilt
Twenty years ago Valerie Flournoy and Jerry Pinkney created a warmhearted intergenerational story that became an award-winning perennial. Since then children from all sorts of family situations and configurations continue to be drawn to its portrait of those bonds that create the fabric of family life.
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- 0590897535
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- F
Mirandy and brother wind
In this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning tale, Mirandy is determined to capture the best partner for the junior cakewalk jubilee. And who is the best partner? The wind, of course! Grandmama Beasley says, “Can’t nobody put shackles on Brother Wind, chile. He be special. He be free.” With neighbors up and down Ridgetop suggesting all manner of strategies, and friend Eze…
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- 0679883339
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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John Henry
With his two sledgehammers pulverizing boulders, John Henry races a steam drill tunneling through a mountain. It's a deadly contest of man-vs-machine written with such power that this African-American folk hero becomes as awesome as a force of nature, yet as familiar as an older brother. Pinkney's stunning art shows John Henry's energy bursting from nature. Full color.
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- 0140566228
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- F68
Mirandy and Brother Wind
In this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning tale, Mirandy is determined to capture the best partner for the junior cakewalk jubilee. And who is the best partner? The wind, of course! Grandmama Beasley says, “Can’t nobody put shackles on Brother Wind, chile. He be special. He be free.” With neighbors up and down Ridgetop suggesting all manner of strategies, and friend Eze…
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- 9780679883333
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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The talking eggs : a folktale from the American South
A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.
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- 0590441892
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 398 SOU
The adventures of Spider : West African folk tales
Presents six tales about Spider, including: How Spider Got a Thin Waist; Why Spider Lives in Ceilings; How Spider Got a Bald Head; How Spider Helped a Fisherman; Why Spiders Live in Dark Corners; How the World God Wisdom
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- 0590621831
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- 50 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- 398 COO
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