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Very short tall tales to read together
Using traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, and repetition), this book is perfect for inviting young children to read along with peers or an adult for the first time. With clear, color-coded typography, and sly, lively illustrations, this collection is sure to entertain while encouraging reading skills and interaction with others. Readers will relish these new twists …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780316183291
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
- Series Title
- You Read to Me, I'll Read to You
- Call Number
- 398 HOB
The five Chinese brothers
The classic picture book about five clever brothers, each with a different extraordinary ability, has been in print for almost 80 years. "An original nonsense tale told with...spirit and gusto." -- The Horn Book
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- 9780698113572
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- 44 pages : illustartion ; 17 cm
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- 398 BIS
Tikki Tikki Tembo
Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classic re-creation of an ancient Chinese folktale has hooked legions of children, teachers, and parents, who return, generation after generation, to learn about…
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- 9780805006629
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- 42 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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- 398 MOS
Bimwili & the Zimwi : a tale from Zanzibar
A Swahili girl is abducted by a Zimwi and told to be the voice inside his singing drum
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- 9780241118832
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- 398 AAR
Gecko's complaint : a Balinese folktale
Featured as a "Top Pick" on TravelForKids.com, Gecko's Complaint tells the story of a Gecko who once lived on the island we now call Bali, in a jungle dense with flowers and vines. After hundreds of fireflies disturb Gecko's sleep, he complains to kindly Raden, the jungle's lion leader. In his efforts to get to the bottom of Gecko's troubles, Raden discovers all too much complaining and far …
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- 9780794604844
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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- 398 BOW
The further adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat
In this original sequel to The Owl and the Pussy-cat, someone steals the ring from Pussy-cat’s tail, and the newlyweds must travel far from the safety of the Bong-tree glade to search for the thief. Follow the familiar couple on a wonderful new adventure by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by award-winning artist Charlotte Voake.
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- 9780141332970
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 398 DON
Malaysian children's favourite stories
Malaysian Children's Favourite Stories is collection of folk tales drawn from the rich treasure trove of legends and historical stories in the lush Southeast Asian nation of Malaysia. This story book contains a fascinating collection of tales of brash animals, brave villagers and of course handsome princes and beautiful princesses, all set in strange and exotic locations. These stories are wide…
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- 9780804835909
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- 57 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 398 LYO
Suppose you meet a dinosaur : a first book of manners
A little girl is shopping in a grocery store when--surprise!--she meets a dinosaur. Don't worry. The dinosaur is very friendly. She's polite, too. In this funny story, told in lilting read-aloud rhyme, the girl has numerous opportunities to be helpful to the clumsy shopping dino and demonstrate when to say "thank you," "excuse me," "I'm sorry," "You're welcome," and other niceties of life. Tim …
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- 9781101932506
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- 38 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- 395 SIE
The runaway pancake
When seven hungry children have pancakes for breakfast, one pancake refuses to be eaten, jumps out of the pan and rolls right away. Can the runaway pancake escape from the whole family, the dog, the rabbit, the duck, the cat, the goat, the fox and a cunning old pig?
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- 9780746091593
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 398 MAC
Toad is the uncle of heaven : a Vietnamese folk tale
"This Vietnamese folk tale reveals how Toad goes to heaven to end a drought and there receives the honorary title of uncle".--Booklist. Full color. Parents' Choice Honor Award for Illustration.
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- 9780758746191
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- 398 LEE
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