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Anansi the spider; : a tale from the Ashanti
Anansi the Spider is one of the great folk heroes of the world. He is a rogue, a mischief maker, and a wise, lovable creature who triumphs over larger foes. In this traditional Ashanti tale, Anansi sets out on a long, difficult journey. Threatened by Fish and Falcon, he is saved from terrible fates by his sons. But which of his sons should Anansi reward? Calling upon Nyame, the God of All Th…
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- 0590473409
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- 42 pages : illustration ; 18 cm
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- 398 MCD
The noisy paint box : the colors and sounds of Kandinsky's abstract art
Vasya Kandinsky was a proper little boy: he studied math and history, he practiced the piano, he sat up straight and was perfectly polite. And when his family sent him to art classes, they expected him to paint pretty houses and flowers—like a proper artist. But as Vasya opened his paint box and began mixing the reds, the yellows, the blues, he heard a strange sound—the swirling colors tri…
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- 9780307978486
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- 36 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- 927 ROS
Doctor De Soto
"Doctor De Soto, the dentist, did very good work." With the aid of his able assistant, Mrs. De Soto, he copes with the toothaches of animals large and small. His expertise is so great that his fortunate patients never feel any pain. Since he's a mouse, Doctor De Soto refuses to treat "dangerous" animals--that is, animals who have a taste for mice. But one day a fox shows up and begs for reli…
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- 9780374418106
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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Many moons
A wise tale of a little princess who wanted the moon and got it. “Grown-ups themselves will find the book hilariously funny. . . . The lovely, squiggly illustrations in color are exactly right.”--The New Yorker.
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- 9781413107401
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- 56 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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Grandfather's journey
A picture book masterpiece from Caldecott medal winner Allen Say now available in paperback! Lyrical, breathtaking, splendid—words used to describe Allen Say’s Grandfather’s Journey when it was first published. At once deeply personal yet expressing universally held emotions, this tale of one man’s love for two countries and his constant desire to be in both places captured readers…
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- 9780547076805
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 29 cm
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- F62
How dogs really work!
This spoof of a how-to-understand-and-manage-a-dog manual will bring laughs of understanding to dog lovers, young and old. A humorous look at the idiosyncracies of canine behavior answers questions such as How does a dog know what to do when it meets a cat? and other common conundrums.
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- 9780316801348
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- 26 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- 636.7 SNO
One fine day
“One fine day a fox traveled through the great forest. When he reached the other side he was very thirsty.” The jaunty red fox stole milk from an old farm woman, lost his tail under the annoyed woman’s knife, and spent the day bargaining to get it back. Awarded the Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished picture book of 1971.
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- 9780020436201
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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Journey
A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet that carry her on a spectacular journey toward an uncertain destiny. When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also lea…
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- 9780763660536
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- 40 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- F22
Paddle-to-the-sea
A young Indian boy carves a little canoe with a figure inside and names him Paddle-to-the-Sea. Paddle's journey, in text and pictures, through the Great lakes to the Atlantic Ocean provides an excellent geographic and historical picture of the region.
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- 9780395292037
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- 64 pages : illustration ; 27 cm
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Hansel and Gretel
Lesser and Zelinsky retell the story of a pair of children lost in the woods who run into a witch with a very tasty house. "Artfully understated retelling and magnificent paintings result in an unsurpassable presentation of the ancient fairytale. This is a triumph of children's literature, for all ages." --Publisher's WeeklyA Caldecott Medal Honor Book
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- 0698114078
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 28 cm
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- F09
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