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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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In a faraway land, perched upon her little nest, Mother Duck waits for her last remaining egg to hatch. When the odd little egg finally breaks open, Mother Duck is shocked to see an ugly duckling staring up at her. Despite its homeliness, Mother Duck adores her awkward child and does her best to protect him. Unfortunately, no one else on the farm wants anything to do with the Ugly Duckling, and he is driven from the farm to fend for himself. Survival,...
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English
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Excerpt: "From the extreme West of the Indo-European world, we go this year to the extreme East. From the soft rain and green turf of Gaeldom, we seek the garish sun and arid soil of the Hindoo. In the Land of Ire, the belief in fairies, gnomes, ogres and monsters is all but dead; in the Land of Ind it still flourishes in all the vigour of animism. Soils and national characters differ; but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in...
5) Pinocchio
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy, but first he must learn to be truly unselfish.
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English
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This enchanting collection contains twelve of Hans Christian Andersen's magnificent stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, The Emperor's New Clothes, the tale of a man who cares only for his appearance and The Little Mermaid, who longs to one day marry a human prince.
11) The Snow Queen
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English
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After the Snow Queen abducts her friend Kai, Gerda sets out on a perilous journey to find him.
12) Puss in boots
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A retelling of the French fairy tale in which a clever cat wins his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.
13) Red Riding Hood
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest on her way to visit her grandmother.
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Series
Mary Poppins series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family in a rocket and involves the Banks children in more magical adventures including those with Peppermint Horses, the Marble Boy, and the Cat that Looked at the King.
17) East
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Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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A young woman journeys to a distant castle on the back of a great white bear who is the victim of a cruel enchantment.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and follows her brave dwarf retainers into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom.
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