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Author
Series
It's not a fairy tale volume 3
Publisher
Two lions
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Little Red likes to play by the rules. So when the narrator comes along and asks her to follow the story set out in her fairy tale, she grabs the basket for Grandma and goes. After all, she loves her grandma. But unfortunately, none of the other characters are quite what they're expecting. As Little Red attempts to follow the narrators directions (which, frankly, seem kind of dangerous!), she is beset by fill-in characters, confusing instructions,...
Author
Series
Marianthe's story volume 1-2
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Overview: Returning to her own childhood for inspiration, Aliki has created an exceptional sixty-four-page book that presents Marianthe's story - her present and her past. In Painted Words, Marianthe's paintings help her to become less of an outsider as she struggles to adjust to a new language and a new school. Under the guidance of her teacher, who understands that there is more than one way to tell a story, Mari makes pictures to illustrate the...
Author
Series
It's not a fairy tale volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack is not fond of the bossy narrator of his fairy tale! When Jack is told to trade his beloved cow Bessie for some magic beans, throw the beans out the window, climb the ENORMOUS beanstalk that sprouts overnight, and steal from a GIANT, he decides this fairy tale is getting out of control. In fact, he doesn't want to follow the story line at all. Who says Jack needs to enter a life of daring, thievery, and giant trickery? He takes his story into...
45) The whisper
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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Description
Her magical book of stories is wordless until a whisper in the wind tells a little girl to imagine a story for each page.
46) Brilliant Bea
Author
Publisher
[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Vox edition.
Language
English
Description
An endearing and empowering story that demonstrates that a learning difference like dyslexia doesn't define who you are. Despite her struggles with reading and writing, Beatrice is a natural and brilliant storyteller. With the help of a kind-hearted teacher, Beatrice uses an old-fashioned tape recorder so she can speak her words and then play them back, as a technique for learning in whole new way. With her new approach, Beatrice is able to show her...
Author
Series
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A young teacher sets out for the Amazon rain forest, eager to share geography, science, and math with the remote community of Las Delicias. The town’s children love the books the young teacher brings, and yet they keep repeating legends about a great and dangerous serpent. The young teacher can’t believe her students still care about that nonsense. But as the river rises, those stories don’t seem so strange anymore. Maybe books aren’t the...
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