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Indonesian children's favorite stories
Set in tropical rainforests, on balmy beaches, and in the remote highlands of the Indonesian islands, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories offers a taste of how universal values of bravery, cleverness, true love, kindness and loyalty are transmitted to Indonesian children. Astute princesses, resourceful villagers and daring travelers appear throughout this vast archipelago to tell their stori…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780794601713
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- 61 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- Call Number
- 398 SUY
The first collier
It is a time of Legends and a time of chaos. Warlords vie for power and marauding outlaws roam the land. Good King Hrath and his queen, Siv, noble Spotted Owls struggle to keep peace in their kingdom. Grank, noble Spotted Owl, friend and supporter of King Hrath, has exiled himself to Beyond the Beyond, where he has developed his firesight and learns how to work with embers, fire and how to forg…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780439795680
- Collation
- 179 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
- Series Title
- Guardians of Ga'hoole book. 9
- Call Number
- L
To be a king
The eleventh title in this best-selling series brings Hoole to kingship and the legends to fulfilment signaling a return to the adventures of Coryn, Soren and the Band. In this final book of the Legends trilogy Hoole reclaims the thrown of his father and goes on to wage a war against the forces of chaos, greed and oppression led by the powerful warlord-tyrants. Grank, the first collier, uses h…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9780439795702
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- 206 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- Guardians of Ga'hoole book. 11
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- L
The coming of Hoole
The latest soaring installment of Kathryn Lasky's NYT bestselling Ga'Hoole series Grank raises the hatchling deep in a forest far from owls that would kill the royal chick named Hoole to end the kingly line. His mother comes to visit, in disguise, and departs again. Not even the chick must know his mother's identity. It would give him away as Hrath's heir. Sent by an evil warlord, a hagsfien…
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- 9780439795692
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- 210 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- L
On the day you were born
A fresh redesign of a twenty-year best-selling favorite about the wonders of nature, gravity, tides, and migration, as well as the preciousness of life—the perfect gift for baby showers, and expecting parents. In simple words and radiant collages, Debra Frasier celebrates the natural miracles of the earth and extends an exuberant welcome to each member of our human family. Accompanied by a…
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- 0152579958
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- 32 pages : illustration : 22 cm
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- Call Number
- 550 FLA
Were they real?
An information book about the celebrated historical and fictional characters Cleopatra, Boudica, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper, Pocahontas, Blackbeard, Dracula and Tarzan. The book investigates which of them really existed, and which are based on legend. • Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. • Text type - An info…
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- 9780007186167
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- 23 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- Call Number
- 428.6 AND
The tiger, the brahman and the jackal : a play
Humorous play for primary school age children, based on an Indian folk-tale. Set in a jungle with a cast of six - a tiger, a Brahman, a talking tree, a talking road, a buffalo and a jackal, the Brahman tries to avoid being eaten by the tiger.
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- 1863744320
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 808.02 LAM
What is a legend?
Legends are riveting tales that are based on real events, but exaggerated so that they are not completely true. In this book, readers will learn the most important aspects of what defines a legend, as well as how to tell fact from fiction in these semi-historical tales.
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781622752058
- Collation
- 32 pages : illustration : 21 cm
- Series Title
- The Britannica Common Core Library
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- 808 HAR
Under the bodhi tree : a story of the buddha
Who was the Buddha? Once upon a time in ancient India, a prince was born. His name was Siddhartha, and one day he would inherit a powerful kingdom. His father tried to protect him from the suffering and hardship beyond the palace walls, but just like children everywhere, the prince longed to see the world. Under the Bodhi Tree is the story of a boy and his journey for understanding that e…
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- 9781683641537
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
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- 294.363 HOP
Classic tales from India : how Ganesh got his elephant head and other stories
Eight beautifully illustrated traditional stories that immerse the reader in the ancient culture of India as well as impart important life lessons • Shares classic tales from India, including stories drawn from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana, and the Puranas, translated by the authors • Illustrated throughout with glowing full-color paintings in traditional Indian style prepared accord…
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781591433866
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- 235 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- -
- Call Number
- 294.513 SPE
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