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41) The three bears
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
While three bears are away from home, Goldilocks ventures inside their house, tastes their porridge, tries their chairs, and finally falls asleep in Baby Bear's bed.
42) The three bears
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1972
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Three bears return from a walk and find a little girl asleep in baby bear's bed.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of a Japanese folktale in which a feudal lord seeks a samurai cat to rid his castle of a savage rat, but soon discovers that violence is not always the best way to accomplish things.
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time, in the middle of a group of seven thousand happy islands named after King Philip of Spain, there lived a lady named Doña Esmeralda. She had a big bouffant hairdo and was much smaller than you. And she was always hungry... And so begins the wickedly hilarious tale of one very old, but very stylish little lady who loves to eat, but can only find the ooey, gooey, mushy, smelly leftovers of naughty children to nosh on. But what happens...
49) John Henry
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. When Popoca was near to defeating Jaguar Claw, his opponent sent a messenger to Izta saying Popoca...
59) Bone soup
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the classic tale about a traveller, a ghost, who tricks a town's witches, ghouls, and zombies into helping him make soup.
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