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Series
Curious George original adventures volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Delve into a world of key female figures from all over the world in this thrilling compendium of goddesses and heroines. With more than 30 stories about goddesses and powerful women, this is a must-have introduction for young readers interested in female figures from different cultures. The enthralling stories introduce famous figures from around the world, while a handy reference section is packed with information about the goddesses and heroines...
3) The Aeneid
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fresh and faithful translation of Vergil's Aeneid restores the epic's spare language and fast pace and sheds new light on one of the cornerstone narratives of the west. For two thousand years, the epic tale of Aeneas' dramatic flight from Troy, his doomed love affair with Dido, his descent into the underworld, and the bloody story behind the establishment of Rome has electrified audiences around the world. In Vergil's telling, Aeneas' heroic journey...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"In her small hometown, librarian Ruth Cornier has always felt like an outsider, even as her beloved father rains fire-and-brimstone warnings from the pulpit at Holy Fire Baptist. Unfortunately for Ruth, the only things the townspeople fear more than the God and the Devil are the myths that haunt the area, like the story of the Low Man, a vampiric figure said to steal into sinners' bedrooms and kill them on moonless nights. When a skull is found deep...
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Chinese Myths and Legends is a delightful collection of seven classic Chinese stories that make for great reading adventures. From the stories of Pan Gu and Nu Wo, creators of the world, to Bai Su-Tzin, a snake who took on human form and found true love, this mesmerizing book includes myths of creation, mortality, and love. More than just a Chinese children's storybook, Chinese Myths and Legends also explores the historical impact and roots of each...
Author
Publisher
Atria Paperback, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From the author of the acclaimed novels The House Between Tides and Beyond the Wild River, a rich, atmospheric tale set on the sea-lashed coast of west Scotland, in which the lives of a ninth-century Norsewoman, a nineteenth-century woman, and a twenty-first-century archaeologist weave together after a body is discovered in the dunes. Libby Snow has always felt the pull of Ullanessm a lush Scottish island enshrouded in myth and deeply important to...
Author
Series
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Myths are the greatest stories ever told. Passed down over millennia, the great myths are the templates for all our stories, with their eternal themes of creation and destruction, fate and cunning, heroism and cruelty, sensuality and war. Retold here are nearly 200 myths--from Prometheus defying Zeus to create man, to the destruction of Troy; from the reign of the sun god Ra in Egypt to the one-eyed, raven-flanked Odin of the icy North; and from valiant...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
“Pope Joan has all the elements one wants in a historical drama—love, sex, violence, duplicity, and long-buried secrets. Cross has written an engaging book.”—Los Angeles Times Book Review
In this international bestseller and basis for the 2009 movie of the same name, Donna Woolfolk Cross brings the Dark Ages to life in all their brutal splendor and shares the dramatic story of a woman
Author
Publisher
V & R Editoras
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
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...
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Solve puzzles from the past in this third book in the spine-tingling series, featuring creepy creatures, eerie encounters, and spooky scenarios. A mysteries underwater cave in Mexico filled with ... human bones. The real evidence behind the long-lost children in the legend of the Pied Piper ... Why "here be dragons" was inscribed on centuries-old maps ... The next book in this exciting series will cover even more of history's most fascinating head-scratching...
16) Golem
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.
Author
Series
The knights' tales volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Relates tales of Sir Lancelot, the bravest knight in King Arthur's court.
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