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  The Tall Tall Slide

  Michael Dahl

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  On a hot summer day, Tina is initially too afraid to go down a big slide at the swimming pool until some new friends offer their help.

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  Aesop's Fables

  Aesop

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  Remember the story of the Ant and the Grasshopper? the Fox and the Sour Grapes? The Boy who Cried Wolf? These wonderful tales and hundreds more have been passed down to us over the centuries. The man credited with writing them, Aesop, was an Ancient Greek slave born about 620 B.C. Aesop is known as a fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables shining glaringly true light on our human foibles now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. Many of the tales are characterized by animals and inanimate objects that speak, solve problems, and generally have human characteristics. Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. A later tradition depicts Aesop as a black Ethiopian. But whatever his history, the fables depict truths about human behavior, our strengths and weakness that have remained true for 2500 years.

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  Many Kinds of Matter - A Look at...

  Jennifer Boothroyd

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  Ice cubes clink in a glass. Steam rises from a pot of boiling water. Solids, liquids, and gases are all around you. But what exactly are solids, liquids, and gases? And how do you tell them apart? Read this book to find out!

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  St Joseph in the Forest

  Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

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  The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm were German academics, linguists and authors specializing in collecting and publishing folklore. This first volume of Children’s and Household Tales was published in 1812 and was criticized for not being suitable for children and in later editions certain amendments were made.One mother had three daughters and loved the eldest one most and hated the youngest one. Once the youngest daughter gets lost in a forest and runs into a lonely cabin with an old man living in it. He invites her for dinner and offers her to put up for the night. In the morning, the girl finds a huge bag of money and carries it to her mother. The mother wants the two other daughters to do the same, but what if the temper matters? This is a nice edifying story for little children.

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  The Book of Hallowe'en

  Ruth Edna Kelley

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  This book is intended to give the reader an account of the origin and history of Hallowe'en, how it absorbed some customs belonging to other days in the year,-such as May Day, Midsummer, and Christmas. The context is illustrated by selections from ancient and modern poetry and prose, related to Hallowe'en ideas. (Summary by Ruth Kelley, from the Preface).

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  Epic Guide to Dragon Masters...

  Tracey West

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  Calling all Dragon Masters! This is the guidebook that no Dragon Master should be without!Kids love reading all about the Dragon Masters' adventures in Tracey West's New York Times bestselling Dragon Masters early chapter book series. Now fans can own the official guide to Dragon Masters. This epic audiobook features, information about Dragon Masters and their dragons, notes from wizards, the history of Dragon Masters, and more! Everything a future Dragon Master needs to know!

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