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  Bonnie Prince Charlie and All That

  Allan Burnett

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  A real-life adventure “packed with humor” and historical facts about Britain’s royal rebel! (The School Librarian) Join the dashing Prince on a dangerous mission to win back his three kingdoms from the horrible Hanoverians. Scramble ashore in the Scottish Highlands and find out how Charlie uses his funny wig and fancy French accent to convince the warlike clans to follow him. Gallop into action as the Prince’s fierce Jacobite soldiers skewer his enemies and capture their castles. Find out where things start going wrong—and decide what you’d do if you were Charlie. Learn how dressing up like a girl helps the Prince avoid being turned into sausages by Butcher Cumberland. Smell the crackling gunpowder as Charlie and his clans charge into a showdown with their foes at the battle of Culloden—and find out what happens after the guns fall silent. Stuffed with superb illustrations, this brilliant book brings history life—and will have kids bounding through the heather on an exciting escapade.

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  Waggit Forever

  Peter Howe

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  A family is forever.Ever since he was abandoned as a puppy, Waggit's home has been the big, sprawling park in the heart of the city. There he has had snug shelter, food, and a family of other dogs to call his own. But now everything has changed. It is getting harder and harder to avoid the humans that invade the park every day. Food is scarce and enemies are everywhere. Where can the team go? Waggit has an answer, but getting there is the problem. Can the team survive the journey? Does Waggit have what it takes to lead them when new challenges strike? And who is the mysterious Gray One he unexpectedly meets?Peter Howe's tale of an abandoned puppy's search for home comes full circle in this new book in the series as Waggit finds that strength comes from within—and that home is anywhere family is.

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  Why Cowboys Sleep With Their...

  Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton

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  “Young cowpokes everywhere will take a shine to this rib-ticklin’ tale.” —Publishers Weekly   Slim Jim Watkins, like most cowboys, is a hardworkin’, lasso-wieldin’ cowhand. All Slim Jim Watkins wants to do at the end of a long day roping cattle is to ease out of his saddle, throw off his clothes, and take a deep snooze. But little by little, Slim Jim Watkins finds that his old way of getting ready for bed just won’t do. Before it’s all over with, he decides it’s better just to fall down on his bedroll, boots and all . . .   This beautifully illustrated, amusing story with its anticipatory suspense will delight kids and grown-ups alike, who’ll enjoy the nightly entourage of desert animals who play a key role—that is, until Slim Jim Watkins learns a thing or two and starts to sleep with his boots on!   “An amusing yarn . . . Fun for a group read-aloud.” —School Library Journal

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  It's Silly Time

  Kim Mitzo Thompson, Karen Mitzo...

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  Sing this story! It isn't a secret that using songs to teach children early learning  skills is fun and successful.  There are times to relax or sit and wait, but not right now. It's silly, silly, silly, silly, silly, silly time! Children will love this fun, delightfully narrated book all about being silly!  The fun Sing A Story series includes: Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed, Old MacDonald Had A Farm, Ten In The Bed, B-I-N-G-O, Down By The Bay, Humpty Dumpty & Other Nursery Rhymes, Six Little Ducks, Five Little Skunks, ABC Nursery Rhymes, The Wheels On The Bus, This Old Man, How Many Ducks?, Old MacDonald's Letter Farm, The ABCs, Singing The Consonant Sounds, The Farmer In The Dell and It's Silly Time!

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  Princess Minna: The Best...

  Kirsty Applebaum

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  Princess Minna loves to sort out mix-ups and mishaps in the kingdom! In this full-colour, illustrated chapter book, join her on a funny, exciting adventure to be the best princess and much more - all in time for tea.
  
  Princess Minna lives in Castle Tall-Towers with the King and Queen, Raymond the Wizard and her bestdragon friend, Lorenzo. There are often mix-ups and mishaps in the kingdom and Princess Minna loves to sort them out!
  
  She can tame unicorns, kiss frogs and fight dragons (apart from Lorenzo) and she is very good at fixing things before it's time for bed.
  
  In The Best Princess, Princess Minna's mirror ALWAYS tells her that she's the best princess of all, so she's SHOCKED when one day it says that PRINCESS SKY-BLUE is the best! Princess Minna sets out to become the best princess again but learns instead that being a best friend is far better!
  
  Full of colourful illustrations, these short, funny stories are perfect for readers just moving on from picture books and visual readers.

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  The Ballad of Sir Dinadan

  Gerald Morris

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  The author of Parsifal’s Page “interweaves action with sophisticated, wry humor and deft characterization to bring to life yet another medieval tale” (VOYA).   Young Dinadan has no wish to joust or quest or save damsels in distress or do any of the knightly things expected of him. He’d rather be a minstrel, playing his rebec and writing ballads. But he was born to be a knight, and knights, of course, have adventures.   So after his father forces his knighthood upon him, he wanders toward King Arthur’s court, in the company of a misguided young Welsh lad named Culloch. There Dinadan meets Sir Kai and Sir Bedivere, and the three find themselves accompanying Culloch on the worst sort of quest. Along the way, Dinadan writes his own ballads, singing of honor, bravery, loyalty, and courtly love—and becomes a player in the pathetic love story of Tristram and Iseult. He meets the Moorish knight Palomides, the clever but often exasperating Lady Brangienne, and an elvin musician named Sylvanus, along with an unusual collection of recreant knights and dimwitted defenders of chivalry. He learns that while minstrels sing of spectacular heroic deeds, honor is often found in simpler, quieter ways.   “The humor ranges from subtle irony to scenes of pure comedy . . . a lighthearted introduction to the period.” —School Library Journal (starred review)   “Morris creates in Dinadan one of his most appealing protagonists. Written in accessible prose and laced with occasional magic, the novel moves at a quick pace and showcases a continually maturing hero.” —The Horn Book   “A witty tale of adventure and reflection.” —Booklist

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