Jane Yolen
1) Owl moon
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
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Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Describes how a dinosaur eats, with no rude noises and while sitting very still. How does a dinosaur eat all his food? Does he burp, does he belch, or make noises quite rude? Does he pick at his cereal, throw down his cup,hoping to make someone else pick it up? Just like kids, dinosaurs have a difficult time learning to behave at the table. However, with a little help from Mom and Dad, these young dinosaurs eat all before them with smiles and goodwill....
5) Briar Rose
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
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. . . Around the castle there grew a hedge of thorns, which every year grew higher, and at last there was nothing more to be seen, not even the flag upon the roof. But the story of the beautiful sleeping princess, Briar Rose, went about the country so that from time to time the King's sons came and tried to get through the thorny hedge . . . So goes the German fairy tale of Briar Rose, the Sleeping Beauty ... an old, old tale, yet so potent that few...
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Pit Dragon Chronicles volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
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Falsely accused of sabotage, Jakkin and Akki are left to certain death in the wilderness of the planet Austar IV but, with the aid of five baby dragons, manage not only to survive but also to gain unusual powers and insights.
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Emerald circus volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
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"Yolen breaks open ... [classic fairy tales and legends] to reveal their crystalline secrets: a philosophical bridge that misses its troll, a spinner of straw as a falsely accused moneylender, the villainous wolf adjusting poorly to retirement. Each of these offerings features a new author note and original poem, illuminating tales that are old, new, and ... refined"--Provided by publisher.
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[2015]
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With rhyming text, this soothing bedtime book is an ode to baby birds everywhere and sleepy children home safe in their own beds. As a mother describes to her child how many species of birds nest, the soothing refrain of "you nest here with me" eases her little one and readers alike to slumber.
16) Pumpkin baby
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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A six-year old child is used to vegetables from visits to farms. She imagines a host of vegetable babies, each with their own unique characteristics and flaws as she awaits the birth of a sibling. In the end, the real-life baby is not like a vegetable baby, but he holds promise of future activities with his sister.
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Piggins mysteries volume 2
Pub. Date
[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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A picnic in the country develops a mystery which turns out to be a birthday surprise.