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Beyond The Wall
 
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  The Birdman
  Easy-To-Read Spooky Tales!
  The Maiden of the Mist
  Stretch, Swallow and Stare
  Necklace of Stars
  Hey! What's That Sound
  The Crane Girl
   
   
 
The Land Beyond The Wall
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The Land
Beyond The Wall

Emma lives on the grey, cold, lonely side of a wall, where people speak in whispers and no flowers grow. On the other side, there is happiness and colour, but she can never go there.

A beautiful allegory that uses magical realism to confront the hard realities of immigration and the universal struggle of finding one's voice and one's place in the world.

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Wonder Tales
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Easy-To-Read Wonder Tales Books 6-10

Here are five first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story along with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Each book presents three different versions of a well known fairy tale.

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Wonder Tales
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Easy-To-Read Wonder Tales Books 1-5

Here are five first books for fledgling readers that offer the enjoyment of a good story along with the thrill of accomplishment that comes from independent reading. Each book presents three different versions of a well known fairy tale.

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The Birdman
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Fairy Tales in the Classroom

Teaching Students to Write Stories with Meaning Through Traditional Tales... A ground breaking new book that provides teachers in the early grades with the background and practical approaches to maximize the potential of traditional tales with their students.

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The Birdman
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The Birdman

Noor Nobi is a broken man, wandering the streets of Calcutta with no reason to live. His three children, snatched from him in a cruel accident, were everything he worked for and loved. But one day, he enters a crowded market and sees a bird, caged and frightened and sick.

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Spooky Tales
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Easy-To-Read Spooky Tales Books 1-5

The first five books in this highly popular series for fledgling readers offer a little shover of anticipation along with the thrill of accomplishment. Heavily illustrated and broken into short, easy phrases, each book features the same characters telling multicultural stories based on a cautionary theme.

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Spooky Tales
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Easy-To-Read Spooky Tales Books 6-10

Five new books in this highly popular series for fledgling readers offer a little shover of anticipation along with the thrill of accomplishment. Heavily illustrated and broken into short, easy phrases, each book features the same characters telling multicultural stories based on a cautionary theme.

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Maiden of the Mist
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Maiden of the Mist

Long ago, a Seneca tribe lived on the Niagara River, just upstream from a great waterfall. With plenty of fish and crops to feed them, life was good in their village. Then a sickness came to the people, and everything changed.Lelawala, the chief’s daughter, came up with a plan to help.

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Stretch, Swallow & Stare
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Stretch, Swallow & Stare

Stretch could stretch her body taller than the tallest tree. Swallow could eat more food than anyone. Stare's eyes were so strong they could burn through anything she looked at. Somehow these four unlikely characters come together and overcome all obstacles - even the most evil magic in the land.

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Necklace of Stars
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Necklace of Stars

Miguel was not lonely so much as he was curious. And, when he asked his father to tell him about the city beyond the mountains, he didn't know what would happen. Now by the shore of the Emerald Lake he must choose between his world and another.

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Hey What's That Sound?
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Hey! What's That Sound?

If it's a ring, a ding, a splash or a crash, you can be sure it has something to do with Aunt Minnie. She is the funniest, happiest, noisiest aunt who ever came to visit, and now she's inviting you to join in and make some noise of your own.

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The Crane Girl
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The Crane Girl

It was exciting when the new baby arrived. His name was Katsumi and everybody loved him. But now there were fewer walks with mother. And now father had less time to play. Yoshiko was afraid she wasn't special any more. She was sure her parents wouldn't even notice if she went away.

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