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PICK ONE:
The Blue Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
The first of Lang's fairy books containing thirty-seven of the most
famous fairy tales. First published in 1889, this book has been the
standard ever since. Lang's prose is beautiful and accessible to
children.
The
Red Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
Lang's second fairy book. Contains familiar classics such as Jack
and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, and Snow White, and a wonderful collection of
lesser known tales from French, German, Danish, Russian, and other sources.
The
Green Fairy Book
by Andrew Lang
The third Lang fairy book. Some of the best loved tales from
around the world including Prince Narcissus, The Three Little Pigs, The
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Rudyard
Kipling
Kipling, the author of The Jungle Book, enjoyed
experimenting with the structure, rhythm, and rhyme of his poems, creating a
very unique body of work. This compilation includes his famous poem,
"If."
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Edna
St. Vincent Millay
(our choice for
girls)
Millay is known for
putting into words the wonder and mystery found in everyday
life.
$13.46
(10% off retail!)
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Edward
Lear
(our choice for boys)
Enjoy Lear's rollicking and rambunctious poems. I love this one:
"There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "it is just as I feared!--
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"
$13.46
(10% off retail!)
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The Pied
Piper of Hamelin
This unabridged
version of Browning's famous poem for children is dramatically and
beautifully illustrated by Kate Greenaway.
48pp |
Little House
in the Big Woods
One of my favorite
memories of third grade is of the whole class sitting on the floor
around our teacher as she read this book each day. This is the
first book in the Little House series.
238pp |
The Lion,
the Witch, and the Wardrobe
This was my
all-time favorite book, growing up. The original, unabridged
version of C.S. Lewis's fabulous story of four children who enter the
wonderland of Narnia is offered here.
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The Railway
Children
Everyone has their own
favorite Edith Nesbitt book, and I had a hard time deciding which to
offer. This is the heartwarming story of three children and their
mother, who must leave their happy London home and move to a small
country cottage. While they're there, can they solve the mystery
of what happened to their father?
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The
Twenty-One Balloons
In this 1948
Newbery Award winner, Professor Sherman, during an attempt to fly his
balloon across the Pacific Ocean, accidentally ends up on the island of
Krakatoa, a land of paradise. Unfortunately, since he has
witnessed the secret wonders of this land, he is not permitted to
leave....unless he can escape!
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The
Incredible Journey
Two dogs and a cat
set off together through the vast wilderness of Canada in an effort to
return to their master. This heartwarming, sometimes gripping
story shows how the three learn to work together in order to survive.
148pp |
The Prince
and the Pauper
Mark Twain
considered this story of exchanged identity to be his best. Poor
beggar Tom and Prince Edward, looking exactly alike, decide to trade
places for a short while. However, once Tom becomes the prince
(who is considered to have gone mad) and Edward becomes the beggar boy
(who no one will take seriously) it seems impossible for them to be able
to switch back to their own identities. (I have chosen to offer
the abridged version because the vocabulary is so advanced in the
original that I found it very hard for the fourth graders I tested it on
to comprehend.)
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Pinocchio
The classic story
of the naughty wooden puppet and his efforts to become a real boy.
(If you've only seen the movie, be prepared for a much different
character!) |
The Whipping
Boy
Known throughout
the land as Prince Brat, Prince Horace, no matter how badly he behaves,
is never spanked. Instead, little orphan Jemmy is spanked in his
place.
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Poppy
My daughter loved
this book- she didn't put it down until it was finished. The
exciting story of Poppy, a little mouse who dares to oppose the hungry
owl, Mr. Ocax. This book, like Bambi, can be used as a "nature
study" book, too.
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Favorite Poems Old and New
This anthology is the poetry "must-have." A magnificent
volume, it contains over 700 poems written by classic and contemporary
(before 1957, anyway) poets.
I've looked at countless poetry books for children, and believe
that no other volume comes close to this one with regard to quality and
quantity.
*Sweet black & white
illustrations
*Arranged according to a wide range of topics
*Appropriate for all ages
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