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Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings - Joel Chandler Harris - Uncle Remus is the fictional title character and narrator of a collection of African-American folktales adapted and compiled by Joel Chandler Harris, published in book form in 1881. A journalist in post-Reconstruction Atlanta, Georgia, Harris produced seven Uncle Remus books. Harris wanted to show that life in the Southern United States was hard and that they struggled a lot. The term...
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Stories and animals have long travelled the same routes. Through our heritage of charming, quirky and profound tales, you will find yourself re-acquainted with Britain's wondrous fauna.
Find out how hedgehog ended up with spines and what makes him scuttle so fast, discover how pigs saved a prince from leprosy and why the wealthy lord was so intent on capturing the black fox.
Sharon Jacksties' wonderful book combines traditional stories, little-known...
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A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit, and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a mosquito buzz, we smack it hard!
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Sure that the sky is falling, Chicken Little and her friends attempt to warn the king, but in the end are outsmarted by a hungry fox. Author/Illustrator biography Reviewed Good literature brings language to life and offers children new worlds of adventure, knowledge, and humor. The beloved tales in our Favorite Children's Stories collection have been cherished for hundreds of years, and now your students can enjoy them as well. Gathered from all over...
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The classic tale about three billy goats that outsmart a hungry troll. Author/Illustrator biography Reviewed Good literature brings language to life and offers children new worlds of adventure, knowledge, and humor. The beloved tales in our Favorite Children's Stories collection have been cherished for hundreds of years, and now your students can enjoy them as well. Gathered from all over the world, these tales have universal messages and lasting...
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Freddy the pig volume 7
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The Freddy the Pig books have long been considered classics of American children's literature and with each new edition, this wonderful pig is charming his way into the hearts of more and more readers, adults and children alike. In Freddy's Cousin Weedly, Freddy's timid little cousin is sent to Bean Farm, in the hopes that Freddy can cure his shyness. Jinx the cat takes the piglet under his wing and concocts a scheme to cure Weedly of his fears,...
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A grand encyclopedia of country lore by famed Texas folklorist Jerry Mack Johnson, covering water witching, maple syruping, weather wisdom, country remedies and herbal cures, cleaning solutions, pest purges, bird migrations and animal lore, firewood essentials, adobe making and bricklaying, leather working, plant dyes, farm foods, natural teas and tonics, granola, bread making, beer brewing and winemaking, jams and jellies, canning and preserving,...
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These 54 stories describe in simple folktale style why the rabbit is timid and the bear has a short tail, how summer came to the Earth, and other amazing tales. Gathered from primitive cultures around the world, these beguiling stories will delight youngsters and anyone interested in folklore from faraway lands. 29 illustrations.
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Freddy the pig volume 4
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Freddy, the smallest and cleverest of the pigs on Bean Farm, is "a pig of many parts, a paragon of porkers" (The New York Times). Detective, politician, ambassador to the Martians-whatever the situation requests, Freddy fits the bill. There's never a dull moment for Freddy and the other animals on Bean Farm, who are "as fast-mouthed and sharply funny as the Marx Brothers, as aphoristic and gimlet-eyed as astute as Noel Coward, and yet always affectionate...
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This book consists of more than 1,000 animal expressions in everyday language and where they came from. Do you have "an eagle eye" for a bargain? Have you ever been "hounded" by a "loan shark" or hustled by a "pool shark?" Here you can get the lowdown on the fox trot, puppy love, monkeyshines, cowlicks, Cub Scouts, bulls and bears, jaywalkers, gift horses, white elephants, and jailbirds. You may never let "sleeping dogs lie" again.
13) Waiting
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An owl, puppy, bear, bunny, and pig wait for marvelous things to happen.
14) I went walking
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During the course of a walk, a young boy identifies animals of different colors.
A little boy sets out to take a walk and manages to collect a whole menagerie of colorful animals along the way.
16) Just so stories
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Following the initial success of The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling published the collection of parables Just So Stories. He first entertained his own children with these delightful and humorous tales before deciding to write them down for publication. The stories are written in the form of what came to be also known as pourqoui (French for "why") stories, each explaining how and why things came to be as they are. From "How the Camel Got His Hump" to...
17) Time for bed
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As darkness falls various animal parents get their children ready for sleep. On board pages.
As darkness falls various animal parents get their children ready for sleep.
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