William Steig
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Boylston - Entering Second Grade
Springfield - Beal Elementary Summer Reading
Springfield - Ben Swan Elementary Summer Reading
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Springfield - Beal Elementary Summer Reading
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In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock, but then he cannot hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
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The New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year for 1973 and an ALA Notable Book, The Real Thief is the story of Gawain, a most honorable goose. Trustworthy and proud, Gawain is given the keys to the king's Royal Treasury and put in charge of security. When rubies begin to disappear and the world-famous Kalikak diamond vanishes, it looks as if someone is sacking the treasury.
Only the king and Gawain have the keys-and why would the king steal from...
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Del incomparable William Steig, creador de Shrek, llega una historia que demuestra que incluso un zorro puede ser superado por un ratón inteligente en Doctor De Soto.
"El doctor De Soto, el dentista, hizo muy buen trabajo". Con la ayuda de su hábil asistente, la señora De Soto, se enfrenta a los dolores de muelas de animales grandes y pequeños. Su experiencia es tan grande que sus afortunados pacientes nunca sienten ningún dolor.
Como es un...
9) Shrek!
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"Before Shrek made it big on the silver screen, there was William Steig's SHREK!, a book about an ogre who leaves his swampy home to go out and see the world ... and ends up marrying the most stunningly ugly princess on the planet!"--P. [4] of cover.
10) Brave Irene
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Plucky Irene, a dressmaker's daughter, braves a fierce snowstorm to deliver a new gown to the duchess in time for the ball. Brave Irene is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so well and can't possibly deliver the beautiful ball gown she's made for the duchess to wear that very evening. So plucky Irene volunteers to get the gown to the palace on time, in spite of the fierce snowstorm that's brewing-- quite...
11) Spinky sulks
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Convinced that the world is against him and that his family does not love him, Spinky spends his days sulking and nothing his family does to cheer him up seems to help.
12) Caleb & Kate
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When Caleb finds himself transformed into a dog and is unable to tell his wife his true identity, he decides to become her companion.
13) Dominic
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Dominic the dog sets out to see the world and finds many exciting adventures as well as great danger fighting the Doomsday Gang.
14) The real thief
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When Gawain the goose is deserted by his friends after being unjustly convicted of stealing from his beloved king, the real thief is tortured by his conscience.
15) The toy brother
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An apprentice alchemist finds that his despised little brother is the only one who can help him when he concocts a potion which makes him the size of a peanut.
16) C D C ?
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Letters, numbers, and symbols are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences which U R expected to figure out with the aid of illustrations.
17) Gorky rises
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Clutching the bottle of magic potion he has made, a young frog falls asleep and wakes to find himself floating in the sky.
20) La isla de Abel
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Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.