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Penned by English Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling in 1894, The Jungle Book is a collection of allegorical stories that take place deep in the Indian jungle. The most famous stories of The Jungle Book are those featuring a young feral boy named Mowgli who was raised by wolves, is friends with a panther, and was educated by the animals of the jungle.
"Set in the mystical depths of the Indian jungle, where tigers roam the land and monkeys swing from...
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"In a lonely mountain kingdom, eight-year-old Princess Irene explores the labyrinthine halls of her father's castle, where secrets abound. Who is the beautiful, silver-haired woman whom Irene discovers alone in the castle tower? And what lurks in the tunnels beneath the castle? After being attacked by fanged creatures and rescued just in time by Curdie, a courageous miner boy, Irene learns about a race of vengeful goblins. Along with her newfound...
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First published in 1921, "The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles" by the acclaimed and award-winning children's author Padraic Colum is a classic retelling of the ancient mythological tales of Jason and the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. Woven into this volume of Greek mythology are also the stories of the creation of the heavens and the earth, Zeus's battle with the Titans, Pandora's box, Persephone in the Underworld...
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From silly to scary, shocking to absurd, dragons abound in this collection of eight children's stories from beloved author E. Nesbit. Originally published in the serial magazine The Strand, this anthology was reprinted as a single volume in 1901 and has served as a classic of both children's and dragon's literature ever since. Within, you'll find stories of a silly king, a stalwart princess, a pair of mischievous children on the hunt for adventure,...
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In the second book about Cyril, Anthea, Robert and Jane, they accidentally set a fire inside the house which causes a need to replace the carpet. When the new one is unrolled, a beautiful glowing egg rolls out and hatches a phoenix, who reveals the carpet to be the magical, moving kind.
10) Aye, my eye!
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Magic Wagon
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c2008
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'Tis Barnacle Barb's birthday, and Pegleg Pedro has a special treat prepared for his best friend. Will Barb get to see her surprise, or will the crew's games cast her glance elsewhere?
11) Garbage trucks
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Magic Wagon
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c2009
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Find out what, where, and how garbage trucks work. Detailed diagrams identify the main parts of the machine.
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"Bugs are part of your life every day. You see them flying, crawling, and creeping inside and outside. But have you thought about the bug's world? Explore each creature's body parts, environment, feeding habits, and life cycle to see how it survives in the wild."--Page 4 of cover.
18) Twilight land
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Looking Glass Library (Series) volume 3
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The storyteller finds himself in Twilight Land at the Inn of the Sign of Mother Goose where well-known characters from fairyland are gathered and each one tells a story.
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