(0)Jane Yolen
62) Dragon's blood
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom.
65) Giant Island
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Under Grandpa's watchful eye, the kids are thrilled to discover that the craggy rocks, tufted grass, and windswept trees on Giant Island are much more than they seem. Are the children the first to fathom this huge secret, or does Grandpa have a secret of his own?"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Eek, you reek,
You make a funk.
Where you have been
Things stink, stank, stunk.
You've left a path,
A swath of smell,
And-yuk!
You did it very well.
Readers will be delighted by the malodorous melodies of poems calling out the different pungent attributes of a full cast of foul-smelling creatures.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"An unlikely--and entirely unforgettable--tale of a most unusual friendship between Flora, an elephant calf stolen from her African home, and David, the circus impresario and magician, who adopts, trains, and ultimately liberates her in a tale freely inspired by actual events"--
70) Arch of bone
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Fourteen-year-old Josiah dreams of joining the crew of whaling ship, like his father and grandfather. A sailor brings news that his father has died, and that his crew was doomed by the mad Captain Ahab and the white whale, Moby Dick. Josiah and his loyal dog, Zeke, set sail to find out the truth of his father's death."--Publisher description.
71) Briar Rose
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
From one of America's most celebrated writers comes an exquisite and heart-wrenching novel that no listener will forget. Jane Yolen takes the fairy tale of Briar Rose, the Sleeping Beauty, and tells it anew-set this time against the terrifying backdrop of the Holocaust. Briar Rose is easily Yolen's greatest accomplishment-blend of beautiful myth and dark history.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Fantasy icon Jane Yolen (The Devil's Arithmetic, Briar Rose, Sister Emily's Lightship) is adored by generations of readers of all ages. Now she triumphantly returns with this inspired gathering of fractured fairy tales and legends. Yolen breaks open the classics to reveal their crystalline secrets: a philosophical bridge that misses its troll, a spinner of straw as a falsely accused moneylender, the villainous wolf adjusting poorly to retirement....
73) Interrupting Cow
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Reveals the true, humorous story about an interrupting cow, based on the popular knock-knock joke.
74) Love birds
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A shy and quiet boy wanders his new home town, listening to the birds, until he meets a fellow bird lover and friend.
Author
Series
Tartan magic volume 2
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
While visiting relatives in Scotland, three children come to the aid of a refugee from the distant past, a young Pict girl escaping a massacre of her people.
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