Michael Foreman
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Adam, an immigrant boy in a big city, is lonely until he see snow for the first time and starts to play with the neighborhood children, but when he starts school he gets some seeds and begins to plant them with help from his new friends.
Author
Series
Language
English
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Kids - Fantasy
Kids - Suggestions for Second Graders
Description
"Dorothy and her little dog Toto are swept away from their home in Kansas by a powerful tornado and dropped into an enchanting new land called Oz. To get home, the Witch of the North tells her she must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and ask the mysterious Wizard of Oz for help. Along the way, she meets the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion, and together they embark on a strange and magical adventure"--
12) Beowulf
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
A retelling in prose of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Edgetheow, to save the people of Heorot Hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Little Mo lives with his father and mother in a cave during prehistoric times. Everything is new to him--snow, ice, and most frightening of all, dinosaurs! When a pack of triceratops decide to make Little Mo's cave their home, Mo has to muster all his courage to scare them away"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Meek little Mole, wilful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant, boastful Toad: over one hundred years since their first appearance in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly and friendship. And their misadventures - in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood - continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth...
20) Saving Sinbad!
Author
Publisher
Kane/Miller
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
"Working as a builder's mate high on the church roof, keeping an eye out for your master and on the rest of the townsfolk, taking part in a dramatic rescue at sea - why, it's all in a day's work."