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Series
Language
English
Description
An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who describes his adventures in the universe seeking the secret of what is really important in life. The anniversary edition includes original reviews of the novel, information about the author's life and work and the making of the story.
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
In the big gray city, Lived a little boy who never played. With A Blue So Blue, Jean-Franccedil; ois Dumont has created an outstanding picture book that will dazzle the eye, stir the imagination, and warm the heart. The exquisitely written tale whisks children off of a fantastic journey across land and sea. Every page features breathtaking paintings, rich in color and detail. It is simply a magical tour de force of illustration and storytelling. The...
Author
Series
Nicholas volume 5
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Nicholas and his friends sell raffle tickets for a good cause, learn how to cross the road safely, and bring all kinds of interesting things to school to the surprise and consternation of their long-suffering teacher.
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
In the first of two school stories set in France, the persistent boyfriend of Julien's teacher becomes a nuisance when he uses the class's new telephone/fax machine to express his love; and in the second, a homework assignment involving autographs has everyone excited in Claudette's class.
Author
Series
Nicholas volume 3
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Nicholas, a young French schoolboy, heads for the beach with his parents and then to overnight camp with a new set of friends. Whether he's playing miniature golf, going on a fishing trip, or heading out to a treasure hunt in the middle of the night, he always seems to get into mischief.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
English edition.
Language
English
Description
When poor orphan boy Oliver becomes a sorcerer's apprentice, he enters an incredible new world. He learns wonderful magic spells, the secrets of nature, and how to make healing potions and oils from his kindly new master. But one day the sorcerer goes on a journey. Bored with his endless chores, Oliver enchants some brooms to do the work for him. But when the spell gets out of control, how can Oliver stop the magic? This classic tale about the importance...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The wolf is tricked by Red Riding Hood into strangling her grandmother and is subsequently arrested. Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella do not live happily ever after. And the fairies are saucy, angry, and capricious. Fairy Tales for the Disillusioned collects thirty-six tales, many newly translated, by writers associated with the decadent literary movement, which flourished in France in the late nineteenth century. Written by such creative luminaries...
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English
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What a stunning discovery: an old, coded note that actually contains directions for reaching the Earth's very core! And once he finds it, renowned geologist Professor Liedenbrock can't resist setting out with his 16-year-old nephew to go where only one man has gone before. Jules Verne takes young readers on one of the most incredible journeys ever imagined, from Iceland's frozen tundra far down into fantastic underground prehistoric worlds and back...
Author
Pub. Date
2007.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
In Portocristo, anything six-year-old King Ethelbert says goes, no matter how bizarre or harebrained. He transports himself back in time to meet a dinosaur, swaps his country's kids for Ethelbert robots, tests his bodyguard's mettle by putting a price on his own head, and shrinks the world down to his size.
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