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The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #01)
by Rick Riordan  Publisher Comments What if the gods of Olympus were alive in the 21st Century? What if they still fell in love with mortals and had children who might become great heroes — like Theseus, Jason and Hercules? What if you were one of those children? Such is the...
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The Sea of Monsters: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #02)
by Rick Riordan Publisher Comments When Thalia's tree is mysteriously poisoned, the magical borders of Camp Half-Blood begin to fail. Now Percy and his friends have just days to find the only magic item powerful to save the camp before it is overrun by monsters. The catch: they must sail...
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The Battle of the Labyrinth: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Four (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #04)
by Rick Riordan Publisher Comments Percy isn't expecting his freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious acquaintance reappears, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse. In this fourth installment of the blockbuster series, time is running...
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Zen Shorts
by Jon J. Muth 
Powells.com Staff Pick There's a bear in the backyard! Stillwater, a friendly giant panda and Zen master, quietly illustrates the Zen path to three siblings through parables sparked by the children's questions. Muth's outstanding storytelling is perfectly illuminated by his...
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Zen Shorts
by Jon J. Muth Publisher Comments "Michael," said Karl. "There's a really big bear in the backyard." This is how three children meet Stillwater, a giant panda who moves into the neighborhood and tells amazing tales. To Addy he tells a story about the value of material goods. To Michael...
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Amos & Boris
by William Steig Publisher Comments Amos the mouse and Boris the whale: a devoted pair of friends with nothing at all in common, except good hearts and a willingness to help their fellow mammal. They meet after Amos sets out to sea in his homemade boat, the Rodent, and soon finds himself...
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Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep
by Eleanor Farjeon Publisher Comments A classic tale of tyranny overcome. . . . Voake makes this neglected gem -- an unforgettable read-aloud -- look new. -- KIRKUS REVIEWS (STARRED REVIEW) Elsie Piddock is a born skipper. By the time she's seven, the tireless girl can even outskip the...
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Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals for Beastly Fables
by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith Synopsis The incomparable team who stood fairy tales on their heads with "The Stinky Cheese Man" have created contemporary fables that reflect all the bossiness, sneakiness, bragging and silliness of everyday life. Full-color illustrations....
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Nobody's Prize
by Esther Friesner Publisher Comments In this rousing sequel to Nobody’s Princess, young Helen of Sparta is not about to be left behind when her older brothers head off to join the quest for the Golden Fleece. Accompanied by her friend Milo, and disguised as a boy herself, Helen sets...
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Men and Gods: Myths and Legends of the Ancient Greeks (New York Review Books Classics)
by Rex Warner Publisher Comments This outstanding collection brings together the novelist and scholar Rex Warner's knack for spellbinding storytelling with Edward Gorey's inimitable talent as an illustrator in a memorable modern recounting of the most beloved myths of ancient Greece...
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Stone Soup
by Marcia Brown Publisher Comments Three soldiers came marching down the road towards a French village. The peasants seeing them coming, suddenly became very busy, for soldiers are often hungry. So all the food was hidden under mattresses or in barns. There followed a battle of wits...
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Nobody's Prize
by Esther Friesner Publisher Comments In this rousing sequel to Nobody’s Princess, young Helen of Sparta is not about to be left behind when her older brothers head off to join the quest for the Golden Fleece. Accompanied by her friend Milo, and disguised as a boy herself, Helen sets...
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D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
by Ingri Daulaire Publisher Comments " For any child fortunate enough to have this generous book...the kings and heroes of ancient legend will remain forever matter-of-fact; the pictures interpret the text literally and are full of ...
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Whittington
by Alan Armstong Publisher Comments Whittington is a roughneck Tom who arrives one day at a barn full of rescued animals and asks for a place there. He spins for the animals—as well as for Ben and Abby, the kids whose grandfather does the rescuing—a yarn about his ancestor, the...
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La Llorona/The Weeping Woman: An Hispanic Legend Told in Spanish and English
by Joe Hayes Publisher Comments La Llorona(yoh-RROH-nah), now available for the first time in a full-color paperback, is the ghost story to end all ghost stories and truly the most popular cuento of Hispanic America. This story of the weeping woman appears at first to be only a...
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Greek & Roman Mythology Volume 1 the Beginni
by Oh/chun Publisher Comments Children love Greek and Roman myths for all their action, magic, and adventure. Not only are they fun, but these myths have played a crucial role in the formation of our culture. In Greek and Roman Mythology, Vol. 1, children can be entertained by...
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The Legend of Minnesota (Legend)
by Wargin And Geister Synopsis This little-known, but age-old tale of an enduring friendship between an Ojibwe girl and a Dakotah boy chronicles how their kindness toward each other gives the beautiful land of Minnesota its name. Illustrations. 6/06....
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Missing Piece Meets the Big O 25 Anni Edition
by Shel Silverstein Publisher Comments The missing piece sat alone waiting for someone to come along and take it somewhere.... The different ones it encounters - and what it discovers in its helplessness - are portrayed with simplicity and compassion in the words and drawings of Shel...
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Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths
by Bernard Evslin Publisher Comments The earth breeds giants and ogres of indescribable horror -- the heavens hold omnipotent gods and goddesses, abounding in courage, strength and wisdom. Zeus, the almighty king of the gods, who cannot resist feminine beauty -- mortal or divine, and his...
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Aesop's Fables (Classics Illustrated)
by Russell (com) Ash Publisher Comments The Hare and the Tortoise. The Lion and the Mouse. The Boy Who Cried Wolf. The Jackdaw and the Borrowed Plumage. For generations, these titles and scores of others have been synonymous with the best in the timeless literature of childhood. Although he...
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