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3) Frankly, I'd rather spin myself a new name!: the story of Rumpelstiltskin as told by Rumpelstiltskin
Author
Series
Lexile measure
AD 520L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A retelling of the classic fairy tale from the point of view of Rumpelstiltskin, who spins straw into gold (for cash payments), but really dreams of having a son to raise.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2016]
Lexile measure
500L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When thirteen-year-old Olivia is asked by her new neighbors to babysit their four kids for the weekend, she is a little apprehensive because their house is supposed to be haunted, but she also thinks it may be a way to win back her best friend who has started hanging out with the "in" girls.
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Retells the classic German version of Snow White, together with three similar tales--Marigo of the Forty Dragons from Albania, The unnatural mother and the girl with a star on her forehead from Mozambique, and The magic needle from Turkey.
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
850L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map.
Language
English
Description
Explores the history of Mt. Rushmore and several legends and less-than-factual stories that have risen up around the monument, such as why Borglum, the monument's mastermind, wanted to spend so much time on a secret vault beneath the monument.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When election season starts, the race is on! But what do campaigns, candidates, polls, and the Electoral College have to do with voting for our nation's leaders? Using engaging, age-appropriate language and colorful photos, readers decipher the complex electoral process and learn how to get involved in the next election."--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this You Choose adventure, Cinderella can be a modern-day girl living in a city, a young man in a medieval fairy tale, or a girl in a futuristic space society--the choice is up to the reader." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
550L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (87 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1910, and Emma Schweitzer and her family are immigrating to America in hopes of finding a better life. Their German colony in South Russia is falling under new restrictions imposed by the Russian government, and in order to escape poverty and tyranny, the family decides to move to North Dakota to live with an uncle. But their journey is not an easy one. The ship is overcrowded, health inspectors can detain any family or deny them entry,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text compares the weight, height, and volume of various big objects to smaller objects in unique, illustrated ways. For example, compares the weight of twenty-four chicken eggs to one ostrich egg.
15) Truthfully, Something Smelled Fishy!: The Story of the Fisherman and His Wife as Told by the Wife
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
Retells the fairy tale of "The Fisherman and His Wife" from the point of view of the wife, who keeps wishing for bigger and better things in life, and somehow, her husband keeps providing them. When she tries to catch a fish, a flounder, it all disappears.
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
570L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (91 pages).
Language
English
Description
In 1535, thirteen-year-old Samuel de la Loire, from a wealthy and aristocratic family in St. Malo, France, yearns for adventure. He stows away on one of Jacques Cartier's ships, which is returning to the New World in search of gold and the mythical Kingdom of Saguenay. What he finds instead is a struggle for survival--especially after he is left behind when the ships sail back to France.
17) Honestly, Our Music Stole the Show!: The Story of the Bremen Town Musicians as Told by the Donkey
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
500L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations
Language
English
Description
The Bremen Town Musicians never wanted to be heroes. They wanted a recording contract! At least that's the story readers hear from the donkey's point of view in this charming twist on a classic fairy tale that supports curriculm standards.
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
570L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (64 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Prince Rishi sees a horse on the hill signaling that an army is coming to conquer his father's kingdom. The prince does not know what will become of himself, his family, or the horse.