Lisbeth Zwerger
Author
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
Join Ebenezer Scrooge--a cold-hearted, lonely old man--one Christmas eve as he is visited by the Ghost of Jacob Marley, his sole friend and former business partner. The troubled phantom has come to tell Scrooge that in order for him to avoid Marley's horrible fate, Scrooge must heed the warnings of Three Spirits who will haunt him that very night.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1230L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, first came to Muggle readers' attention in the book known as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Now, thanks to Hermione Granger's new translation from the ancient runes, we present this stunning edition with an introduction, notes, and illustrations by J. K. Rowling, and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. Never before have Muggles been privy to these richly imaginative tales.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1986
Physical Desc
36 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Oscar Wilde's spooky tale of a genteel English ghost clashing with a brash American family is endearing, hilarious, and perfect reading for all ages Canterville Chase possesses all of the trappings of a standard haunted country house-including large suits of armor and Gothic paneled library walls. However, it soon becomes difficult to ignore the spooky signs that "Sir Simon" is haunting the house-the usual Halloween fare of rattling chains and...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Library bound ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the world was new, the camel, a creature of 'scruciating idleness, said "Humph!" too often and received for all time a hump[h] from the Djinn of All Deserts.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1983
Physical Desc
33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 35 cm.
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, Marie finds a Nutcracker doll among the family's gifts and is charged by her parents to take special care of it. Under the cover of darkness, the Nutcracker comes to life, along with an evil Mouse King with seven heads, introducing Marie to the magical world of toys, and the brave Nutcracker who will change her life forever.
E. T. A. Hoffman's timeless and whimsical tale has become a Christmas classic since it was first published...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Listeners will rediscover Hans Christian Andersen's best-known fairy tales, and find new favorites, all brought to life by a full cast. Recognizing the literary merit of Andersen's own simple colloquial language, which Victorian translators and their imitators very often altered to sentimentalize or vulgarize, translator Erik Haugaard has remained faithful to the original text.
Author
Pub. Date
1984
Lexile measure
AD 600L
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Perpetual winter comes to a beautiful garden of the selfish giant who erected a wall around it to stop children playing in the garden. Unexpected consequences follow. The birds stop singing in this garden and both trees and flowers stop blossoming. One day discovers that spring has returned to the garden, as the children have found a way in through a gap in the wall. He sees the error of his ways, and resolves to destroy the wall.
14) Noah's ark
Author
Pub. Date
1997
Lexile measure
580L
Physical Desc
27 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
15) Aesop's fables
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 24 cm
Language
English
16) The seven ravens
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1981
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A little girl walks to the end of the world to find her seven brothers and free them from enchantment.
20) Thumbeline
Author
Pub. Date
1985
Physical Desc
29 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 x 24 cm
Language
English