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Author
Lexile measure
AD 1030L
Language
English
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Description
"The story that started it all and spawned a series of film adaptations that have become the stuff of silver screen legend: 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' by L. Frank Baum is in fact the first in a series of novels set in Oz, but it is by far the most famous. Published right at the turn of the century in the year 1900, the novel's fantastical setting---a world inhabited by zany creatures and terrifying villains---is a perfect sort of quaint escapism...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
166 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
With the aid of Lion, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Tugg the talking boat, Dorothy battles Jester, who is using the dead Wicked Witch's magic wand to turn the citizens of Oz into porcelain dolls.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1989
Physical Desc
272 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a storm blows Dorothy to the land of Ev where lunches grow on trees, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and Princess Ozma, and together they set out to free the Queen of Ev and her ten children.
Author
Lexile measure
370L
Language
English
Description
"As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars."--Amazon.com.
13) Excalibur
Author
Pub. Date
1996
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The young King Arthur asks for and receives the noble sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake and promises to be deserving of it through acts of valor.
14) Bearskin
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1997
Lexile measure
AD 1060L
Physical Desc
1 volume 42 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
17) Lancelot
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lancelot is welcomed into the court of King Arthur as a valiant fighter and later rescues Queen Guinevere, fights the tournament at Astolat, and pursues other adventures.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Physical Desc
294 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dorothy tries to rescue the Tin Woodman and Scarecrow from the giantess who has changed them into a tin owl and a teddy bear and is using them for playthings.
19) Apples
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text describes apples, where they grow, and how we use them.
20) Bananas
Author
Pub. Date
2001
Lexile measure
200L
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text describes bananas and how they are grown.