Jane Yolen
1) Owl moon
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Describes how a dinosaur eats, with no rude noises and while sitting very still. How does a dinosaur eat all his food? Does he burp, does he belch, or make noises quite rude? Does he pick at his cereal, throw down his cup,hoping to make someone else pick it up? Just like kids, dinosaurs have a difficult time learning to behave at the table. However, with a little help from Mom and Dad, these young dinosaurs eat all before them with smiles and goodwill....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past.
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Emerald circus volume 1
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English
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Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course. A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe's young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells in possibility and sails away in a starship made of light. Alice's wicked nemesis has jaws and claws but really needs a sense of humor. In Jane Yolen's first full...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Seven-year-old Miriam places her baby brother's basket in the Nile River, watches the Pharoah's daughter draw him out and name him Moses, and ponders a vision of other water parting. Includes note on the biblical story on which this is based.
16) Deborah's tree
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English
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Deborah, the first woman judge in Israel, foresees danger to the people of Israel, and helps general Barak lead his troops to victory.
18) Wizard's hall
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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A young apprentice wizard saves the wizard's training hall by trusting and believing in himself.
19) Passager
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Young Merlin trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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A foundling rediscovers his identity through the help of the falconer who adopts him.
20) A kite for Moon
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing.