Wiley Blevins
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An evil queen gives Snow White a poisoned apple that puts her to sleep until a prince breaks the spell with the kiss of true love. But, a group of wicked trolls finds Snow White first and comes up with a devious plan to use Snow White's curse to increase their own wealth. Many princes arrive with treasure, but none can wake her. Then the poorest prince arrives, breaks the spell, and one sneaky troll tricks the others and steals the wealth for himself....
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Four animals run away from their unkind owners. They come across one another on the road and work together, pretending to be a ghost to scare a group of men from a hut so they can eat their food. The men turn out to be the animals owners, and when they realize their animals tricked them, they set out to scare them back. Instead they are all frightened to death by actual ghosts in the hut.
9) India
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Follows a young girl who introduces readers to her home country of India, discussing its geography, her home and school, popular foods, her religion, large cities, tourist sites, festivals, and inventions. Includes a timeline of historical events, an activity, a chart comparing India to the U.S., color photographs, a glossary, further resources, a guessing game, and tips for visiting India.
10) United Kingdom
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"Have you ever wanted to experience a new country from a local's point of view? Meet up with your guide, Isla, as she takes you on an amazing journey across the United Kingdom. Along the way, you will find out what it is like to live and go to school there, you will visit important landmarks, you will learn about the United Kingdom's history and traditions, and more"--Page 4 of cover.
11) Russia
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A girl named Ksenia shares facts about her homeland of Russia with young readers, highlighting her daily and school life along with the history and traditions of her country. Includes a glossary, a text-related game, and color photographs.
12) Italy
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Follows a young boy who introduces readers to his home country of Italy, discussing its geography, his home and school, popular foods, large cities, tourist sites, festivals, and inventions. Includes a timeline of historical events, an activity, a chart comparing Italy to the U.S., color photographs, a glossary, further resources, a guessing game, and tips for visiting Italy.
13) Germany
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"Have you ever wanted to experience a new country from a local's point of view? Meet up with your guide, Johann, as he takes you on an amazing journey across Germany. Along the way, you will find out what it is like to live and go to school there, you will visit important landmarks, you will learn about Germany's history and traditions, and more"--Page 4 of cover.
14) Ireland
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Follows a young boy who introduces readers to his home country of Ireland, discussing its geography, his home and school, popular foods, large cities, tourist sites, festivals, and inventions. Includes a timeline of historical events, an activity, a chart comparing Ireland to the U.S., color photographs, a glossary, further resources, a guessing game, and tips for visiting Ireland.
15) A new friend
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"Dogs and cats aren't supposed to be friends. Dogs chase and bark at cats. But this dog and cat know real friendship when they feel it, and nothing will keep them apart!"--Description from Amazon.com.
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Presents a retelling of when three soldiers leave the battle to hide in a field, a dragon rescues them, but Dragon offers them safety only if they serve him for seven years. To be set free they must answer a riddle. Will the soldiers gain their freedom or will they be servants of the Dragon forever.
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When a knight uncovers the truth behind the secret nightly outings of the King's ten daughters, he is reward with the daughter of his choice as his bride. But his reward becomes a curse when she traps him in a secret land where she reveals herself to be a skeleton.