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"When Jack sells his family's cow for magic beans, his mother is anything but pleased. Soon, however, the beans sprout into a towering beanstalk. It leads to a castle filled with gold and other treasures. Jack's family will be rich, if he can sneak past the man-eating giant"--Amazon.com.
163) Reading Beauty
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In this version of Sleeping Beauty, told in verse, the Princess is threatened with a curse which will start with a paper cut; devastated that all her books have been taken away, she sets out with her dog, Prince, to find the fairy who cast the curse and make her reverse it.
164) The way to Rio Luna
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Eleven-year-old Danny Monteverde believes in magic, he believes that the enchanted land of Rio Luna in his older sister's favorite book is real, and most of all he believes that if he can find the way to Rio Luna he will find his sister Pili there, because he does not believe that his sister would run away from the group home where they lived and leave him behind; but after years of being passed from one foster family to another his faith begins to...
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"Princess bedtime stories. Snuggle up with Ariel, Cinderella, Tiana, and all your favorite princesses with this charming collection. Help Cinderella and the mice cearsh for a sparkly ring. Dance the night away at Aurora's party. Drift off to sleep as TIana wishes on an evening star. Nineteen enchanging tales await to send you off to a dreamland of happily-ever-afters. Princess adventure stories. Join the princesses on one amazing adventure after the...
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Mother Goose's great-niece, Professor Goose, has decided that her famous relative's famous stories are not based in science at all. So, she takes it upon herself to take apart Mother Goose's fairy tales and show the facts and science behind "The Three Little Pigs." Includes STEM terms throughout.
167) The nightingale
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Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.
168) Liar liar
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Answering the plea of the fairy Celeste, Abby and her brother Jonah enter the world of Pinocchio to try and help Gepetto convince his wooden puppet son to straighten out his life and go to school--but things get complicated when Pinocchio sneaks into the real world.
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"A little old man and a little old woman are baking a gingery, gingerbread treat. But when they pop open the oven, their snack makes a run for it. Will they catch the speedy gingerbread man? Find out as this classic fairy tale comes to life with music and full-color illustrations."--Publisher's website.
172) The Tomten
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Presents a children's story about a hungry fox who searches for something to eat at a nearby farm, but his attempts to steal a chicken are thwarted by the old Tomten who guards the farm.
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Rapunzel sits alone in a tall tower block, and no one--not the postman, the baker, her auntie or even the prince--can bring back her sparkle. But when Rapunzel does finally open the postman's letter, it contains an offer that changes her life. Find out how the library saved Rapunzel!
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When Chicken Little runs into the Big Bad Wolf (literally), her first instinct is to fly, like the other chickens, but she decides to investigate instead--and finds that this particular wolf is not interested in eating chickens, he is just looking for a place to call home.
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In this humorous adaptation of the tale, Arty the troll is really a poetry-loving, non-aggressive guy who is being pressured by the Troll Patrol to act more troll-like or lose his rights to the bridge--so he makes a deal with the largest of the billy goats that makes them both look good.
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Natasha's childhood in the Blue Forest is almost perfect. But her father indulges her, and she forgets what it means to share. When a magical blue bird grants her one wish, she makes the most of it-- but could not have predicted the results! Inspired by a Russian folk tradition.