Robert Ingpen
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Set in 1872, Mr. Phileas Fogg, a gentleman of precision and predictability, and his manservant, the ever resourceful Passepartout, ride through India on an elephant, sail the South China Sea in the teeth of a typhoon, and cross the snow-covered plains of the American Wild West in order to fulfill a wager that the journey can be completed in just 80 days.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"How did the whale get his throat? Why was the lazy camel lumbered with a hump? And how did the elephant’s insatiable curiosity earn him a trunk? Conjuring up distant lands and exotic jungles, these imaginative tales are bewitching for both children and adults. This new edition brings together the complete and unabridged text (including the 13th story, "The Tabu Tale," often excluded from modern publications)." -- Amazon.com
3) Pinocchio
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the adventures of Pinocchio, a mischievous wooden puppet, who wants more than anything else to become a real boy. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
We all know the movie and storyline well. But have you experienced the original? Influenced by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen, L. Frank Baum created this classic story and fantasy using the dream of young Dorothy on her journey home to demonstrate the theme of good vs. evil. Throughout her adventure, she encounters several newfound friends: a scarecrow, a tin woodman, and a cowardly lion. They traverse the land of Oz together by following...
Author
Publisher
minedition
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"World-renowned illustrator Robert Ingpen begins his magical journey through the world of classic children's stories with a mural he worked on for years, inspired by the great storybook characters. The original mural is more than 20 feet long, but Mr. Ingpen knew he had to find a way to turn that work into a book in its own right. This book contains some of his favorite quotations from the stories that inspired him, as well as a fold-out reproduction...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
A classic of children's literature, The Wind in the Willows is author Kenneth Grahame's tale of adventure, misadventure, and friendship. Grahame grew up in Cookham in Berkshire, which provided the scenery for Wind in the Willows. When Mole wanders off from his spring cleaning, he discovers a thrilling new world of boat trips, caravan rides, car crashes, and other madcap adventures with his friends Rat, Badger, and the impetuous Toad. This unabridged...
14) Treasure Island
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"This special edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic pirate adventure is packed with thrilling action and stunning illustrations. Follow young Jim Hawkins as he boards the Hispanola and sets sail across the high seas in search of buried treasure. Danger lies ahead as he encounters mutiny, murder, shipwreck and the mysterious Long John Silver." --P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 13.5 - AR Pts: 25
Language
English
Description
A new illustrated gift edition of a beloved classic. Three hundred years ago, a great deal of the world as we now know it was still undiscovered. A voyage in those days was not a pleasant thing, and a traveller was likely to encounter mysterious islands and strange people. Danger lurked around every corner, and friends and foes are to be found unexpectedly, and in equal measure. When Lemeul Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, sets off on the high seas in...
16) The jungle book
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The Jungle Book is a collection of Rudyard Kipling's animal stories, wonderfully told and interweaving moral lessons with classic tales. They include the stories of Mowgli, a boy raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a brave mongoose, and Toomai of the Elephants, the story of a young elephant handler. The Jungle Book was first published by Macmillan in 1894.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house with nearly one hundred rooms, she finds it full of secrets. Her uncle keeps himself locked up, and at night Mary hears the sound of crying echoing down one of the long corridors. The gardens surrounding the large property are her only escape. Then one day Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and a locked gate. With the help of two unexpected companions, Mary discovers...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Mother Ducks eggs hatch, one little duckling is clumsy and noisyand very ugly! And no matter how hard he tries to fit in, the other animals just laugh at him. Will the ugly duckling ever find a friend?