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Strega Nona
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There's some good descriptions of the story so I won't go into it; however no one so far touches on what the age appropriate level is. It says 4-8, however, when I bought this book, I my kids were just 5 & 2-1/2 yrs old. We are avid(sp?) bedtime book readers, so I am not sure if it is unusual that my younger one listened to the long story as well as ... »
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Gilgamesh the King (Gilgamesh Trilogy, The)
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Gilgamesh the King:
"Gilgamesh was part god and part man. He looked human, but he did not know what it was to be human." And that was his trouble, for he lacked empathy and forced his people to build a monument to his pride in the form of a huge wall.
The people sought help from the Sun God who ordered that a man Gilgamesh's... »
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Once a Mouse...
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"Once A Mouse" is a fable from India adapted by Marcia Brown who won the Caldecott medal in 1962 for the marvelous woodcuts in this book. As the title page states, it is "a fable cut in wood."
The artistry of woodcuts has always intrigued me and Marcia Brown is totally successful in translating animal emotions, whether scared or scary, be... »
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Strega Nona
I really liked reading this book. I chose to read this for a book report in my second grade class in Germany. What I liked best about it was that Strega... »
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Robin Hood (A Stepping Stone Book)
I bought this book to read with my 7 year old, and I am pretty well pleased with it. The vocabulary is simple, the sentences are short (and often start wi... »
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One City, Two Brothers
I love the moral portrayed in this book. I hope my boys can learn from this story.... »
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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
I originally became acquainted with this magical tale when my son checked it out from the public library about 20 years ago. Both of us fell in love with... »
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A Practical Guide to Monsters
So I lucked out yesterday and found a copy of this at a local big box store. I was quite surprised as normally, books like this don't appear there. So I g... »
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