Jane Yolen
41) Merlin
Author
Series
Young Merlin trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
The boy wizard's adventure comes to a triumphant conclusion in this magical tale by the acclaimed author of the Pit Dragon Chronicles.
In flight from the magic visions that plague him, Merlin falls into the hands of the wodewose—wild folk who, according to legend, live in the company of wolves and devour children. But far from being wild, the wodewose are an enormous family of the unwanted, the abandoned, and the homeless. For once Merlin...
In flight from the magic visions that plague him, Merlin falls into the hands of the wodewose—wild folk who, according to legend, live in the company of wolves and devour children. But far from being wild, the wodewose are an enormous family of the unwanted, the abandoned, and the homeless. For once Merlin...
42) Mouse's birthday
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
One after another, several animals try to squeeze into Mouse's very small house to help him celebrate his birthday.
Author
Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
"Vivid, gripping and actually riveting as the Red Danger takes a whole new meaning here. Loved it." —The Book Smugglers
It is the waning days of the Russian monarchy. A reckless man rules the land and his dragons rule the sky. Though the Tsar aims his dragons at his enemies—Jews and Bolsheviks—his entire country is catching fire. Conspiracies suffuse the royal court: bureaucrats jostle one another for power, the mad monk...
It is the waning days of the Russian monarchy. A reckless man rules the land and his dragons rule the sky. Though the Tsar aims his dragons at his enemies—Jews and Bolsheviks—his entire country is catching fire. Conspiracies suffuse the royal court: bureaucrats jostle one another for power, the mad monk...
44) Interrupting Cow
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Reveals the true, humorous story about an interrupting cow, based on the popular knock-knock joke.
46) Girl in a cage
Author
Series
Stuart quartet volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
As English armies invade Scotland in 1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England's King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display.
49) Dinosaur Dances
Author
Publisher
StarWalk Kids Media
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Jane Yolen's poems and Bruce Degen's humorous illustrations have dinosaurs dancing through time as these funny poems move from Triassic to Cretacious to Jurassic time periods.
50) O Jerusalem
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A poetic tribute to Jerusalem, in honor of the 3000th anniversary of its founding, celebrating its history as a holy city for three major religions.
Author
Series
Young Merlin trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
c1997
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Merlin, now twelve years old, begins to come into his magic while being held captive by a band of wild folk.
52) Elefantastic
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
"An unlikely-and entirely unforgettable-tale of a most unusual friendship between Flora, an elephant calf stolen from her African home, and David, the circus impresario and magician, who adopts, trains, and ultimately liberates her in a tale freely inspired by actual events"--
Author
Series
Young heroes (Jane Yolen) volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life.
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
With rhyming text, this soothing bedtime book is an ode to baby birds everywhere and sleepy children home safe in their own beds. As a mother describes to her child how many species of birds nest, from pigeons on concrete ledges to owls in oak tree boles to swallows above barn doors.
55) Sleeping ugly
Author
Publisher
The Putnam & Grosset Group
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When beautiful Princess Miserella, Plain Jane, and a fairy fall under a sleeping spell, a prince undoes the spell in a surprising way.
Author
Series
Young Merlin trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
1996
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Young Merlin is orphaned by a fire and joins a traveling pair of magicians who help him begin to discover his true powers.
59) Sky dogs
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
c1990
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
A young motherless boy in a tribe of Blackfeet Indians is present when his people see horses for the first time and are changed forever.