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"Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. . . . Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the bedside of an ailing child to the bustling streets of Memphis. Along the way, we are...
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"The Little Prince" is French aviator Antonine de Saint-Exupery's most famous novella. The story, first published in 1943, is about a pilot who must make an emergency landing in the desert becaouse of engine problems. This is ironic, since the author himself took off in a plane over the Mediterranean just a year later and was never seen or heard from again. This timeless story has been adapted to various media over the decades, including stage, screen...
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Two rascally weavers convince the emperor they are making him beautiful new clothes, visible only to those fit for their posts, but during a royal procession in which he first wears them, a child whispers that the emperor has nothing on.
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Pragmatics and beyond volume VII:8
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J. Benjamins Pub. Co
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1986
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Sleeping Bear Press
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[2015]
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"Vain Beaver is inordinately proud of his silky tail, to the point where he alienates his fellow woodland creatures with his boasting. When it is flattened in an accident (of his own making), he learns to value its new shape and seeks to make amends with his friends. Based on an Ojibwe legend"--Provided by publisher.
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Filled with news-making revelations that made it a New York Times bestseller, this fast-paced, behind-the-scenes narrative tells the inside story of how the Bush administration used bad intelligence to sell—and then justify—the Iraq war.
Veteran reporters Michael Isikoff and David Corn take the listener behind the scenes at the White House, the CIA, the Pentagon, the State Department, and Congress, where controversial decisions
...14) Nitter pitter
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Tells the story of a perfect horse, Nitter Pitter, who must overcome his vanity in order for the other horses to accept him.
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Book Description: Inside this very special anniversary edition of Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories, you'll find the complete, original text and illustrations by Dr Seuss, along with 32 pages of commentary and archival images written and compiled by Charles D Cohen, the world's foremost Seuss scholar and collector. Also included for the first time together are two rarely seen Seuss stories: "The Ruckus" about a bird who likes to hear himself talk...
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Monastic wisdom volume Number thirty-9
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Cistercian Publications
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2013.
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17) The red shoes
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A retelling of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale in which a girl's desire for a pair of red dancing shoes almost dooms her to dance forever.
18) Athena the proud
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Goddess girls volume 13
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Athena's arrogance throws a wrench into her plans to improve King Minos's labyrinth.