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English
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A breathtaking collection of literary fairy stories from an award-winning fantasist. Author Jane Yolen speaks to the ancient magic within us all in this anthology of 30 grown-up fairy stories - lovely, lyrical, poignant, sometimes frightening tales of transformations and transfigurations, magical destinies and dangerous quests, strange visions, reawakenings, and just desserts. A past winner of the Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award, and numerous other...
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Series
Baby Bear books volume 3
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A baby bear dreams of all the wonderful things he will be able to do when he is grown, from staying up late to building a house in a honey tree.
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English
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Is what Richard saw in the woods really a unicorn? Beloved fantasy legend Jane Yolen (The Devil's Arithmetic; Sister Light, Sister Dark) offers an unexpected answer in this perfect jewel of a coming-of-age story. The Transfigured Hart bridges the wondrous in-between world where adults rediscover childhood wonder and children discover new favorite tales.
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English
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In these twelve modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear-but dead-mother's homecoming, a bridge that longs for a goat-eating troll, and a mutiny among Peter Pan's troops.
7) Luna de buho
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Publisher
Beascoa
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
A beloved picture book, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Whoo-whoo-whoo, the father calls to the mysterious nighttime bird. But there is no answer. Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you don't need words. You don't need anything but hope. Sometimes there isn't an owl, but sometimes there...
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Publisher
Wordsong, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: In this collection of poems, noted children?s poet Jane Yolen takes readers on an expedition underground, exploring everything from animal burrows and human creations, like subways, near the surface?to ancient cities and fossils, lower down?to caves, magma, and Earth?s tectonic plates, deeper still below our feet. At the same time, in Jos?e Masse?s rich art, a girl and boy, accompanied by several animals, go on a fantastic underground...
9) On Bird Hill
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On bird hill and beyond volume 1
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English
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From iconic award-winning and NY Times bestselling children's author of more than 350 books, Jane Yolen, and award-winning illustrator, Bob Marstall, On Bird Hill is a wonderful new picture book created in collaboration with the esteemed Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the world authority on birds. On Bird Hill is first in a new Jane Yolen series created for the Cornell Lab, loosely based on the old cumulative nursery rhyme/song "The Green Grass Grew...
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Tartan magic volume 2
Language
English
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A web of evil Scottish magic entangles 3 children. American twins Jennifer and Peter love spending time with their grandmother in Scotland, especially because their sweet and loving Gran is a witch. A trip to meet Gran's coven provides some unexpected surprises when a woman presents the twins' little sister, Molly, with an ancient talisman. The relic leads the children to a frightened Pictish girl from the 9th century who has fled through time to...
12) Wizard's Hall
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English
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An inept wizard-in-training is the only one who can save his classmates from the terrible sorcery that threatens to devour their magical school. Acclaimed master fantasist Jane Yolen imagines an academic world of wonders where paintings speak, walls move, monsters are made real, and absolutely anything can happen - as she introduces readers to a hero as hapless as the legendary Merlin is powerful. It was Henry's dear ma who decided to send him off...
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English
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All a young troll wants is to hear some rock and roll - but when his brother goes missing, he'll have to face more than just the music... Like many teenagers, the young troll Gog loves rock music. Unfortunately, he doesn't have money to buy a ticket to see the annual concert of his favorite band, Boots and the Seven Leaguers. But where there's a will, there's a way, and Gog and his clever pal Pook trick the Leaguers into believing they are seasoned...
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Tartan magic volume 3
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English
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A boy becomes possessed by an angry ghost after a visit to a Scottish graveyard. Twins Jennifer and Peter rarely get along, except when it comes to their fascination with ghosts, magic, and mystery. While visiting their grandmother in Scotland, the 2 children sneak off to a graveyard - which unfortunately turns out to be a very, very bad idea. Jennifer and Peter were hoping to see the ghost of Mary MacFadden, who died of a broken heart when her brother,...
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English
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In these twenty-eight magnificent tales, which include two Nebula Award winners, Jane Yolen puts a provocative spin on familiar storybook worlds and beloved fairy tale characters One of the most acclaimed and honored authors in science fiction and fantasy, Jane Yolen has been called "the Hans Christian Andersen of America" for her brilliant reimagining of classic fairy tales. In her first collection of short stories written for an adult audience (after...
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Scholastic Audio
Language
Español
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Follow along as eleven different dinosuar children and their prehistoric parents give a big kiss, turn out the light, tuck in their tails, and whisper "good night." Filled with wonderful detail, humor, and priceless expressions. THIS TITLE IS IN SPANISH
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Publisher
Tachyon Publications
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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From ecstasy to tragedy, with love blossoming shyly, love at first sight, and even love borne of practical necessity-beloved fantasist Jane Yolen's newest collection denies the very notion of simple love stories. This bewitching assemblage of passion and adventure by a legendary, World Fantasy Award-winning author, is a delightful read for absolutely anyone who appreciates witty, compelling and cleverly-wrought romance.
"Jane Yolen is, simply, a...
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