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1) The merry adventures of Robin Hood

Author

Pyle, Howard

Series

Children's classics

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 21

Language

English

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Author Birthdays - March

Formats

Book, eBook

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Recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor.

2) Mañanaland

Author

Ryan, Pam Muñoz

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

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Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.

3) King Midas and the golden touch

Author

Craft, Charlotte

Publisher

Morrow Junior Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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A king finds himself bitterly regretting the consequences of his wish that everything he touches would turn to gold.

4) The cricket in Times Square

Author

Selden, George Thompson

Series

Chester Cricket volume 1

Publisher

Farrar, Strauss, and Cudahy

Pub. Date

[1960]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book (Paperback)

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The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat

5) Big Red

Author

Kjelgaard, Jim

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1945-]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9

Language

English

6) The Black Stallion and Flame

Author

Farley, Walter

Series

Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 15

Publisher

Bullseye Books

Pub. Date

1960-

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

7) Egyptian myths and legends

Author

Macdonald, Fiona

Series

Ignite: all about myths
Ignite all about myths

Publisher

Capstone Raintree

Pub. Date

2013

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Discusses ancient Egyptian mythology and its origins, the structure of the mythological world, and the gods, goddesses, and heroes featured in legend.

8) The bronze cauldron: myths and legends of the world

Author

McCaughrean, Geraldine

Series

Myths and legends of the world

Publisher

Margaret K. McElderry Books

Pub. Date

c1997

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 5

Language

English

9) Golem

Author

Wisniewski, David

Publisher

Clarion Books

Pub. Date

[1996]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Caldecott Award Winners

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A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps him watch over the Jews of sixteenth-century Prague.

10) The black stallion returns

Author

Farley, Walter

Series

Black stallion (Walter Farley) volume 2

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

1945-

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 8

Language

English

11) William Tell

Author

Fisher, Leonard Everett

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

c1996

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Recounts how the legendary Swiss folk hero was forced to shoot an apple from his son's head by the tyrannical Austrian governor Gessler.

12) Winchester Mystery House

Author

Ferut, Michael

Series

Scariest places on Earth
Torque

Publisher

Bellwether Media

Pub. Date

[2015]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Illustrations and text describes the history of the Winchester House in San José, California and discusses its ghosts and hauntings.

13) Robin Hood

Author

Creswick, Paul

Publisher

Scribner

Pub. Date

c1984

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 17

Language

English

Description

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Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest dedicated to fight against tyranny.

14) Angel secrets: stories based on Jewish legend

Author

Chaikin, Miriam

Publisher

Henry Holt

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

15) The white stag

Author

Seredy, Kate

Publisher

Viking

Pub. Date

c1937

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2

Language

English

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Newbery Award Winners

Description

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Retells the legendary story of the Huns and Magyars' long migration from Asia to Europe where they hope to find a permanent home.

16) Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Author

Morpurgo, Michael

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Description

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The quest of Sir Gawain for the Green Knight teaches him a lesson in pride, humility, and honor.

17) Casey Jones's fireman: the story of Sim Webb

Author

Farmer, Nancy

Publisher

Phyllis Fogelman Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Even though the railroad fireman senses danger ahead, he follows his engineer's command to increase the train's power so that the mysterious whistle blows.