Joan Holub
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Once upon a time, in pencil school, a brave little red pencil sets out to write an exciting story with nouns and adverbs and everything--but first she has to face the ravenous pencil sharpener, the Wolf 3000.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"'Twas December 24th, and three brave knights were just settling in for the night when out on the drawbridge, there arose such a clatter! The knights try everything to get rid of this unknown invader (Santa Claus!), a red and white knight with a fleet of dragons"--
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Language
English
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Ava and Itty Bitty Kitty are off to visit the firehouse! Ava's giant cat is usually less than purr-fectly behaved, and this trip is no exception! Will Itty Bitty's nose for trouble make them new friends-or make their visit to the firehouse a disaster? I Can Read Books are designed to encourage a love of reading. Itty Bitty Kitty: Firehouse Fun is a My First I Can Read book, and with basic language, word repetition, and great illustrations, it's perfect...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the nineteenth century American gold rush, and includes information on gold rush "boomtowns," relations between Native Americans and gold rush pioneers, and the importance of the gold rush on American history.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fang, a bat, is having a tough time getting to sleep. His brother Fink decides he needs a story - a scary story. Now Fan really can't get to sleep. Next, brother Batrick thinks he has the answer - an adventurous pirate story! Fang is so excited that he is even more wide awak. Then sister Batsy offers a dramatic romance story about Cleobatra. That's even worse! How will Fang finally get to sleep? There's one story yet to hear . . . will it be the one...
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Midas wants everything to be his favorite color-yellow! He chooses yellow clothes, eats yellow foods, and uses only the yellow paint at his easel. But when he impulsively paints his beloved green Dinoboo, Midas discovers that too much of a good thing is a big mess! Joan Holub's carefully crafted text is brought to life by Leslie Patricelli's famously humorous illustrations. Includes a summary of the original Midas's Wish myth at the end.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
The authors of the hit Goddess Girls series put a fun and girly twist on another super-popular theme: fairy tales!
Once upon a time, in faraway Grimmlandia...A Grimmtastic girl named Cinderella is starting her first week at Grimm Academy on the wrong foot. Cinda's totally evil stepsisters are out to make her life miserable. The Steps tease Cinda, give her terrible advice about life at the academy, and even make her look bad in front of her new friends,...
14) Méduse la vipère
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Series
Language
Français
Description
Méduse la Gorgone ne fait certainement pas partie des élèves les plus populaires de l'Académie du mont Olympe. Avec des serpents en guise de cheveux et sa personnalité de vipère, personne à l'école ne se vante de l'avoir pour amie. Mais au fond, Méduse voudrait tout simplement être comme les autres et faire partie du groupe. Et elle croit que devenir immortelle, ce que sont la plupart des élèves, de même que ses propres soeurs, est la...
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Français
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Aphrodite adore s'occuper des mortels qui sont amoureux, mais les petits soins constants dont la couvrent les jeunes dieux à l'Académie du mont Olympe ont plutt le don de l'agacer. Lorsqu'elle décide d'opérer une métamorphose chez Athéna, elle est assez mal préparée à composer avec le résultat. En effet, elle n'avait pas prévu que la nouvelle apparence d'Athéna lui attirerait beaucoup de regards et d'attention. Et elle n'avait certainement...
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Français
Description
Comme sa mère l'y encourage souvent, Perséphone «suit le courant pour ne pas faire de vagues» au lieu de faire ce dont elle a réellement envie. Mais lorsqu'elle rencontre Hadès, le «mauvais garçon» de l'Académie du mont Olympe, elle sent qu'elle a enfin trouvé quelqu'un avec qui elle peut être elle-même. Il est la première personne à l'écouter vraiment, et elle se prend d'amitié pour lui, malgré le fait que les autres déesses pensent...
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Language
English
Description
Star of the Week! Every bright star in Ms. Sun's class could hardly wait to be a superstar. Twinkle knew what she would share when it was her turn-her very favorite song! But first, Blaze shared his asteroid cookies, Beamer brought his pet comet, and Shimmer led the class in Constellation Tag.
Then Blink sang... oh, no! the very song Twinkle thought only she knew! Can Twinkle find something else to share? Maybe if she wishes and wishes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams / Vearsa Limited
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Odysseus goes shopping with his mom, she tells him to stay close, and he does -- until he is tempted by The Odyssey-inspired play area in the mall and wanders off. He has fun at first, but when he can't find Mom, he gets scared. Not to worry: Mom was always close behind, and, reunited, they make their way home together. Conceived and crafted by Greek-mythology expert Joan Holub and illustrated by the bestselling Leslie Patricelli, this book also...
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Français
Description
Les amies et les élèves de la classe d'Artémis la voient comme la jeune déesse la plus courageuse de l'école. Personne ne sait toutefois que malgré son grand talent à
manier l'arc et les flèches, Géryon, les Minotaures aux naseaux percés d'un anneau de fer et les scorpions du cours bêtes et créatures lui font aussi peur qu'aux autres! Mais ce sentiment étrange qu'elle ressent chaque fois qu'elle regarde Orion est ce qui la trouble le...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When Odysseus goes shopping with his mom, she tells him to stay close, and he does-until he is tempted by The Odyssey-inspired play area in the mall and wanders off. He has fun at first, but when he can't find Mom, he gets scared. Not to worry: Mom was always close behind, and, reunited, they make their way home together. Conceived and crafted by Greek-mythology expert Joan Holub and illustrated by the bestselling Leslie Patricelli, this book also...