Jane Yolen

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On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.

2) How do dinosaurs say good night?

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Mother and child ponder the different ways a dinosaur can say goodnight, from slamming his tail and pouting to giving a big hug and kiss.

3) How do dinosaurs go to school?

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Explains how young dinosaurs should behave during a typical school day.

4) How do dinosaurs get well soon?

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Describes what a young dinosaur should do in order to quickly get over being sick.

5) How do dinosaurs eat their food?

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Describes how a dinosaur eats, with no rude noises and while sitting very still.

6) The dragon's boy

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Young Arthur meets a dragon and comes to accept him as a friend and mentor.

7) Dragon's blood

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Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom.

8) Sword of the rightful king: a novel of King Arthur

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Merlinnus the magician devises a way for King Arthur to prove himself the rightful king of England--pulling a sword from a stone--but trouble arises when someone else removes the sword first.

9) How do dinosaurs choose their pets?

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Pets (3-6yrs)

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At first, the dinosaurs try to bring home all manner of wild beasts, but in the end, they learn to bring home an appropriate animal from a shelter or pet store and to love and care for it with attention.

10) How do dinosaurs learn to read?

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Told in rhyming text young dinosaurs learn to read, but only after many mishaps, like chewing their books and throwing them at the cat--but eventually they learn to respect their books, and treat them properly.

11) The devil's arithmetic

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Hannah resents stories of her Jewish heritage and of the past until, when opening the door during a Passover Seder, she finds herself in Poland during World War II where she experiences the horrors of a concentration camp, and learns why she-- and we--need to remember the past.

12) Briar Rose

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"Yolen's graceful retelling of the German folktale of "Briar Rose"-known to some as "Sleeping Beauty"-sets the story amid forests patrolled by the German army during World War II. Yolen confronts the deeply tragic events of the Holocaust with lyrical prose and rich characterizations that tell a tale of good and evil, hope and despair."--Back cover.

13) A kite for Moon

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A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the firstU.S. moon landing.

14) Heart's blood

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When a plea arrives from his beloved Akki, Jakkin becomes a spy and risks his dragon Heart's Blood, her five hatchlings, and his freedom to go to the rescue.

15) Odysseus in the serpent maze

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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.

16) Tales of wonder

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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...

17) Hippolyta and the curse of the Amazons

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Thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, a princess of the Amazons, fights to save her people from destruction when her mother the Queen refuses to sacrifice her second-born male child.

18) Yuck, you suck!: poems about animals that sip, slurp, suck

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"This appealingly icky poetry collection presents animals that suck-quite literally! From the mosquito to the elephant to the lamprey, discover how and why these animals sip, slurp, and suck"--

19) Sister Light, Sister Dark

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The first book of a thought-provoking fantasy trilogy about a warrior woman who, together with her dark twin, is destined to remake the world Legend foretold the child named Jenna, who was three-times orphaned before she could crawl, a fate that would leave her in the hands of women who worshipped the benevolent goddess Great Alta. In this world without men, Jenna comes of age, learning quickly the skills of close combat. But her most powerful gift...

20) Dragon's heart

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