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More Stories To Solve: Fifteen Folktales from Around the World

Published: 1992, Trumpet Club
Tags: clever, riddle
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, InternationalFolklore and Fairy Tales, International, Primary (ages 6-9)Folklore and Fairy Tales, International, Primary (ages 6-9), Short Stories - Anthologies - Collections

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Stories To Solve: Folktales From Around The World

Published: 1991, The Trumpet Club
Tags: cleverness, problem, Puzzles, solution
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), InternationalFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Mystery and ThrillerFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Mystery and Thriller, Picture Book

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The Pilot and the Little Prince

Published: 2014, Farrar Straus & Giroux (J)
Tags: airplane, Flight, Imagination
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, FranceBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, France, NonfictionBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, France, Nonfiction, Picture BookBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, France, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Dreamer

Published: 2010, Scholastic Press
Tags: abuse, Indigenous, poet, social justice
Categories: AmericasAmericas, Biography - Autobiography- MemoirAmericas, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, ChileAmericas, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Chile, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Americas, Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Chile, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction

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Still More Stories To Solve: Fourteen Folktales From Around The World

Published: 1994, Greenwillow Books
Categories: Folklore and Fairy TalesFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), InternationalFolklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Picture Book

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The Three Golden Keys

Published: 2001, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: Childhood, Magic
Categories: Czech RepublicCzech Republic, EuropeCzech Republic, Europe, FantasyCzech Republic, Europe, Fantasy, Picture BookCzech Republic, Europe, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)

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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

Published: 2007, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Tags: communism, freedom, Occupation
Categories: Biography - Autobiography- MemoirBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Czech RepublicBiography - Autobiography- Memoir, Czech Republic, Intermediate (ages 9-14)Biography - Autobiography- Memoir, Czech Republic, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book

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The Tale Of The Unknown Island

Published: 1999,
Tags: Catholicism, Religious figures
Categories: EuropeEurope, NonfictionEurope, Nonfiction, PortugalEurope, Nonfiction, Portugal, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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