Michael Hague
1) Jingle bells
Author
Language
English
Description
An illustrated edition of the famous Christmas carol.
Father Rabbit climbs into his gift-laden sleigh and journeys home, past ducks, snowbears, robins, and a family of mice decorating their tree, until he greets his eager children at the end of his journey
Author
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
In this adaptation of the original 1816 German story, with elements from the ballet, Godfather Drosselmeier gives young Marie a nutcracker for Christmas, and she finds herself in a magical realm where she saves a boy from an evil curse.
10) The Borrowers
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock. Includes a letter and a sketch of Homily and Arrietty by the author.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 660L
Language
English
Description
Peter disobeys his mother, and almost gets caught in Mr McGregor's garden. Beatrix Potter's classic tale of mischievous little Peter Rabbit is produced in a lovely new board book format. The text and illustrations of the classic Tale of Peter Rabbit, loved by children around the world for generations, appear in full.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
A boy who has befriended a kindly, peaceful dragon must convince the fearful villagers and St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern while arranging for the fight they long to see.
This is the tale of The Boy, who is not at all surprised to find a Dragon living in the hillside. Naturally, the two soon become fast friends, and when St. George arrives to battle the Dragon, whom he's sure must be a danger to the countryside, the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Formats
Description
The adventures of a kind-hearted doctor, who is fond of animals and understands their language, as he travels to Africa with some of his favorite pets to cure the monkeys of a terrible sickness.
16) The Wizard of Oz
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
AD 1000L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Sweet little Dorothy and Toto, her pet dog, are in for an unexpected adventure when the house they live in in Kansas is swept away in a cyclone to Munchkinland, a faraway place in the magical Land of Oz. As they land in this enchanted country, their house falls on the Wicked Witch of the East, killing her! Just then, the Good Witch of the North appears and thanks Dorothy for setting the people free from bondage. Dorothy wants to be back home. But...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
1000L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"The classic bestseller behind this year's biggest movie, this definitive paperback edition features nine illustrations and two maps drawn by J.R.R. Tolkien, and a preface by Christopher Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep...