Jerry Pinkney
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the classic Aesop fable, hardworking ants stock up for the winter while a fun-loving grasshopper plays all year long, until the cold weather arrives and he realizes his mistake in not planning ahead.
6) Noah's ark
Author
Language
English
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Description
Retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God's call to save life on earth.
10) The nightingale
Author
Publisher
Phyllis Fogelman Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song. A retelling set in Northwest Africa.
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Language
English
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Description
There's a place in this 1950s southern town where all are welcome, no matter what their skin color ... and 'Tricia Ann knows exactly how to get there. To her, it's someplace special and she's bursting to go by herself. When her grandmother sees that she's ready to take such a big step, 'Tricia Ann hurries to catch the bus heading downtown. But unlike the white passengers, she must sit in the back behind the Jim Crow sign and wonder why life's so unfair....
16) In plain sight
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Description
"An ailing grandfather and his helpful granddaughter play a unique game of seek and find"--
19) Rikki-tikki-tavi
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Language
English
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Description
A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden. "Rikk-tikk-tikki-tikki-tchk!" A classic story from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, adapted and illustrated by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney, this is the tale of Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, a fearless young mongoose. Soon after a flood washes Rikki into the garden of an English family, he comes face-to-face with Nag and Nagaina, two giant cobras....
20) John Henry
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Series
Language
English
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.