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Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes: an All-Star Retelling of the Classic Fairy Tale (age 8-11)
by Hans Christian Andersen
short stories ... folklore
Andersen's classic fairy tale retold from different points of view by twenty-three celebrities and depicted by twenty-three illustrators.
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The Jungle Book: the Mowgli Stories (age 8-11)
by Rudyard Kipling
folklore ... animals ... short stories
Selected stories from Kipling's two "Jungle Books" chronicle the adventures of Mowgli, the boy reared by a pack of wolves in an Indian jungle. Also includes "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi."
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Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School (age 8-11)
by Louis Sachar
humor ... short stories ... school ... math/science/technology
Sideways math teasers are Buried in this hilarious collection of stories from Wayside School.
sequel: More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School

El Carmelo Elementary School, Sat Aug 25 11:55:28 2012
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