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1) The last tiger

Author

Horáček, Petr

Pub. Date

2020.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Description

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"The tiger is the most fearless animal in the jungle, but when hunters take him to a cage in the city he discovers there is something much more valuable than strength or power"--

2) I am so handsome

Author

Ramos, Mario

Pub. Date

2012, c2007

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. 29 cm.

Description

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A vainglorious wolf struts through the forest, bragging about his looks to familiar fairy tale characters, until a small dragon brings him back down to earth.

3) The proud pelican's secret

Author

Johnson, Rebecca

Series

Animal storybooks

Pub. Date

2006

Physical Desc

24 p. : col. ill. ; 16 x 23 cm.

Description

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Mr. Pelican, who is so very proud of his looks, guards a secret about his fantastic fishing ability.

4) Le petit prince

Author

Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de

Pub. Date

[2001?]

Physical Desc

85 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm

Description

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An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.

5) The fate of Fausto: a painted fable

Author

Jeffers, Oliver

Pub. Date

2019.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Description

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A quirky, cautionary tale from beloved New York Times bestselling picture book creator Oliver Jeffers! There was once a man who believed he owned everything and set out to survey what was his. "You are mine," Fausto said to the flower, the sheep, and the mountain, and they all bowed before him. But they were not enough for Fausto, so he conquered a boat and set out to sea . . Combining bold art and powerful prose, and working in traditional lithographic...

6) Yertle the turtle and other stories

Author

Seuss

Pub. Date

2008

Physical Desc

114 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Description

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Includes three humorous stories in verse, Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag, followed by commentary and end notes, reproductions of illustrations from other Dr. Seuss books, and two poems, "The Ruckus" and "The Kindly Snather."

7) The Chinese emperor's new clothes

Author

Compestine, Ying Chang

Pub. Date

2017.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Description

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A young emperor, whose advisors have taken advantage of him, enlists the help of honest tailors to reveal their misdeeds in this retelling of the classic fairy tale. Includes historical notes and instructions for making a robe.

8) Pride

Author

Zoboi, Ibi Aanu

Pub. Date

[2018]

Physical Desc

289 pages ; 22 cm

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Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as...