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1) Pinocchio
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A lonely woodcutter creates a puppet that comes to life, but Pinocchio is more of a prankster than a pleasure until he learns that being a real boy is much more complicated than simply having fun.
6) Gladiators
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
"Gladiators were brutal fighters who risked their lives in one of the deadliest sports of all time. They performed to huge crowds in stadiums across the Roman Empire. Find out how these savage spectacles first began, who took part in them and how men were trained to become fighting machines" -- p. [4] of cover.
13) Animal legends
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Explains why cats and rats are not friends, why monkeys live in trees, and what rabbits have to do with why crocodiles stay in the water.
Author
Series
Usborne young reading volume series 2
Language
English
Description
Retelling of the wanderings of Ulysses based on Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
19) Robinson Crusoe
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Series
Language
English
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Description
During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600s, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
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