Jane Yolen
1) Owl moon
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English
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On a winter's night under a full moon, a father and daughter trek into the woods to see the Great Horned Owl.
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English
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"The inimitable Jane Yolen has teamed up with Barbara Diamond Goldin (a prolific author in her own right) to retell Bible stories from the point of view of twelve women (in nine chapters, as some come in pairs). After each story, there is a reflection "imagine" piece written from the voice of each woman (written by Barbara) and a poem about her (written by Jane). Intermixed with the main text are sidebars called "midrash" in the singular or "midrashim"...
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English
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A young boy, seeing that Moon is lonely, sends up a kite to cheer her then, after growing up and learning many things, he becomes the first human to visit her. Dedicated to Neil Armstrong and written in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. moon landing.
10) Nocturne
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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A parent and child enjoy the nighttime world together before bedtime.
13) Heart's blood
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Pit dragons volume 2
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354 pages ; 18 cm.
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English
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When a plea arrives from his beloved Akki, Jakkin becomes a spy and risks his dragon Heart's Blood, her five hatchlings, and his freedom to go to the rescue.
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Pit dragons volume 3
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xiv, 189 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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Falsely accused of sabotage, Jakkin and Akki are sent out to certain death in the wilderness of the planet Austa IV but, through the heroic sacrifice of Jakkin's dragon and the help of her offspring, manage not only to survive but gain unusual powers and insights.
15) Dove Isabeau
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32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Young, beautiful Dove Isabeau is turned into a fire-breathing dragon by her evil stepmother and is saved from the spell by her true love, Kemp Owain.
16) The flying witch
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Relates how a turnip farmer's daughter outwits the fearsome witch Baba Yaga.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
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English
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With rhyming text, this soothing bedtime book is an ode to baby birds everywhere and sleepy children home safe in their own beds. As a mother describes to her child how many species of birds nest, from pigeons on concrete ledges to owls in oak tree boles to swallows above barn doors.
A mother tells her child at bedtime how and where different birds make their nest, just like the child nests in a home with her mother.