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Fables volume 2
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111 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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Follows the adventures of storybook and nursery rhyme characters who live side-by-side with humans. This highly imaginative political thriller tells the modern-day story of fairy tale characters as they struggle for their freedom.
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Fables volume 3
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190 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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The Fables have been forced from their make-believe world into the real world of pain, betrayal, and jealousy and it threatens to come between two Fables who desire happiness in an uncertain world.
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Fables volume 7
Physical Desc
141 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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Now that they know the identity of the Adversary, Fabletown prepares to defend itself. That means forming alliances with others who are unconquered by the Adversary's legions, but the arrival of a delegations from the Arabian Homelands shows them how tricky this can prove to be.
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Jack of Fables volume 1
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English
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The first five issues of the popular FABLES spinoff series are collected in this amazing new volume! Last seen hitchhiking from Hollywood, Jack's now a wayward Fable in the heartland of America. His extreme road stories and encounters with other notorious, renegade Fables are just a few of the situations in store for this fan-favorite character.
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Jack of Fables volume 6
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English
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Jack reveals the secret of his former relationship with the illustrious Snow Queen--when he took her powers and became known as Jack Frost. And in present times, he lands in Las Vegas and meets his lovely new bride, a directionless heiress. Could it possibly be 'happily ever after' at last?
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Act out the story of a hungry fox who tricks an unknowing crow. When the fox sees that the crow is holding a piece of cheese in its beak, he comes up with a plan to get the cheese. Can the fox trick the crow with flattery? This script includes six roles, each of which match a different reading level. Teachers can apply differentiation and English language learner strategies to the script to assign roles in a way that accommodates all students, whether...
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Jack of Fables volume 12
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English
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Jack's now a wayward Fable in the heartland of America. Follow his extreme road stories as he reveals the secret of his former relationship with the illustrious Snow Queen (when he took her powers and became known as Jack Frost).
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Jack of Fables volume 17
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English
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Jack hits the road in seach of a lost city of gold in this new collection. Aided by his sidekicks Paul Bunyan, Humpty Dumpty, Gary the pathetic fallacy and the mysterious Hillary Page, Jack's in for the adventure of a lifetime!
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Act out the story of a mighty lion and tiny mouse who help each other. The mouse gets tangled in the lion's mane and the lion angrily threatens to kill the mouse. The mouse pleads for his life, telling the lion that he may be able to help him later, so the lion frees him. Later, the lion is caught in a hunter's net and the mouse helps him escape. This script features roles written to match different reading levels, supporting differentiation strategies....
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Act out this story of a bet between the north wind and the sun. The two argue over who is the most powerful and make a bet to see who can get a traveler to remove his cloak with their power. The harsh north wind tries its best with powerful force, but fails. The sun gently shines down warm beams of light, getting the traveler to remove his cloak quickly and showing the north wind that there is more power and strength in gentleness than in force. This...
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Act out the story of a race between a tortoise and a hare. The hare is always boasting that he is the fastest animal in the woods! Everyone is fed up with his boasting, so the tortoise challenges the hare to a race. The hare accepts, thinking the challenge is silly and a sure win. Read along to see if the slow-and-steady tortoise can beat the speedy hare! The roles in this script are written at different reading levels. This feature allows teachers...
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Jack of Fables volume 22
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English
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Get ready for Jack's adventures out West, as Smiling Jack Candle crosses paths with a grim sheriff from back East who carries no gun.
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The Siege of the Golden Boughs occurs in which Bookburner's army attacks Revise's compound. Jack returns not as a prisoner but as its commander in chief. A further explanation of the Literals, and their extended family of characters who symbolize literary notions is explored. Secrets and setups are revealed such as the relationships between Jack and the Page sisters.
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A bored shepherd entertains himself by falsely telling townspeople a wolf is stealing his sheep. When a wolf really does appear, the twice-tricked townspeople are convinced the shepherd is lying, and no one comes to his aid. Additional features include pages defining fables and morals, an introduction to Aesop, a Think-About-It section, activities for further learning, and an introduction to both the author and illustrator. Activities for further...
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A hungry fox tries repeatedly to reach some grapes hanging high on a vine. After numerous attempts, the fox gives up and stalks angrily away, saying that the grapes were most likely sour anyway. Additional features include pages defining fables and morals, an introduction to Aesop, a Think-About-It section, activities for further learning, and an introduction to both the author and illustrator. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography...
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Jack Frost, son of Jack of Fables, has left our world and has decided to make his way to the Imperial Homeworld, where his mother is still trapped under a city of thorns. Along the way he will encounter many fantasy monsters, brigands and troops of roving goblins, and have to battle his way through them. And while Jack Frost undertakes his quest, Jack of Fables is slowly transforming into something unexpected - and deadly.
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Carrying her pail of milk upon her head, a milkmaid daydreams of what she will purchase once she sells the milk at market. But the milk is spilt before the maid can sell it, and thus readers learn the phrase 'don't count your chickens before they're hatched.' Additional features include pages defining fables and morals, an introduction to Aesop, a Think-About-It section, activities for further learning, and an introduction to both the author and illustrator....
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A hungry wolf disguises himself as a sheep in order to steal and eat other members of the flock. He soon becomes the largest and fattest 'sheep,' which the shepherd then catches and cooks for his own dinner. Additional features include pages defining fables and morals, an introduction to Aesop, a Think-About-It section, activities for further learning, and an introduction to both the author and illustrator. Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator...
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1001 Nights of Snowfall is both an entry point to the critically acclaimed series and an essential part of Willingham's enchanting and imaginative Fables mythos. Traveling in Arabia as an ambassador from the exiled Fables community, Snow White is captured by the local sultan who wants to marry her (and then kill her). But the clever Snow attempts to charm the sultan instead by playing Scheherazade, telling him fantastic stories for a total of 1,001...
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