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|  | Watts Children's Dictionary of Mythology by David Adams Leeming
The Watts Children's Dictionary of Mythology introduces young readers to the characters and plot lines of the world's most fundamental stories, the ones people have told to explain who we are, where we come from, and how the world works. More than 300 entries are arranged in alphabetical order. With this book, kids will become familiar with different mythological traditions (Arikara, Japanese, Dogon, Greek, Norse, Hopi, Sumerian), deities and characters (Spider Woman, Hercules, Yama, Maui), themes (Quest, Flood, Creation, The Search for a Father), places (Underworld, City, Garden), major works (Eddas, Iliad), and concepts (Mother Goddess, Cosmology). Most important, the extensive cross-referencing directs readers to similar characters or stories in different cultures -- and this encourages a rich understanding of mythology as a multicultural theme. Frequent sidebars relate the stories in which major characters appear, including the Adventures of Glooscap, Inanna in the Underworld, and the Cattle Raid of Cuailgne. A guide to pronunciation accompanies all proper names. AUTHOR: David Adams Leeming
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | We Need Principals by Gail Saunders-Smith, Jane Scoggins Bauld
Description not available.Simple text and pictures present principals and their role in elementary schools. AUTHOR: Gail Saunders-Smith, Jane Scoggins Bauld
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | American Tall Tales by Adrien Stoutenburg, Ed Begley, Richard M. Powers
Here are the most robust characters in American legend. Told by a poet with a poet's ear for the impact of words, these American mavericks walk and talk accross the pages in a free, wide way, as they walked and talked accross the free, wide America of pioneer days. AUTHOR: Adrien Stoutenburg, Ed Begley, Richard M. Powers
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Close Combat by Michael Russotto, W. E. B. Griffin
This two-month New York Times bestseller brings the saga of The Corps into exciting arenas all over the Pacific, as American forces brace to defend Guadalcanal from an all-out effort by the Japanese to recapture the island. From Iwo Jima to Australia to Washington, old faces and new are faced with the challenge of their lives. AUTHOR: Michael Russotto, W. E. B. Griffin
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Rooster's Off to See the World by Eric Carle
A rooster's journey serves as an introduction to basic mathematics, such as addition and subtraction. Collage illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Eric Carle
PUBLISHER: Little Simon
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Jamie O'Rourke & the Ungrateful Pooka by Margaret Frith, Tomie dePaola
Jamie O'Rourke can't seem to keep his house clean--even if it's just sweeping the floor! He promises his wife that he'll take care of the house while she's gone, but that promise soon disappears once his friends come over and have a party. Each day, the house gets messier and messier. One night, Jamie awakens to find a pooka, a creature who cleans houses, at work in his kitchen. Will the pooka continue to clean up his house? Will Jamie find out why the pooka is visiting his house? With color illustrations throughout. AUTHOR: Margaret Frith, Tomie dePaola
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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