Jane Yolen
Author
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Making cool cookies and eating them, too, is something that very good dinosaurs do. Inside you'll find cookies and sweet smells galore. So scratch, sniff, and eat up, little dinosaur!"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Simon spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having a friend makes going to school easier, but anxiety and fear creep back in when a little fish finds too good a hiding place during a game.
83) Racing the waves
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A fish participates in a school field day."--
84) School of fish
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A brave fish confidently sets off on a new adventure--the first day of school! Along the way he wonders what it will be like. Will the day go swimmingly? Read on and find out!"--Page [2] of cover.
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English
Description
All a young troll wants is to hear some rock and roll - but when his brother goes missing, he'll have to face more than just the music... Like many teenagers, the young troll Gog loves rock music. Unfortunately, he doesn't have money to buy a ticket to see the annual concert of his favorite band, Boots and the Seven Leaguers. But where there's a will, there's a way, and Gog and his clever pal Pook trick the Leaguers into believing they are seasoned...
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English
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All magic has consequences Long ago, the seawitch Dread Mary fell in love with a hard-hearted prince and gave him the Magic Three of Solatia: three silver buttons that could fulfill any wish-but at a price. Centuries later, the buttons belong to Sianna of the Song, a button maker's daughter and heir to all of Dread Mary's magic secrets. But the cruel King Blaggard of Solatia seeks to wed the lovely Sianna and steal her power. Sianna will need her...
Author
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English
Description
Is what Richard saw in the woods really a unicorn? Beloved fantasy legend Jane Yolen (The Devil's Arithmetic; Sister Light, Sister Dark) offers an unexpected answer in this perfect jewel of a coming-of-age story. The Transfigured Hart bridges the wondrous in-between world where adults rediscover childhood wonder and children discover new favorite tales.
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English
Description
The first book of a thought-provoking fantasy trilogy about a warrior woman who, together with her dark twin, is destined to remake the world Legend foretold the child named Jenna, who was three-times orphaned before she could crawl, a fate that would leave her in the hands of women who worshipped the benevolent goddess Great Alta. In this world without men, Jenna comes of age, learning quickly the skills of close combat. But her most powerful gift...
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English
Description
In these twenty-eight magnificent tales, which include two Nebula Award winners, Jane Yolen puts a provocative spin on familiar storybook worlds and beloved fairy tale characters One of the most acclaimed and honored authors in science fiction and fantasy, Jane Yolen has been called "the Hans Christian Andersen of America" for her brilliant reimagining of classic fairy tales. In her first collection of short stories written for an adult audience (after...
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English
Description
From ecstasy to tragedy, with love blossoming shyly, love at first sight, and even love borne of practical necessity-beloved fantasist Jane Yolen's newest collection denies the very notion of simple love stories. This bewitching assemblage of passion and adventure by a legendary, World Fantasy Award-winning author, is a delightful read for absolutely anyone who appreciates witty, compelling and cleverly-wrought romance.
"Jane Yolen is, simply, a...
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English
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Jane Yolen breathes new life into the timeless Camelot legend with a revamped history of King Arthur's powerful mentor: the great magician Merlin There is perhaps no more beloved and enduring myth in the Western canon than the story of King Arthur, his knights, Queen Guinevere, and of course, his mysterious tutor and magical advisor, Merlin. A sorcerer, sage, prophet, and teacher, Merlin's mysterious life has inspired a vast array of classic works...
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English
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Internal jealousy, obstinacy, and treachery threaten the royal house of a great queen and the future of her matriarchal land in the concluding volume of the acclaimed Great Alta high fantasy series Decades have passed since White Jenna fulfilled the ancient prophecy, becoming queen of the Dales after defeating the king of Garun and driving the cruel occupiers back to their homeland. Since then, a fragile peace has been maintained through an exchange...
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English
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In these twelve modern myths and tales for the young and the young at heart, Jane Yolen transforms the impossible into the familiar and real. Among the outlandish wonders are an Alice grown tough in Wonderland, a dear-but dead-mother's homecoming, a bridge that longs for a goat-eating troll, and a mutiny among Peter Pan's troops.
96) Cards of Grief
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English
Description
Jane Yolen's award-winning story about an alien civilization forever changed by the incursion of human social scientists and a mysterious ancient prophecy The year is 2132 when members of the Anthropologist's Guild set down on the planet Henderson's IV, or L'Lal'lor as it is known to the native population. Charged with the nonintrusive study of alien cultures, the crew discovers a society containing no love or laughter. It is, instead, centered around...
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English
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In her newest short fiction collection, beloved fantasy author Jane Yolen's dark side has fully emerged. Her vivid, startling, and thrilling tales of the supernatural-from icy-hearted witches to occasionally-innocent shapeshifters-reveal a classic storyteller at the height of her powers.
"Jane Yolen is the Hans Christian Andersen of America" -The New York Times
Welcome to the Midnight Circus-and watch your step. The dark imaginings of fantasy icon...
98) White Jenna
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Language
English
Description
Nebula Award Finalist: A long-awaited savior joins forces with her dark twin to confront the evil threatening their land in the second book of the acclaimed epic fantasy the Great Alta Saga Grown to young womanhood in the mountain region of the Dales and trained for combat by the all-female followers of the goddess Great Alta, Jenna reluctantly accepts the fact that she might well be the Anna, the warrior queen who has long been prophesied. Orphaned...
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English
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In 1963 Jane Yolen released a book called PIRATES IN PETTICOATS, because the idea of women as pirates fascinated her--but there wasn't much information about these women who made their livelihoods plundering on the high seas. Scholars have dug up a bounty of new information since then, and Jane, still fascinated, revisits the ladies who loot. Discover such great pirates as Artemisia, the Admiral Queen of Persia who sailed the seas from 500 to 480...
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English
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Experience a magical story of ele-friendship and one disappearing elephant's ele-fate.
Discover the unlikely-and entirely unforgettable-friendship between Flora, an elephant calf stolen from her African home, and David, the circus impresario and magician who adopts, trains, and ultimately liberates her, in this tale freely inspired by actual events.
With a minimum of language-only 22 words in all-but a maximum of inventive ele-fantabulous wordplay,...