In a time before Lyra Silvertongue was born, the tough American balloonist Lee Scoresby and the great armored bear Iorek Byrnison meet when Lee and his hare daemon Hester crash-land their trading balloon onto a port in the far Arctic North and find themselves in the middle of a political powder keg. Fantasy.

3) Tiny's big adventure

Author

Waddell, Martin

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

Description

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Katy Mouse teaches her younger brother, Tiny, the names of some of the things they see, including a boot, a snail, and a pheasant, when they go to the cornfield to play games.

4) The blue fairy book

Author

Lang, Andrew

Series

Andrew Lang's Colored Fairy Books
Golden books
Rainbow Fairy Books

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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Fairy tales from the folklore of France, Germany, Scotland, England, and Scandinavia from such collections as those of Perrault,the Grimm brothers, or Asbjornsen and M_oe.

5) Sea horse: the shyest fish in the sea

Author

Butterworth, Christine

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Language

English

Description

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This book, with wood textures to create watery backgrounds for the vinyl engravings of sea plants and animals, describes the Barbour's sea horse's attributes and discusses the males' gestational role in reproduction.

6) Christmas on Exeter Street

Author

Hendry, Diana

Publisher

Knopf

Pub. Date

[1989]

Language

English

Description

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Christmas brings aunts, uncles, friends, and strangers to the house on Exeter Street, where the holiday gradually becomes a crowded but festive occasion.