Jerry Pinkney
2) Noah's ark
Author
Publisher
New York
Pub. Date
2002.
Description
Retells the biblical story of the great flood and how Noah and his family faithfully responded to God's call to save life on earth.
9) John Henry
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1994.
Description
Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
12) Aesop's fables
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
2000
Description
A collection of nearly sixty fables from Aesop, including such familiar ones as "The Grasshopper and the Ants," "The North Wind and the Sun," "Androcles and the Lion," "The Troublesome Dog," and "The Fox and the Stork."
Author
Description
"As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars."--Amazon.com.
18) Puss in Boots
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
A clever cat wins for his master a fortune and the hand of a princess.
19) The nightingale
Author
Publisher
Phyllis Fogelman Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Despite being neglected by the emperor for a jewel-studded bird, the little nightingale revives the dying ruler with its beautiful song. A retelling set in Northwest Africa.
20) Moon over Star
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008
Description
On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight-year-old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams that she might one day be an astronaut, too.