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Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Bigfoot is an instantly recognizable figure. Through the decades, this elusive primate has been featured in movies and books, on coffee mugs, beer koozies, car polish, and CBD oil. Which begs the question: what is it about Bigfoot that's caught hold of our imaginations? Journalist and self-diagnosed skeptic John O'Connor is fascinated by Sasquatch. Curious to learn more, he embarks on a quest through the North American wilds in search of Bigfoot,...
2) Cyclopes
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
This title introduces the cyclops by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows modern cyclopes kids might recognize today. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images. --
3) John Henry
Author
Series
Publisher
Seahorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
Baby John was bigger and stronger than other kids. He could eat and talk from the day he was born!
4) Elves
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This title introduces elves by looking at their histories, the culture or cultures they come from, what they symbolized, and how they are represented in current times. Back matter shows modern elves that kids might recognize, like Dobby from Harry Potter, and explains how they are based in mythology"--
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The New York Times best-selling author of The Vagina Bible offers empowering, period-positive, no-nonsense facts about the science, medicine and myths surrounding menstruation.
Most women, transgender, and non-binary people who menstruate can expect to have hundreds of periods in a lifetime. So why is real information so hard to find? Despite its significance, most education about menstruation focuses either on increasing the chances of pregnancy...
6) Fairies
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This title introduces the fairy by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows modern fairies kids might recognize today. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images." --
7) Wizards
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This title introduces wizards by looking at their histories, the culture or cultures they come from, what they symbolized, and how they are shown today. Back matter shows modern wizards that kids might recognize, like Jafar from Disney's Aladdin, and explains how they are based in mythology. Complete with historical photographs and full color images"--
8) Unicorns
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This title introduces unicorns by looking at their histories, the culture or cultures they come from, what they symbolized, and how they represented in current times. Back matter shows other . . . mythological creatures, like fauns and centaurs, and the cultures they come from"--
9) Yetis
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This title introduces the yeti by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows creatures like the Yeti in folklore from around the world. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards" --
10) Gnomes
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This title introduces the gnome by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows modern gnomes kids might recognize today. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--
11) Griffins
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This title introduces the griffin by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows other flying creatures in mythology. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards" --
12) Dragons
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
This title introduces dragons by looking at their histories, the culture or cultures they come from, what they symbolized, and how they are shown today. Back matter shows specific dragons from different cultures around the world, like the Asian Lung. Complete with historical photographs and full color images.
13) Where's Joon?
Author
Publisher
Little Bigfoot, an imprint of Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Jin is helping Halmoni in the garden for her birthday celebration, but where's Joon? Besides the big mess in the kitchen, Jin and Halmoni see no signs of Joon anywhere. Where could he have gone? Luckily, Halmoni has a hunch. She sends Jin on an errand through her magical portal into the wondrous world of Korean folktales with its dazzling landscapes and curious characters. In this land of enchantment, Jin and Joon meet familiar friends and foe before...
14) Werewolves
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This title introduces werewolves by looking at their histories, the culture or cultures they come from, what they symbolized, and how they are shown today. Back matter shows modern werewolves that kids might recognize, like Rahne Sinclair from Marvel comics, and explains how they are based in mythology. Complete with historical photographs and full color images"--
15) Gorgons
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"This title introduces the gorgon by looking at its history, the culture or cultures it comes from, what it symbolized, and how it is shown today. Backmatter shows other interesting monsters found in Greek mythology. Complete with historical photographs and full-color images. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --
Author
Series
Sworn soldier volume 2
Publisher
Nightfire, Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The follow-up to T. Kingfisher's bestselling gothic novella, What Moves the Dead. Retired soldier, Alex Easton, returns in a horrifying new adventure. After their terrifying ordeal at the Usher manor, Alex Easton feels as if they just survived another war. All they crave is rest, routine, and sunshine, but instead, as a favor to Angus and Miss Potter, they find themself heading to their family hunting lodge, deep in the cold, damp forests of their...
17) We could fly
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
"As a mother and daughter watch a bird take flight, the young girl feels a trembling in her arms and a lightness in her feet. Her mama shares that once, long ago, their ancestors actually could fly. Every night they would slip away and soar through the skies, searching for safety, looking for the promised land. Mama feels in her bones that her daughter is meant to follow those old ways, like her grandmother before her. So Mama grabs hold of her hand,...
18) Calamity Jane
Author
Series
Publisher
Seahorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
Martha Jane Cannary rode wild horses before she could walk. She could shoot a target from miles away at the age of five.
19) Trolls
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids Jumbo, an imprint of Abdo Kids
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"This title introduces trolls by looking at their histories, the culture or cultures they come from, what they symbolized, and how they are shown today. Back matter shows modern trolls that kids might recognize, like the trolls from Frozen, and explains how they are based in mythology. Complete with historical photographs and full color images"--
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Graphic, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"As a child living in exile during the Cultural Revolution, Ai Weiwei often found himself with nothing to read but government-approved comic books. Although they were restricted by the confines of political propaganda, Ai Weiwei was struck by the artists' ability to express their thoughts on art and humanity through graphic storytelling. Now, decades later, Ai Weiwei and Italian comic artist Gianluca Costantini present Zodiac, Ai Weiwei's first graphic...
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