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(0)Lloyd Alexander
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"To escape the wrath of the king and his wicked soothsayers, an honest young man joins with a poet-turned-jackass and a young girl with mystical powers on a series of epic adventures"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Pub. Date
1968
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In this fifth and final chronicle of Prydain the forces of good and evil meet in an ultimate confrontation, which determines the fate of Taran the Assistant Pig-Keeper who wanted to be a hero.
4) Gypsy Rizka
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
©1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Living alone in her wagon on the outskirts of a small town while waiting for her father's return, Rizka, a Gypsy and a trickster, exposes the ridiculous foibles of some of the townspeople.
Author
Series
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Pub. Date
1965
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Tara, Assistant Pig-Keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the magical Black Cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Unhappy over what he considers his bad luck, Tooley ignores his cat's warnings and invites a greedy little man into his home in the mistaken hope of improving his fortunes.
Author
Series
Prydain chronicles volume 6
Publisher
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Pub. Date
[1973]
Language
English
Description
Six short stories dealing with events that preceded the birth of Taran, a key figure in the author's five works on the Kingdom of Prydain.
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
In Depression-era Philadelphia, when eleven-year-old David is too ill to attend school, he is tutored by the unique and adventurous Aunt Annie, whose teaching combines with his imagination to greatly enrich his life.
13) Taran Wanderer
Author
Series
Publisher
Dell
Pub. Date
1990, 1967
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself.
15) The rope trick
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Motivated by her quest to learn a legendary rope trick, the magician Princess Lidi and her troupe embark on a journey through Renaissance Italy that intertwines adventure, love, and mystery.
Publisher
E.P. Dutton
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
The wisdom of peace and the absurdity of fighting are demonstrated in seventeen stories and poems by outstanding authors of today such as Jean Fritz, Milton Meltzer, and Nancy Willard, illustrated by famous illustrators such as Paul Zelinsky, the Dillons, and Maurice Sendak.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Whoever releases the mysterious Black Cauldron's powers will be invincible! The fearsome Horned King will do anything to possess it, but he is challenged by the most unlikely adversary: a young assistant pig keeper named Taran. With a motley team of the brave Princess Eilonwy, a minstrel named Fflewddur Fflam, and Hen-Wen, a remarkable pig who can predict the future, Taran embarks on a quest to stop the Black Cauldron's evil once and for all.