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Poet Ifeanyi Menkiti offers these poems in memory of his longtime friend John Langstaff, and "in acknowledgement of the power of song to heal a divided world."
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It's been two years since Emily and Jess Volnik visited ancient Castle Keep in Scotland and made the acquaintance of the Boggart...
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When Emily and Jess Volnik's family inherits a remote, crumbling Scottish castle, they also inherit the Boggart -- an invisible, mischievous spirit...
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Winter Solstice Celebrations for Schools and Communities
A remarkably easy to follow how-to book for mounting your own winter celebrations in school, community or home. Along with simple songsheets for traditional songs, carols, processionals, rounds and
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... a stunning volume of sonnets offering a unique and poetic window...on the Christmas story...
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Nine great figures of the Old Testament - Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Joshua, David, Ezekiel, Daniel and Jonah - chosen by John Langstaff...
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Ages: 11 to adult. This widely acclaimed award-winning series by Susan Cooper is a superlative dramatic fantasy interweaving ancient Celtic and English traditions with the legends of the Buckinghamshire hills and valleys where she grew up.
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In her 11th affecting fantasy novel for young adults, Newbery Medal-winning author Susan Cooper (The Dark Is Rising sequence) writes again of the clash between good and evil...
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In this entertaining and compelling narrative, Thomas Cahill tells the story of how Europe evolved from the classical age of Rome to the medieval era. Without Ireland, the transition could not have taken place...
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Only in the world of the theater can Nat Field find an escape from the tragedies of his young life. So he is thrilled when he is chosen to join an American drama troupe traveling to London ... until he goes to bed ill and wakes up in England... in 1599
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A Boy works for a Magician and finds himself transported into the Land of Story...
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Excellent drawings and text show you how to make more than 70 basic rhythm, string, wind and keyboard instruments using everyday ingredients like coat hangers, yardsticks, fishing line...
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Like a favorite college professor who could make any subject fascinating and understandable, Thomas Cahill takes us on an intoxicating journey through medieval Europe in Mysteries of the Middle Ages. - The Los Angeles Times
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Always looking for ways to engage children, Langstaff used this traditional song to teach young children to count and to encourage the naturalist in them...
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Throughout the years a familiar green fellow has appeared in various forms in Revels productions. Who is he, where does he come from, and why is he in Revels? ...
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Long ago, leading up to the winter solstice, people grew afraid as the days got shorter...
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One of the earlist great stories of English literature, Sir Gawain is the strange tale of a green knight on a green horse, who rudely interrupts King Arthur’s Round Table festivities one Yuletide...
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Ten years after the publication of Wicked, beloved novelist Gregory Maguire returns at last to the land of Oz. There he introduces us to Liir, an adolescent boy last seen hiding in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch.
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Award-winning author and radio personality Ellen Kushner’s inspired retelling of an ancient legend weaves myth and magic into a vivid contemporary novel about the mysteries of the human heart. Brimming with ballads, riddles, and magical transformations...
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A splendid Italian Renaissance setting for the lyrics of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Inspired by Florentine beastiaries, miniatures and Books of Hours, Ilse Plume gives us a lovingly detalied 15th-century garden
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One of the most popular of Hardy's novels, Under the Greenwood Tree is a delightful and humerous depiction of life in an early Victorian rural community
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Two Children, Two Struggles, One Battle... One child is Sam Robbins, a powder monkey aboard HMS Victory ...the other is Molly Jennings, an English girl transplanted from London to the United States in 2006...
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A unique and powerful collection. The story of Christmas is told through classic spirituals, augmented with biblical citations and paintings that reflect the joy of the holiday...
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When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked...
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