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  The Devil's Arithmetic

  by Jane Yolen

  Hannah thinks tonight’s Passover Seder will be the same as always. Little does she know that this year she will be mysteriously transported into the past where only she knows the horrors that await. She travels back to the Holocaust time period and meets her great aunt as a teenager.
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  Briar Rose

  by Jane Yolen

  A powerful retelling of Sleeping Beauty that is “heartbreaking and heartwarming.” An American Library Association “100 Best Books for Teens” An American Library Association “Best Books for Young Adults” Ever since she was a child, Rebecca has been enchanted by her grandmother Gemma’s stories about Briar Rose. But a promise Rebecca makes to her dying grandmother will lead her on a remarkable journey to uncover... (more)
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  How Do Dinosaurs

  How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?

  by Jane Yolen

  Everyone's favorite dinosaurs are back--and this time they are going to school. More fun dinosaur antics await. These prehistoric pupils are in a class of their own! As in their previous books, Yolen and Teague capture children's rambunctious natures with playful read-aloud verse and wonderfully amusing pictures.
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  The Pit Dragon Chronicles: Book 3

  A Sending of Dragons

  by Jane Yolen

  Jakkin and his girlfriend, Akki, discover a primitive cult that sacrifices dragons. “A riveting saga . . . superb storytelling.”--Publishers Weekly
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  The Pit Dragon Chronicles: Book 1

  Dragon's Blood

  by Jane Yolen

  Dragons are trained to fight to the death, and two determined teens help free them in this spellbinding saga. Training a dragon to be a fighting champion is the only way to freedom for fifteen-year-old Jakkin.
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  How Do Dinosaurs

  How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?

  by Jane Yolen

  How does a dinosaur eat all his food?Does he burp, does he belch, or make noises quite rude?Does he pick at his cereal, throw down his cup,hoping to make someone else pick it up? Just like kids, dinosaurs have a difficult time learning to behave at the table. However, with a little help from Mom and Dad, these young dinosaurs eat all before them with smiles and goodwill. As in their previous books,... (more)
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  Half Human

  by Bruce Coville

  A girl is born with the fire of dragon blood in her veins and another longs for the feel of water against her skin. A scarecrow wonders at the world around him and a fallen angel tries to reclaim her family's soul.These are the stories about the people who are not wholly human and the animals that are not purely animal--beings that stand between the two worlds feeling the emotions, thrills, and confusions of both.... (more)
• The moon ribbon: And other talesJane Yolen

  

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  The moon ribbon: And other tales

  by Jane Yolen

  Six fairy tales: The Moon Ribbon, The Honey-Stick Boy, Rosechild, Sans Soleil, Somewhen, and Pale Mona.
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  Foiled

  by Jane Yolen, Mike Cavallaro

  A quirky, fast-paced urban fantasy by esteemed author Jane Yolen   Aliera Carstairs just doesn’t fit in. She’s always front and center at the fencing studio, but at school she’s invisible. And she’s fine with that . . . until Avery Castle walks into her first period biology class. Avery may seem perfect now, but will he end up becoming her Prince Charming or just a toad?
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  How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Read?

  by Mark Teague, Jane Yolen

  how dinosaurs learn to read
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  The Hundredth Dove and Other Tales

  by Jane Yolen

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  Touch Magic

  by Jane Yolen

  Our children are growing up without their birthright: the myths, fairy tales, fantasies and folklore that are their proper legacy.
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  Bird Watch

  A Book of Poetry

  by Jane Yolen

  "Celebrating an activity that is companionable as well as scientific and that fosters a special bond with the natural world, Yolen presents 17 melodious evocations of particular species....A book to bring nature and poetry lovers together." -- Kirkus Reviews , pointer review "Yolen's startling descriptions almost jump off the page...This is a book that naturalists, artists, and poets, young and old, will enjoy."... (more)
• Jane Yolen's Mother Goose SongbookJane Yolen

  

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  Jane Yolen's Mother Goose Songbook

  by Jane Yolen

  A collection of more than forty-five Mother Goose rhymes features musical arrangements, brief introductions that explain each rhyme's history, and outlandish illustrations.
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  Dragonfield and Other Stories

  by Jane Yolen

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  Mirror, Mirror

  Forty Folk Tales for Mothers and Daughters to Share

  by Jane Yolen, Heidi E. Y. Stemple

  An award-winning author and National Book Award nominee brings a celebration of mother and daughters around the world Jane Yolen has long been hailed as one of the finest authors in storytelling today. Her bestselling children's books, along with her anthology Favorite Folktales Around the World , have garnered her critical acclaim and awards for two decades. Now, she teams up with her daughter in Mirror,... (more)
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  Owl Moon

  by Jane Yolen, John Schoenherr

  "As expansive as the broad sweep of the great owl's wings and as close and comforting as a small hand held on a wintry night . . . The visual images have a sense of depth and seem to invite readers into this special nighttime world."--School Library Journal, starred review. Full color. 1988 Caldecott Medal Book.This poetic narrative clearly presents a meditative account of a child experiencing the beauty... (more)
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  Here There Be Dragons

  by Jane Yolen

  In Here There Be Dragons, dragons appear in every guise--ghastly, ghoulish, gentle, gargantuan--always endowed with the author’s ingenious touches. Each piece is introduced with the fascinating, and often revealing, story of its making and is illustrated with the intricate, moody pencil drawings of David Wilgus.
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  The Girl Who Loved the Wind

  by Jane Yolen, Ed Young

  Though her father seeks to protect her from all unpleasant things, a young princess is intrigued by the voice of the wind that tells her of worlds beyond the palace walls.