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  • Sky Woman and the Big Turtle: An Iroquois Creation Myth

    Anita Yasuda, Mark Pennington

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Aug. 15, 2012)
    Enter the land of myths and mystery. For centuries, stories have been told that explain the world and all of its secrets. The Short Tales Myths explore the most famous tales in a simple writing style for young readers. The brilliant illustrations bring to life the legends of many Native American tribes.Iroquois myths and legends were an important way for customs, beliefs, and histories to be passed down orally through the generations. These myths often explain natural events. In this creation myth, the creation of Earth by Sky Woman and Big Turtle is told. The Iroquois nature myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth. An easy-to-read series featuring brilliant illustrations to grab young readers' attention! * Age-appropriate Art * Reinforced Library Binding. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 3-6.
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  • The Lighthouse Mystery

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Joeming Dunn, Ben Dunn

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Jan. 1, 2011)
    When the Alden Children take a summer trip to the New England coast, they have a fun place to stay--a lighthouse! But strange things happen after it gets dark and Watch wakes up growling at night. Can the Boxcar Children shed light on a seaside mystery?
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  • Metropolis Orphanage: Book 1

    Jenna Lynn, Abigail Dela Cruz

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Dec. 15, 2018)
    Master thief Robyn Hood must discover who is taking money from a local orphanage before the kids' fates are put in danger.
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  • Cher Ami: WWI Homing Pigeon

    Joeming Dunn, Ben Dunn

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Sept. 1, 2011)
    Animals have been an influential part of science, technology, and travel throughout time. Cher Ami: WWI Homing Pigeon introduces readers to the historical climate of the 1900s and World War I, background on Cher Ami, a chronology of Cher Ami's mission, and how that mission influenced history. Colorful graphic art, maps, history on homing pigeons, fast facts, and a glossary will bring the historic mission to a younger audience. A great supplement to your history graphic novel collection. G Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 3-6.
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  • Spot the Swamp Lizard Man

    Jan Fields, Scott Brundage

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Aug. 15, 2016)
    The Discover Cryptids film crew travel to South Carolina to investigate reports of a Swamp lizard man, which they are convinced is a hoax, just like all the other monsters--but Gabe is not so sure.
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  • The Adventure of the Red-Headed League

    Vincent Goodwin, Arthur Conan Doyle, Ben Dunn

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters are now in graphic novel adaptations that take young readers into the heart of late-Victorian England with Sherlock Holmes and John Watson as they uncover clues unseen by police inspectors and solve seemingly unsolvable cases.
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  • All in a Night's Work: Book 6

    Baron Spector, Setch Kneupper

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Aug. 15, 2012)
    Jared, Stan, Mitch, Barry, and Amy live in the small town of Marshfield, or Graveyard City. The town has four old cemeteries, and each kid lives next to one. In fact, they've witnessed so many strange things in the graveyards that they've formed a group called the Zombie Hunters! But the Zombie Hunters hunt more than just zombies -they track ghosts, werewolves, and vampires, too. Each member of the group has started keeping a diary of the group's activities… what will you learn from the Graveyard Diaries?Stan's race through Hilltop Cemetery ended with a fall on Randall Fortin's grave. That fall caught Stan in the middle of a 100-year-old ghost feud over an apple orchard that no longer exists. When the Zombie Hunters go to investigate, a glowing ghost apple tree sucks Stan into the past and right in the middle of the fight! Can Stan negotiate a truce between the Fortins and Wymans? Or will he die with the four men who lost their lives that night many years before? An action-packed series featuring world-class black-and-white interior illustrations to grab young readers' attention! * Age-appropriate Art * Reinforced Library Binding * Tips For Finding & Identifying Ghosts, Werewolves, Vampires & More * About the Author & Illustrator. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 3-8.
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  • Monsters!

    Dotti Enderle, Howard McWilliam

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Sept. 1, 2011)
    The local movie theater is hosting Horrorfest - two days of back-to-back monster movies. Malcolm and Dandy can't wait to see their favorite horror classics up on the big screen. But the spine-tingling chills continue even after the movies end. The Wolfman, The Fly, and King Kong have escaped their black and white films and are after Malcolm and Dandy! After much ducking and dodging, the boys discover that it's more than cinema magic. The secret lies behind the small window of the theater's projection booth. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 2-5.
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  • The New Baby

    Christine Platt, Junissa Bianda

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Dec. 15, 2019)
    Ana & Andrew are expecting a sibling! The family is very excited. Mama's family arrives from Trinidad, and everyone helps to get ready. When the baby arrives, Ana & Andrew learn from Granny that in African American culture, a baby's name often tells an important story. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
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  • Comedy of Errors

    William Shakespeare, Rod Espinosa

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's play about two sets of identical twins accidentally separated at infancy.
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  • Tracking Your Nightmare: Book 1

    Baron Spector, Setch Kneupper

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Aug. 15, 2012)
    Jared, Stan, Mitch, Barry, and Amy live in the small town of Marshfield, or Graveyard City. The town has four old cemeteries, and each kid lives next to one. In fact, they've witnessed so many strange things in the graveyards that they've formed a group called the Zombie Hunters! But the Zombie Hunters hunt more than just zombies -they track ghosts, werewolves, and vampires, too. Each member of the group has started keeping a diary of the group's activities... what will you learn from the Graveyard Diaries?Jared Jenson lives next to Woodland Cemetery at the far corner of Marshfield. He used to think it was funny that he and his best friend, Stan, live by cemeteries, but now it's starting to creep him out. In his dreams each night, he sees people dragging bodies through the cemetery . . . until he is dragged for real! Ghostly grave robbers think he is supposed to be buried in the Potter's Field grave. Can Jared, Stan, and the rest of the Zombie Hunters track down Jared's nightmare and free them all from the grave robbers before it's too late?An action-packed series featuring world-class black-and-white interior illustrations to grab young readers' attention! * Age-appropriate Art * Reinforced Library Binding * Tips For Finding & Identifying Ghosts, Werewolves, Vampires & More * About the Author & Illustrator. Calico Chapter Books is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 3-8.
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  • Kianna

    Lisa Mullarkey, Paula Franco

    Library Binding (Magic Wagon, Dec. 15, 2015)
    First year camper Kianna Drake is technically too young to be a Pony Girl at Storm Cliff Stables, but in two days she will be officially eight and she is feeling homesick and a little left out, because the other Pony Girls do not seem to care.
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