King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
by Marguerite Henry
Age: 8+
Interests: horses, animals, horse racing, history, sport
King of the Wind
07 Apr 2014 1 Comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: animals, British history, history, horse racing, horses, sports
Secret of the Andes
04 Feb 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: animals, history, Inca, mountains, mystery, Peru, South America
Secret of the Andes
by Ann Nolan Clark
Age: 8+
Interests: Peru, Inca, South America, mountains, animals, mystery More
Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver
13 Jan 2014 Leave a comment
in Books, books 10+, books 8+, books 9+, Classics Tags: adventure, boats, comedy, philosophy, politics, satire, travel
Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver
retold by Martin Jenkins
illustrated by Chris Riddell
Age: 8+ (read to); 10+ (independent reading)
Interests: travel, ships, strange lands and customs, satire, adventure, humour, politics, philosophy
The Cat Who Went to Heaven
02 Dec 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: animals, art, artists, Buddhism, cats, Japan, religion
The Cat Who Went to Heaven
by Elizabeth Coatsworth
illustrated by Lynd Ward
Age: 8+
Interests: cats, artists, animals, Japan, Buddhism, religion More
The Wheel on the School
30 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: adventure, birds, cooperation, country life, helping others, Holland, ocean, small town life, storms, teachers
The Wheel on the School
by Meindert DeJong
Age: 8+
Interests: birds, ocean, Holland, cooperation, helping others, adventure, small towns, country life
Emil and the Detectives
18 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+, Classics Tags: adventure, Berlin, crime, detective, friendship, Germany
by Erich Kästner
illustrated by Walter Trier
Age: 8+
Interests: crime, kid detectives, Berlin, Germany, adventure
The Trumpeter of Krakow
12 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: action, adventure, cities, history, Krakow, medieval history, Poland, religion, scientists
The Trumpeter of Krakow
by Eric P. Kelly
Age: 8+
Interests: medieval history, Poland, Krakow, adventure, action, religion, science
The White Stag
10 Sep 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: folktales, history, Hungary, myths, war
The White Stag
by Kate Seredy
Age: 8+
Interests: mythology, war, history, folktales, magic, pagan religion
More
Roller Skates
30 Jul 2013 Leave a comment
in Books, books 8+ Tags: American history, Christmas, cities, city life, history, New York, strong girls, theatre
Roller Skates
by Ruth Sawyer
Age: 8+
Interests: strong girls, history, New York City, city life More
Collected Stories for Children
18 Jun 2013 2 Comments
in Books, books 11+, books 8+ Tags: adventure, animals, cats, fairies, Fairy Tale, folktales, horror, Magic, monkeys, romance, travel
Collected Stories for Children
by Walter de la Mare
Age: 8+ (read to); 11+ (independent reading)
Interests: folk tales, fairy tales, animals, magic, romance, fairies, spooky stories, adventure, travel, cats, monkeys
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