Arthur Yorinks
1) Hey, Al
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well.
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Series
Pub. Date
2006
Description
The Night Kitchen Radio Theater performances are based on the classic stories. THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES: The Emperor himself, his court, and his clothes--or lack of them--are ridiculous as only the master storyteller Hans Christian Andersen can make them. PINOCCHIO: The adventures of a talking wooden puppet who yearns to become a real boy.
6) What a trip!
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
While walking down the street one day in his simple town in New Jersey, Mel stumbles into another dimension where there isn't a single smooth side to be found, but when his friends dismiss his tales about his pointy adventure, Mel finds a way to prove to all that what he has been saying is true.
7) Homework
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When Tony's pens, along with his pencil and eraser, come to life, the squabbling set of writing tools tries to complete Tony's neglected homework.
9) Happy bees
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Pub. Date
2005
Description
Rhythmic text describes the carefree life of bees as they sting knees, munch on Swiss cheese, and laugh in the breeze.
10) Making scents
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Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Mickey isn't quite like his brothers and sisters. They're all stronger, faster, and have a much better sense of smell. That's because his "brothers and sisters" are dogs?bloodhounds, to be exact. Mickey's mom and dad are crazy about canines. Their dogs are the loves of their lives and their livelihood. So, naturally, they're raising their son as if he was a dog, and Mickey wants nothing more than to make his parents proud. Just as Mickey is mastering...
11) One mean ant
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Pub. Date
2020.
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An astonishingly disagreeable ant meets his match in this pitch-perfect picture book comedy from Arthur Yorinks and Sergio Ruzzier. Was there ever an ant as mean as this mean ant? Not likely. This ant is so mean that leaves fall off trees when he walks by. This ant is so mean that grapes shrivel when he looks at them. But when this mean ant finds himself lost in the desert and meets a fly that defies explanation . . . well, nothing is the same again....
14) Oh, brother
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Pub. Date
[1989]
Description
Milton and Morris, two orphaned immigrant brothers in New York, brave their way in the New World taking jobs as trapeze artists, fruit peddlers, and tailors, and discover life's bitter realities.
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Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Whitefish Will was the mightest lawman in the history of the Old West. But the penny-pinching townspeople put him out to pasture. Then the meanest, rottenest gang of outlaws steals all the horses, swipes everyone's clothes, and threatens to burn down the whole town. Guess who comes out of retirement--Whitefish Will rides again.
16) Bravo, Minski
Author
Pub. Date
1988.
Description
Minski travels across Europe inventing wonderful things, till at last he accomplishes his proudest achievement.
17) Company's going
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
After inviting two spacemen to stay for dinner, Shirley and Moe are asked to return with them to their planet Nextoo to cater their sister's rather large wedding.
18) Quack!
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Pub. Date
[2003]
Description
Quack, a young duck, builds a rocket and goes to the moon, only to find that he misses home.
19) Ugh
Author
Pub. Date
1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ugh, a cave boy, invents the bicycle and rides off to a new life.
20) The Miami giant
Author
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Leaving Italy to search for China, the great explorer Giuseppe Giaweeni accidentally stumbles across Miami, where he discovers a lost tribe of dancing giants and enjoys a brief stint in show business.