Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin (Yesterday's Classics) Regional & Cultural ' The poem is meant

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he has restored puffins and other rare and endangered seabirds to islands on the Maine coast and other locations worldwide

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The Ass and the Grasshoppers

Rarely have the exploits of marauding pirates and buccaneers of the Spanish Main been more vividly recounted than in the stories of author and illustrator Howard Pyle

Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin (Yesterday's Classics) Regional & Cultural ' The poem is meantIncludes fifty legendary tales depicting certain romantic episodes in the lives of well known heroes and famous men, or in the history of a people. Children naturally take a deep interest in such stories. The reading of them will not only give pleasure but will lay the foundation for broader literary studies, as nearly all are the subjects of frequent allusions in poetry and prose. by James Baldwin Additional information: Ages: 6 9 Length: 186 pages