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66) Excalibur
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English
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The young King Arthur asks for and receives the noble sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake and promises to be deserving of it through acts of valor.
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2022.
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English
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Why are Celtic fairies behind our compulsion to knock on wood? How is a Norse myth responsible for our fear of the number 13? And why might an ancient Byzantine war strategy make us wary of spilling salt? A fascinating and mystical tumble through thousands of years of curious traditions, Very Superstitious gets to the root of just why we practice these rituals. From keeping new shoes off the table to nailing a horseshoe above the door, so many of...
73) Star stuff
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[2023]
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"It's up to Giovanni and Lorenzo, Sky Repair Specialists, to fill the sky with stars. One night, on the job, Lorenzo gets stuck in a swirling cloud of gas and dust-a nebula! So Giovanni calls out to the heavens for help. Friendly stars come running: Orion the Hunter, Cancer the Crab, and Taurus the Bull. Now what will it take to rescue Lorenzo, Giovanni's donkey pal? Find out in this imaginative story featuring Chris Raschka's brilliant, luminescent...
74) Godiva
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2001.
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English
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With only her long hair as a cloak, Lady Godiva takes her heroic ride through the English village of Coventry in exchange for her husband's promise to lower the people's taxes.
76) John Henry
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English
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Retells the life of the legendary African American hero who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.
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