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1) Saint George and the dragon: a golden legend

Author

Hodges, Margaret

Publisher

Little, Brown and Co

Pub. Date

c1984

Language

English

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Caldecott Medal Winners

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George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land. Retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings peace and joy to the land.

2) Silent night: the song and its story

Author

Hodges, Margaret

Publisher

Eerdmans

Pub. Date

1997.

Language

English

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Tells how the well-known Christmas carol, "Silent Night," first came to be written and performed in Austria in the early 1800s.

3) Saint Patrick and the peddler

Author

Hodges, Margaret

Publisher

Orchard Books

Pub. Date

[1993]

Language

English

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When a poor Irish peddler follows the instructions given to him by Saint Patrick in a dream, his life is greatly changed. Includes background on Saint Patrick and on the origin of the story.

4) Merlin and the making of the king

Author

Hodges, Margaret

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2004]

Language

English

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A retelling of four Arthurian legends, "The Sword in the Stone," "Excalibur," "The Lady of the Lake," and "The Last Great Battle," which feature Merlin, King Arthur, and other familiar figures.

5) The boy who drew cats

Author

Hodges, Margaret

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

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A young boy's obsession with drawing cats changes his life.

6) Joan of Arc: the lily maid

Author

Hodges, Margaret

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

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A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

7) Dick Whittington and his cat

Author

Hodges, Margaret

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

[2006]

Language

English

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Retells the legend of the poor boy in medieval England who trades his beloved cat for a fortune in gold and jewels and eventually becomes Lord Mayor of London.