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Written by the Greek Poet Homer and about odysseus's travels.
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Written by a teacher named Aesop as lessons for his students and remain a staple on children's bookshelves. These fables were about talking animals, each with a pointed moral.
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Written by Roman poet Ovid. Had many of the ancient Greek and Roman myths and legends.
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Tells of the struggles between Beowulf and the monster Grendel.
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Written by John Cominius to teach latin vocabulary through pictures.
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Witten by John Bunyan to tell stories about adventure and monsters to entertain children. These stories are still told today.
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One of the most famous school books of the period and introduced Puritan children the alphabet through rhymes.
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Written by John Locke about his idea that children's minds are blank slate.
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Written by Daniel Defoe about a man on a deserted island.
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Written by Jonathon Swift and a story about the adventures of Guliver.
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Written to tell fairy tales.
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Written by John Newbery and was the first children's book on sale in the book store.
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Written by Jean Jacques Roussea and was about her thoughts on ideal education.
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Written by Sarah Trimmer about a family of robins living with humans and had talking animals which was frowned upon at that time.
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Childrens addition was written by Elizabeth Newberry and was a collection of middle eastern tales.
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Written by Maria Edgeworth and was about a country girl and her triumph.
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Written by the Grims brothers and were a collection of folk tales.
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Written by Mrs. Sherwood to tell scary moral stories to children.
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Published by Lewis Carrol and was written strictly for entertainment.