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The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury
by Janet Schulman

ISBN 0679886478 (0-679-88647-8)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books

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Believe it or not, 44 complete read-aloud classics and future classics--from Goodnight Moon to Stellaluna--are packed in this remarkably svelte, positively historic anthology. Flipping through the 308 pages of The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury is like browsing a photo album of beloved friends and family. The familiar faces of Curious George and Ferdinand the Bull peer earnestly from the pages, and scenes from Madeline and Millions of Cats resonate as if you just experienced them yesterday. Think of the advantages of carrying this book on a vacation instead of a suitcase of single titles! (Your kids can always revisit their dog-eared hardcovers when they get home.)
This impressive collection of concept books, wordless books, picture books, and read-aloud stories was artfully compiled by longtime children's book editor and publisher Janet Schulman. Stories are coded red, blue, and green to designate age groupings from baby/toddler books such as Whose Mouse Are You?, through preschool books such as Where the Wild Things Are, to longer stories for ages 5 and older such as Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. The reason the book isn't bigger than Babar is because many of the illustrations from each story were reduced or removed to fit the anthology's format. (Leo Lionni's Swimmy, for example, takes up 5 pages total, compared to its original 29 pages.) Brief biographical notes that are surprisingly quirky shine a little light on the 62 authors and illustrators, and an index helps, too, for the child who likes one story best. We love the idea of being within easy reach of a Star-Belly Sneetch, a William Steig donkey, and a Sendak monster at all times, and we're sure your little bookworms will, too. (Click to see a sample spread from The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury, compilation copyright © 1998 by Janet Schulman, illustrations © renewed 1997 by William Steig.) (All ages) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Adam of the Road
by Elizabeth Janet Gray, Elizabeth Gray Vining, Robert Lawson

ISBN 014032464X (0-14-032464-X)
Softcover, Puffin

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Presents the adventures of 11 year-old Adam as he travels the open roads of 13th-century England searching for his missing father, a minstrel, and his stolen red spaniel, Nick. A Newbery Medal winner. [via]
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Adam of the Road
by Elizabeth Gray, Robert Lawson

ISBN 0142406597 (0-14-240659-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Eleven-year-old Adam loved to travel throughout thirteenthcentury England with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his dog, Nick. But when Nick is stolen and his father disappears, Adam suddenly finds himself alone. He searches the same roads he traveled with his father, meeting various people along the way. But will Adam ever find his father and dog and end his desperate search?
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The Apple and the Arrow
by Mary Buff

ISBN 0618128093 (0-618-12809-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin

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The year is 1291, and Walter is the twelve-year-old son of William Tell, the greatest bowman in the land of Uri. Walter lives happily in the remote heights of the Alpine Mountains, caring for his familys goat herd and practicing his marksmanship in the hopes of making his father proud. But as the end of the year approaches, Walters peaceful life is shaken as his country enters a revolution, and Walter must carry a secret that could threaten the life of the father he loves so dearly.
More than seven hundred years have passed since the day Walter stood in the marketplace balancing an apple on his head while the Austrian tyrant Gessler commanded Walters father, William Tell, to take aim at the apple with his great crossbow. The dramatic tale of Williams arrest and escape and the daring revolt of the Swiss against the Austrians has become a legend around the world.
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- The Apple and the Arrow: ISBN 0618128077 (0-618-12807-7)
  Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Augustus Caesars World: A Story of Ideas and Events from Bc 44 to 14 Ad
by Genevieve Foster

ISBN 0964380323 (0-9643803-2-3)
Softcover, Varsitybooks.Com

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Considered the innovator of "horizontal history," Genevieve Foster became frustrated when her two school-aged children complained about the boring presentation of history in their school texts. This frustration led to Foster's first book, George Washington's World (1941). In her unique approach, Foster weaves a story of the world around her central character; rather than focusing exclusively on geo-political events, as most textbooks do; she includes stories of scientific discovery and invention, music, literature, art, and religion. She has a keen intuition for stories that will especially delight and amuse her youthful audience. In Augustus Caesar's World, Foster traces the seven major civilizations Rome, Greece, Israel, Egypt, China, India, and Persia from 4500 B.C. to the time of Augustus Caesar in 44 B.C. and culminating in 14 A.D. Within this timeframe readers will learn not only the stories of Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and Marc Antony, but also the historian Livy and how Virgil came to write the Aeneid. Foster will then take her readers all over the world to learn what was happening at this same time in China, Persia, India and so on. Foster's detailed pen and ink drawings are fresh and appealing, and her illustrated timelines give a clear sense of chronology, enriching the engaging text. An all-time customer favorite! [via]
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- Augustus Caesars World: A Story of Ideas and Events from Bc 44 to 14 Ad: ISBN 0964380323 (0-9643803-2-3)
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Beduins' Gazelle
by Frances Temple

ISBN 0064406695 (0-06-440669-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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- Beduins' Gazelle: ISBN 0531088693 (0-531-08869-3)
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The Bronze Bow: New Classic Collection
by Elizabeth George Speare

ISBN 0395137195 (0-395-13719-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin

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In this Newberry Medal-winning novel, Daniel bar Jamin is fired by only one passion: to avenge his father's death by crucifixion by driving the Roman legions from his land of Isreal. [via]
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- The Bronze Bow: New Classic Collection: ISBN 0395071135 (0-395-07113-5)
  Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink

ISBN 1416940286 (1-4169-4028-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy with the status quo. Written in 1935 about Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother's childhood, the adventures of Caddie and her brothers are still exciting over 60 years later. With each chapter comes another ever-more exciting adventure: a midnight gallop on her horse across a frozen river to warn her American Indian friends of the white men's plan to attack; a prairie fire approaching the school house; and a letter from England that may change the family's life forever. This Newbery Medal-winning book bursts at the seams with Caddie's irrepressible spirit. In spite of her mother's misgivings, Caddie is a perfect role model for any girl--or boy, for that matter. She's big-hearted, she's brave, and she's mechanically inclined! (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Caddie Woodlawn
by Trina Schart Hyman, Carol Ryrie Brink

ISBN 0689862253 (0-689-86225-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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At age 11, Caddie Woodlawn is the despair of her mother and the pride of her father: a clock-fixing tomboy running wild in the woods of Wisconsin. In 1864, this is a bit much for her Boston-bred mother to bear, but Caddie and her brothers are happy with the status quo. Written in 1935 about Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother's childhood, the adventures of Caddie and her brothers are still exciting over 60 years later. With each chapter comes another ever-more exciting adventure: a midnight gallop on her horse across a frozen river to warn her American Indian friends of the white men's plan to attack; a prairie fire approaching the school house; and a letter from England that may change the family's life forever. This Newbery Medal-winning book bursts at the seams with Caddie's irrepressible spirit. In spite of her mother's misgivings, Caddie is a perfect role model for any girl--or boy, for that matter. She's big-hearted, she's brave, and she's mechanically inclined! (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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A Child's Book of Art : Great Pictures, First Words
by Lucy Micklethwait

ISBN 1564582035 (1-56458-203-5)
Hardcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated

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An introduction to art appreciation exposes young readers to more than one hundred works of art from a wide range of periods, cultures, and artists, and with subjects such as seasons, weather, and animals. [via]
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The Children's Book of Virtues
by William J. Bennett, Michael Hague

ISBN 068481353X (0-684-81353-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster

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The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; The Book of Virtues, The Children's Book of Virtues is the ideal storybook for parents and children to enjoy together:
With selections from The Book of Virtues, from Aesop and Robert Frost to George Washington's life as well as Native American and African folklore, The Children's Book of Virtues brings together timeless stories and poems from around the world.
The stories have been chosen especially for a young audience to help parents introduce to their children the essentials of good character: Courage, Perseverance, Responsibility, Work, Self-discipline, Compassion, Faith, Honesty, Loyalty, and Friendship.
Lavishly illustrated by the well-known artist Michael Hague, these wonderful stories and the virtues they illustrate come to life on these pages.
The Children's Book of Virtues is an enduring treasury of literature and art that will help lead young minds toward what is noble and gentle and fine. [via]
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The Family Under the Bridge
by Natalie Savage Carlson, Garth Williams

ISBN 0064402509 (0-06-440250-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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This is the delightfully warm and enjoyable story of an old Parisian named Armand who relished his solitary life. Children he said were like starlings and one was better off without them.But the children who lived under the bridge recognized a true friend when they met one even if the friend seemed a trifle unwilling at the start. And it did not take Armand very long to realize that he had gotten himself ready-made family; one that he loved with all his heart and one for whom he would have to find a better home than the bridge.Armand and the children s adventures around Paris -- complete with gypsies and a Santa Claus -- make a story which children will treasure. [via]
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- The Family Under the Bridge: ISBN 0060209917 (0-06-020991-7)
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From The Mixed-up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
by E. L. Konigsburg

ISBN 1557360367 (1-55736-036-7)
Hardcover, Cornerstone Books

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After reading this book, I guarantee that you will never visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art (or any wonderful, old cavern of a museum) without sneaking into the bathrooms to look for Claudia and her brother Jamie. They're standing on the toilets, still, hiding until the museum closes and their adventure begins. Such is the impact of timeless novels . . . they never leave us. E. L. Konigsburg won the 1967 Newbery Medal for this tale of how Claudia and her brother run away to the museum in order to teach their parents a lesson. Little do they know that mystery awaits! [via]
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- From The Mixed-up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler: ISBN 1557360367 (1-55736-036-7)
  Hardcover, Cornerstone Books
The Gods Must Be Angry
by Sheila Walsh Miller

ISBN 997197293X (9971-972-93-X)
Hardcover, O M F Books

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The Golden Goblet
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

ISBN 0140303359 (0-14-030335-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting tale of ancient Egyptian mystery and intrigue. Newbery Honor Book [via]
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Hittite Warrior
by Joanne Williamson

ISBN 1883937388 (1-883937-38-8)
Softcover, Bethlehem Books

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Judea has always been the crossroads and battlefield of contending nations. It is no less so in this biblical time of the Judges. Uriah Tarhund's Hittite home is destroyed by invading Greeks. His dying father tells him to go south to seek a Canaanite named Sisera. "He will help you. For my sake. . . ." Uriah is plunged into the tumult of an uneasy Judea. When he saves a young boy from being sacrificed to Moloch, he is given succor for a time by the Hebrews. Later, he finds Sisera and joins him in war against these same people. When the Canaanites are defeated, the young Hittite has the opportunity to come to peace with himself, the Hebrew people and their God. [via]
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- Hittite Warrior: ISBN 1883937388 (1-883937-38-8)
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I, Juan De Pareja
by Elizabeth De Trevino

ISBN 0374435251 (0-374-43525-1)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux

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Winner of the 1966 Newbery Medal
An ALA Notable Book
A New York Times Best Juvenile Book of the Year

Juan is the slave of the great Spanish painter Diego Valazquez and helps his master in his studio by preparing paints and stretching canvases. But Juan is an artist, too: he has taught himself by watching his master's technique. Although such work is forbidden by slaves, Jaun cannot keep his secret any longer.What will happen when the truth is known?
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In Grandmas Attic
by Arleta Richardson, Dora Leder

ISBN 0912692324 (0-912692-32-4)
Hardcover, D. C. Cook Pub Co

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James Herriot's Treasury for Children
by James Herriot, Ruth Brown, Peter Barrett

ISBN 0312085125 (0-312-08512-5)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr

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James Herriot's Treasury for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales for young readers. From the springtime frolic of Oscar, Cat-About-Town to the yuletide warmth of The Christmas Day Kitten, these stories-radiantly illustrated by Peter Barrett and Ruth Brown-are perennial favorites, and this new complete edition will make a wonderful gift for all readers, great and small. [via]
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James Herriot's Treasury of Inspirational Stories for Children: Warm And Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great And Small
by James Herriot, Ruth Brown, Peter Barrett

ISBN 0312349726 (0-312-34972-6)
Hardcover, Griffin

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James Herriot's Treasury of Inspirational Stories for Children collects all of the beloved veterinarian's delightful tales for young readers--all of them perennial favorites.
This complete edition is a wonderful addition to the libraries of all readers, great and small. From the moving holiday miracle of The Christmas Day Kitten to the adorable, rascally antics of Smudge, the Little Lost Lamb, here are Herriot's masterful stories for children gathered together in one classic volume for the entire family to share and treasure
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Moses the Kitten * Only One Woof * The Christmas Day Kitten * Bonny's Big Day * Blossom Comes Home * The Market Square Dog * Oscar, Cat-About-Town * Smudge, the Little Lost Lamb

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Justin Morgan Had a Horse
by Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis

ISBN 1416927859 (1-4169-2785-9)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks

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Joel Goss knows that Little Bub is a special colt, even though he's a runt. And when schoolteacher Justin Morgan asks Joel to break the colt in, Joel is thrilled! Soon word about Little Bub has spread throughout the entire Northeast -- this spirited colt can pull heavier loads than a pair of oxen. And run faster than thoroughbreds!

This is the story of the little runt who became the father of the world-famous breed of American horses -- the Morgan.
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My Father's Dragon
by Ruth Stiles Gannett

ISBN 0394890485 (0-394-89048-5)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books

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My Father's Dragon--a favorite of young readers since the 1940s and a Newbery honor book--captures the nonsensical logic of childhood in an amusingly deadpan fashion. The story begins when Elmer Elevator (the narrator's father as a boy) runs away with an old alley cat to rescue a flying baby dragon being exploited on a faraway island. With the help of two dozen pink lollipops, rubber bands, chewing gum, and a fine-toothed comb, Elmer disarms the fiercest of beasts on Wild Island. The quirky, comical adventure ends with a heroic denouement: the freeing of the dragon. Abundant black-and-white lithographs by Ruth Chrisman Gannett (the author's stepmother) add an evocative, lighthearted mood to an already enchanting story. Author Ruth Stiles Gannett 's stand-alone sequel, Elmer and the Dragon, and her third volume, The Dragons of Blueland both received starred reviews in School Library Journal and are as fresh and original as her first. (Ages 4 to 8) [via]
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Otter Nonsense
by Norton Juster, Eric Carle

ISBN 039920931X (0-399-20931-X)
Softcover, Horizon Book Promotions

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We've got some great gnus for ewe here--lots of other hilarious animal puns that are sure to shark you. In this brilliantly illustrated book you can see the seal of approval, and meet a moose with a mousetache. The 80 outrageous puns in the collection will make this just the condor book you'll gopher. Full color. [via]
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- Otter Nonsense: ISBN 0688122825 (0-688-12282-5)
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Otto of the Silver Hand
by Howard Pyle

ISBN 1419139401 (1-4191-3940-1)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co

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ReadHowYouWant publishes a wide variety of best selling books in Large and Super Large fonts in partnership with leading publishers. EasyRead books are available in 11pt and 13pt. type. EasyRead Large books are available in 16pt, 16pt Bold, and 18pt Bold type. EasyRead Super Large books are available in 20pt. Bold and 24pt. Bold Type. You choose the format that is right for you.
This exciting book narrates the story of a young boy Otto, who is sent to live with monks at an early age. Otto gets kidnapped by his fathers enemies and faces hardships and miseries. The author has very well described the dark middle ages and the way they used to live and fight. Inspirational!
To find more titles in your format, Search in Books using EasyRead and the size of the font that makes reading easier and more enjoyable for you.
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer

ISBN 0394820371 (0-394-82037-1)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books

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"It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time," Milo laments. "[T]here's nothing for me to do, nowhere I'd care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing." This bored, bored young protagonist who can't see the point to anything is knocked out of his glum humdrum by the sudden and curious appearance of a tollbooth in his bedroom. Since Milo has absolutely nothing better to do, he dusts off his toy car, pays the toll, and drives through. What ensues is a journey of mythic proportions, during which Milo encounters countless odd characters who are anything but dull.
Norton Juster received (and continues to receive) enormous praise for this original, witty, and oftentimes hilarious novel, first published in 1961. In an introductory "Appreciation" written by Maurice Sendak for the 35th anniversary edition, he states, "The Phantom Tollbooth leaps, soars, and abounds in right notes all over the place, as any proper masterpiece must." Indeed.
As Milo heads toward Dictionopolis he meets with the Whether Man ("for after all it's more important to know whether there will be weather than what the weather will be"), passes through The Doldrums (populated by Lethargarians), and picks up a watchdog named Tock (who has a giant alarm clock for a body). The brilliant satire and double entendre intensifies in the Word Market, where after a brief scuffle with Officer Short Shrift, Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses, Rhyme and Reason. Anyone with an appreciation for language, irony, or Alice in Wonderland-style adventure will adore this book for years on end. (Ages 8 and up) [via]
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Jules Feiffer, Norton Juster

ISBN 0816148015 (0-8161-4801-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr

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"It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time," Milo laments. "[T]here's nothing for me to do, nowhere I'd care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing." This bored, bored young protagonist who can't see the point to anything is knocked out of his glum humdrum by the sudden and curious appearance of a tollbooth in his bedroom. Since Milo has absolutely nothing better to do, he dusts off his toy car, pays the toll, and drives through. What ensues is a journey of mythic proportions, during which Milo encounters countless odd characters who are anything but dull.
Norton Juster received (and continues to receive) enormous praise for this original, witty, and oftentimes hilarious novel, first published in 1961. In an introductory "Appreciation" written by Maurice Sendak for the 35th anniversary edition, he states, "The Phantom Tollbooth leaps, soars, and abounds in right notes all over the place, as any proper masterpiece must." Indeed.
As Milo heads toward Dictionopolis he meets with the Whether Man ("for after all it's more important to know whether there will be weather than what the weather will be"), passes through The Doldrums (populated by Lethargarians), and picks up a watchdog named Tock (who has a giant alarm clock for a body). The brilliant satire and double entendre intensifies in the Word Market, where after a brief scuffle with Officer Short Shrift, Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses, Rhyme and Reason. Anyone with an appreciation for language, irony, or Alice in Wonderland-style adventure will adore this book for years on end. (Ages 8 and up) [via]
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Right Choices
by Kenneth Nathaniel Taylor, Kathryn E. Shoemaker

ISBN 0842352996 (0-8423-5299-6)
Hardcover, Tyndale House Pub

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D. Taylor

ISBN 1557361401 (1-55736-140-1)
Hardcover, Cornerstone Books

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In all Mildred D. Taylor's unforgettable novels she recounts "not only the joy of growing up in a large and supportive family, but my own feelings of being faced with segregation and bigotry." Her Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry tells the story of one African American family, fighting to stay together and strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South of the 1930s. Nine-year-old Cassie Logan, growing up protected by her loving family, has never had reason to suspect that any white person could consider her inferior or wish her harm. But during the course of one devastating year when her community begins to be ripped apart by angry night riders threatening African Americans, she and her three brothers come to understand why the land they own means so much to their Papa. "Look out there, Cassie girl. All that belongs to you. You ain't never had to live on nobody's place but your own and long as I live and the family survives, you'll never have to. That's important. You may not understand that now but one day you will. Then you'll see."
Twenty-five years after it was first published, this special anniversary edition of the classic strikes as deep and powerful a note as ever. Taylor's vivid portrayal of ugly racism and the poignancy of Cassie's bewilderment and gradual toughening against social injustice and the men and women who perpetuate it, will remain with readers forever. Two award-winning sequels, Let the Circle Be Unbroken and The Road to Memphis, and a long-awaited prequel, The Land, continue the profoundly moving tale of the Logan family. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: ISBN 0821919857 (0-8219-1985-7)
  Hardcover, Paradigm Pub Intl
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Shadow of a Bull
by Maia Wojciechowska

ISBN 1416933956 (1-4169-3395-6)
Softcover, Aladdin Paperbacks

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Manolo was only three when his father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died. But Juan is never far from Manolo's consciousness -- how could he be, with the entire town of Arcangel waiting for the day Manolo will fulfill his father's legacy?
But Manolo has a secret he dares to share with no one -- he is a coward, without afición, the love of the sport that enables a bullfighter to rise above his fear and face a raging bull. As the day when he must enter the ring approaches, Manolo finds himself questioning which requires more courage: to follow in his father's legendary footsteps or to pursue his own destiny? [via]
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The Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare

ISBN 0440479002 (0-440-47900-2)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books

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When his father returns East to collect the rest of the family, 13-year-old Matt is left alone to guard his family's newly built homestead. One day, Matt is brutally stung when he robs a bee tree for honey. He returns to consciousness to discover that his many stings have been treated by an old Native American and his grandson. Matt offers his only book as thanks, but the old man instead asks Matt to teach his grandson Attean to read. Both boys are suspicious, but Attean comes each day for his lesson. In the mornings, Matt tries to entice Attean with tales from Robinson Crusoe, while in the afternoons, Attean teaches Matt about wilderness survival and Native American culture. The boys become friends in spite of themselves, and their inevitable parting is a moving tribute to the ability of shared experience to overcome prejudice. The Sign of the Beaver was a Newbery Honor Book; author Elizabeth Speare has also won the Newbery Medal twice, for The Witch of Blackbird Pond and The Bronze Bow. (Ages 12 and older) --Richard Farr [via]
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Things People Do
by Ann Civardi

ISBN 0860208648 (0-86020-864-8)
Hardcover, Edc Pub

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This entertaining book is all about the work people do in different sorts of jobs. Set on an imaginary island called Banilla, it introduces a crowd of interesting people and shows some of the events that happen in their daily lives. There is Mayor Naze, the mayor of Banilla; Ivor Hose, the fire chief and Penny Sillin, the doctor, as well as Manuel Laber, the builder; Honor Toze, the ballet dancer; Phillipa Pale, the dairywoman and lots of others. Stephen Cartwright's charming and humorous pictures will capitave children's imagination and encourage them to delve into the book again and again. Compiled with the help of experts, "Things People Do" is written in clear and simple language. It is packed with detailed illustrations and information which will delight and fascinate children of all ages. It may also give them some ideas about what they want to do when they grow up. Hardcover. Pages: 40 [via]
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The Twenty-one Balloons
by William Pene Dubois

ISBN 0833509152 (0-8335-0915-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic. [via]
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Understood Betsy
by Dorothea Frances Fisher

ISBN 0874519209 (0-87451-920-9)
Softcover, Univ Pr of New England

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Anyone who fondly remembers how the fresh air of the moors puts a blush in the cheeks of sallow young Mary in The Secret Garden will love Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Understood Betsy just as much. First published in 1916, this engaging classic tells the tale of a thin, pale 9-year-old orphan named Elizabeth Ann who is whisked away from her city home and relocated to a Vermont farm where her cousins, the "dreaded Putneys," live. The Putneys are not as bad as her doting, high-strung Aunt Frances warns, however, and Elizabeth, who had been nurtured by her aunt like an overwatered sapling--positively blooms under their breezy, earthy care.
Elizabeth Ann's first victories are small ones--taking the reins from Uncle Harry, doing her own hair, making her own breakfast--but children will revel in the awakening independence and growing self-confidence of a girl who learns to think for herself... and even laugh. Along the way, "citified" readers of all ages will get a glimpse into the lives of people who are truly connected to the world around them--making butter ("We always bought ours," says Elizabeth Ann), experiencing the "rapt wonder that people in the past were really people," and understanding the difference between failing in school and failing at life. Fisher is a wise, personable storyteller, steeped in the Montessori principles of learning for its own sake, the value of process, and the importance of "indirect support" in child rearing. She also captures the tempestuous emotional life of a child as few authors can, crafting a story that children will find deeply satisfying. And in the end, readers will have grown as fond of the happier, stronger "Betsy" as the gentle, unassuming Putneys have.
Loving care was dolloped on this 1999 reissue of an old favorite--with sweet new pencil illustrations by Kimberly Bulcken Root, and an introduction and afterword by Eden Ross Lipson that offer a historical context for the book and its author. (Ages 8 to 12) --Karin Snelson [via]
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Understood Betsy
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

ISBN 1421901900 (1-4219-0190-0)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com

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Anyone who fondly remembers how the fresh air of the moors puts a blush in the cheeks of sallow young Mary in The Secret Garden will love Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Understood Betsy just as much. First published in 1916, this engaging classic tells the tale of a thin, pale 9-year-old orphan named Elizabeth Ann who is whisked away from her city home and relocated to a Vermont farm where her cousins, the "dreaded Putneys," live. The Putneys are not as bad as her doting, high-strung Aunt Frances warns, however, and Elizabeth, who had been nurtured by her aunt like an overwatered sapling--positively blooms under their breezy, earthy care.
Elizabeth Ann's first victories are small ones--taking the reins from Uncle Harry, doing her own hair, making her own breakfast--but children will revel in the awakening independence and growing self-confidence of a girl who learns to think for herself... and even laugh. Along the way, "citified" readers of all ages will get a glimpse into the lives of people who are truly connected to the world around them--making butter ("We always bought ours," says Elizabeth Ann), experiencing the "rapt wonder that people in the past were really people," and understanding the difference between failing in school and failing at life. Fisher is a wise, personable storyteller, steeped in the Montessori principles of learning for its own sake, the value of process, and the importance of "indirect support" in child rearing. She also captures the tempestuous emotional life of a child as few authors can, crafting a story that children will find deeply satisfying. And in the end, readers will have grown as fond of the happier, stronger "Betsy" as the gentle, unassuming Putneys have.
Loving care was dolloped on this 1999 reissue of an old favorite--with sweet new pencil illustrations by Kimberly Bulcken Root, and an introduction and afterword by Eden Ross Lipson that offer a historical context for the book and its author. (Ages 8 to 12) --Karin Snelson [via]
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What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes

ISBN 0698113721 (0-698-11372-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A brief biography of the 18th-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States. [via]
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The Wheel on the School
by Meindert De Jong

ISBN 0064400212 (0-06-440021-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books

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Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. And sometimes when you begin to wonder, you begin to make things happen. So the children set out to bring the storks back to Shora. The force of their vision put the whole village to work until at last the dream began to come true.
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
by Elizabeth George Speare

ISBN 155736138X (1-55736-138-X)
Hardcover, Cornerstone Books

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Forced to leave her sunny Caribbean home for the bleak Connecticut Colony, Kit Tyler is filled with trepidation. As they sail up the river to Kit's new home, the teasing and moodiness of a young sailor named Nat doesn't help. Still, her unsinkable spirit soon bobs back up. What this spirited teenager doesn't count on, however, is how her aunt and uncle's stern Puritan community will view her. In the colonies of 1687, a girl who swims, wears silk and satin gowns, and talks back to her elders is not only headstrong, she is in grave danger of being regarded as a witch. When Kit befriends an old Quaker woman known as the Witch of Blackbird Pond, it is more than the ascetics can take: soon Kit is defending her life. Who can she count on as she confronts these angry and suspicious townspeople?
A thoroughly exciting and rewarding Newbery Medal winner and ALA Notable Children's Book, Elizabeth George Speare's The Witch of Blackbird Pond brings this frightening period of witch hysteria to life. Readers will wonder at the power of the mob mentality, and the need for communities in desperate times--even current times--to find a scapegoat. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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La Caseta Magica
by Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer, Alberto Jiménez Rioja

ISBN 1587171090 (1-58717-109-0)
Softcover, Chronicle Books LLC

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Norton Juster's timeless, best-selling novel will reach an even wider readership with this outstanding Spanish translation. Milo thinks that just about everything is a big waste of time--when he even bothers to think at all. But he starts to see life in a whole new way after a mysterious gift transports him to the Lands Beyond. Accompanied by the ticking watchdog Tock and the boastful Humbug, Milo embarks on an unforgettable quest to rescue Princesses Rhyme and Reason and restore common sense to the Kingdom of Wisdom. [via]
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El Estanque de Mirlo
by Elizabeth George Speare

ISBN 8427932294 (84-279-3229-4)
Hardcover, Noguer y Caralt Editores, S. A.

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A mediados de abril de 1687, el buque Delfin entraba en el puerto de Saybrook cruzando la desembocadura del rio Connecticut. Una chica se encontraba en la cubierta, ansiosa de echar un primer vistazo a America. Kit Tyler, una joven dulce e impetuosa, haba viajado sola desde las islas Barbados donde se habia criado con su abuelo, para encontrar refugio en casa de su tia, la unica familia que le quedaba. Suapariencia, su mentalidad diferente y progresista contrastan desde el primer momento con la pobreza de la ciudad y el severo puritanismo del marido de su tia. La comprension de Hanna, unaanciana que vive completamente aislada porque la gente dice que es bruja, es un consuelo para Kit. La chica salva aHannah de la furia de la gente y ella misma es acusada de brujeria. El estanque del mirlo es una gran novela en la linea de las miticas yrecordadas narraciones como Lo que el viento se llevo o La casa de la pradera, ecrita con un perfecto estilo literario y magnificamente ambientada por los detalles historicos y las acertadas y bonitas descripciones, Nunca faltan emocion y crifio. [via]
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Una Rueda En El Tejado/ The Wheel on the School
by Meindart Dejong, Angela Figuera Aymerich, Maurice Sendak

ISBN 8427932170 (84-279-3217-0)
Softcover, Noguer Y Caralt Editores

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Yo, Juan De Pareja
by Elizabeth Borton De Trevino, Enrique De Trevino Borton, Enrique R. Trevino Borton

ISBN 0374492921 (0-374-49292-1)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux

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Juan de Pareja, the slave who prepares the paints and canvases of the artist Velâazquez, describes his work with his master and the climate of Spanish court life.

I, Juan de Pareja is the winner of the 1966 Newbery Medal.
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