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In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all Jews are experiencing in their Austrian city, Clara and her family escape over the mountains into Switzerland

Hardcover:

9780679831693 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, March 1, 1994, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all Jews are experiencing in their Austrian city, Clara and her family escape over the mountains into Switzerland

Paperback:

9780679870401 | Reprint edition (Yearling Books, May 1, 1995), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all Jews are experiencing in their Austrian city, Clara and her family escape over the mountains into Switzerland.

Miscellaneous:

9780307770196 | Yearling Books, January 12, 2011, cover price $4.99

Reinforced:

9780606079440 | Demco Media, May 1, 1995, cover price $13.04 | About this edition: In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all Jews are experiencing in their Austrian city, Clara and her family escape over the mountains into Switzerland.

Prebinding:

9780785799870 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: In 1938, having begun to feel the persecution that all Jews are experiencing in their Austrian city, Clara and her family escape over the mountains into Switzerland.

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The special love of a grandfather, a retired entertainer, for his grandchildren is featured in a Caldecott Medal-winning story about the magic of vaudeville. Reprint. AB. H. SLJ. NYT. K. PW.
By Karen Ackerman and Stephen Gammell (illustrator)

Reinforced:

9780606015431 | Demco Media, January 1, 1992, cover price $15.81 | also contains Song and Dance Man | About this edition: Grandpa entertains his three grandchildren with a magic trick, a song, and a tap dance, while he relives his days in vaudeville

Prebinding:

9781435206489 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, June 28, 2007), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Grandpa entertains his three grandchildren with a magic trick, a song, and a tap dance, while he relives his days in vaudeville

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A girl named Cricket describes the effects on the people of the small town of Bean, Pennsylvania, when they learn that someone from the moving pictures is coming to their town to look for a person to be in a picture show.
By Karen Ackerman and Paul Mombourquette (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781553374442 | Kids Can Pr, March 1, 2004, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A girl named Cricket describes the effects on the people of the small town of Bean, Pennsylvania, when they learn that someone from the moving pictures is coming to their town to look for a person to be in a picture show.
9780072319330, titled "Foundations of Financial Management" | 9th packag edition (McGraw-Hill College, July 1, 1999), cover price $105.80 | also contains Foundations of Financial Management

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When her family moves from Boston to California in 1847, Araminta and her paint box become separated, but through a series of new owners, the paint box finds its way to California.

Paperback:

9780689820915, titled "Araminta's Paint Box" | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, August 1, 1998), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: In 1847, Araminta is upset by the loss of her new wooden paint box during their cross-country trip from Boston to California, but through a series of accidents, the paint box follows its owner across country by another route

School and Library:

9780689314629, titled "Araminta's Paint Box" | Atheneum, May 1, 1990, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: In 1847, Araminta is upset by the loss of her new wooden paintbox during their cross-country trip from Boston to California, but through a series of accidents, the paintbox follows its owner across country by another route

Prebinding:

9780613112734, titled "Araminta's Paint Box" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: In 1847, Araminta is upset by the loss of her new wooden paint box during their cross-country trip from Boston to California, but through a series of accidents, the paint box follows its owner across country by another route

With their mother working nights, it is hard for Rachel and her brother to find time with Mom, except when they spend the early morning talking about work and school
By Karen Ackerman and Catherine Stock (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780689824814, titled "By the Dawn's Early Light" | Aladdin Paperbacks, January 1, 1999, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A young girl and her brother stay with their grandmother while their mother works at night.

School and Library:

9780689317880, titled "By the Dawn's Early Light" | Atheneum, April 1, 1994, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A young girl and her brother stay with their grandmother while their mother works at night.

Reinforced:

9780606159241, titled "By the Dawn's Early Light" | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $13.53 | About this edition: A young girl and her brother stay with their grandmother while their mother works at night.

Prebinding:

9780613113779, titled "By the Dawn's Early Light" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.45 | About this edition: A young girl and her brother stay with their grandmother while their mother works at night.

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Clara Belle shares her memories of her life with a young girl as they enjoy a walk together.

Hardcover:

9780819882431 | Pauline Books & Media, May 1, 1996, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Clara Belle shares her memories of her life with a young girl as they enjoy a walk together.

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Three children routinely spend summer afternoons in the park with their father, who no longer lives with them.

Hardcover:

9780819836694 | Pauline Books & Media, February 1, 1996, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Three children routinely spend summer afternoons in the park with their father, who no longer lives with them.

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The magical allure of a traveling carnival draws one young boy into an imaginative adventure as he packs a bag and attempts to run away to join Bingleman's Midway. By the author of Song and Dance Man and the illustrator of Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds.
By Karen Ackerman and Barry Moser (illustrator)

School and Library:

9781563973666 | Boyds Mills Pr, October 1, 1995, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: The magical allure of a traveling carnival draws one young boy into an imaginative adventure as he packs a bag and attempts to run away to join Bingleman's Midway

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Product Description: What will life be like in a shelter for the homeless?That's what Livvy wonders after her father, "Poppy, " loses his job and her mother leaves them.While their father looks for work, Livvy and her little brother, Younger, get to know the people in the shelter...read more

Paperback:

9780440408680, titled "The Leaves in October" | Reprint edition (Young Yearling, July 1, 1995), cover price $3.99 | About this edition: After her mother leaves them, nine-year-old Livvy struggles to understand and forgive as her father loses his job and takes her and her younger brother to live in a shelter for homeless people

School and Library:

9780689315831, titled "The Leaves in October" | Atheneum, April 1, 1991, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: After her mother leaves them, nine-year-old Livvy struggles to understand and forgive as her father loses his job and takes her and her younger brother to live in a shelter for homeless people

Reinforced:

9780606054201, titled "The Leaves in October" | Demco Media, July 1, 1995, cover price $10.00 | About this edition: After her mother leaves them, nine-year-old Livvy struggles to understand and forgive as her father loses his job and takes her and her younger brother to live in a shelter for homeless people

Prebinding:

9780785721642 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: What will life be like in a shelter for the homeless?

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A rainstorm sends a family from their long-awaited first house, with all of its leaks, onto the sleeping porch to enjoy the pleasures of the summer night
By Karen Ackerman and Elizabeth Sayles (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780688128227 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1995, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: A rainstorm sends a family from their long-awaited first house, with all of its leaks, onto the sleeping porch to enjoy the pleasures of the summer night

Library:

9780688128234 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1995, cover price $14.93 | About this edition: A rainstorm sends a family from their long-awaited first house, with all of its leaks, onto the sleeping porch to enjoy the pleasures of the summer night

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With their mother working nights, it is hard for Raquel and her brother to find time with Mom, except when they spend the early morning together

School and Library:

9780689319174 | Atheneum, April 1, 1994, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A young girl and her brother stay with their grandmother while their mother works at night.

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A variety of small creatures makes their home in an old abandoned house--from the sparrow nesting in a rainspout to the chipmunk that makes a den in an old cooking pot.
By Karen Ackerman and Sylvie Wickstrom (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780689317415 | Atheneum, September 1, 1992, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Although an old house appears abandoned, an owl, squirrels, mice, rabbits, and many other wild creatures have made it their home

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Hardcover:

9780804565875 | Har/cas edition (Spoken Arts, April 1, 1992), cover price $30.95

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A lyrical text and evocative full-color illustrations celebrate the warmth, joys, and special feeling of home.
By Karen Ackerman and Deborah Kogan Ray (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780395539323 | Houghton Mifflin, March 1, 1992, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A child describes a place where all the rooms have warmth, comfort, and love, and it turns out to be home

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Henry, Will, and Charley learn to do things around the house when Mama considers retiring from housework and becoming a wartime riveter
By Karen Ackerman and Alexa Grace (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780679802891 | Random House Childrens Books, February 1, 1992, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Henry, Will, and Charley learn to do things around the house when Mama considers retiring from housework and becoming a wartime riveter

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Grandpa entertains his three grandchildren with a magic trick, a song, and a tap dance, while he relives his days in vaudeville

Hardcover:

9780394893303 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, June 1, 1988, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

Paperback:

9780679819950 | Reprint edition (Dragonfly, January 1, 1992), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Grandpa entertains his three grandchildren with a magic trick, a song, and a tap dance, while he relives his days in vaudeville
9780590430098 | Scholastic Paperbacks, June 1, 1988, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Illus.

Library:

9780394993300 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, September 1, 1988, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Grandpa demonstrates for his visiting grandchildren some of the songs, dances, and jokes he performed when he was a vaudeville entertainer.

Reinforced:

9780606015431 | Demco Media, January 1, 1992, cover price $15.81 | also contains Song and Dance Man | About this edition: Grandpa entertains his three grandchildren with a magic trick, a song, and a tap dance, while he relives his days in vaudeville

Prebinding:

9780833585752 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Grandpa entertains his three grandchildren with a magic trick, a song, and a tap dance, while he relives his days in vaudeville

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Solly recounts his friendship with a mentally disturbed boy.

Hardcover:

9780399222542 | Philomel Books, May 1, 1991, cover price $14.95 | also contains New York State Directory, 2015/16: Print Purchase Includes 1 Year Free Online Access | About this edition: Explores friendship and family love as twelve-year-old Solly befriends strange, quiet Daniel, who has been hospitalized with a mysterious ailment and who has an equally mysterious family past

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Transfixed by the sight of a marvelous doll in a shop window, Isobel and Mimi dare to hope that their parents will buy it for them.
By Karen Ackerman and Linda Allen (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780399215803 | Philomel Books, November 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Isobel and Mimi fall in love with Mabeline, a beautiful doll in the toy store window, but when they return to the store to purchase her, they find her gone

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An illustrated collection of the famous New Englander's poems

School and Library:

9780399214905 | Philomel Books, October 1, 1990, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: An illustrated collection of poems by the famous nineteenth-century poet.

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Separated by the Ohio River and by the turmoil and animosities of the Civil War, two young girls keep their friendship alive through the two halves of a tin heart necklace
By Karen Ackerman and Michael Hays (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780689314612 | Atheneum, September 1, 1990, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: As the onset of the Civil War causes a rift between their fathers, Mahaley and Flora find a way to preserve their friendship.

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When Great-uncle Max, the tailor, becomes sick and can no longer sew, nephew Aaron becomes his 'hands' and together they create something special.
By Karen Ackerman and George Schmidt (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780394801766 | Random House Childrens Books, August 1, 1990, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Each day young Aaron marvels at the artistry and skill of his Uncle Max, a tailor from the old country, but when Max suffers a stroke, Aaron must carry on the family craft himself

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At night the Banshee comes to a village in search of a lonely soul to keep her company
By Karen Ackerman and David Ray (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780399219245 | Philomel Books, May 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: At night the Banshee comes to a village in search of a lonely soul to keep her company

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Hardcover:

9780960573868 | East Eagle Pr, June 1, 1989, cover price $13.95

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Commander Ahab Flannery is once again setting out to sea but not before he says goodbye to his twenty-six alphabetically arranged children

Hardcover:

9780871130549 | Atlantic Monthly Pr, March 1, 1986, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Commander Ahab Flannery is once again setting out to sea but not before he says goodbye to his twenty-six alphabetically arranged children

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