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A brief biography of Samuel Adams describes his activities in stirring up the revolt against the British and how he was finally persuaded to learn to ride a horse

Hardcover:

9780698202924, titled "Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?" | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1974, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: A brief biography of Samuel Adams describing his activities in stirring up the revolt against the British and how he was finally persuaded to learn to ride a horse.
9780399234019, titled "Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?" | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1974, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A brief biography of Samuel Adams describes his activities in stirring up the revolt against the British and how he was finally persuaded to learn to ride a horse

Paperback:

9780698114166, titled "Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?" | Reissue edition (Puffin, September 1, 1996), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A brief biography of Samuel Adams describes his activities in stirring up the revolt against the British and how he was finally persuaded to learn to ride a horse
9780698205451 | Putnam Pub Group, February 1, 1982, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A brief biography of Samuel Adams describing his activities in stirring up the revolt against the British and how he was finally persuaded to learn to ride a horse.
9780590412025, titled "Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?" | Scholastic, January 1, 1948, cover price $5.95

Reinforced:

9780606040167, titled "Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?" | Demco Media, February 1, 1974, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: A brief biography of Samuel Adams describing his activities in stirring up the revolt against the British and how he was finally persuaded to learn to ride a horse.

Prebinding:

9780808544852, titled "Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A brief biography of Samuel Adams describes his activities in stirring up the revolt against the British and how he was finally persuaded to learn to ride a horse

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Traces the life and contributions of the sickly child with the small voice who grew up to become the fourth president of the United States.

Hardcover:

9780399217685 | Putnam Pub Group, November 1, 1989, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Traces the life and contributions of the sickly child with the small voice who grew up to become the fourth president of the United States

Paperback:

9780698116214 | Reprint edition (Puffin, February 1, 1998), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Physically small, quiet, and nondescript, James Madison nevertheless played a crucial role in early American history
9780590437493, titled "Great Little Madison" | Scholastic, January 1, 1948, cover price $4.50

Miscellaneous:

9781101128039 | Putnam Pub Group, February 23, 1998, cover price $5.99
9781101122198 | Putnam Pub Group, February 23, 1998, cover price $5.99

Reinforced:

9780606129565 | Reprint edition (Demco Media, February 1, 1998), cover price $14.55 | About this edition: Physically small, quiet, and nondescript, James Madison nevertheless played a crucial role in early American history

Prebinding:

9780613079020 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Physically small, quiet, and nondescript, James Madison nevertheless played a crucial role in early American history

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Library:

9780698301948 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1970, cover price $4.29

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Tells of the many unlikely events leading up to the enshrining of Plymouth Rock as a national monument

Hardcover:

9780698203259, titled "Who''s That Stepping on Plymouth Rock" | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1975, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Relates the history of Plymouth Rock since the Pilgrims first landed on it to the present day.
9780399233180, titled "Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock" | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1975, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Relates the history of Plymouth Rock since the Pilgrims first landed on it to the present day.

Paperback:

9780698116818, titled "Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock" | Reprint edition (Puffin, September 1, 1998), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Relates the history of Plymouth Rock since the Pilgrims first landed on it to the present day.

Prebinding:

9780613105408, titled "Who's That Stepping on Plymouth Rock?" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Relates the history of Plymouth Rock since the Pilgrims first landed on it to the present day.

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Portrays the life of King George the Third of Great Britain during the time of the American Revolution

Hardcover:

9780698203150, titled "Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?" | Putnam Pub Group, August 17, 1977, cover price $14.95

Paperback:

9780698114029, titled "Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?" | Reissue edition (Puffin, September 1, 1996), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Portrays the life of King George the Third of Great Britain during the time of the American Revolution
9780698205420 | Putnam Pub Group, February 1, 1982, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A biography of George the Third, King of Great Britain during the time of the American Revolution.

School and Library:

9780399233043, titled "Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?" | Putnam Pub Group, July 1, 1977, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A biography of George the Third, King of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution.

Reinforced:

9780606004060, titled "Can't You Make Them Behave, King George" | Demco Media, September 1, 1996, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: A biography of George the Third, King of Great Britain during the time of the American Revolution.

Prebinding:

9780881035520, titled "Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Portrays the life of King George the Third of Great Britain during the time of the American Revolution

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Recounts St. Brendan's life and voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived.

Hardcover:

9780399233265 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1979, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Portrays the life of Saint Brendan and chronicles his legendary voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived

Paperback:

9780698117594 | Puffin, February 1, 1999, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Portrays the life of Saint Brendan and chronicles his legendary voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived

Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies.

Hardcover:

9780399207235, titled "Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?" | Putnam Pub Group, November 1, 1980, cover price $18.99 | About this edition: An amusing account of Columbus's determined but slightly miscalculated attempts to find a new ocean route to the Indies describes his four voyages across the Ocean Sea

Paperback:

9780698115804, titled "Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?" | Reissue edition (Puffin, August 1, 1997), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: An amusing account of Columbus's determined but slightly miscalculated attempts to find a new ocean route to the Indies describes his four voyages across the Ocean Sea
9780399207341, titled "Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?" | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1980, cover price $8.95 | also contains Collected Papers | About this edition: An amusing account of Columbus's determined but slightly miscalculated attempts to find a new ocean route to the Indies describes his four voyages across the Ocean Sea

Reinforced:

9780606040150, titled "Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?" | Demco Media, October 1, 1980, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: An amusing account of Columbus's determined but slightly miscalculated attempts to find a new ocean route to the Indies describes his four voyages across the Ocean Sea

Prebinding:

9780881035537, titled "Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus?" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: An amusing account of Columbus's determined but slightly miscalculated attempts to find a new ocean route to the Indies describes his four voyages across the Ocean Sea

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Chronicles the life of the colonial American practical joker, passionate Virginia lawyer-politician, and patriotic orator whose words and principles helped fire the American Revolution

Hardcover:

9780399233050 | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1997, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman.
9780698203075 | Coward Mc Cann, May 1, 1975, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman.

Paperback:

9780698114395 | Puffin, March 1, 1997, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman.
9780698205444 | Putnam Pub Group, February 1, 1982, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman.

Reinforced:

9780606006491 | Demco Media, February 1, 1982, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman.

Prebinding:

9780808544845 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman.

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Looks at the personality of the President of the Second Continental Congress, giving special attention to his vanity and magnetic charm

Hardcover:

9780698203082 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1976, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.

Paperback:

9780698205390, titled "Will You Sign Here, John Hancock" | Coward Mc Cann, February 1, 1982, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.

School and Library:

9780399233067 | Reprint edition (Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1976), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.

Reinforced:

9780606006699, titled "Will You Sign Here, John Hancock" | Demco Media, February 1, 1982, cover price $14.70 | also contains Will You Sign Here, John Hancock | About this edition: A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.

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Looks at the personality of the President of the Second Continental Congress, giving special attention to his vanity and magnetic charm
By Jean Fritz and Trina Schart Hyman (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780698114401 | Reprint edition (Puffin, March 1, 1997), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.

Reinforced:

9780606006699 | Demco Media, February 1, 1982, cover price $14.70 | also contains Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? | About this edition: A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.

Prebinding:

9780808544869 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.

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The giant Maushop and his family form the geography of Cape Cod in their battles with the pukwudgies.

Hardcover:

9780399208706 | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1982, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: The giant Maushop and his family form the geography of Cape Cod in their battles with the pukwudgies.

Paperback:

9780399217326 | Reprint edition (Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 1989), cover price $5.95 | also contains 50 Ways to Ruin a Rake | About this edition: The giant Maushop and his family form the geography of Cape Cod in their battles with the pukwudgies.

Paperback:

9780838956403 | Amer Library Assn, June 1, 1983, cover price $0.75

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A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast

Paperback:

9780698206168, titled "George Washington's Breakfast" | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1984, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast

Library:

9780698300996, titled "George Washington's Breakfast" | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1969, cover price $10.99 | About this edition: A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast

Reinforced:

9780606033350, titled "George Washington's Breakfast" | Demco Media, October 1, 1984, cover price $14.35 | About this edition: A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast

Prebinding:

9780613078498, titled "George Washington's Breakfast" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A young boy searches for historical information on what Washington ate for breakfast

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The author returns to China, to relive her memories of her youth and to witness the many historical and social changes that have taken place since she left the country in 1928.
By Jean Fritz and Michael Fritz (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780399211829 | Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 1985, cover price $19.99 | About this edition: Details the author's visit to China, her emotional experiences there, the resolution of her homesickness, and her return to America

Product Description: "Fritz draws readers into scenes of her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-twenties. . . . the generous affection of her nurse/companion . . . her mother's grief over losing a second child, the dynamics of asuffering population venting its hostility on foreigners, and most of all, the loneliness of a child's exile from a homeland she has imagined constantly but never seen...read more

Hardcover:

9780676306675 | Random House Inc, June 1, 1985, cover price $73.33 | About this edition: "Fritz draws readers into scenes of her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-twenties.

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A portrait of Sam Houston describes his role in the battle of Texas for independence from Mexico

Hardcover:

9780399213038 | Coward Mc Cann, January 1, 1986, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A portrait of Sam Houston is set against the backdrop of Texas' battle for independence from Mexico, Texas' annexation to the United States, and the growth of the Western frontier

Paperback:

9780698116467 | Puffin, July 1, 1998, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A portrait of Sam Houston describes his role in the battle of Texas for independence from Mexico
9780399213045 | Coward Mc Cann, January 1, 1986, cover price $7.95 | also contains Standards for Enterprise Management Control | About this edition: A portrait of Sam Houston is set against the backdrop of Texas' battle for independence from Mexico, Texas' annexation to the United States, and the growth of the Western frontier

Reinforced:

9780606009218 | Demco Media, January 1, 1986, cover price $14.55 | About this edition: A portrait of Sam Houston is set against the backdrop of Texas' battle for independence from Mexico, Texas' annexation to the United States, and the growth of the Western frontier

Prebinding:

9780808574019 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A portrait of Sam Houston describes his role in the battle of Texas for independence from Mexico

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Describes how the Constitution came to be written and ratified. Also includes the full text of the document produced by the Constitutional Convention Of 1787.

Hardcover:

9780399214035, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1987, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A portrait of America in 1787 focuses on the diverse personalities and viewpoints of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and explores the complex issues facing the delegates and the young nation

Paperback:

9780698116245, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Reissue edition (Puffin, March 1, 1998), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Describes how the Constitution came to be written and ratified.
9780399214042 | Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 1987, cover price $8.95 | also contains World Suffering and Quality of Life | About this edition: A portrait of America in 1787 focuses on the diverse personalities and viewpoints of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and explores the complex issues facing the delegates and the young nation

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781560082262, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Unabridged edition (Childrens Circle, April 1, 1998), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: The award-winning author takes readers behind the scenes at the Constitutional Convention for a good-humored history lesson, enlivened by dePaola

Reinforced:

9780606034661, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Demco Media, May 1, 1987, cover price $15.45 | About this edition: A portrait of America in 1787 focuses on the diverse personalities and viewpoints of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and explores the complex issues facing the delegates and the young nation

Prebinding:

9780613087469, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.40 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
9780808589853, titled "Shh! We're Writing the Constitution" | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.30 | About this edition: A portrait of America in 1787 focuses on the diverse personalities and viewpoints of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention and explores the complex issues facing the delegates and the young nation

Product Description: In this engrossing novel set in Salem in 1774, a young boy must learn to make the decisions of a man. Daniel West is faced with questions of patriotic loyalty; follow his journey from loyalty to the king, to dangerous confrontations with British troops, to proud support for his new country...read more

Hardcover:

9780844671741 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 2001, cover price $19.75 | About this edition: In this engrossing novel set in Salem in 1774, a young boy must learn to make the decisions of a man.
9780698200364 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1967, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: In this engrossing novel set in Salem in 1774, a young boy must learn to make the decisions of a man.

Paperback:

9780140322590 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 1, 1987), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.

Reinforced:

9780606035699 | Demco Media, October 1, 1987, cover price $13.53 | About this edition: In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.

Prebinding:

9780833508607 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $13.85 | About this edition: In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.
9781417623068 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1987, cover price $17.25 | About this edition: In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.

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Brady learns the importance of keeping a secret when he discovers a runaway slave in pre-Civil War Pennsylvania

Hardcover:

9780698200142 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1960, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.

Paperback:

9780698119376 | Reprint edition (Puffin, October 1, 1987), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.

Reinforced:

9780606035552 | Demco Media, October 1, 1987, cover price $11.10 | About this edition: A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.

Prebinding:

9780613557986 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.
9780833508553 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.10 | About this edition: A young Pennsylvania boy takes part in the pre-Civil War anti-slavery activities.

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The author's fictionalized version, though all the events are true, of her childhood in China in the 1920s.
By Jean Fritz and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781557360700 | Large print edition (Cornerstone Books, January 1, 1988), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The acclaimed author provides a lively and perceptive account of growing up in China

A biography of the brilliant Southern general who gained the nickname Stonewall by his stand at Bull Run during the Civil War

Reinforced:

9780606043342 | Demco Media, April 1, 1989, cover price $11.10 | also contains Stonewall | About this edition: A biography of the brilliant Southern general who gained the nickname Stonewall by his stand at Bull Run during the Civil War

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Six prominent writers, including Maurice Sendak, Jill Krementz, and Jack Prelutsky, explain how and why they became involved in children's literature

Paperback:

9780395514252 | Houghton Mifflin, April 1, 1990, cover price $13.00 | also contains Queen of Fire | About this edition: Six prominent writers, including Maurice Sendak, Jill Krementz, and Jack Prelutsky, explain how and why they became involved in children's literature

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By dark of night Columba copies Finian's new book, and before too long, the High King and armies of Irishmen have entered into the dispute that has developed between Finian and Columba

Library:

9780399612848 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1990, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A brief biography of the Irish saint who was known for his love of books and his missionary work throughout Scotland.

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Follows the life of the dynamic twenty-sixth president, discussing his conservation work, hunting expeditions, family life, and political career

Hardcover:

9780399217692, titled "Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt" | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1991, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Follows the life of the dynamic twenty-sixth president, discussing his conservation work, hunting expeditions, family life, and political career

Paperback:

9780698116092 | Reprint edition (Puffin, January 1, 1997), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Follows the life of the dynamic twenty-sixth president, discussing his conservation work, hunting expeditions, family life, and political career

Prebinding:

9780613017497 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Follows the life of the dynamic twenty-sixth president, discussing his conservation work, hunting expeditions, family life, and political career

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