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Adventures of Pinocchio: Tale of a Puppet

The story of the adventures of Pinocchio, the puppet who--after adventure, misadventure, and near-disaster--becomes a boy

By Carlo Collodi and Troy Howell (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780688022679 | Reissue edition (William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1988), cover price $7.98 | About this edition: Pinocchio, a wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy.

Breakfast With My Father

An expressive, hopeful story of a boy, David, and the Saturday morning breakfasts and valuable companionship he shares with his father after his parents have separated

By Troy Howell and Ron Roy

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School and Library:

9780395294307 | Houghton Mifflin, August 1, 1980, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: After his parents separate, David looks forward to outings with his father and wonders what has happened when he doesn't arrive for their customary Saturday breakfast.

The Chocolate Wolf

Feeling outcast in a world of chocolate bunnies and ducks, a chocolate wolf realizes that his dream of being bought is more dangerous than he knew and runs away into the streets, where he must hide from unfavorable weather and other predators.

By Barbara Cohen, Troy Howell and David Ray (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780399219610 | Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 1996, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A chocolate wolf escapes from a candy store and finds himself in a desperate situation with a family of hungry rats

The Days When the Animals Talked: Black American Folktales and How They Came to Be

Twenty-four tales featuring Brer Rabbit and eleven others relating true slave experiences reveal veiled denunciations of slavery, calls to rebellion, and expressions of faith in and hope for freedom

By William J. Faulkner and Troy Howell (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780865433731 | Africa World Pr, June 1, 1993, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Presents more than 20 Afro-American folktales featuring the escapades of Brer Rabbit and more than 10 tales describing the lives of Afro-American slaves.

Paperback:

9780865433748 | Reprint edition (Africa World Pr, March 1, 1993), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Presents more than 20 Afro-American folktales featuring the escapades of Brer Rabbit and more than 10 tales describing the lives of Afro-American slaves.

Prebinding:

9780613818452, titled "Days When The Animals Talked: Black American Folktales And How They Came To Be" | Turtleback Books, January 1, 1993, cover price $25.05 | About this edition: Presents more than 20 Afro-American folktales featuring the escapades of Brer Rabbit and more than 10 tales describing the lives of Afro-American slaves.

The Donkey Planet

When Frank and Jason are transported to a planet where technology is at a standstill and donkeys are as important as people, Frank becomes a donkey, Jason grows ten years younger and acquires a set of budding horns, and both young space engineers are befriended by a brave girl

By Scott Corbett and Troy Howell

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School and Library:

9780525288251 | Dutton Childrens Books, May 1, 1979, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Two young scientists in disguise carry out a dangerous mission on another planet.

The Dragon of Cripple Creek

By Troy Howell

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Hardcover:

9780810997134 | Reprint edition (Harry N Abrams Inc, April 1, 2011), cover price $16.95

Dragonkin: Wyvernwood

The last known survivors of the once powerful race of dragons--along with other such magical creatures as unicorns, manticores, griffins, basilisks, and minotaurs--have found refuge in the mysterious forest of Wyvernwood, but now humans are encroaching on their sanctuary, and the dragons must search for a new home. Reprint.

By Robin Wayne Bailey and Troy Howell (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780743479462 | Ibooks, April 1, 2004, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: The last known survivors of the once powerful race of dragons--along with other such magical creatures as unicorns, manticores, griffins, basilisks, and minotaurs--have found refuge in the mysterious forest of Wyvernwood, but now humans are encroaching on their sanctuary, and the dragons must search for a new home.

9781596870260 | Ibooks, April 1, 2004, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Wyvernwood, a deep and mysterious forest in the land of Engmar, is the last known refuge for the descendants of the great and majestic dragons that once ruled the skies.

Favorite Medieval Tales

A collection of well-known tales from medieval Europe, including 'Beowulf,' 'The Sword in the Stone,' 'The Song of Roland,' and 'The Island of the Lost Children.'

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School and Library:

9780590600422 | Scholastic, May 1, 1998, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A collection of well-known tales from medieval Europe, including 'Beowulf,' 'The Sword in the Stone,' 'The Song of Roland,' and 'Gudren and the Island of the Lost Children'

Reinforced:

9780606249386 | Demco Media, September 1, 2002, cover price $16.95 | also contains Favorite Medieval Tales | About this edition: A collection of well-known tales from medieval Europe, including 'Beowulf,' 'The Sword in the Stone,' 'The Song of Roland,' and 'The Island of the Lost Children.

Prebinding:

9780613935296 | Turtleback Books, April 1, 2002, cover price $16.85 | also contains Favorite Medieval Tales | About this edition: A collection of well-known tales from medieval Europe, including 'Beowulf,' 'The Sword in the Stone,' 'The Song of Roland,' and 'The Island of the Lost Children.

Favorite Norse Myths

This collection portrays the giants, dwarves, elves, monsters, gods, and goddesses who once dwelt in the frozen ancient land of Norway.

By Troy Howell (illustrator) and Mary Pope Osborne

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Paperback:

9780590480475 | Reprint edition (Scholastic Paperbacks, January 1, 2001), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: This collection portrays the giants, dwarves, elves, monsters, gods, and goddesses who once dwelt in the frozen ancient land of Norway.

School and Library:

9780590480468 | Scholastic, February 1, 1996, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A collection of rarely retold tales from the 'Elder Edda' and the 'Younger Edda,' two six-hundred-year-old Norse manuscripts.

Reinforced:

9780606195614 | Demco Media, October 1, 2000, cover price $16.49 | About this edition: This collection portrays the giants, dwarves, elves, monsters, gods, and goddesses who once dwelt in the frozen ancient land of Norway.

Prebinding:

9780613336987 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 2001, cover price $16.65 | About this edition: This collection portrays the giants, dwarves, elves, monsters, gods, and goddesses who once dwelt in the frozen ancient land of Norway.

The Final Battle

After fighting his way through numerous battles and hardships for twenty years, Odysseus finally reaches his home land of Ithaca where he discovers that his island has been overrun and his familys safety is in jeopardy--forcing him to take on one more fight in order to settle all scores once and for all. Reprint. Teacher's Guide available.

By Troy Howell (illustrator) and Mary Pope Osborne

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Hardcover:

9780786807758 | Hyperion, October 1, 2004, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: Retells part of Homer's Odyssey in which Odysseus finally reaches his homeland of Ithaca and discovers that he must fight once more to preserve his family's safety and expel the intruders that have overrun his home.

Paperback:

9780786809943 | Reprint edition (Hyperion, July 1, 2005), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Odysseus returns home to Ithaca to find it overrun by suitors who want to marry his wife, so he, Athena, and Telemachus come up with a plan to drive them out.

Reinforced:

9780606334488 | Demco Media, April 30, 2005, cover price $13.59 | About this edition: Odysseus returns home to Ithaca to find it overrun by suitors who want to marry his wife, so he, Athena, and Telemachus come up with a plan to drive them out.

The First Americans: Tribes of North America

Illustrations and text focus on the lives and activities of Indians of North America, from the plains to woodlands and the Northwest Coast, before the coming of the white man

By Troy Howell and Jane Werner Watson

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Hardcover:

9780394841946 | Random House Childrens Books, September 1, 1980, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Easy-to-read text introduces the way of life of the various groups of native Americans before the arrival of the white man.

Library:

9780394941943 | Random House Childrens Books, September 1, 1980, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Easy-to-read text introduces the way of life of the various groups of native Americans before the arrival of the white man.

First Prayers: A Celebration of Faith and Love

By Troy Howell

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Hardcover:

9781402764547 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, February 7, 2012, cover price $12.95

Fox in a Trap

Daniel looks forward to helping Uncle Peter set traps for the foxes that have been plaguing the family farm, until the discovery of a severed fox paw makes him seriously question what he and his uncle are doing

By Troy Howell (illustrator) and Jane Resh Thomas

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Hardcover:

9780899194738 | Houghton Mifflin, April 1, 1987, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Daniel looks forward to helping his Uncle Peter set traps for the foxes that have been plaguing the family farm, until the discovery of a severed fox paw makes him seriously question what he and his uncle are doing.

Paperback:

9780395544266 | Reissue edition (Houghton Mifflin, September 24, 1990), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Daniel looks forward to helping his Uncle Peter set traps for the foxes that have been plaguing the family farm, until the discovery of a severed fox paw makes him seriously question what he and his uncle are doing.

Reinforced:

9780606122955 | Reissue edition (Demco Media, August 1, 1990), cover price $14.70 | About this edition: Daniel looks forward to helping his Uncle Peter set traps for the foxes that have been plaguing the family farm, until the discovery of a severed fox paw makes him seriously question what he and his uncle are doing.

Goliath: Hero of the Great Baltimore Fire

By Claudia Friddell and Troy Howell (illustrator)

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School and Library:

9781585364558 | Sleeping Bear Pr, May 1, 2010, cover price $17.95

The Gray-Eyed Goddess

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Retells a part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus continues his journey home as his wife and son, Penelope and Telemachus, are busy warding off men who wish to marry Penelope, until Telemachus asks a stranger for help.

By Troy Howell (illustrator)

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Reinforced:

9780606305594 | Demco Media, April 30, 2004, cover price $13.59 | About this edition: For nearly twenty years, Odysseus has fought terrifying giants and monsters, weathered the loss of his men, and angered gods and goddesses.

Prebinding:

9781439549667 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, September 18, 2008), cover price $13.99 | About this edition: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

Jemima Remembers

The story of the reluctance of young Jemima to leave the farm that has been her summer home and her aunt's reassurances that everything will be there next year

By Crescent Dragonwagon and Troy Howell (illustrator)

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School and Library:

9780027330700 | Atheneum, November 1, 1984, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Just before leaving for the winter, Jemima visits one last time her favorite places on the farm, recalling the wonderful summer she spent there with her aunt.

Kathleen: The Celtic Knot

Twelve-year-old Dubliner Kathleen Murphy is given the chance to take Irish dancing lessons in 1937 and discovers she has a talent for it.

By Siobhan Parkinson

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Hardcover:

9781584858300 | Amer Girl, September 1, 2003, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Dubliner Kathleen Delaney is given the chance to take Irish dancing lessons in 1937 and discovers she has a talent for it.

Paperback:

9781584857488 | Amer Girl, September 1, 2003, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Dubliner Kathleen Delaney is given the chance to take Irish dancing lessons in 1937 and discovers she has a talent for it.

Reinforced:

9780606286176 | Demco Media, July 1, 2003, cover price $16.71 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Dubliner Kathleen Delaney is given the chance to take Irish dancing lessons in 1937 and discovers she has a talent for it.

Prebinding:

9780613863773 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2003, cover price $16.70 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Dubliner Kathleen Delaney is given the chance to take Irish dancing lessons in 1937 and discovers she has a talent for it.

Land Of The Dead

A retelling of part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his fleet continue their journey and encounter giant cannibals, a beautiful witch, and the Land of the Dead.

By Troy Howell (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780786807710, titled "The Land of the Dead" | Hyperion, September 1, 2002, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: A retelling of part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his fleet continue their journey and encounter giant cannibals, a beautiful witch, and the Land of the Dead.

Paperback:

9780786809295, titled "The Land of the Dead" | Reprint edition (Hyperion, September 1, 2003), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A retelling of part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his fleet continue their journey and encounter giant cannibals, a beautiful witch, and the Land of the Dead.

Reinforced:

9780606305570, titled "The Land of the Dead" | Demco Media, April 30, 2004, cover price $13.59 | About this edition: A retelling of part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his fleet continue their journey and encounter giant cannibals, a beautiful witch, and the Land of the Dead.

Little Lord Fauntleroy

An abridged retelling of the story of an American boy who goes to live with his grandfather in England where he becomes heir to a title and a fortune.

By Troy Howell (illustrator) and Eva Mason (other contributor)

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Hardcover:

9781402745782 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, February 5, 2008, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: An abridged retelling of the story of an American boy who goes to live with his grandfather in England where he becomes heir to a title and a fortune.

Lucy's Winter Tale

Lucy is kidnapped by Ivan the juggler who includes her in his miniature circus as he travels to a new town in search of his sweetheart Martina

By Amy Ehrlich and Troy Howell (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780803706590 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1992, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Lucy is kidnapped by Ivan the juggler who includes her in his miniature circus as he travels to a new town in search of his sweetheart Martina

Library:

9780803706613 | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1992, cover price $13.89 | About this edition: Lucy is kidnapped by Ivan the juggler who includes her in his miniature circus as he travels to a new town in search of his sweetheart Martina

The Maiden on the Moor

When two brothers find an unconscious girl on the barren moor, one fears witchcraft and runs away, while the second takes pity and rescues her, and when the truth is revealed, the brothers are duly rewarded, in a Celtic tale inspired by a medieval verse.

By Troy Howell (illustrator) and Marilyn Singer

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Hardcover:

9780688086749 | William Morrow & Co, April 1, 1995, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A tale inspired by a medieval ballad in which a rich brother and a poor brother find a beautiful maiden on the moor on a cold winter night

Library:

9780688086756 | William Morrow & Co, April 1, 1995, cover price $14.93 | About this edition: A tale inspired by a medieval ballad in which a rich brother and a poor brother find a beautiful maiden on the moor on a cold winter night

Mermaid Tales from Around the World

A collection of twelve mermaid tales from around the world, featuring such sources as France, Greece, and North Africa (view table of contents)

By Troy Howell (illustrator) and Mary Pope Osborne

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Paperback:

9780439047814 | Reprint edition (Scholastic, April 1, 1999), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A collection of twelve mermaid tales from around the world, featuring such sources as France, Greece, and North Africa

School and Library:

9780590443777 | Scholastic, September 1, 1993, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A collection of twelve mermaid tales from around the world, featuring such sources as France, Greece, and North Africa

Reinforced:

9780606166027 | Demco Media, April 1, 1999, cover price $15.76 | About this edition: A collection of twelve mermaid tales from around the world, featuring such sources as France, Greece, and North Africa

Prebinding:

9780613181853 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.45 | About this edition: A collection of twelve mermaid tales from around the world, featuring such sources as France, Greece, and North Africa

Neela: Victory Song

In 1939, twelve-year-old Neela meets a young freedom fighter at her sister's wedding and soon after must rely on his help when her father fails to return home from a march in Calcutta against British occupation.

By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

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Hardcover:

9781584855972 | Amer Girl Pub, September 1, 2002, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: In 1939, twelve-year-old Neela meets a young freedom fighter at her sister's wedding and soon after must rely on his help when her father fails to return home from a march in Calcutta against British occupation.

Paperback:

9781584855217 | Amer Girl Pub, September 1, 2002, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: In 1939, twelve-year-old Neela meets a young freedom fighter at her sister's wedding and soon after must rely on his help when her father fails to return home from a march in Calcutta against British occupation.

Reinforced:

9780606250603 | Demco Media, December 1, 2002, cover price $16.71 | About this edition: In 1939, twelve-year-old Neela meets a young freedom fighter at her sister's wedding and soon after must rely on his help when her father fails to return home from a march in Calcutta against British occupation.

Nim's City

By Troy Howell

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Hardcover:

9780399231391 | Philomel Books, April 26, 2012, cover price $15.95

O Is for Old Dominion: A Virginia Alphabet

Young readers are invited to the state of Virginia--home to Arlington National Cemetery, Monticello, Williamsburg, Jamestown, and the Pentagon--in the latest installment to the Discover America State by State series.

By Pamela Duncan Edwards and Troy Howell (illustrator)

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School and Library:

9781585361618 | Sleeping Bear Pr, December 1, 2005, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Explores the heritage and history of Virginia, offering historical facts for each letter of the alphabet.

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