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Tony Johnston has written 103 work(s)
Paperback:
9781570914898 | Reprint edition (Charlesbridge Pub Inc, July 1, 2008), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Sam and his father sail from England to America to begin a new life in Jamestown, but they run into trouble when their money is stolen and they have to defend themselves in court.
School and Library:
9781570915475 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, February 1, 2004, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Separated from his parents in Poland during World War II, a young Jewish boy enslaved in a concentration camp, keeps hope alive while playing Schubert on his harmonica whenever the camp's commandant orders him to play.
Hardcover:
9780439324625 | Blue Sky Pr, October 1, 2003, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When his mother is stolen from her tomb, Ramose, a 4000-year-old mummy, tries to find her in the Egyptian desert, aboard an ocean liner, and in New York City's Metropolitan Museum.
School and Library:
9780823416233 | Holiday House, September 1, 2003, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Ten-year-old Juma and his aunt Aida plan to surprise his Kenyan village with an appearance by Father Christmas and find that they themselves are surprised.
School and Library:
9780689837890 | Simon & Schuster, July 1, 2003, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A couple of bumbling parents with a hungry baby seek help from a tricky little witch, but it is a sweet black-eyed yak who really helps them to live happily ever after.
Hardcover:
9780374303471 | 1 edition (Farrar Straus & Giroux, April 2, 2003), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A collection of poems reflecting the culture, customs, daily life, and history of Mexico.
Paperback:
9780881063721 | Reprint edition (Charlesbridge Pub Inc, February 1, 2003), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Carlos tries to help his uncle, who is frustrated and angry at his inability to speak English, adjust to their new home in Los Angeles.
School and Library:
9780881063714 | Talewinds, February 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Carlos tries to help his uncle, who is frustrated and angry at his inability to speak English, adjust to their new home in Los Angeles.
Reinforced:
9780606278379 | Demco Media, February 1, 2003, cover price $15.80 | About this edition: Carlos tries to help his uncle, who is frustrated and angry at his inability to speak English, adjust to their new home in Los Angeles.
Prebinding:
9780613901055 | Turtleback Books, February 1, 2003, cover price $18.40 | also contains Uncle Rain Cloud | About this edition: Carlos tries to help his uncle, who is frustrated and angry at his inability to speak English, adjust to their new home in Los Angeles.
Prebinding:
9780613901055 | Turtleback Books, February 1, 2003, cover price $18.40 | also contains Uncle Rain Cloud | About this edition: Carlos tries to help his uncle, who is frustrated and angry at his inability to speak English, adjust to their new home in Los Angeles.
Hardcover:
9781586851804 | Gibbs Smith, July 1, 2002, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Year after year, the plum tree which the farmer planted is witness to the continuing generations of his family.
9780803702776 | Dutton Childrens Books, March 1, 1988, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: As the plum tree changes in the passing seasons so do the lives of a three-generation farm family.
Paperback:
9780140547313 | Reprint edition (Dutton Childrens Books, May 1, 1991), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Johnston's exquisite poem and Bloom's extraordinary paintings illuminate a family's history until it begins to match that of readers.
Library:
9780803702783 | Dutton Childrens Books, March 1, 1988, cover price $12.89 | About this edition: As the plum tree changes in the passing seasons so do the lives of a three-generation farm family.
School and Library:
9780399226595 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 2002, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Pa and his family pack up their belongings and undertake the difficult journey to a new life in the West.
Hardcover:
9780873587945 | Rising Moon, March 1, 2002, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Brief, humorous rhymes describe animals both ordinary and unusual, including a rooster, a javelina, and a python.
This version of the familiar story in which a mistreated step-child finds happiness with the 'man' of her dreams is set in an old-growth forest and features Bigfoot characters.
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9780606203487 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: This version of the familiar story in which a mistreated step-child finds happiness with the 'man' of her dreams is set in an old-growth forest and features Bigfoot characters.
Eddie's best friend Sparky saves the day when Eddie's prized collection of bugs is eaten by one of the exhibits at the school science fair.
Hardcover:
9780590479806 | Scholastic, December 1, 2001, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Eddie's best friend Sparky saves the day when Eddie's prized collection of bugs is eaten by one of the exhibits at the school science fair.
Paperback:
9780590479813 | Scholastic, December 1, 1999, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Eddie's best friend Sparky saves the day when Eddie's prized collection of bugs is eaten by one of the exhibits at the school science fair.
Hardcover:
9780873587853 | Rising Moon, July 1, 2001, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A child anticipates the arrival of an old man in red, smelling of pine, spreading crinkling presents late at night.
Paperback:
9780881069822, titled "The Barn Owls" | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, July 1, 2001, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: For at least 100 years, generations of barn owls have slept, hunted, called, raised their young, and glided silently above the wheat fields around an old barn.
School and Library:
9780881069815, titled "The Barn Owls" | Talewinds, February 1, 2000, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: For at least 100 years, generations of barn owls have slept, hunted, called, raised their young, and glided silently above the wheat fields around an old barn.
Prebinding:
9780613512367 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: For at least 100 years, generations of barn owls have slept, hunted, called, raised their young, and glided silently above the wheat fields around an old barn.
School and Library:
9780590479783 | Scholastic, September 1, 1997, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Even though they are not in the same class, two young friends are glad that they decided to give school a try
Prebinding:
9780613087933 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $11.80 | About this edition: Even though they are not in the same class, two young friends are glad that they decided to give school a try
Hardcover:
9780873587754 | Rising Moon, March 1, 2001, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: When a treasured teddy bear becomes so worn that it is mistaken for a monkey, a little girl and her mother decide to restore Bear to 'his good old self.
Prebinding:
9780613299213 | Turtleback Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Describes a Mexican family preparing for and celebrating the Day of the Dead.
While digging in the garden for a soup bone, a lonely old lady makes the acquaintance of a lively skeleton, and they spend a riotous evening playing tricks on each other
Paperback:
9780152772567, titled "The Soup Bone" | Reprint edition (Sandpiper, August 1, 1992), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Looking for a soup bone on Halloween, a little old lady finds a hungry skeleton instead.
School and Library:
9780152772550, titled "The Soup Bone" | Harcourt Childrens Books, September 1, 1990, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Looking for a soup bone on Halloween, a little old lady finds a hungry skeleton instead.
Reinforced:
9780606010184, titled "The Soup Bone" | Demco Media, December 1, 2000, cover price $12.81 | About this edition: Looking for a soup bone on Halloween, a little old lady finds a hungry skeleton instead.
Prebinding:
9780785704775 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $12.35 | About this edition: One lonely Halloween night an old lady who lives on top of a hill decides to cook herself some soup.
Describes a Mexican family preparing for and celebrating the Day of the Dead.
Reinforced:
9780606203234, titled "The Day of the Dead" | Demco Media, December 1, 2000, cover price $14.71 | also contains Day of the Dead | About this edition: Describes a Mexican family preparing for and celebrating the Day of the Dead.
The wind blows an apple off a tree, a worm eats a tiny hole in it, a bird pecks at it, and a boy eats it, spitting out the seeds--from which an apple tree grows.
Reinforced:
9780606185196 | Demco Media, November 1, 2000, cover price $12.50 | also contains Big Red Apple | About this edition: The wind blows an apple off a tree, a worm eats a tiny hole in it, a bird pecks at it, and a boy eats it, spitting out the seeds--from which an apple tree grows.
In this adaptation of 'The Princess and the Pea,' the wealthy daughter of a Texas rancher devises a plan to find a real cowboy among her many suitors
Paperback:
9780698113565 | Reprint edition (Puffin, April 1, 1996), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: In this adaptation of 'The Princess and the Pea,' the wealthy daughter of a Texas rancher devises a plan to find a real cowboy among her many suitors
School and Library:
9780399223303, titled "Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea" | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1992, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: In this adaptation of 'The Princess and the Pea,' the wealthy daughter of a Texas rancher devises a plan to find a real cowboy among her many suitors
Reinforced:
9780606091657 | Demco Media, April 1, 1996, cover price $14.70 | About this edition: In this adaptation of 'The Princess and the Pea,' the wealthy daughter of a Texas rancher devises a plan to find a real cowboy among her many suitors
Prebinding:
9780613236003 | Turtleback Books, May 1, 2000, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: In this adaptation of 'The Princess and the Pea,' the wealthy daughter of a Texas rancher devises a plan to find a real cowboy among her many suitors
School and Library:
9780152020224 | Harcourt Childrens Books, March 1, 2000, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Presents forty-two poems--some funny, some poignant and philosophical--about dogs and their attributes, including their loyalty to people, their love of food and smells, and their varied appearances and personalities.
Library:
9780739822005 | Heinemann/Raintree, December 1, 1999, cover price $25.69 | About this edition: Digging is a thing I love to do.
A young boy is sustained by his family as he endures the difficulties of being a slave, but when he finally gains his freedom, his joy is tempered by the death of President Lincoln
Paperback:
9780688166946, titled "The Wagon" | Mulberry Books, April 1, 1999, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A young boy is sustained by his family as he endures the difficulties of being a slave, but when he finally gains his freedom, his joy is tempered by the death of President Lincoln
Prebinding:
9780613178747 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.10 | About this edition: A young boy is sustained by his family as he endures the difficulties of being a slave, but when he finally gains his freedom, his joy is tempered by the death of President Lincoln
Hardcover:
9780374356484 | Farrar Straus & Giroux, October 1, 1999, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A collection of poems exploring and celebrating the Galapagos Islands and their various animals, including 'The Voyage of the Rice Rat,' 'Magnificent Frigatebird,' and 'The Sea Lion's Song'
Paperback:
9780698116504 | Reprint edition (Puffin, September 1, 1998), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: When Manuela loses her sheep, the tracks lead directly to Alice Nizzy Nazzy's fence, in a version of the Russian tale of Baba Yaga relocated to the American Southwest
School and Library:
9780399227882 | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1995, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: When Manuela's sheep are stolen, she has to go to Alice Nizzy Nazzy's talking road-runner-footed adobe house and try to get the witch to give the flock back
Reinforced:
9780606154307 | Demco Media, January 1, 1999, cover price $15.85 | About this edition: When Manuela loses her sheep, the tracks lead directly to Alice Nizzy Nazzy's fence, in a version of the Russian tale of Baba Yaga relocated to the American Southwest
Prebinding:
9780613104937 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $16.45 | About this edition: When Manuela loses her sheep, the tracks lead directly to Alice Nizzy Nazzy's fence, in a version of the Russian tale of Baba Yaga relocated to the American Southwest
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