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Hardcover:

9780333416839 | Macmillan Educ Ltd, August 7, 1986, cover price $12.75

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A little boy returns to the Caribbean island of his birth and is enchanted by the sun-drenched beauty, sweet smells, and joyful sounds of island life

Paperback:

9780064431460 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, June 1, 1987, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A little boy returns to the Caribbean island of his birth and is enchanted by the sun-drenched beauty, sweet smells, and joyful sounds of island life

Library:

9780397321155 | Harpercollins, March 1, 1985, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: A little boy returns to the Caribbean island of his birth and is enchanted by the sun-drenched beauty, sweet smells, and joyful sounds of island life

Reinforced:

9780606139939 | Demco Media, June 1, 1987, cover price $14.70 | About this edition: A little boy returns to the Caribbean island of his birth and is enchanted by the sun-drenched beauty, sweet smells, and joyful sounds of island life

Prebinding:

9780808594635 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A little boy returns to the Caribbean island of his birth and is enchanted by the sun-drenched beauty, sweet smells, and joyful sounds of island life

A bird visits a colorful village in India, seeing a spice shop, a sacred cow, a snake charmer, and a palmist
By Aleph Kamal and Frane Lessac (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780397324453 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, April 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A bird visits a colorful village in India, seeing a spice shop, a sacred cow, a snake charmer, and a palmist

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Retells the story of how the great mother sea turtle, needing a resting place, created an island in the Pacific and there united the only man and woman in the world

Hardcover:

9780397324385 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, August 1, 1990, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Retells the legend of how New Guinea was made by the great sea turtle, the mother of all sea turtles.

By Frane Lessac (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780590471855 | Scholastic Educational, February 1, 1993, cover price $3.95

A retelling of the West African tale about the creation of the world and all its different peoples
By Frane Lessac (illustrator) and Eric Maddern

Hardcover:

9780803714779 | Dial Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1993, cover price $14.50 | About this edition: A retelling of the West African tale about the creation of the world and all its different peoples

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While Rose is sick in bed, her mother tells her about growing up poor in Jamaica and how she learned to use her imagination to create fun and wonderful toys
By Frane Lessac (photographer) and Charlotte Pomerantz

Paperback:

9780064433334 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, June 1, 1993), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Rosy's mother remembers the pleasures of her childhood in Jamaica and the very special rag doll she used to play with.

Library:

9780397323197 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, April 1, 1989, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Rosy's mother remembers the pleasures of her childhood in Jamaica and the very special dolls she used to play with.

Prebinding:

9780785707783 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Rosy's mother remembers the pleasures of her childhood in Jamaica and the very special rag doll she used to play with.

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Poems by a Jamaican-American author bring to life the experience of growing up in the Caribbean, as families, neighbors, and friends--although poor--help one another through tropical hurricanes and hard times
By Monica Gunning and Frane Lessac (illustrator)

School and Library:

9781563970504 | Wordsong, September 1, 1993, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Poems by a Jamaican-American author bring to life the experience of growing up in the Caribbean, as families, neighbors, and friends--although poor--help one another through tropical hurricanes and hard times

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Mother Elephant teaches her child to forage for food, bathe in the water, and play where it is safe
By Frane Lessac (illustrator) and Jan Wahl

Hardcover:

9780688120375 | Tambourine, September 1, 1993, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Mother Elephant teaches her child to forage for food, bathe in the water, and play where it is safe

Library:

9780688120382 | Tambourine, September 1, 1993, cover price $14.93 | About this edition: Mother Elephant teaches her child to forage for food, bathe in the water, and play where it is safe

This collection of Caribbean folksongs provides easy piano and guitar arrangements, inviting everyone to sing along. Irving Burgie is the composer of the songs 'Day-O', 'Jamaica Farewell'. Frane Lessac is the illustrator of 'My Little Island' and 'Caribbean Canvas'.
By Irving Burgie and Frane Lessac (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780333605073 | Macmillan Educ Ltd, January 7, 1994, cover price $17.75 | About this edition: This collection of Caribbean folksongs provides easy piano and guitar arrangements, inviting everyone to sing along.
9780688107796 | Tambourine, September 1, 1992, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A collection of calypso, a uniquely West Indian musical expression.

Library:

9780688107802 | Tambourine, September 1, 1992, cover price $15.93 | About this edition: A collection of calypso, a uniquely West Indian musical expression.

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A collection of poems and proverbs by West Indian writers, including Evan Jones, Susan J. Wallace, and Edward Brathwaite, each complemented by the editor's colorful, folk-style paintings depicts life in the islands of the Caribbean.

School and Library:

9781563973901 | Boyds Mills Pr, December 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The artwork of Frane Lessac accompanies this collection of poems by various Caribbean poets, including Robert Johnson, Edward Brathwaite, A.

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A joyful collection of original poems expresses a child's observations of, and reactions to, the world's wonders, large and small, from lightning bolts to butterflies. By the author of Good Books, Good Times!
By Lee Bennett Hopkins and Frane Lessac (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780060234997 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, May 1, 1995, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A collection of original poems ranging in topic from sounds in the city to the seasons to bedtime

Library:

9780060235000 | Harpercollins, May 1, 1995, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: A collection of original poems ranging in topic from sounds in the city to the seasons to bedtime

Follows Simon Rodia's three-decades contruction of the improbable towers in the Watts section of Los Angeles, an endeavor that was accomplished without assistance or formal training
By Frane Lessac (illustrator)

Reinforced:

9780606100847 | Demco Media, August 1, 1996, cover price $11.59 | About this edition: Describes how an Italian immigrant built three unusual towers in his backyard in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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A poor West Indian boy, Anselm, wants nothing so much as an evergreen Christmas tree to celebrate Christmas, until Miss Mary, Anselm's neighbor, points out that the West Indies have their own kind of Christmas trees: the poinsettia.
By Frane Lessac (illustrator) and Vashanti Rahaman

School and Library:

9781563972379 | Boyds Mills Pr, October 1, 1996, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A boy wants an evergreen tree for Christmas in this story set in the West Indies.

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Based closely on the Book of Esther and featuring childlike artwork that captures the trappings of the period, a spirited retelling of the Purim story celebrates the Queen Esther's brave defense of the Jews against the king's tyrannical prime minister.
By Rita Golden Gelman and Frane Lessac (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780590470254 | Scholastic, February 1, 1998, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Retells the story of how a beautiful Jewish girl became the Queen of Persia and saved her people from death at the hands of the evil Hamen

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Poems by a Jamaican-American author bring to life the experience of growing up in the Caribbean, as families, neighbors, and friends--although poor--help one another through tropical hurricanes and hard times. Reprint.
By Monica Gunning and Frane Lessac (illustrator)

Paperback:

9781563977930 | Reprint edition (Wordsong, January 1, 1999), cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Poems by a Jamaican-American author bring to life the experience of growing up in the Caribbean, as families, neighbors, and friends--although poor--help one another through tropical hurricanes and hard times

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Whether it's small or big, there is a tale to be told in this lively rhyming picture book with bold illustration for beginning readers. Reprint.
By Lee Bennett Hopkins and Frane Lessac (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780064435987 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, February 1, 2000), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A collection of original poems ranging in topic from sounds in the city to the seasons to bedtime.

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Rhyming text and folk-style illustrations present the sights of Washington, D.C., from the Air and Space Museum and the Capitol Building to the famous monuments and the National Zoo. Reprint.
By Frane Lessac (illustrator) and Laura Krauss Melmed

Hardcover:

9780688175610 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, January 1, 2003, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Rhyming text and illustrations present the sights of Washington, D.

Paperback:

9780061136146 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, January 1, 2007), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Rhyming text and illustrations present the sights of Washington, D.

Library:

9780688175627 | Harpercollins, January 1, 2003, cover price $16.89 | About this edition: Rhyming text and illustrations present the sights of Washington, D.

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Enhanced with camp-song favorites such as 'Rise and Shine' and 'Kum Ba Yah', a compendium tells of the exciting times shared during a camping trip filled with mosquitoes, camp fires, walking trails, and not-so-tasty meals. 17,500 first printing.
By Frane Lessac (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780805066838 | Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, June 1, 2003, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Presents the lyrics for an assortment of popular camp songs, such as 'Rise and Shine,' 'The Peanut Song,' 'Do Your Ears Hang Low,' 'This Land Is Your Land,' and 'Kum Ba Yah.

Highlights a wide variety of weather conditions by taking a tour around the world and examining weather in different places on the same day in March.

Hardcover:

9780060281878 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, February 1, 2000, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Highlights a wide variety of weather conditions by taking a tour around the world and examining weather in different places on the same day in March.

Paperback:

9780064435284 | Reprint edition (Harperfestival, January 1, 2002), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Highlights a wide variety of weather conditions by taking a tour around the world and examining weather in different places on the same day in March.

Library:

9780060281885 | Harpercollins, March 1, 2000, cover price $16.89 | About this edition: Highlights a wide variety of weather conditions by taking a tour around the world and examining weather in different places on the same day in March.

Prebinding:

9780613445313 | Turtleback Books, December 1, 2003, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: Highlights a wide variety of weather conditions by taking a tour around the world and examining weather in different places on the same day in March.

After having reemerged from the underworld where he learned great magic, little Maui returned to earth and was reunited with his brothers, but when they made fun of him and left him behind when they went out fishing, little Maui impressed them all by catching the biggest fish in the sea and teaching them an important lesson in the process. Reprint.
By Frane Lessac (illustrator) and Barbara Ker Wilson

Paperback:

9781845071592 | Reprint edition (Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, April 1, 2004), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Describes how Maui's magic powers earned him the name Maui of the Thousand Tricks on a fishing trip with his scornful brothers.

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Describes how Maui's magic powers earned him the name Maui of the Thousand Tricks on a fishing trip with his scornful brothers.
By Frane Lessac (illustrator) and Barbara Ker Wilson

Paperback:

9780711221697 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, June 1, 2004, cover price $22.01 | About this edition: Describes how Maui's magic powers earned him the name Maui of the Thousand Tricks on a fishing trip with his scornful brothers.

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Describes scenes along the Mississippi River over the course of a week, beginning in Minnesota when it is a tiny stream and going all the way to the gulf coast of Louisiana, and includes a section of historical information about the river.
By Frane Lessac (illustrator) and Marilyn Singer

School and Library:

9780805072082 | Henry Holt & Co, April 6, 2005, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Describes scenes along the Mississippi River over the course of a week, beginning in Minnesota when it is a tiny stream and going all the way to the gulf coast of Louisiana, in a story that includes a section of historical information about the river.

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An exhuberant read-aloud counting lesson in true island style. Jump up and count alond. Take a trip to the Carribean where on one little island you can find a whole lot of things to count. Ages 3+ years.

Paperback:

9781844282463 | Gardners Books, May 2, 2005, cover price $8.30 | also contains Island Counting 1 2 3, Island Counting 1 2 3 | About this edition: An exhuberant read-aloud counting lesson in true island style.

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An alphabetical tour of the city that never sleeps introduces A for the American Museum of Natural History to Z for the Bronx Zoo.
By Frane Lessac (illustrator) and Laura Krauss Melmed

Hardcover:

9780060548742 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, June 1, 2005, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: An alphabetical tour of the city that never sleeps introduces A for the American Museum of Natural History to Z for the Bronx Zoo.

Paperback:

9780060548773, titled "New York, New York!: The Big Apple from A to Z" | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, May 1, 2008), cover price $6.99

Library:

9780060548766 | 1 edition (Harpercollins, June 1, 2005), cover price $17.89 | About this edition: An alphabetical tour of the city that never sleeps introduces A for the American Museum of Natural History to Z for the Bronx Zoo.

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