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Collected verses explore the worlds of domestic and wild animals
By William Cole (compiler) and Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780670179077 | Viking Pr, January 1, 1974, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Approximately 250 poems present animal portraits under such categories as 'The Farmyard,' 'Insects,' 'Water Creatures,' and 'Dogs.

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An Abenaki hunter, free and lonely on the trail of a young cow moose, finds great luck and wealth, but jeopardizes all by going against the entreaty of his mysterious winter wife

School and Library:

9780316161435 | Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1975, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A lonely hunter finds his wishes for a companion and successful hunting season coming true until he disobeys the command of his mysterious winter wife and takes a summer wife, too.

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As daylight begins to fade, Ellen runs to a high hill and lies in the grass, feeling a part of the coming night, before returning to her other world of family and house

Library:

9780060217402 | Harpercollins, April 1, 1975, cover price $12.89 | About this edition: A little girl likes to be alone in the fields and watch the day turn into night.

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Cary takes her doll Izzie everywhere, until she starts to school.
By Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator) and Susan Pearson

Hardcover:

9780803749047 | Dial Books for Young Readers, April 1, 1975, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Cary takes her doll Izzie everywhere, until she starts to school.

This illustrated collection of nine Indian tales evokes the American plains before the white man when buffalo roamed tall grass, man became wolf, and the dead might walk.
By John Bierhorst (editor) and Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780027097702 | Atheneum, July 1, 1982, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Includes nine mystery tales told by Pawnee, Blackfoot, and Cheyenne storytellers in the late nineteenth century.

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Hard times on adjoining farms bring about parallel acts of kindness and a celebration of 'how good it is for brothers to live together in friendship.'

Hardcover:

9780060218713 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, September 1, 1985, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: During hard times, Dan and Joel, brothers and neighbors, each try to help the other by secretly bringing them more wheat

Library:

9780060218720 | Harpercollins, September 1, 1985, cover price $11.89 | About this edition: During hard times, Dan and Joel, brothers and neighbors, each try to help the other by secretly bringing them more wheat

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Homer goes out at night into a snowstorm in search of his dog Sophocles and experiences some strange and thrilling adventures.
By Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator) and David Updike

Hardcover:

9780139615665 | Olympic Marketing Corp, October 1, 1985, cover price $2.98 | About this edition: Homer goes out at night into a snowstorm in search of his dog Sophocles and experiences some strange and thrilling adventures.

A young goose girl, who wants to learn how to fly, attempts to grow wings

Paperback:

9780140547696 | Reprint edition (Dutton Childrens Books, October 1, 1986), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A strange event occurs across the land when a little Chinese goose girl sprinkles her shoulders with water and begins to wave her arms, believing that she will sprout wings, fly, and enjoy all the beautiful flowers of spring.

An illustrated edition of the classic poem, in which a British soldier recalls his experiences in the army in India and pays homage to the courage of the Indian water carrier Gunga Din

School and Library:

9780152004569 | Harcourt Childrens Books, November 1, 1987, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: An illustrated edition of the classic poem, in which a British soldier recalls his experiences in the army in India and pays homage to the courage of the Indian water carrier Gunga Din

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The story of a young girl's imaginary world as she 'becomes' a horse to experience true freedom

Hardcover:

9780395330746 | Horizon Book Promotions, May 1, 1988, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Imagining herself to be a horse, a young girl escapes from the loneliness and frustrations of everyday life into the smooth, green, windy world of horses.

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Homer, his dog Sophocles, and Henry have fun riding an iceberg down the creek until rushing waters threaten to take them out to sea.
By Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator) and David Updike

Hardcover:

9780945912064 | Pippin Pr, December 1, 1989, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Homer, his dog Sophocles, and friend Henry have fun riding an iceberg down the creek until rushing waters threaten to take them out to sea

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Discusses various expeditions that, for one reason or another, were unsuccessful
By John Duggleby and Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator)

Library:

9780896865068 | Crestwood House, May 1, 1990, cover price $19.00 | About this edition: Discusses various expeditions that, for one reason or another, were unsuccessful

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Discusses the hauntings of various houses in England and the Soviet Union and throughout the United States, including the White House
By Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator) and Lewann Sotnak

Library:

9780896865082 | 1 edition (Crestwood House, May 1, 1990), cover price $19.00 | About this edition: Discusses the hauntings of various houses in England and the Soviet Union and throughout the United States, including the White House

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When their father plans to remarry, two children living in Edwardian England make a careless wish that, to their astonishment and dismay, comes true and teaches them a lesson

Hardcover:

9780679805397 | Random House Childrens Books, August 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Unhappy with their father's plan to remarry, a brother and sister have their wishes fulfilled by a stableboy who knows magic and are turned into a fox and a kingfisher.

Library:

9780679905394 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, August 1, 1990, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Unhappy with their father's plan to remarry, a brother and sister have their wishes fulfilled by a stableboy who knows magic and are turned into a fox and a kingfisher.

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During the long days of summer vacation, Homer realizes that his beloved Sophocles is no longer a young dog and that he may lose his companion soon
By Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator) and David Updike

Hardcover:

9780945912200 | Pippin Pr, June 1, 1993, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: During the long days of summer vacation, Homer realizes that his beloved Sophocles is no longer a young dog and that he may lose his companion soon

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Beanie's grandfather tells him about the failure of the corn crop in 1928 and how he was able to make corn trees grow from whittled corn kernels

Hardcover:

9780531059500 | Orchard Books, September 1, 1993, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Beanie's grandfather tells him about the failure of the corn crop in 1928 and how he was able to make corn trees grow from whittled corn kernels

School and Library:

9780531085509 | Orchard Books, September 1, 1993, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Beanie's grandfather tells him about the failure of the corn crop in 1928 and how he was able to make corn trees grow from whittled corn kernels

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Text and illustrations describe how each day comes to us as Father Time tosses down one of the 365 packets he keeps safe in his vault in the clouds.

Paperback:

9780689717925 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, March 1, 1994), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: Describes how each day comes to us as Father Time tosses down one of the 365 packets he keeps safe in his vault in the clouds

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A bear who was there describes three earthquakes in Arkansas, in 1811 and 1812, and their aftermath
By Jo Carson and Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780531068090 | Orchard Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A bear who was there describes three earthquakes in Arkansas, in 1811 and 1812, and their aftermath

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Omens of floods, sickness, abnormal comets, and terrible earthquakes send men, bears, and other animals scurrying into trees to save themselves, until The Great Bear from the Stars reminds Mother Earth that some of her children need sleep during the cold season.
By Jo Carson and Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780531086599 | Orchard Books, March 1, 1994, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: A bear who was there describes three earthquakes in Arkansas, in 1811 and 1812, and their aftermath

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Kael, a black timber wolf, is captured and performs for a circus, until he has the opportunity to escape
By Jack Bushnell and Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780688125547 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, April 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Kael, a black timber wolf, is captured and performs for a circus, until he has the opportunity to escape

Library:

9780688125554 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, April 1, 1994, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: Kael, a black timber wolf, is captured and performs for a circus, until he has the opportunity to escape

An Algonquian family spends a cold night waiting to see the earthworms dance as they did in the ancient story about the full worm moon
By Margo Lemieux and Robert Andrew Parker (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780688121051 | Tambourine, April 1, 1994, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: An Algonquian family spends a cold night waiting to see the earthworms dance as they did in the ancient story about the full worm moon

Library:

9780688121068 | Tambourine, April 1, 1994, cover price $14.93 | About this edition: An Algonquian family spends a cold night waiting to see the earthworms dance as they did in the ancient story about the full worm moon

Describes the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 to end World War II

Library:

9780394927107 | Random House Inc, July 1, 1994, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Describes the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945 to end World War II

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When a thief tries to steal Aunt Skilly's quilts from her home on Which-Way Mountain, he discovers that she is not as helpless as she seems--and that her pet goose is fiercely protective.

Hardcover:

9780395687123 | Ticknor & Fields, August 1, 1994, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A thief makes the mistake of trying to steal homemade quilts from Aunt Skilly and her goose Buckle.

A poor Jewish couple is rewarded for its faith and charity by a mysterious magician

Paperback:

9780140544558 | Reprint edition (Puffin, March 1, 1995), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A poor Jewish couple is rewarded for its faith and charity by a mysterious magician

School and Library:

9780670848409 | Viking Pr, February 1, 1993, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A poor Jewish couple is rewarded for its faith and charity by a mysterious magician

Reinforced:

9780606078276 | Demco Media, March 1, 1995, cover price $11.20 | also contains The Magician's Visit: A Passover Tale | About this edition: A poor Jewish couple is rewarded for its faith and charity by a mysterious magician

A poor Jewish couple is rewarded for its faith and charity by a mysterious magician

Reinforced:

9780606078276 | Demco Media, March 1, 1995, cover price $11.20 | also contains The Magician's Visit: A Passover Tale | About this edition: A poor Jewish couple is rewarded for its faith and charity by a mysterious magician

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