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Nine-year-old Clarence, also known as Chooch, enlivens a boring summer by teaching himself to juggle oranges and performing as the Orange Octopus.
By Jim Spence (illustrator) and Jane Sutton

School and Library:

9780525440680 | Dutton Childrens Books, October 1, 1983, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A shy and insecure nine-year-old, Chooch sets out to become famous as Chooch the Orange Octopus, juggling oranges on street corners

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Trixie investigates the mysterious explosion and fire that destroy a store and warehouse and disrupt the town's annual Memorial Day parade
By Kathryn Kenny and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780307615589 | Goldencraft, September 1, 1984, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Supersleuth Trixie Belden searches for an arsonist after a fire destroys a local store and a warehouse during the annual Memorial Day parade.

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Trixie becomes suspicious of a new antiques dealer in town who seems to know nothing about antiques and asks her to bring back a special doll from France
By Kathryn Kenny and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780307615596 | Goldencraft, September 1, 1984, cover price $7.93 | About this edition: Delivering a doll to a mysterious antique dealer leads fourteen-year-old Trixie Belden to investigate a case of counterfeiting.

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Peter Potts, his best friend, and his grandfather, Pops, fill everyday with their antics and they run into trouble when Pops decides to try some new hobbies, including lion taming
By Clifford Hicks and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780030696275 | Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1984, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A young boy describes his life with his grandfather who devotes his time to such hobbies as lion taming, hypnotizing chickens, and inventing the Great Stone Man.

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When Christy wins one hundred dollars in a radio contest at Christmas time, she must decide whether to spend her money on presents for her family or on a new dress for herself
By Betty Bates and Jim Spence (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780823405404 | Holiday House, October 1, 1984, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: When Christy wins $100 in a radio contest, she is torn between buying Christmas presents for her large family and buying a new dress for herself.

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Pretty Tina, who is crazy about cars, and brainy, idealistic Dennis, who works in the library, prove to be two engagingly unromantic people engaged in an unlikely romance
By Marilyn Sachs and Jim Spence (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780525441632 | Dutton Childrens Books, April 1, 1985, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Dennis, whose main interests include environmental protection and saving the world from nuclear holocaust, meets a girl whose only passion seems to be her 1957 Thunderbird car.

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When Trixie Belden organizes a pet show to raise money for wildlife conservation, someone tries to sabotage the show
By Kathryn Kenny and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780307615602 | Goldencraft, October 1, 1985, cover price $7.93 | About this edition: Trixie suspects someone of trying to sabotage the pet show that she and the Bob-Whites are staging in order to raise money to feed the starving game-birds.

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Trixie and her friends investigate the strange events at an archeological dig on the site of an Indian tribe's ancient burial grounds
By Kathryn Kenny and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780307615619 | Goldencraft, February 1, 1986, cover price $7.93 | About this edition: Participating in an archaeological dig on an Indian burial ground, Trixie suspects a greedy, treasure-hunting college student of burglarizing several mansions in the area.

Paperback:

9780307215611 | Golden Pr, November 1, 1985, cover price $1.95 | About this edition: Participating in an archaeological dig on an Indian burial ground, Trixie suspects a greedy, treasure-hunting college student of burglarizing several mansions in the area.

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Describes ABC's innovations in covering sporting events and details the cutthroat business of high-stakes competition, the role of the media image, and the personalities involved

Hardcover:

9780689119439 | Atheneum, June 1, 1988, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Describes ABC's innovations in covering sporting events and details the cutthroat business of high-stakes competition, the role of the media image, and the personalities involved

A simple retelling of the Bible story in which a young man is sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt and eventually forgives them.
By Patricia A. Pingry and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780824981822 | Ideals Childrens Books, June 1, 1988, cover price $3.95
9780824954116 | Ideals Childrens Books, June 1, 1988, cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A simple retelling of the Bible story in which a young man is sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt and eventually forgives them.

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Describes how a volcano erupts, introduces the different kinds of rocks that are produced by volcanoes, and discusses famous volcanoes, with five rock samples

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9780307128577 | Golden Pr, August 1, 1994, cover price $7.00 | About this edition: Describes how a volcano erupts, introduces the different kinds of rocks that are produced by volcanoes, and discusses famous volcanoes, with five rock samples

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Profiles the inventors who developed and marketed the Apple computer
By Keith Elliot Greenberg and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Library:

9781567110869 | Blackbirch Pr Inc, September 1, 1994, cover price $14.45 | About this edition: Profiles the inventors who developed and marketed the Apple computer

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Product Description: A fascinating look at the world of dinosaurs, this lively yet simple book--constructed in a fun-to-handle, die-cut format--offers young readers clear facts about the dinosaurs, describing how they lived and dominated the Earth. Full color.
By Jim Spence (illustrator) and Susanne Santoro Whayne

Paperback:

9780816736966 | Troll Communications Llc, July 1, 1995, cover price $2.95 | About this edition: A fascinating look at the world of dinosaurs, this lively yet simple book--constructed in a fun-to-handle, die-cut format--offers young readers clear facts about the dinosaurs, describing how they lived and dominated the Earth.

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Describes the series of triumphs of this Afro-American tennis player and shows how he was a winner both on and off the court.

Library:

9781571030047 | Rourke Pub Group, August 1, 1995, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Describes the series of triumphs of this Afro-American tennis player and shows how he was a winner both on and off the court.

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Describes the football career of the Fighting Irish quarterback who turned pro and became the only player in Super Bowl history named Most Valuable Player three times

Library:

9781571030030 | Rourke Pub Group, August 1, 1995, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Describes the football career of the Fighting Irish quarterback who turned pro and became the only player in Super Bowl history named Most Valuable Player three times

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Relates the series of championships leading up to the 1994 Olympic medal which this small town girl won after having overcome a knee injury

Library:

9781571030085 | Rourke Pub Group, August 1, 1995, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Relates the series of championships leading up to the 1994 Olympic medal which this small town girl won after having overcome a knee injury

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Discusses the childhood, education, riding career, and personal life of the first woman jockey to win a Triple Crown race

Library:

9781571030078 | Rourke Pub Group, August 1, 1995, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Discusses the childhood, education, riding career, and personal life of the first woman jockey to win a Triple Crown race

Library:

9781571030023 | Rourke Pub Group, August 1, 1995, cover price $135.60

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Relates the events which led a child victim of a stolen bike to become the only man in boxing history to win the Heavyweight Title three times.

Library:

9781571030054 | Rourke Pub Group, August 1, 1995, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: Relates the events which led a child victim of a stolen bike to become the only man in boxing history to win the Heavyweight Title three times.

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A biography of the man who overcame a childhood of poverty to become one of the great stars of professional baseball and football.

Library:

9781571030061 | Rourke Pub Group, August 1, 1995, cover price $22.60 | About this edition: A biography of the man who overcame a childhood of poverty to become one of the great stars of professional baseball and football.

Presents brief descriptions of fourteen unusual dinosaurs, including the styracosaurus, pachysephalosaurus, and compsognathus
By Jim Spence (illustrator)

Reinforced:

9780606100878 | Demco Media, December 1, 1995, cover price $10.10 | About this edition: Presents brief descriptions of fourteen unusual dinosaurs, including the styracosaurus, pachysephalosaurus, and compsognathus

Compares children's expected behavior, such as washing behind their ears and brushing their teeth, with the way animals conduct themselves to achieve the same result
By Deborah Eaton and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780881068719 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, March 1, 1997, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Compares children's expected behavior, such as washing behind their ears and brushing their teeth, with the way animals conduct themselves to achieve the same result

School and Library:

9780881068726 | Charlesbridge Pub Inc, March 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Compares children's expected behavior, such as washing behind their ears and brushing their teeth, with the way animals conduct themselves to achieve the same result

Reinforced:

9780606136679 | Demco Media, March 1, 1997, cover price $14.60 | About this edition: Compares children's expected behavior, such as washing behind their ears and brushing their teeth, with the way animals conduct themselves to achieve the same result

Prebinding:

9780613028684 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.95

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A simple retelling of the Bible story in which Joshua brings about the fall of Jericho.
By Patricia A. Pingry and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780824941536 | Board book edition (Candy Cane Pr, February 1, 1999), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: A simple retelling of the Bible story in which Joshua brings about the fall of Jericho.

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A simple retelling of the Bible story in which a young man is sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt and eventually forgives them.
By Patricia A. Pingry and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780824941529 | Board book edition (Candy Cane Pr, February 1, 1999), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: A simple retelling of the Bible story in which a young man is sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt and eventually forgives them.

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An illustrated reader takes beginning readers back to the moment when Stuart Little accidentally flies off in his airplane, a scene from the new movie and sequel to Stuart Little. Original.
By Lydia Halverson (illustrator), Patricia Lakin and Jim Spence (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780060001834 | Harperfestival, June 1, 2002, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Stuart Little accidentally flies off in the model airplane that he and his brother George have been building.

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