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Half-A-Ball-Of-Kenki: An Ashanti Tale Retold

Jealous over his friend's success in finding a wife, Leopard ties Fly to a tree, daring passersby to free him until an unlikely champion answers the challenge--Dokonfa, and half-a-ball of cornmeal mush

By Verna Aardema and Diane Stanley (illustrator)

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9780723261582 | Viking Pr, March 1, 1979, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Half-a-Ball-of-Kenki rescues Fly from Leopard and, in the ensuing fray, Leopard receives a spotted coat forever.

Little Mouse Nibbling

Though lonely in her little house, a little mouse is too shy to step outside and find a friend until she meets a cricket.

By Tony Johnston and Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780399206733 | Putnam Pub Group, August 1, 1979, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: As a lonely, shy mouse sits nibbling at Christmastime, wishing she could see the snowy outdoors, a black cricket introduces her to the forest, and they watch Christmas carolers make their way to the mouse's door

Beach Party

Rose's family spends a fun-filled day at the beach celebrating Uncle Tony's birthday.

By Ryder Joanne and Diane Stanley (illustrator)

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9780723261988 | Viking Pr, April 1, 1982, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Dorothy and her family travel to the beach to celebrate Uncle Tony's birthday and Dorothy tries to recapture a magical memory from last year's party

All Wet! All Wet!

A small boy experiences, along with the animals of meadow and forest, the sights, smells, and sounds of a rainy summer day.

By James Skofield and Diane Stanley (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780060257514 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1984, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: A small boy carrying a big umbrella journeys across a meadow and into the woods and observes wildlife's and nature's responses to a rainy day

9780060257521 | Olympic Marketing Corp, March 1, 1984, cover price $3.98 | About this edition: A small boy carrying a big umbrella journeys across a meadow and into the woods and observes wildlife's and nature's responses to a rainy day

Onions, Onions

To keep the evil spirits away, a wife puts onions in the food, onions in the cupboards and under the beds, and onions all around until she drives her husband away

By Toni Hormann and Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780690040562 | Ty Crowell Co, May 1, 1984, cover price $2.98 | About this edition: Eating onions every day and having their house filled with onions is too much for the husband whose wife insists they keep away evil spirits.

Birdsong Lullaby: Story and Pictures

A little girl tells her mother all the wonderful things she would do if she were a bird

By Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780688058043 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1985, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A little girl imagines all the things she could do if she were a bird.

A Country Tale

Cleo the cat is mesmerized by the sophisticated style of town cat Mrs. Snickers, so it is up to Lucy, a country cat, to convince Cleo that there is nothing wrong with their simple life

By Diane Stanley

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9780027867800 | Atheneum, September 1, 1985, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: An ill-fated visit to the city home of the elegant Mrs.

The Good-Luck Pencil

Maryann's friend Todd finds her a magic pencil, which not only helps her get a perfect mark in math but also transports her to a new and exciting life in Paris, which may prove to be a little too much

By Bruce Degen (illustrator) and Diane Stanley

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9780027868005 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1986, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A magic pencil which Mary Ann discovers accidentally brings her more good luck than she can handle.

Peter the Great

A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the late seventeenth-early eighteenth centuries

By Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780688167080 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, August 1, 1999, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the late seventeenth-early eighteenth centuries

Paperback:

9780689715488 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, March 1, 1992), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the last seventeenth - early eighteenth centuries.

School and Library:

9780027867909 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1986, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the late seventeenth-early eighteenth centuries.

Library:

9780688167097 | William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1999, cover price $16.01 | About this edition: A biography of the tsar who began the transformation of Russia into a modern state in the late seventeenth-early eighteenth centuries

Captain Whiz-Bang

Captain Whiz-Bang spends the years of his youth as a champion cat, chasing dogs and jumping high fences, then ages gracefully into a purring lap-sitting cat

By Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780688062262 | William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1987, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Captain Whiz-Bang spends the years of his youth as a champion cat, chasing dogs and jumping high fences, then ages gracefully into a purring lap-sitting cat

Library:

9780688062279 | William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1987, cover price $13.93 | About this edition: Captain Whiz-Bang spends the years of his youth as a champion cat, chasing dogs and jumping high fences, then ages gracefully into a purring lap-sitting cat

Fortune

Tells the tale of a poor farmer whose acquisition of a dancing tiger leads to success and the love of a princess

By Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780688072100 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1990, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: In long ago Persia a poor young man, following the advice of his betrothed, goes to the city to seek his fortune and finds it in an unexpected way.

Library:

9780688072117 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1990, cover price $12.88 | About this edition: In long ago Persia a poor young man, following the advice of his betrothed, goes to the city to seek his fortune and finds it in an unexpected way.

The Conversation Club

When Peter Fieldmouse attends his first meeting of the Conversation Club, he discovers that everyone talks at once, and he leaves, announcing that he will start his own club

By Diane Stanley

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9780689714016 | Reprint edition (Aladdin Paperbacks, September 1, 1990), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Overwhelmed by his friends' Conversation Club where each member speaks at the same time, Peter Fieldmouse forms a Listening Club.

Good Queen Bess: The Story of Elizabeth I of England

Profiles the remarkable woman who ascended the English throne at the age of twenty-five and steered the country through turbulent times and into an age of prosperity and peace. Reissue.

By Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema

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Hardcover:

9780688179618 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, August 1, 2001), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who ascended the throne at the age of twenty-five, and ruled England at the time of Shakespeare and the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

School and Library:

9780027868104 | Simon & Schuster, October 1, 1990, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who ruled England in the time of Shakespeare and the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

Library:

9780060296186 | Reissue edition (Harpercollins, August 1, 2001), cover price $16.89 | About this edition: Follows the life of the strong-willed queen who ascended the throne at the age of twenty-five, and ruled England at the time of Shakespeare and the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

Siegfried

When Mr. and Mrs. Fritz get a large and noisy cuckoo clock, their cat Siegfried decides to wage war against it

By John Sandford (illustrator) and Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780553070224 | Bantam Dell Pub Group, October 1, 1991, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: When Mr.

Charles Dickens: The Man Who Had Great Expectations

The authors of Bard of Avon present a beautifully illustrated examination of the life and times of distinguished English writer Charles Dickens, revealing the dramatic contrasts of the Victorian period and Dickens's own varied career.

By Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema

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Hardcover:

9780688091101 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, August 1, 1993, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Follows the life and writing career of the popular nineteenth-century English novelist

Library:

9780688091118 | Harpercollins, August 1, 1993, cover price $17.89 | About this edition: Follows the life and writing career of the popular nineteenth-century English novelist

Shaka: King of the Zulus

Describes and illustrates the life of the great African ruler, from his childhood, through his rise to power, to the final tragedy of the Zulu people. Reprint. NYT. AB. H.

By Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema

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Hardcover:

9780688073428 | William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1988, cover price $16.00 | About this edition: A biography of the nineteenth-century military genius and Zulu chief.

Paperback:

9780688131142 | Reissue edition (Mulberry Books, February 1, 1994), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: A biography of the nineteenth-century military genius and Zulu chief

Library:

9780688073435, titled "Shaka, King of the Zulus" | William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1988, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: A biography of the nineteenth-century military genius and Zulu chief.

Reinforced:

9780606067331 | Demco Media, February 1, 1994, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A biography of the nineteenth-century military genius and Zulu chief

The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Ka'Iulani of Hawai'I

A welcome reissue of an award-winning title--and the author's only children's book--recounts the story of Hawaii's last heir to the throne, who was denied her right to rule when the monarchy was abolished. An ALA Notable Book.

By Diane Stanley (illustrator) and Fay Stanley

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9780027867855 | Simon & Schuster, April 1, 1991, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Recounts the story of Hawaii's last heir to the throne, who was denied her right to rule when the monarchy was abolished

Library:

9780060292157, titled "The Last Princess: The Story of Princess Kaiulani of Hawaii" | Reissue edition (Harpercollins, January 1, 2001), cover price $15.89 | About this edition: Recounts the story of Hawaii's last heir to the throne, who was denied her right to rule when the monarchy was abolished.

Woe Is Moe

Moe, the hero of Moe the Dog in Tropical Paradise, spends his days working at a terrible job at the Frozen Cow Ice Cream Factory with his best friend Arlene, but everything changes, when he suddenly finds himself promoted to vice president. Jr Lib Guild.

By Elise Primavera (illustrator) and Diane Stanley

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9780399226991 | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Moe's new job in advertising at the ice cream factory brings him money, travel, and prestige--so why is he lonely and miserable?

El caballero y la doncella/ The gentleman and the kitchen maid

Product Description: Book annotation not available for this title.Title: El caballero y la doncella/ The gentleman and the kitchen maidAuthor: Stanley, DianePublisher: Lectorum PubnsPublication Date: 1995/04/01Number of Pages: 25Binding Type: HARDCOVERLibrary of Congress:

By Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9788426128768 | Juventud, April 1, 1995, cover price $13.99 | About this edition: Book annotation not available for this title.

True Adventure of Daniel Hall

Product Description: At 14 Daniel joins the whaling ship Condor in search of adventure, but life is dangerous and hard. Cruelly treated by the unscrupulous captain, Daniel jumps ship and survives on the desolate Siberian coast, despite encounters with hungry wolves...read more

By Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780803714687, titled "The True Adventure of Daniel Hall" | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1995, cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Presents the true story of a teenage boy aboard a whaling vessel in 1856, and relates his winter in Siberia and numerous other adventures

Paperback:

9780140566741, titled "The True Adventure of Daniel Hall" | Reprint edition (Puffin, January 1, 2000), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: Presents the true story of a teenage boy aboard a whaling vessel in 1856, and relates his winter in Siberia and numerous other adventures.

Library:

9780803714694, titled "The True Adventure of Daniel Hall" | Dial Books for Young Readers, September 1, 1995, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: Presents the true story of a teenage boy aboard a whaling vessel in 1856, and relates his winter in Siberia and numerous other adventures

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9780613225298 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: At 14 Daniel joins the whaling ship Condor in search of adventure, but life is dangerous and hard.

Elena

Rosa, a young Mexican American girl, tells the story of her brave mother, a strong-willed woman who fights for her beliefs in the midst of the 1910 social revolution and is forced to flee her homeland in a daring escape toward California

By Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780786802562 | Hyperion, April 1, 1996, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A Mexican American girl recounts how her mother moved the family to America during the Mexican Revolution.

Library:

9780786822119 | Hyperion, April 1, 1996, cover price $14.49 | About this edition: A Mexican American girl recounts how her mother moved the family to America during the Mexican Revolution.

Sleeping Ugly

When beautiful Princess Miserella, Plain Jane, and a fairy fall under a sleeping spell, a prince undoes the spell in a surprising way.

By Diane Stanley (illustrator) and Jane Yolen

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9780698115606 | Reprint edition (Puffin, April 1, 1997), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: This morality tale about Plain Jane, beautiful inside but ugly in appearance, and Princess Miserella, beautiful but nasty, involves a misunderstanding with a fairy and a hundred-year sleep

The Gentleman and the Kitchen Maid

When two paintings hanging across from each other in a museum fall in love, a resourceful art student finds a way to unite the lovers

By Dennis Nolan (illustrator) and Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780803713208 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1994, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: When two paintings hanging across from each other in a museum fall in love, a resourceful art student finds a way to unite the lovers

Paperback:

9780140560954 | Reprint edition (Puffin, August 1, 1997), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: When two paintings hanging across from each other in a museum fall in love, a resourceful art student finds a way to unite the lovers

Library:

9780803713215 | Dial Books for Young Readers, March 1, 1994, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: When two paintings hanging across from each other in a museum fall in love, a resourceful art student finds a way to unite the lovers

Reinforced:

9780606113618 | Demco Media, August 1, 1997, cover price $12.25 | About this edition: When two paintings hanging across from each other in a museum fall in love, a resourceful art student finds a way to unite the lovers

Cleopatra

Chronicles Cleopatra's rule in Egypt, and tells how she persuaded Romans Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to help her try to make Egypt powerful

By Diane Stanley and Peter Vennema

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Hardcover:

9780688104139 | William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1994, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Chronicles Cleopatra's rule in Egypt, and tells how she persuaded Romans Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to help her try to make Egypt powerful

Paperback:

9780688154806 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, August 1, 1997), cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Chronicles Cleopatra's rule in Egypt, and tells how she persuaded Romans Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to help her try to make Egypt powerful

Library:

9780688104146 | William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1994, cover price $17.89 | About this edition: Chronicles Cleopatra's rule in Egypt, and tells how she persuaded Romans Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to help her try to make Egypt powerful

Reinforced:

9780606112093 | Demco Media, August 1, 1997, cover price $15.81 | About this edition: Chronicles Cleopatra's rule in Egypt, and tells how she persuaded Romans Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to help her try to make Egypt powerful

Prebinding:

9780613035699 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $18.40 | About this edition: Chronicles Cleopatra's rule in Egypt, and tells how she persuaded Romans Julius Caesar and Mark Antony to help her try to make Egypt powerful

Petrosinella: A Neapolitan Rapunzel

In this version of Rapunzel, the heroine breaks the enchantment put on her by the ogress who keeps her prisoner with the aid of three acorns

By Giambattista Basile and Diane Stanley

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Hardcover:

9780803717121 | Dial Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1995, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: In this version of Rapunzel, the heroine breaks the enchantment put on her by the ogress who keeps her prisoner with the aid of three acorns

Paperback:

9780140554915 | Reprint edition (Puffin, December 1, 1997), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: In this version of Rapunzel, the heroine breaks the enchantment put on her by the ogress who keeps her prisoner with the aid of three acorns

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