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Product Description: One day the people who live with Elmer, who was a little elf, baked a blueberry pie. The minute Elmer had a chance he jumped right into that rich, melting pie and ate till his elfin stomach bulged. It was delicious, and Elmer wanted another one right away...read more

Hardcover:

9781930900387 | Reprint edition (Purple House Pr, November 30, 2008), cover price $18.95 | About this edition: One day the people who live with Elmer, who was a little elf, baked a blueberry pie.

Paperback:

9780026859172 | Sra, June 1, 1997, cover price $41.63
9780026871730 | Sra, June 1, 1997, cover price $18.75

Library:

9780688311124, titled "Blueberry Pie Elf" | William Morrow & Co, February 1, 1968, cover price $5.11

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Product Description: Thirty-five million Americans are living beyond the age of sixty-five, a twenty-five year increase in life expectancy since 1900. This longevity, once the gift of a few, has become the destiny of many. This time of life is not just about retiring; in fact many who retire return happily to some type of employment...read more

Hardcover:

9780761831457 | Hamilton Books, May 30, 2005, cover price $65.00 | About this edition: Thirty-five million Americans are living beyond the age of sixty-five, a twenty-five year increase in life expectancy since 1900.

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Product Description: Thirty-five million Americans are living beyond the age of sixty-five, a twenty-five year increase in life expectancy since 1900. This longevity, once the gift of a few, has become the destiny of many. This time of life is not just about retiring; in fact many who retire return happily to some type of employment...read more

Paperback:

9780761831464 | Hamilton Books, April 30, 2005, cover price $35.99 | About this edition: Thirty-five million Americans are living beyond the age of sixty-five, a twenty-five year increase in life expectancy since 1900.

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New artwork enhances a new edition of the classic 1965 story of a loveable stray dog's adventures on Maple Street, where all the residents are sure the friendly puppy must belong to someone else.
By Lisa McCue (illustrator) and Jane Thayer

Hardcover:

9780060296933 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, August 1, 2004, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A homeless little dog finds supper at one house, a comfortable couch at a second, and breakfast at a third.

Library:

9780060296926 | Harpercollins, August 1, 2004, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: A homeless little dog finds supper at one house, a comfortable couch at a second, and breakfast at a third.

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Product Description: Though his hot breath is the envy of all the other animals, a young dragon learns that showing off does not make friends.

Hardcover:

9780688083403, titled "The Popcorn Dragon" | Reissue edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, July 1, 1989), cover price $17.99 | About this edition: Though his hot breath is the envy of all the other animals, a young dragon learns that showing off does not make friends.

Paperback:

9780590436090 | Scholastic Paperbacks, June 1, 1990, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Though his hot breath is the envy of all the other animals, a young dragon learns that showing off does not make friends.

Library:

9780688088767 | Reissue edition (William Morrow & Co, July 1, 1989), cover price $15.93 | About this edition: Though his hot breath is the envy of all the other animals, a young dragon learns that showing off does not make friends.

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Gus the ghost neglects his housecleaning chores while Mr. Frizzle is on vacation and fears that this dereliction of duty will cause him and his animal friends to lose their home with Frizzle.
By Seymour Fleishman (illustrator) and Jane Thayer

Hardcover:

9780208022493 | Linnet Books, November 1, 1989, cover price $17.50 | About this edition: Gus the ghost neglects his housecleaning chores while Mr.

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When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he searches all over for one, but to no avail, until the magic of the holiday season brings about a special surprise for Pete--making his Christmas wish come true! Reprint.

Hardcover:

9780060526962 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, October 1, 2003, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own.
9780688059446 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1986, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own

Paperback:

9780060526986 | Reprint edition (Harpercollins Childrens Books, October 1, 2005), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own.
9780804566902, titled "Puppy Who Wanted a Boy" | Pap/cas edition (Spoken Arts, October 1, 1992), cover price $16.90 | About this edition: When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own.
9780688082932 | William Morrow & Co, October 1, 1988, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own

Library:

9780060526979 | Harpercollins, October 1, 2003, cover price $15.89 | About this edition: When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own.
9780688059453 | Reissue edition (William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1986), cover price $13.93 | About this edition: When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own

Reinforced:

9780606043045 | Demco Media, October 1, 1988, cover price $13.93 | About this edition: When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own

Prebinding:

9780833524706 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.10 | About this edition: When Petey the puppy decides that he wants a boy for Christmas, he discovers that he must go out and find one on his own

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Unused to the racket of the modern world, Dandy, the dinosaur, becomes very nervous

Paperback:

9780688082925 | William Morrow & Co, October 1, 1988, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: The dinosaur Mary Ann finds has trouble adjusting to the noise of the twentieth century.

Uses riddles and phrases to show the wide variety of meanings of the word 'hand.'

Hardcover:

9780688322151 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1985, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: Fourteen amusing and challenging riddles make use of the different meanings for the word 'hand,' encouraging youngsters to consider the many kinds of hands that exist

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Determined to learn how to spell, Gus the ghost enrolls in school, only to endure the embarrassment of being kept back

Hardcover:

9780688014421 | William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1982, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A ghost decides to go to school and learn to spell when a publisher returns his autobiography.

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The people try to outwit the clever raccoon who is robbing their garden of delicious fresh corn on the cob.

Hardcover:

9780688002381 | William Morrow & Co, February 1, 1981, cover price $11.75 | About this edition: How Raccoon manages to counter all the ploys devised to protect the ripening corn in the garden makes a lighthearted story for young readers

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In a space-age fantasy for young readers, a young, unmotivated robot goes to work in the neighborhood bakery

Library:

9780688322311 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1980, cover price $11.88 | About this edition: A young robot finds his vocation in a bakery and earns a baker's hat as the result of his devoted work.

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Skunk leads the animals in a search for Squirrel who has disappeared from the garden and woods.

Hardcover:

9780688221928 | William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1979, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: All of the animals living in the garden become amateur detectives and search for Squirrel, who has mysteriously disappeared

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Product Description: A fun little story about a friendly Ghost, Gus, who is sad being forced out of his house he has lived in his whole life.

Hardcover:

9780437794086, titled "What's a Ghost Going to Do?" | Olympic Marketing Corp, June 1, 1979, cover price $3.98 | also contains Solid Organ Transplantation in Infants and Children | About this edition: A fun little story about a friendly Ghost, Gus, who is sad being forced out of his house he has lived in his whole life.

Library:

9780688316433, titled "What's a Ghost Going to Do" | William Morrow & Co, January 1, 1979, cover price $6.00 | About this edition: A friendly ghost finds himself in a dilemma when a new owner decides to tear down his home

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Gus the ghost, tired of the same white sheet, looks for something more colorful and snappy to wear and discovers the joys of printmaking

Hardcover:

9780688221331 | William Morrow & Co, February 1, 1978, cover price $10.25 | About this edition: Gus determines that ghosts needn't always wear white.

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Ebenezer Elf makes try after try to convince the unbelieving Martha Cooper that he exists

Hardcover:

9780688220303 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1975, cover price $7.25 | About this edition: An elf tries to convince the little girl he lives with that he really exists.

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Gus, the ghost, and Mr. Frizzle, the museum keeper, have a difference of opinion about the baby ghost abandoned on the museum doorstep.

Hardcover:

9780688213695 | William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1972, cover price $4.50 | About this edition: Gus, a delightful ghost who manages the Historical Museum with Mr.

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The story of what happens when a friendly ghost, an unfriendly mouse, and their landlords spend the summer together

Library:

9780688313685 | William Morrow & Co, June 1, 1962, cover price $11.88 | About this edition: A ghost and a mouse have a summer house all to themselves while the folks are away for the winter.

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