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Left in charge of the house, nine-year-old Lysbet nearly burns it down when she leaves the fireplace unattended to participate in New Amsterdam's First Skating Day.

Library:

9780698305229 | New edition (Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 1974), cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A young girl living in New Amsterdam learns about the pleasures and problems of responsibility while taking care of her parents' house and pregnant cat

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The statue of King George III, erected in Battery Park after the repeal of the Stamp Tax, tells his version of the events leading to the American Revolution.
By F. N. Monjo and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780698202986 | New edition (Putnam Pub Group, December 1, 1974), cover price $5.95 | About this edition: A lead statue of King George III relates the events leading to the American Rovolution through indignant ratings about what he observes

In colonial Maine, eight-year-old Becky, wanting to do something brave, devises a way to capture a ferocious bear that chases her into the cabin

Library:

9780399609244 | Putnam Pub Group, May 1, 1975, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A young girl in colonial Maine manages to catch a bear in an unusual way.

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Relates in verse how a variety of common plants are related to each other.

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9780837223988 | Economics Pr, June 1, 1977, cover price $13.32 | About this edition: Relates in verse how a variety of common plants are related to each other.

Mary Grace and her imaginary friend Nellie plan to find out who has been smashing all the jack-o'-lanterns the week before Halloween.

Hardcover:

9780399206177 | Putnam Pub Group, September 1, 1978, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Following some exciting but false leads, Mary Grace Potts attempts to track down the mysterious pumpkin smasher with the help of her make-believe friend, Nellie

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Relates the adventures of a family of teeny tiny witches as they search for a home.

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9780399206825 | Putnam Pub Group, January 1, 1979, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Every time tiny Sam Witch and his tiny parents, Ma and Pa Witch, find a home that they like, some furry creature chases them away, but things change when they meet Elmer Harvest Mouse

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Full-color and black-and-white artwork adds to the enchantment of the Grimm Brothers' tale about a young boy who learns the craft of sorcery from an evil master whom he ultimately defeats

Hardcover:

9780698204812 | Coward Mc Cann, May 1, 1979, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A sorcerer's apprentice learns his master's spells on the sly and finds they come in handy when he is in danger.

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Snail is very lonely and fears that nobody will ever want to be his friend because he has a shell, but then he meets Turtle

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9780397318292 | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, July 1, 1979, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Five episodes in which a turtle and a snail demonstrate their fondness for and loyalty to each other.

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In this Appalachian variant of the traditional tale, Jack trades his old cow to a gypsy for three beans that are guaranteed to feed him his entire life
By James Still and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780813117355 | Univ Pr of Kentucky, February 15, 1996, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: In this Appalachian variant of the traditional tale, Jack trades his old cow to a gypsy for three beans that are guaranteed to feed him his entire life

Paperback:

9780399204982 | Putnam Pub Group, April 1, 1982, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A down-home version of the classic fairy tale, from Appalachia, introduces new twists and curls in characters and action

When he tires of serving as the local wiseman, Mumba puts all his wisdom in a pot--but the pot breaks
By Anne K. Rose and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780688003920 | William Morrow & Co, July 1, 1982, cover price $11.75 | About this edition: Tired of being called on for advice, Mumba decides to store his wisdom in a large pot and get some rest.

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A wicked enchantress tricks a king into marrying her, then, in a fit of jealousy, turns his six young sons into swans.

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9780698205529 | Coward Mc Cann, December 1, 1982, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A little princess sets out to rescue her six brothers from a spell cast by their evil stepmother

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Enroute to the Chester Music Festival, a boy hears a strange story about the lively young girl who changed Chester from a solemn and gloomy town to one where people dance and make music.
By Ellen Harvey Showell and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780688015145 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, March 1, 1983, cover price $10.25 | About this edition: Cecelia hunts for a place where music and dancing are appreciated and stages the music festival that brings the Blue Mountain boy to her hometown

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An earth gnome helps a hunter boy rescue three princesses who are trapped underground by many-headed dragons.

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9780698206182 | Putnam Pub Group, October 1, 1985, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: An earth gnome helps a hunter boy rescue three princesses who are trapped underground by many-headed dragons.

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Product Description: Book by Stark, Peter A.

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9780024160706, titled "Introduction to Numerical Methods" | 2 sub edition (Macmillan Pub Co, November 1, 1992), cover price $38.95 | also contains Introduction to Numerical Methods | About this edition: Book by Stark, Peter A.

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A selection of poems celebrating the New Year by a variety of authors
By Myra Cohn Livingston (editor) and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780823406418 | Holiday House, September 1, 1987, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems celebrating the New Year by a variety of authors.

This collection of poetry explores such themes as people and friendship, nature and the seasons, animals and growing things, holidays, and other enchanting things
By Margot Tomes (illustrator) and Charlotte Zolotow

School and Library:

9780152264888 | Harcourt Childrens Books, November 1, 1987, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: An illustrated collection of poems arranged under eight subject categories including 'The Sea,' 'People and Friendship,' 'Animals,' and 'Bedtime Thoughts.

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The author's fictionalized version, though all the events are true, of her childhood in China in the 1920s.
By Jean Fritz and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781557360700 | Large print edition (Cornerstone Books, January 1, 1988), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The acclaimed author provides a lively and perceptive account of growing up in China

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Ten-year-old Terrie Wright, bored with summer in London, wanders to Kew Gardens, where she meets a mysterious girl with an uncommon family and a dilemma which Terrie must help solve

Hardcover:

9780399208225 | Horizon Book Promotions, May 1, 1988, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: During daily visits to Kew Gardens a ten-year-old American girl finds herself transported back to Kew Palace in 1805 where she meets Princess Charlotte Augusta, future queen of England.

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On a winter night in the subzero north, a mother sings a soothing lulluby as the children play, the baby slumbers, and father returns home
By Margot Tomes (illustrator) and M. L. Van Vorst

Hardcover:

9780688058128 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1988, cover price $3.98 | About this edition: In this poem for bedtime, Mother and children await Father's return on a wintery night.

Library:

9780688058135 | Lothrop Lee & Shepard, August 1, 1988, cover price $12.88 | About this edition: In this poem for bedtime, Mother and children await Father's return on a wintery night.

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The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.
By John Warren Stewig and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780823407149 | Holiday House, September 1, 1988, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: The fisherman's greedy wife is never satisfied with the wishes granted her by an enchanted fish.

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When a shadowmaker comes to town, everyone buys a brand-new shadow except Drizzle and her brother, Soot, who spy on the Shadowmaker and learn his secrets, starting more trouble--and more magic--than even the wizardly Shadowmaker
By Margot Tomes (illustrator)

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9780606040365 | Demco Media, February 1, 1989, cover price $13.10 | About this edition: A cunning little girl named Drizzle rescues her town from the bedlam created by the mysterious Shadowmaker, a wizard who makes new shadows for people.

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A collection of poems celebrating the many aspects of birthdays.
By Myra Cohn Livingston and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780823407835 | Holiday House, July 1, 1989, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A collection of poems celebrating the many aspects of birthdays.

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Retells the traditional English tale of how poor, neglected Tattercoats comes to marry the Prince.
By Joseph Jacobs and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780399215841 | Putnam Pub Group, September 1, 1989, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Retells the traditional English tale of how poor, neglected Tattercoats comes to marry the Prince.

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A clever lass, in need of a meal, shows some stingy villagers how to make soup starting with a 'magic' stone.
By John Warren Stewig and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780823408634 | Holiday House, April 1, 1991, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A clever lass, in need of a meal, shows some stingy villagers how to make soup starting with a 'magic' stone.

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A young boy uses a witch hazel branch to make a scarecrow and has a mysterious encounter on the night of the harvest moon
By Alice Schertle and Margot Tomes (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780060251406 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, September 1, 1991, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: A young boy uses a witch hazel branch to make a scarecrow and has a mysterious encounter on the night of the harvest moon

Paperback:

9780064433686 | Reissue edition (Trophy Pr, September 1, 1994), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A young boy uses a witch hazel branch to make a scarecrow and has a mysterious encounter on the night of the harvest moon

Library:

9780060251413 | Harpercollins, September 1, 1991, cover price $14.89 | About this edition: A young boy uses a witch hazel branch to make a scarecrow and has a mysterious encounter on the night of the harvest moon

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