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While examining all the strange and wondrous objects at the marketplace, Ogba, an African boy, becomes involved in a perplexing jewel robbery
By Louis F. Cary (illustrator) and Jane Werner Watson

Hardcover:

9780811669719 | Garrard Pub Co, September 1, 1972, cover price $8.46 | About this edition: In his alertness to observe something about market day to tell his class, a Nigerian boy is able to help the police solve a mystery.

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Discusses the religious and national holidays of India--why they are celebrated and how.

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9780811649506 | Olympic Marketing Corp, April 1, 1974, cover price $1.98 | About this edition: Discusses the religious and national holidays of India--why they are celebrated and how.

With the help of three friends, Tanya recovers the geese and goose feathers needed for new featherbeds.

Hardcover:

9780811669771 | Garrard Pub Co, October 1, 1974, cover price $8.46 | About this edition: When the geese escape, Tanya tries to bring them back with the help of three friends

Surveys the evolution and current ecological status of whales and the characteristic appearance, behaviors, and habitats of the various baleen and toothed whales, including dolphins

Hardcover:

9780307668134 | Goldencraft, June 1, 1975, cover price $12.23 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural habitat of the different species of whales and dolphins.

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The tale of a bear cub and how he became the symbol of forest fire prevention.

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9780307604811 | Revised edition (Goldencraft, December 1, 1976), cover price $6.35 | About this edition: Pictures and text present the story of the little bear cub who grew up to become the famous firefighting Smokey of song and fable

Explores a vast range of mysterious matters, treating such topics as the world of legendary creatures, the strange powers of mind and spirit, and the eerie practices of the occult

Hardcover:

9780307678621 | Goldencraft, December 1, 1976, cover price $13.25 | About this edition: A collection of unexplained and little explored phenomena that challenge the mind and science.

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parents and children)< A three-year-old describes some of the things he is afraid of and how his parents help quiet his fears

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9780307603630 | Goldencraft, June 1, 1977, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A three-year-old describes some of the things he is afraid of and how his parents help quiet his fears.

Paperback:

9780517560877, titled "Sometimes I'm Afraid" | Reprint edition (Random House Childrens Books, June 1, 1986), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: A three-year-old describes some of the things he is afraid of and how his parents help quiet his fears.

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A little boy describes some of the things that make him angry and what he does about it

Hardcover:

9780307603609 | Goldencraft, June 1, 1977, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: A little boy describes some of the things that make him angry and what he does about it.

Paperback:

9780517560884 | Reprint edition (Random House Childrens Books, June 1, 1986), cover price $3.95 | About this edition: A little boy describes some of the things that make him angry and what he does about it

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Explores the possibility of using solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal energy, methane derived from garbage, and other lesser-known energy sources, incorporating research recently done by scientists

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9780531022528 | Franklin Watts, April 1, 1979, cover price $9.40 | About this edition: Discusses alternate sources of energy such as the sun, wind, and water, which are both renewable and harmless to the environment.

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Presents facts on the characteristics, size, habitat, and food of porpoises and different kinds of whales

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9780307608246 | Goldencraft, December 1, 1979, cover price $10.60 | About this edition: A brief introduction to the members of the whale family including the blue whale, narwhal, and dolphin.
9780307601711 | Goldencraft, June 1, 1979, cover price $6.35 | About this edition: A brief introduction to the members of the whale family including the blue whale, narwhal, and dolphin.

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Illustrations and text focus on the lives and activities of Indians of North America, from the plains to woodlands and the Northwest Coast, before the coming of the white man

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9780394841946 | Random House Childrens Books, September 1, 1980, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: Easy-to-read text introduces the way of life of the various groups of native Americans before the arrival of the white man.

Library:

9780394941943 | Random House Childrens Books, September 1, 1980, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Easy-to-read text introduces the way of life of the various groups of native Americans before the arrival of the white man.

Traces the history of the 2,290 mile river that flows from the hills of northern Russia to the Caspian Sea.

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9780382063732 | Silver Burdett Pr, December 1, 1980, cover price $16.96 | About this edition: Traces the history of the 2,290 mile river that flows from the hills of northern Russia to the Caspian Sea.

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Product Description: Deserts: Future Threat or Promise? Lands of little rain; nature as desert-maker; how animals and plants adapt; hunters and herdsmen of the desert; people as desert-makers; irrigation and ancient civilizations; problems of irrigation today; putting the desert to work; making the most of the desert; treasures underground; prospects for the future...read more

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9780399207853 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1981, cover price $4.98 | About this edition: Deserts: Future Threat or Promise?

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Rick and his father discover that numerous people have seen mysterious shapes in the Alaskan sky when his father is assigned to investigate a strange interference on local electronics equipment

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9780698205475 | Putnam Pub Group, March 1, 1982, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Rick accompanies his father to Alaska to investigate mysterious electronic signals which may be coming from an unidentified flying object that has been sighted in the area.

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Shows plants and animals that live in the desert, forest, and water, as well as butterflies, seeds, coral, and signs of spring

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9780307604064 | Goldencraft, September 1, 1983, cover price $12.60 | About this edition: Shows plants and animals that live in the desert, forest, and water, as well as butterflies, seeds, coral, and signs of spring

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With a corncob pipe, a button nose, and a top hat on his head, Frosty was a marvelous playmate for the children

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9780307602664 | Golden Books, June 1, 1985, cover price $16.01 | About this edition: With a corncob pipe, a button nose, and a top hat on his head, Frosty was a marvelous playmate for the children

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A small child learns to accept the new baby in the house

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9780517560624 | Reprint edition (Random House Childrens Books, May 1, 1986), cover price $2.95 | About this edition: A little boy learns to accept the new baby in the house.

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Retellings of more than fifty famous stories from the Old Testament.

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9780307165411 | Golden Pr, September 1, 1987, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Retellings of more than fifty famous stories from the Old Testament.

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Describes a visit to the doctor's office for a checkup and how it feels to be sick

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9780517564851 | Crown Pub, September 1, 1987, cover price $3.50 | About this edition: Describes a visit to the doctor's office for a checkup and how it feels to be sick

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Describes, simply, a visit to the dentist's office, how teeth are filled and cleaned, and what to do to have good, healthy teeth.

Paperback:

9780517564844 | Random House Childrens Books, September 1, 1987, cover price $3.50 | About this edition: Describes, simply, a visit to the dentist's office, how teeth are filled and cleaned, and what to do to have good, healthy teeth.

Mom and Dad help to allay a young child's fears about moving to a new house

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9780517565933 | Random House Childrens Books, June 1, 1988, cover price $3.95 | About this edition: Mom and Dad help to allay a young child's fears about moving to a new house

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A young boy describes his feelings of fear, guilt, and confusion when he discovers that his parents are getting a divorce

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9780517568118 | Crown Pub, June 1, 1988, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A young boy describes his feelings of fear, guilt, and confusion when he discovers that his parents are getting a divorce

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Feeling lonely, the fuzzy duckling looks for a friend, but the colts, calves, turkeys, geese, lambs, pigs, and puppies won't play with her

Hardcover:

9780553522136 | Golden Books, January 6, 2015, cover price $4.99
9780307103253 | Golden Books, February 1, 2003, cover price $8.99
9780307301185 | Golden Books, January 1, 1997, cover price $1.29
9780307157003 | Golden Pr, March 1, 1991, cover price $5.95 | also contains The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations | About this edition: Feeling lonely, the fuzzy duckling looks for a friend, but the colts, calves, turkeys, geese, lambs, pigs, and puppies won't play with her

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Product Description: Gentle, colorful illustrations enhance this collection of three popular Little Golden Books, which contains the classics, The Shy Little Kitten, The Lion's Paw, and The Saggy Baggy Elephant.

Hardcover:

9780307656360 | Goldencraft, January 1, 1993, cover price $19.33 | About this edition: Gentle, colorful illustrations enhance this collection of three popular Little Golden Books, which contains the classics, The Shy Little Kitten, The Lion's Paw, and The Saggy Baggy Elephant.

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