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  • Striped Ice Cream

    Joan M. Lexau

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Nov. 1, 1992)
    Becky knows her inner-city family is too poor even to buy her favorite ice cream for her birthday, but they seem to be going out of their way to be mean, whispering and planning something behind her back. Reissue.
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  • Striped Ice Cream

    JOAN M. LEXAU

    Paperback (SCHOLASTIC, March 15, 1968)
    Like new
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  • I Should Have Stayed in Bed

    Joan M. Lexau

    Hardcover (Harpercollins, June 1, 1965)
    The experiences of a little boy on a day when nothing turns out right for him.
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  • The Homework Caper

    Joan M. Lexau

    Hardcover (Harpercollins, June 1, 1966)
    When Bill's homework paper is missing, he and his friend Ken set out to solve the mystery
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  • Striped Ice Cream

    Joan M. Lexau

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 16, 1974)
    Staining on cover, minimal wear and creasing. Pages are clean and strong, binding is tight. Buy with confidence, we ship daily!
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  • Striped Ice Cream

    Joan M Lexau, John Wilson

    Library Binding (HarperCollins, Jan. 21, 1968)
    Becky's hard-working mama and four older brothers and sisters try to surprise her on her eighth birthday. β€˜An exceedingly warm and satisfying story of a [African-American] city family that is true to childhood.' 'NYT. "Mama --" Becky said and waited. "My birthday's coming pretty soon. Will we have chicken-spaghetti and striped ice cream?"Mama sighed and said, "I don't know, Becky. Things were a little better last year."Not having something special to look forward to for a birthday was bad enough, but then the whole family seemed to turn against Becky. Life was lonely for the youngest in the family when everyone else started working on a project without her. Brother Abe even tried to keep her out of her own home during the day -- and playing baseball with Abe did not appeal to Becky.This is a story about a very real family -- the ups and downs, the quarrels and making-ups, and it is a story of Becky's happy birthday.
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  • Archimedes Takes a Bath,

    Joan M. Lexau

    Hardcover (Ty Crowell Co, June 1, 1969)
    Young Xanthius is given the job of seeing that absent minded Archimedes eats and bathes occasionally. His success has much to do with the formulation of Archimedes' Principle.

  • That's good, that's bad

    Joan M. Lexau, ALIKI

    Hardcover (Dial Press, March 15, 1963)
    Weekly reader book
    K

  • Olaf Reads

    Joan Lexau

    Hardcover (Dial Press, March 15, 1961)
    New York NY: The Dial Press, 1961. Hardcover in VG condition, no writing or marks, binding square, jacket is Good w. normal shelfwear, chips to bottom spine, not clipped - original price $2.75. Presumed first, no other dates given... Very Good/Good. Illus. by Harvey Weiss.

  • Striped Ice Cream

    Joan M. Lexau, John Wilson

    Paperback (Scholastic, June 1, 1971)
    A seven-year-old Negro girl is resigned to the fact that her mother can not afford anything special for her birthday, but she does not understand why her older sisters and brother seem to turn against her--until the big day finally arrives.
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  • Striped Ice Cream

    Joan M. Lexau

    Hardcover (J.P. Lippincott, Oct. 16, 1987)
    Becky's hard-working mama and four older brothers and sisters try to surprise her on her eighth birthday. Β‘An exceedingly warm and satisfying story of a [African-American] city family that is true to childhood.' 'NYT. "Mama --" Becky said and waited. "My birthday's coming pretty soon. Will we have chicken-spaghetti and striped ice cream?"Mama sighed and said, "I don't know, Becky. Things were a little better last year."Not having something special to look forward to for a birthday was bad enough, but then the whole family seemed to turn against Becky. Life was lonely for the youngest in the family when everyone else started working on a project without her. Brother Abe even tried to keep her out of her own home during the day -- and playing baseball with Abe did not appeal to Becky.This is a story about a very real family -- the ups and downs, the quarrels and making-ups, and it is a story of Becky's happy birthday.
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  • The Spider Makes a Web

    Joan M. Lexau

    Hardcover (Hastings House Pub, Aug. 1, 1979)
    Detailed illustrations underscore the combination of form and function that characterizes the spider web, revealing each phase of its construction and emphasizing how the web shelters, defends, and nourishes
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