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Books published by publisher JB Lippincott

  • The man on the flying trapeze: The circus life of Emmett Kelly, Sr. told with pictures & song!

    Robert M Quackenbush

    Hardcover (Lippincott, March 15, 1975)
    The circus experiences of Emmett Kelly, Sr., "America's favorite clown," are related in verse to be sung to the tune of the familiar song "The Man on the Flying Trapeze."
  • Thunderhead

    Mary O'Hara

    Hardcover (Lippincott, March 15, 1942)
    A story about a unique horse.
  • There'll be a hot time in the old town tonight

    Robert M Quackenbush

    Hardcover (Lippincott, March 15, 1974)
    Illustrations accompany the verses of the folksong describing the Chicago fire. Includes the music and information on fire safety.
  • Reading With Phonics

    Julie. Hay

    Textbook Binding (Lippincott, June 15, 1967)
    "This is a classic phonics text. It equips you with the most outstanding and definitive model available for teaching children to read."
  • Tom's Midnight Garden

    Philippa Pearce, Susan Einzig

    Hardcover (J. P. Lippincott, July 1, 1984)
    Tom is furious. His brother, Peter, has measles, so now Tom is being shipped off to stay with Aunt Gwen and Uncle Alan in their boring old apartment. There'll be nothing to do there and no one to play with. Tom just counts the days till he can return home to Peter.Then one night the landlady's antique grandfather clock strikes thirteen times leading Tom to a wonderful, magical discovery and marking the beginning of a secret that's almost too amazing to be true. But it is true, and in the new world that Tom discovers is a special friend named Hatty and more than a summer's worth of adventure for both of them. Now Tom wishes he could stay with his relativesand Hatty -- forever...
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  • Mystery at Shadow Pond

    Mary C Jane

    Paperback (Lippincott, Jan. 1, 1958)
    When Neale and Margie Lawson hear that their father will have to sell his shore land and their beloved horse, Firefly, they are miserable. They can find no way to help until a strange red car, a lost cat, and the odd behavior of an eccentric old man draw them into a mystery involving the lost letters of a famous New England artist.<P> The Lawsons and their friend Rupert Reed, son of the Ranger at the camp across the lake, are plunged into a bewildering tangle of strange doings. Neale thinks that his robot-burglar alarm might help to solve the mystery, and Margie is sure that her grandfather's books hold the key to the problem. Both children are right, but it takes two discoveries -- one in a cave on the mountain and one in the middle of Shadow Pond -- to set things straight.<P> Mary Jane’s earlier mysteries, all exciting and fun to read, have found an appreciative audience. "Mystery at Shadow Pond" will add new friends to the large number of boys and girls who look forward to a book by this favorite author.
  • Mystery at Shadow Pond

    Mary C Jane

    Paperback (Lippincott, Jan. 1, 1958)
    When Neale and Margie Lawson hear that their father will have to sell his shore land and their beloved horse, Firefly, they are miserable. They can find no way to help until a strange red car, a lost cat, and the odd behavior of an eccentric old man draw them into a mystery involving the lost letters of a famous New England artist.<P> The Lawsons and their friend Rupert Reed, son of the Ranger at the camp across the lake, are plunged into a bewildering tangle of strange doings. Neale thinks that his robot-burglar alarm might help to solve the mystery, and Margie is sure that her grandfather's books hold the key to the problem. Both children are right, but it takes two discoveries -- one in a cave on the mountain and one in the middle of Shadow Pond -- to set things straight.<P> Mary Jane’s earlier mysteries, all exciting and fun to read, have found an appreciative audience. "Mystery at Shadow Pond" will add new friends to the large number of boys and girls who look forward to a book by this favorite author.
  • Texas tomboy

    Lois Lenski

    Hardcover (Lippincott, Jan. 1, 1950)
    Children/juvenile fiction set in Texas.
  • The biggest victory

    Alfred Slote

    Paperback (Lippincott, March 15, 1972)
    The only thing Randy enjoys about baseball is having it over with so he can go fishing, but his father insists that he participate on the school team.
  • The Charm of Fine Manners: Being a Series of Letters to a Daughter

    Helen Ekin STARRETT

    (Lippincott, Jan. 1, 1921)
    Original 1921 publication written by Mrs. Helen Ekin Starrett after years of running a school for girls. Etiquette and manners.
  • stranger on the ball club

    Alfred Slote, No Illustration

    Hardcover (JB Lippincott, March 15, 1970)
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  • Paul Klee

    Ernest Lloyd Raboff

    Hardcover (J.B. Lippincott, March 15, 1988)
    A brief biography of this twentieth-century German artist accompanies reproductions and analyses of several of his works.