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Books published by publisher Childrens Press / Regensteiner

  • Jazz Ambassador, Louis Armstrong

    Ruby Wilson Sanders, John Solie, Rolf Zillmer

    Hardcover (Childrens Press, Jan. 1, 1973)
    A biography stressing the youth and early career of the famous jazz musician from New Orleans who began his career in the Waifs' Home for Boys.
  • The Incredible Hulk: The Secret Story of Marvel's Gamma-Powered Goliath

    David Anthony Kraft

    Library Binding (Childrens Press, Oct. 1, 1981)
    Discusses the origin of the comic strip character Bruce Banner, who, when faced with danger or emotional stress, changes into the Hulk. Includes several examples of his adventures.
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  • Mystery of the farmer's three fives

    Margaret Friskey

    Hardcover (Childrens Press, Jan. 1, 1963)
    "There once was a farmer who had a few ducks. A few are not many. But a few are more than two. I have more than two. Now Look here, said the farmer's wife. Just how many ducks do you have?" From the book.. this book "can be read by a child in the upper first grade. Over 90% of the one hundred and forty-five word vocabulary is from the First Thousand Words for Children's Reading. "
  • The Civil Rights Movement in America from 1865 to the present

    Pat McKissack

    Hardcover (Childrens Press, Aug. 16, 1987)
    From the beginning of Reconstruction to the present, traces the struggle of blacks to gain their civil rights in America, with a brief comparison of their problems to those of other minorities.
  • Seven Diving Ducks

    Margaret Friskey, Jean Morey

    Hardcover (Childrens Press, March 15, 1965)
    A timely accident helps a little duck conquer his fear of swimming and diving.
  • The Story of the Declaration of Independence

    Norman Richards, Tom Dunnington

    Hardcover (Childrens Press, Jan. 1, 1968)
    Outlines the events that led to the Revolutionary War and the writing of the document that declared the Colonies separate and independent from Britain.
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  • Eliza Pinckney

    Susan Lee

    Hardcover (Childrens Press, March 15, 1977)
    A biography of the industrious young woman who helped introduce the cultivation of the indigo plant in South Carolina.
  • The Story of the U.S.S. Arizona

    R. Conrad Stein, Tom Dunnington

    Hardcover (Childrens Press, March 15, 1987)
    Recalls the events surrounding the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor during which the U.S.S. Arizona sank.
  • The story of Admiral Peary at the North Pole

    Zachary Kent

    Hardcover (Childrens Press, March 15, 1988)
    Traces the life of the explorer, focusing on his grueling expedition across the frozen Arctic to become the first person to reach the North Pole.
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  • The Christmas Strangers

    Marjorie Thayer, Don Freeman

    Hardcover (Childrens Press, March 15, 1976)
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  • Settlers on a Strange Shore

    Edith S. McCall, Carol Rogers

    Library Binding (Childrens Press, Oct. 1, 1980)
    The story of some of the first people to settle on American shores, including those of the New England and Jamestown settlements
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