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Books in Voyager/Hbj Book series

  • Pajamas

    Livingston Taylor, Maggie Taylor, Tim Bowers

    Paperback (Voyager Books, Aug. 1, 1995)
    An illustrated version of the lyrics to the song "Pajamas" presents a child's view of getting ready for bed.
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  • Knight's castle

    Edward Eager

    Paperback (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, March 15, 1984)
    Four cousins, Roger, Ann, Eliza, and Jack, have an extraordinary summer when, after an old toy soldier comes to life, they find themselves transported back to the days of Robin and Ivanhoe.
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  • Arthur Gets What He Spills

    Louise Armstrong, Syd Hoff

    Paperback (Harcourt, Jan. 15, 1979)
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  • The Borrowers Afloat

    Mary Norton, Beth Krush, Joe Krush

    Paperback (Harcourt, June 1, 1987)
    Pod, Homily, and Arrietty sail down the river in a leaky teakettle in search of food and shelter
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  • Songs of Praise

    Kathleen Krull, Kathryn Hewitt

    Paperback (Harcourt Childrens Books, Feb. 1, 1993)
    A collection of fifteen classic hymns, each with a historical note and piano accompaniment
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  • The Whisper of Glocken

    Carol Kendall

    Paperback (Harcourt Childrens Books, April 1, 1986)
    Prompted by a terrible flood, a seemingly unheroic group of little people sets out on a quest to restore an ancient treasure and make the valley of the Watercress safe again.
  • Aida

    Leontyne Price, Leo Dillon, Diane

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Oct. 15, 1997)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Retells the story of Verdi's opera in which the love of an enslaved Ethiopian princess for an Egyptian general brings tragedy to all involved.
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  • Merry Christmas, Strega Nona

    Tomie dePaola

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 15, 1991)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. As the Christmas holidays approach in Calabria, Stega Nona abandons her usual pursuits to prepare her annual feast for the entire town.
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  • Papagayo: The Mischief Maker

    Gerald McDermott

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 15, 1992)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Papagayo, the noisy parrot, helps the night animals save the moon from being eaten up by the moon dog.
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  • Susanna of the Alamo: A True Story

    John Jakes, Paul Bacon

    Paperback (Sandpiper, Aug. 24, 1990)
    “Remember the Alamo!” is one of the most familiar battle cries in American history, yet few know about the brave woman who inspired it. Susanna Dickinson’s story reveals the crucial role she played during that turbulent period in Texas-American history.
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  • The children of Green Knowe

    L. M Boston

    Paperback (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, Jan. 1, 1977)
    Tolly comes to live with his great-grandmother at the ancient house of Green Knowe and becomes friends with three children who lived there in the seventeenth century.
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  • Vegetable Garden

    Douglas Florian

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, April 1, 1996)
    Children are fascinated by watching plants grow, and in this colorful picture book even very young children can follow along with a family as they plant, tend, and harvest a vegetable garden. The sun shines brightly, summer rain falls, and vegetables grow and ripen. “The watery, translucent watercolors . . . capture the vitality of all growing things, including the children.”--The Horn Book
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