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Pageant of Chinese History
E. Seeger
Hardcover (Random House Childrens Books, June 1, 1962)This book covers the important aspects of Chinese civilization in an introductory history of a great people. Told in human terms against the background of a rich and ancient culture, there emerges a vivid picture of the people the Chinese have been, their family life, their culture, their humor, and philosophy.
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City of Gold and Other Stories from the Old Testament
Peter Dickinson, Michael Foreman
Hardcover (Random House Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1980)A retelling of 32 Old Testament narratives.
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Charlie Brown's Fourth Super Book of Questions and Answers: About All Kinds of People and How They Live! : Based on the Charles M. Schulz Characters
Charles M. Schulz
Hardcover (Random House Childrens Books, Nov. 1, 1979)Charlie Brown and friends present, in question-and-answer format, information about cultures and customs throughout the world
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The Berenstain Bears He Bear, She Bear
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Hardcover (Random House Childrens Books, Aug. 1, 1999)Hard to find
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Wave Me Goodbye
Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt
Paperback (Random House Books, Sept. 26, 2017)September, 1939. As the Second World War begins, ten-year-old Shirley is sent away ona train with her schoolmates. She doesn’t know where she’s going, or what’s going to happen to her when she gets there. All she has been told is that she’s going on ‘a little holiday’.Shirley is billeted in the country, with two boys from East End London, Kevin and Archie –and their experiences living in the strange, half-empty Red House, with the mysterious and reclusive Mrs Waverley, will change their lives for ever. Award-winning, bestselling and beloved author Jacqueline Wilson turns to this period of history for the first time, in this beautiful, moving story of friendship and bravery against the backdrop of the worst conflict the world has ever known.
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Tuxedo Sam: A Penguin of a Different Color
Cathy Nichols, Haruo Takahashi
Hardcover (Random House Childrens Books, Nov. 1, 1983)Tuxedo Sam, longing for excitement, leaves Antarctica with his friend Professor Frost, later helping the police catch a thief in the museum where the professor works.
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The Paper Shtetl : A Complete Model of an East European Jewish Town
David Grupper, David G. Klein
Paperback (Random House Childrens Books, Nov. 1, 1984)This is A Complete Model of an East European Jewish Town, by David Grupper and David G. Klein, with over 40 Pieces to Assemble. This book is listed as Used--Like New, but it is actually in New condition.
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The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Hans Christian Andersen, David Jorgensen
Hardcover (Random House Children's Books, Oct. 12, 1986)The perilous adventures of a toy soldier who loves a paper dancing girl culminate in tragedy for both of them
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Case of Princess Tomorrow
Sid Fleischman
Paperback (Random House Childrens Books, March 1, 1981)Princess Tomorrow tries to predict the winner of tomorrow's horse race and the Bloodhound Gang sniffs out the plot of the fortune-telling swindlers
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Emil and the Detectives
Erich Kästner, Walter Trier, Walter de la Mare
Paperback (Random House Children's Books, March 31, 2001)If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go. Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to get it back - and when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin, it's just the start of a marvellous money-retrieving adventure ...A classic and influential story, Emil and the Detectives remains an enthralling read.
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Scruffy
Jack Stoneley
Library Binding (Random House Childrens Books, Sept. 1, 1979)A dog's adventures are lonely, dangerous, and humorous, until a reporter makes her the most famous dog in Britain.
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Nate the Great and the Mushy Valentine
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Unknown Binding (Random House Childrens Books, Feb. 1, 1995)None