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Books published by publisher Contemporary Books

  • A Child's Garden of Verses

    Robert Louis Stevenson, T. Lewis

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, Aug. 1, 1989)
    A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.
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  • Ice Cream

    H. I. Peeples, David Garner

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, Oct. 1, 1988)
    Describes the activities at an ice cream plant where machines turn milk into different flavors of ice cream.
  • The Mouse in the Wainscot

    Ian Serraillier, Giora Carmi

    Board book (Contemporary Books, Oct. 1, 1988)
    A little girl reflects on the activities of a mouse living in a secluded area of her house
  • Cats

    Eleanor Farjeon, Thomas R. Lewis

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, Aug. 1, 1989)
    Describes the many places in a house where cats like to sleep
  • Play Better Basketball: An Illustrated Guide to Winning Techniques and Strategies for Players and Coaches

    Jim Pruitt

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, Feb. 15, 1983)
    A basketball coach discusses the skills, techniques, attitudes, and characteristics a coach looks for in a basketball player, at the high school, college, amateur, or professional level.
  • Night, America

    Michael Montgomery

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, May 1, 1989)
    A poetic "goodnight" to the President, the Chicago Cubs, and NASA astronauts
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  • The Jolly Woodchuck

    Marion Edey, Dorothy Grider, Giora Carmi

    Board book (Contemporary Books, May 1, 1989)
    An illustrated poem describes the peaceful existence of the jolly woodchuck, who is "very very fat but doesn't care a pin for that."
  • Tie-Dye! Easy Instructions for 20 Fantastic Projects

    Kathryn Kreider

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, )
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  • Draw Science: Dinosaurs

    Nina Kidd

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, Dec. 1, 1992)
    Step-by-step instructions for drawing a variety of popular dinosaurs are accompanied by scientific facts about each species
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  • Come to See the Clowns

    Ruth M. Tensen, Dianne Dengel

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, June 1, 1970)
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  • Catching

    Bob Cluck

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, April 1, 1987)
    Describes the role of the catcher, discusses the catcher's equipment, and looks at stances, game situations, signals, pop-ups, and pitch selection
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  • Laura: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Donald Zochert

    Donald Zochert

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, March 15, 1874)
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