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  • The Calico Book of Bedtime Rhymes from Around the World

    Mary Pope Osborne, T. Lewis

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, Sept. 1, 1990)
    A collection of lullabies, nursery rhymes, and poems for bedtime
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  • Contemporary's Calculator Power: A Modern Approach to Math Skills

    Robert Mitchell

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, Jan. 16, 1991)
    Book by Mitchell, Robert

  • Weight Training for Young Athletes

    Franco Columbu

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, July 1, 1979)
    Discusses the benefits of weight lifting in improving muscular fitness and strength and offers instruction in basic weight lifting techniques.

  • Cinderella

    Peter Elwell, Jada Rowland

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, Oct. 1, 1988)
    Retells the fairy tale of the mistreated daughter who wins a better life with a prince through the help of her fairy godmother
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  • Felt Pictures: With 14 Stencils

    Clare Beaton, Steve Shott

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, March 1, 1998)
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  • The Calico Book of Mother Goose

    Margaret Cusack, John O'Brien, Eldon Doty, Nina Barbaresi, Giyora Karmi

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, Oct. 1, 1988)
    An illustrated collection of fifty-seven traditional rhymes arranged under such categories as "Animal Friends," "Boys & Girls," and "Riddles & Games." Also includes music for the songs and a glossary explaining the origins of some of the best-known rhymes.An illustrated collection of fifty-seven traditional rhymes includes music and is arranged under such categories as animal friends, boys and girls, and riddles and games
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  • Kidnapped

    Robert Louis Stevenson, Gary Gianni

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, Oct. 1, 1988)
    A sixteen-year-old orphan is kidnapped by his villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish highlanders against English rule.
    Y

  • The Fables of Aesop

    Frank Riccio, Aesop

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, Oct. 1, 1988)
    One hundred forty stories written 600 years before Christ, with lessons as fresh for us now as they were for Aesop's contemporaries.

  • Copper the Cat and the Mystery of Maroopa the Monkey

    Benjamin Frazer, Matt Faulkner

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, Sept. 1, 1990)
    The zoo's newest addition, a rare mangabey monkey, becomes the chief suspect when someone plays a string of practical jokes on the zoo animals.
    I

  • What Happens at a Newspaper.

    Arthur Shay

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, April 1, 1972)
    Examines the way a newspaper is put together through a pictorial tour of the Chicago Sun-Times.
    J

  • What Will School Be Like?: A Childs Story/a Parents Story

    Clairece Booher Feagin

    Paperback (Contemporary Books, April 1, 1991)
    Six-year-old James registers for the first grade and experiences the ups and downs of going to school.

  • Kevin Cloud: Chippewa Boy in the City

    Carol A. Bales

    Hardcover (Contemporary Books, June 1, 1972)
    Text and photographs introduce the home, family, and daily life of a young Chippewa boy living in Chicago.