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Books published by publisher The Orion Press

  • Songs of Innocence and Experience

    William Blake

    Hardcover (The Orion Press, Sept. 3, 1967)
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  • Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

    Hans Christian Andersen

    Hardcover (The Orion Press, Jan. 1, 1958)
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  • Yo and the Yak

    Micheline Chevallier

    Hardcover (Orion Press, March 15, 1963)
    A charming picture book about historical life in the Himilayas. Out of print and difficult to find in this english language edition (translated from the original French), the story follows Yo, a young boy from Tibet who tames a yak to contribute to meeting his family's basic needs.
  • The journal of Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus

    Hardcover (Blond & The Orion Press, March 15, 1960)
    "The compelling and historical journal Columbus kept during his first voyage to and discovery of the New World. A day-by-day account filled with the hopes and fears of Columbus and his men throughout this grueling and treacherous journey. Maps and prints. From Google Books.
  • Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. With 25 Illustrations in Full Color by Children of Eighteen Nations

    Hans Christian Andersen

    Hardcover (Orion Press, March 15, 1958)
    Includes 42 tales by Andersen, translators not noted. Illustrations selected from entries to a contest sponsored by the International Union for Child Welfare and its affiliate, the Red Barnet of Denmark.
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  • The Travels of Marco Polo. With 25 Illus. in Full Color From a Fourteenth-Century Ms. in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris

    orion press editors

    Hardcover (Orion Press, March 15, 1985)
    With 25 illustrations in full color from a fourteenth-century manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris
  • Christmas Stories: Short stories written by the students of Priory Community School

    The students of Priory Community School, James Wilmot, Elizabeth Harvey

    language (The Priory Press, Dec. 13, 2016)
    Students aged from 11 to 16 have worked together to write and publish these Christmas themed short stories. some are fiction, some are based on fact, but all are written for young people by young people. We hope you enjoy them!
  • Grace: Friends, Family and Surf - A Girl's Journey to Self-Worth

    Mei-Ling Venning

    language (The Oaks Press, Sept. 28, 2019)
    What is it like to grow up with a mother who has Down syndrome or a father who has an acquired learning disability? 11 year-old Grace lives with this reality and battles the taunts of arch-tormentor Jessica, but refuses to tell any member of her family. Her best friend offers glimpses of a different life and together the girls join their local surf life-saving club. Grace begins to juggle school, home and beach separately until her worlds collide. What happens when these three spheres begin to blur … and even overlap …?
  • The King's Flower, Mike Thaler 1963

    Mike Thaler

    Hardcover (Orion Press, March 15, 1963)
    Line drawing help tell the story.
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  • The Adventures of Blondie McGoo and Puddles Pinkerton

    John "Doug" Wood

    eBook (The P3 Press, March 26, 2010)
    Blondie and Puddles are the best of friends and never pass up an opportunity for adventure. So when a new girl moves to town and revives local legends about a bank robber, hidden caves, and forgotten gold Blondie and Puddles are ready with a plan but they'll need some help. Along for the ride is Mary Lou, the new girl, who has the coolest dog Puddles has ever seen, a Great Dane named Noble. Together with Mary Lou, her grandpa, and Noble, Blondie and Puddles must explore legends and caves, as well as battle criminals, to find the truth behind the stories and maybe even find the gold.
  • Venus and Adonis

    William Shakespeare

    Hardcover (The Arion Press, March 15, 1975)
    Printed in a limited edition of 190 at Andrew Hoyem in San Francisco. Paper is T H. Saunders muld-made loan; the illustrations were made from foundry ornaments. Covered in mauve Japanese silk, enclosed in a silver paper-covered slipcase.
  • Too Close to Home

    Linwood Barclay

    Hardcover (Orion Press, March 15, 2008)
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