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Books in A Voyager/HBJ book series

  • Terrible, Horrible Edie

    Elizabeth C. Spykman

    Paperback (Harcourt, Brace & World, June 16, 1960)
    Vintage hardcover
  • The Wedding Procession of the Rag Doll and the Broom Handle and Who Was in It

    Carl Sandburg, Harriet Pincus

    Paperback (Voyager, Oct. 4, 1978)
    Taken from Sandburg’s Rootabaga Stories, the Spoon Lickers, Dirty Bibs, Musical Soup Eaters, Easy Ticklers, and others are all dolled up and parading in single file in the wedding procession.
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  • The Happy Hippopotami

    Bill Martin Jr, Betsy Everitt

    Paperback (Sandpiper, Feb. 28, 1992)
    Climb aboard the picnic buses for a happy hippoholiday! This lively rhyming story of a seaside romp where hippopotamamas, papas, sons, and daughters are soaking up the sun, strolling along the boardwalk, and dancing around the maypole makes a perfect read-aloud. “Seeming to spill off the pages with their jollity, Everitt’s spirited illustrations are sure to endear these playful creatures to kids--who will have as much fun as the hippos do.”--Publishers Weekly
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  • The Soup Bone

    Tony Johnston, Margot Tomes

    Paperback (Sandpiper, Aug. 17, 1992)
    Looking for a soup bone on Halloween, a little old lady finds a hungry skeleton instead.
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  • Voyagers: The Seventh Element

    Wendy Mass

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, July 5, 2016)
    The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, all action-adventure. And you don't have long to wait—six books are coming all in one year! Earth is in danger! The only thing that can save our planet are six essential elements that can fuse into a new source of clean energy. But the elements are scattered throughout the galaxy. And it’s up to the Voyagers—a team of four remarkable kids and an alien—to gather them all and return to Earth. The Voyagers have made it to the last planet. If they complete this mission, they can finally go home. But they’ve been in space a long time, and it’s starting to take its toll. When one of the crew falls deathly ill, the race back to Earth becomes even more urgent. They just have to combat fire-breathing dragons and an evil alien clone out to sabotage their every move. No big deal. At least the Voyagers have almost every element they need. Only one more to go—six elements to make the Source and save the world. So why is there a space in the Element Fuser for a seventh? Do you have what it takes to be a Voyager? Find out at VoyagersHQ.com.
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  • Voyagers: Omega Rising

    Patrick Carman

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Jan. 5, 2016)
    The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, all action-adventure. And you don’t have long to wait—six books are coming all in one year! Earth is in danger! The only things that can save our planet are six essential elements scattered throughout the galaxy. And it is up to the Voyagers—a team of four kids and an alien—to gather them all and return to Earth. It isn’t just the Voyagers out in space—they’ve got company in the form of Team Omega. Omegas have their own reasons for wanting the elements—and they’ll do anything to win. The third planet, Aqua-Gen, has unbelievable new challenges in store. Sea monsters, pirates . . . Both teams better know how to swim. Do you have what it takes to be a Voyager? Find out at VoyagersHQ.com.
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  • Wind Song

    Carl Sandburg, William A. Smith

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Sept. 15, 1965)
    A selection by one of America's greatest poets of 79 of his poems particularly suitable for children, to which he has added 16 new poems. 7 line drawings by William A. Smith
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  • Simple Pictures Are Best

    Nancy Willard, Tomie dePaola

    Paperback (Harcourt, Sept. 1, 1987)
    A shoemaker and his wife being photographed for their wedding anniversary keep adding items to the picture despite the photographer's admonition that "Simple pictures are best."
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  • Encounter

    Jane Yolen, David Shannon

    Library Binding (Paw Prints 2008-08-11, Aug. 11, 2008)
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  • Paul Bunyan

    Esther Shephard, Rockwell Kent

    Hardcover (Harcourt Childrens Books, Nov. 1, 1985)
    A collection of exploits of the legendary lumberjack and his blue ox Babe.
  • Guess What?

    Mem Fox, Vivienne Goodman

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Aug. 1, 1995)
    Through a series of questions to which the reader answers yes or no, the personality and occupation of Daisy O’Grady are revealed-she’s a witch! “A fascinating brew combining pop culture, Halloween symbols, favorite book characters, and the worthy message that even outrageously peculiar behavior may not be evil.”-Kirkus Reviews
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  • The Mysterious Giant of Barletta

    Tomie dePaola

    Paperback (Sandpiper, April 1, 1988)
    An eleventh-century legend about a mysterious giant. “The illustrations are among dePaola’s best: rigorous line and expressive movement against an atmospheric background of rich golds, blues, and reds.”--The Bulletin
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