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Books in Blue Ribbon Book series

  • The Seven Chinese Brothers

    Margaret Mahy, Jean Tseng, Mou-sien Tseng

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc, Aug. 16, 1990)
    Bold, colorful, and historically accurate illustrations adorn a classic Chinese folktale, in which seven brothers use their supernatural gifts to overpower a cruel emperor. Reprint.
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  • The Black Snowman

    Phil Mendez

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Through the powers of a magical kente, a black snowman comes to life and helps young Jacob discover the beauty of his black heritage as well as his own self-worth
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  • The Most Wonderful Doll in the World

    Phyllis McGinley, Helen Stone

    Paperback (Scholastic, Nov. 1, 1992)
    Originally published in 1950, this Caldecott Honor Book follows Dulcy as she describes to her father why her missing doll, Angela, was the most wonderful doll in the world. Reprint.
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  • Snow Day

    Betsy Maestro, Giulio Maestro

    Paperback (Scholastic, Dec. 1, 1992)
    Text and illustrations describe what happens after a major snowstorm, from plowing driveways and rescuing stranded motorists to clearing train tracks, airports, and harbors
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  • Samuel Eaton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Boy

    Kate Waters, Russ Kendall

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Nov. 1, 1996)
    This bestselling photographic Thanksgiving picture book is now available in paperback!Samuel Eaton is a young boy living in an early American settlement in the year 1627, and today is the day he will help with his first rye harvest! If he can prove to his father he's up to the task, he will be able to help with all of the harvest. But harvesting rye is even more difficult than he expected. Was he foolish to think he could do a man's work?
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  • Rich Cat, Poor Cat

    Bernard Waber

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 1, 1990)
    Compares the life of Scat, a stray cat, with the lives of the cats that are people's pets
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  • I See a Song

    Eric Carle

    Paperback (Scholastic, Sept. 1, 1996)
    Designed to stimulate a youngster's artistic sensibilities, this collection of shapes and colors by the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar features a musician and his violin. Reprint.
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  • I Hate English!

    Ellen Levine, Steve Björkman

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Sept. 1, 1995)
    When her family moves to New York from Hong Kong, Mei Mei finds it difficult to adjust to school and learn the alien sounds of English
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  • A Sea Full of Sharks

    Betsy Maestro, Giulio Maestro

    Paperback (Scholastic, June 1, 1997)
    Describes the varieties, habitats, behavior, and physical characteristics of sharks
  • Big Sarah's Little Boots

    Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 1, 1992)
    Sarah loves her shiny yellow boots, until the day she finds she has grown and cannot fit into them any more
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  • The Principal's New Clothes

    Stephanie Calmenson, Denise Brunkus

    Paperback (Scholastic, Aug. 1, 1991)
    In this version of the Andersen tale the vain principal of P.S. 88 is persuaded by two tailors that they will make him an amazing, one-of-a-kind, suit that will be visible only to intelligent people
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  • Frank and Ernest

    Alexandra Day

    Paperback (Scholastic, Feb. 1, 1991)
    An elephant named Frank and a bear called Ernest become the unlikely proprietors of Mrs. Miller's diner, where they learn a mysterious restaurant lingo
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