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Books in Greenwillow Read-Alone series

  • Insect Pets: Catching and Caring for Them

    Carla Stevens, Karl W. Stuecklen

    Hardcover (Greenwillow, March 1, 1978)
    A guide to capturing and caring for seven insects such as water striders, antlions, and fireflies. Includes directions for constructing homes for the insects and observing them.
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  • Stick-In-The-Mud Turtle

    Lillian Hoban

    Hardcover (William Morrow & Co, March 1, 1977)
    Fred and his family are quite happy in their small mudhole by the pond, until a new turtle family moves in next door
    K
  • Leo and Emily

    Franz Brandenberg, Franz Branderberg, Aliki

    Hardcover (William Morrow & Co, Feb. 1, 1981)
    Leo and Emily get involved in different children's antics, like trading Leo's rabbit for Emily's grandmother's wig and putting on silly magic shows
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  • Pretzels

    Arthur Dorros

    Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, March 15, 1981)
    Includes three episodes about the ship "Bungle" and its crew: "How Pretzels Were Invented," "The Jungle," and "A New Land."
  • The Brain: What It Is, What It Does

    Ruth Dowling Bruun, Bertel Bruun, Peter Bruun

    Hardcover (Greenwillow, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Introduces the human brain, its parts, how it works, and what it helps us accomplish, and discusses several animal brains.
  • The Handsomest Father

    Deborah Hautzig, Muriel Batherman

    Hardcover (Smithmark Pub, May 1, 1985)
    As Fathers' Visiting Day approaches, Marsha experiences increasing misgivings about her father's plans to travel to her school
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  • Corn: What It Is, What It Does

    Cynthia Kellogg, Tom Huffman

    Hardcover (Greenwillow, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Provides an introduction to corn, where and how it is grown, how it is eaten, and its many uses in the home, school, and in industry.
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  • The Big Mile Race

    Leonard Kessler

    Hardcover (William Morrow & Co, June 1, 1983)
    The animals prepare for and participate in the Big Mile Race.
    K
  • The Cat's Burglar

    Peggy Parish, Lynn Sweat

    Library Binding (Greenwillow Books, March 14, 1983)
    Cats were here. Cats were there. Cats were everywhere."You have too many cats," Mr. James told Aunt Emma."You have too many cats," Miss Wilson agreed.Aunt Emma looked around.Cats were here. Cats were there. Cats were everywhere.But that night, after Aunt Emma went to bed and the house was very quiet, she heard a noise. And that's when she found out how lucky she was to have CATS HERE. CATS THERE. CATS EVERYWHERE!
    K
  • The man on the unicycle and other stories

    Elizabeth Bram

    Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, Jan. 1, 1977)
    The Man on the Unicycle and other stories childrens book.
  • All-by-herself

    Betty Baker

    Paperback (Greenwillow Books, March 15, 1980)
    An unusual little girl rids a village of its ice giant but the villagers are neither satisfied nor grateful.
  • Old Turtle's Riddle and Joke Book

    Leonard Kessler

    Library Binding (William Morrow & Co, April 1, 1986)
    Old Turtle and his animal friends relate their favorite animal riddles.
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