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The New Runaway Home (1954)

This is Book 6 of the Alice and Jerry basic reader series. The Harding family pulls up stakes and moves to California.

Author(s): Elizabeth Coatsworth
Illustrator(s): Gustaf Tenggren

Animal Gym (1956)

What would happen at school if elephants walked the balance beam, monkeys climbed all over the monkey bars, and tigers went up the rope? Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Beth Greiner Hoffman
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

I Like the City (1956)

A book of songs for elementary schools. Companion Book 1 part 2.

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Author(s): James L. Mursell
Et al
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

I Like the Country (1956)

A song book for elementary grades. Companion Book 1 part 1.

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Author(s): James L. Mursell
Et al
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Music in Our Town (1956)

An elementary school music course. Companion Book 2.

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Author(s): James L. Mursell
Et al
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Music Near and Far (1956)

An elementary school music book. Companion Book 4.

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Author(s): James L. Mursell
Et al
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Music Now and Long Ago (1956)

Elementary school music book. Companion Book 3.

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Author(s): James L. Mursell
Et al
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Music Through the Day (1956)

An elementary school music series. Teacher’s Book 1.

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Author(s): James L. Mursell
Et al
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

The Golden Picture Book of Questions and Answers (1957)

Interesting facts about the world around us.

Author(s): Horace Elmo
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

A Little Golden Book about the Seashore (1957)

Fun things to know about the seashore.

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Author(s): Kathleen N. Daly
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

Open Doors (1957)

A reading comprehension book for the primary grades.

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The Pancake (1957)

An elementary school reader.

Author(s): James H. Fassett
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

The School in Our Village (1957)

Reminiscences of a rural English school.

Author(s): Joan M. Goldman
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Singing Wreath and Other Stories (1957)

A collection of stories.

Author(s): Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s): Julia Comper

Spelling and Using Words (1957)

A grade school speller.

Author(s): Lillian Billington
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Briar Rose (1958)

An elementary school reader consisting of a collection of classic fairy tales.

The Deep Blue Sea (1958)

An introduction to oceanography.

Primary English Practice (1958)

A text book of English composition.

Author(s): Robert H. Hawkins
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes

Upside-Down Town (1958)

As you might guess, everything is upside-down in this strange town, but the inhabitants seem to enjoy it.

Author(s): F. Emerson Andrews
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

The Little River (1959)

The story of a river from its birth in the mountains to its home in the sea.

Author(s): Ann Rand
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Quiz Fun (1959)

Hundreds of fun facts to stump your friends.

Let’s Act: Book Four (1960)

This is part of a series of books intended for primary schools to help children learn to act.

Author(s): K. Nuttall
Illustrator(s): Pauline Baynes
Charles Wood

Merry-Go-Round (1960)

An elementary school reader.

Author(s): Leland Jacobs
Jo Jasper Turner
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Trouble with Jenny’s Ear (1960)

When Jenny starts hearing people’s thoughts, her brothers figure out how to cash in.

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Author(s): Oliver Butterworth
Illustrator(s): Julian de Miskey

Adventuring Abroad (1961)

A rather unusual geography book for elementary schools.

A Noble Company (1961)

A grade school reader.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard
Owen Wood

Io Sono I Am (1962)

Learn forty-one words of Italian with this amusing picture book.

Author(s): Florence Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Chipmunk’s ABC (1963)

Chipmunk lives in a burrow under the apple tree and so on all the way to Z.

Author(s): Roberta Miller
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever (1963)

A picture dictionary with illustrations defining the words. It has gone through many editions and revisions since it was first published. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

The Story of Colet Court: St Paul’s Junior School (1963)

A history of a British school for boys aged 7 to 13 which serves as a feeder for St. Paul’s School. It changed its name to St. Paul’s Junior in 2016. Ernest H. Shepard was a former pupil. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was w... View More

Author(s): James Bewsher
Illustrator(s): Ernest H. Shepard

Goat in the Boat (1964)

An activity book of rhymes and writing.

Author(s): Barbara Shook Hazen
Illustrator(s): Tibor Gergely

The Milldale Riot (1965)

An elementary school reader.

Author(s): Freda P. Nichols
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

The Taste of Spruce Gum (1966)

Libby and her mother move to Vermont from Illinois and start life over on Shrewsbury mountain. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s): Lilian Obligado

The Valentine Box (1966)

Janice has just started a new school -- and it's Valentine's Day. Will there be any valentines for her? Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s): Ingrid Fetz

A Likely Place (1967)

Lewis’ babysitter lets him play in the park where he befriends a retired cobbler. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Paula Fox
Illustrator(s): Edward Ardizzone

A Crowd of Cows (1968)

What do you call a group of whales? . . . kittens? . . . pigs?

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Author(s): John Graham
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

Richard Scarry’s Great Big Schoolhouse (1969)

Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm spend a day at school. Many of the later editions were abridged. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Sarah Somebody (1969)

In Poland, around 1900, a little girl learns to read and write.

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Author(s): Florence Slobodkin
Illustrator(s): Louis Slobodkin

Upside Down (1969)

A kangaroo in Australia does not like the thought that she is upside down.

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

Richard Scarry’s Great Big Air Book (1971)

From flying a kite to flying to the moon, we live in an ocean of air.

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Adventures in Towns (1972)

The Diddakoi (1972)

Kizzy Lovell is a 7-year old gypsy who wanted no part of school because of the derisive cries of her schoolmates. Learning how to accept others' kindness proves as great a trial as the persistent cruelties of her schoolgirl peers, and the learning is... View More

Author(s): Rumer Godden
Illustrator(s): Creina Glegg

Turn Not Pale, Beloved Snail (1974)

A collection of essays on the art and craft of writing.

Author(s): Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s): Geoffrey Hodgkinson

The Golden Picture Dictionary (1976)

A delightful wide-ranging picture book. All the pictures are labelled so you can look them up using the index. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Lucille Ogle
Tina Thoburn
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Lowly Worm: Where Does it Come From? (1979)

A book of answers.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Mr Tick the Teacher (1980)

Mr. Tick is the teacher in a tiny school with only six pupils -- his own children -- which suits everyone perfectly until he learns that an inspector is coming who plans to close the school if it does not have more students. We count 22 unnumbered pa... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Faith Jaques

My School (1981)

This two-room school is fun!

Author(s): Peter Spier
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

Words and Pictures: A Dictionary for Young Children (1985)

Each word is illustrated in this ‘pictionary.’

Author(s): Lucille Ogle
Tina Thoburn
Illustrator(s): Hilary Knight

Fun With Numbers: Grade One (1986)

An arithmetic workbook for first graders.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Fun With Reading: Grade One (1986)

A reading workbook for first graders.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Getting Ready for Numbers (1987)

An arithmetic workbook.

Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Tom, Zack and Emmie in Winter (1987)

This is the British version of Leo, Zack and Emmie in Winter, also known a The Chickenpox Winter. The three friends have adventures in the snow and suffer through the chicken pox.... View More

Author(s): Amy Ehrlich
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Matilda (1988)

Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and to restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.

Author(s): Roald Dahl
Illustrator(s): Quentin Blake

Richard Scarry’s Farmer Patrick Pig (1988)

Adventures on the farm with Farmer Patrick and his wife Penny.

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Author(s): Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s): Richard Scarry

Who’s Upside Down? (1990)

A kangaroo in Australia does not like the thought that she is upside down.

Author(s): Crockett Johnson
Illustrator(s): Crockett Johnson

I Like Bugs (1999)

A poem about insects that the narrator likes.

Author(s): Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s): G. Brian Karas

The Heart of Cool (2001)

When Bobby North starts at a new school he wants to fit in and be cool.

Author(s): Jamie McEwan
Illustrator(s): Sandra Boynton

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