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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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