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Books in the Adventure genre:

The Spirits of Chocamata (1977)

Two friends, the son of a plantation owner and an Indian boy, stumble across an escaped convict while searching for treasure in the caves of Curacao.

Author(s): Siny Rose van Iterson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Anno’s Journey (1978)

A lone man arrives by boat, bargains for a horse, and traverses the meadows, forests, farmlands, villages, and cities of a European country. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mitsumasa Anno
Illustrator(s): Mitsumasa Anno

Asterix and the Normans (1978)

Normans believe that terror gives you wings so you can fly. They plan to test their theory by pushing Vitalstatistix’s cowardly nephew off the edge of a cliff. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

Bored - Nothing to Do! (1978)

Two brothers decide to build an airplane and it works!

Read online at archive.org.

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

Bored - Nothing to Do! (1978)

Two brothers decide to build an airplane -- and it flies!

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

C. S. Forester’s Hornblower One More Time (1978)

Three uncollected Hornblower short stories and two essays by C. S. Forester. Fifty copies were accompanied by a pamphlet called ‘Hornblower’s Birthplace.’... View More

Author(s): C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Carbonel and Calidor (1978)

When Prince Calidor strays off, his father, Carbonel King of the Cats, calls on Rosemary and John to help bring him back to the straight and narrow.

Author(s): Barbara Sleigh
Illustrator(s): Charles Front

Cops and Robbers (1978)

It is Christmas Eve and the robbers of London set out to steal as many toys as they can, but Officer Pugh is on the job. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

The Dangerous Journey (1978)

When the bored Susanna puts on the magic glasses she is whirled into a magic world of dangerous adventure. Fortunately, the Moomins are there to help her.

Author(s): Tove Jansson
Illustrator(s): Tove Jansson

Millicent the Magnificent (1978)

The bear twins, Oliver and Ronald, want to be acrobats like Millicent. Read online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Alice Bach
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Mutiny on the Bounty (1978)

Mutiny on the Bounty is the title of the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, based on the mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh, commanding officer of the Bounty in 1789. It has been made into several films and a musical. It was t... View More

Obelix and Co. (1978)

Caesar sends Caius Preposterus, a young graduate of the Latin school of Economics, to corrupt the indomitable Gauls by introducing them to big business. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

Oh, Were They Ever Happy! (1978)

One Saturday morning while their parents are away, the three Noonan children decide to paint the house. Read online at archive.org.

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

The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1978)

Julius Caesar challenges Asterix and Obelix to a test of strength - the winner to rule the Roman Empire. This is the book of the film. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Albert Uderzo
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

Asterix and the Banquet (1979)

The Roman soldiers construct a barricade around Asterix’s village to keep everyone in. So he and Obelix embark on a trip around the entire country. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

Asterix in Corsica (1979)

Asterix and Obelix help Chief Boneywasawarriorwayayix to foil the evil designs of Praetor Perfidius and oppose Julius Caesar’s army. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): René Goscinny
Illustrator(s): Albert Uderzo

Hester in the Wild (1979)

A pig goes camping and canoeing.

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

Once, Said Darlene (1979)

Darlene’s stories are exciting, but is she stretching the truth a little?

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): William Sleator
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

Son of a Gun (1979)

Eight year old Amos Gains, the sheriff’s son, stars in this story of the Old West.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s): Janet Ahlberg

Tales of the Greek Heroes (1979)

A collection of the most famous Greek hero tales.

Read online at archive.org

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