The story of two South African missionaries.

A young boy named Mpengo lives with his family in deep, dark, dangerous Africa in the 1950's. White missionaries come to live in Mpengo's village to share their faith and help the people with their medical needs. Mpengo's family learn from them and d... View More

The story of what it means to be an explorer.

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Twitted by a parrot about his looks, the baby elephant is unhappy until he meets some beautiful creatures just like himself. As with most of the early Little Golden Books, the later editions were much shortened. Read online at archive.org.  This... View More

In-between naps, a lion cub meets a series of pets.

The camel driver picked up the baby camel in his arms. “We’ll give you a ride,” he said. “You’re too little to walk...”

The father leopard gets his nose slapped by the porcupine’s tail, but the little leopard finds a nice bone, with the meat still on it.

An African tribal chief’s world is destroyed by Arab slavers and the incursions of the white men. There are two British dust jackets; the other has a pictorial jungle scene. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The baby tiger was exploring and got stuck in a hollow log.

When they fall asleep after their mud-bath the mother rhinoceros and her baby get stuck when the sun hardens the mud.

The little elephant goes off to see what his father is doing and his mother starts to worry.

Growing tired of the circus, the elephant settles in a small town.

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When ferocious African Congo elephants invade the Clifton coffee plantation, trampling and uprooting the bushes which have taken years to grow, young Bob Clifton secures a temporary appointment as government elephant hunter to save his parents' plant... View More

Brought to Massachusetts as a slave, after forty-five years he was able to buy his freedom, moved to New Hampshire and set up as a tanner.

Portraits of our wild animal friends.

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This is the thrilling novel of two primitive lovers who try to escape the threats of superstitious natives and hostile white people in the heart of a hidden African forest haunted by enraged old bull elephants searching for revenge! Read online at&nb... View More

This is a brief survey of the the world’s geography, copiously illustrated.

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The fledgling United States Navy takes on the lawless raiders of the Mediterranean.

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This biography of Livingstone tells of this devout Christian missionary who went out to Africa. He was the first European to cross Africa. Read online at archive.org.... View More

The story of a family of storks as they migrate from Africa to Hungary to raise their brood, then return in the fall.

When the first elephant in America ends up in Jed’s Uncle Hach’s barn everyone is in for some exciting times. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Peter accompanies his father to northern Rhodesia and is determined to become an old Africa hand. Read online at archive.org.... View More

The further adventures of Evie and her pet, Cookie, the wonderful kangaroo, including the story of the great kangaroo garden party.

A stamp book featuring wild animals.

Twenty-two wild animal babies from a buffalo to a skunk selected from the Baby Wild Animals stamp book.

An anthology containing Kintu by Elizabeth Enright with new illustrations by Bobri. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The little ghosts go trick-or-treating as children!

Rupert the nearsighted rhino is a danger to his friends, until he gets a pair of glasses. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A collection of wild animal pictures. This is a shorter version of The Great Big Wild Animal Book. Read online at archive.org.   ... View More

An omnibus containing Tinker and Tanker and the Pirates, and Tinker and Tanker in Africa, and Tinker and Tanker: Knights of the Round Table.... View More

The dark continent holds no fears for the two explorers.

Two adventures of the rabbit and hippo abbreviated from earlier volumes.

This revised edition is significantly shorter than the original.

Mr. Papadilly and Willy try to retire from the circus but can’t stay away from it.

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Twenty-six folk tales wherein animals, men, and gods are depicted with the sly humor, gentle simplicity, and sympathetic observation typical of the island people. Read online at archive.org... View More

A young Kenyan boy discovers his flute can help him recover the respect of the villagers.

Includes Doctor Dolittle’s Circus, Zoo, Caravan, Garden, In the Moon, Return.

A colossal collection of picture books.

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Cleopatra Queen of Egypt bets Julius Caesar that her Egyptians can build a palace in Alexandria within three months. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Surely the largest, most inclusive animal picture book of them all.

Pictures and stories of baby wild animals.

Short informative articles about many different animals accompanied by colored pictures. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A clear-eyed look at the American south at the time of the Great Depression through the eyes of a young African American girl.

This sequel to The Moon in a Cloud, set in ancient Egypt, is a tale of grand passions, deadly fevers, vile plots and hair’s breadth escapes. This paperback edition is the only one with the Pauline Baynes cover art.... View More

To celebrate Babar’s 60 years in America, this handsome anthology of six best-loved stories is reissued.

Ten great artists illustrate the similarities and differences in the lives of children in eight different parts of the world in one 24-hour day. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Some of the tales of B’rer Rabbit, newly illustrated by Barry Moser.

Mirandy hopes to win first prize in the cakewalk by capturing the wind for her partner.

Engelbert the elephant receives an invitation to the Royal Ball. He proves that elephants can dance. If you know the tune you can sing along. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Tintin visits the Belgian Congo and has many adventures, including a run-in with a diamond smuggling gang run by Al Capone. The original album was severely criticized and underwent several revisions.

Hamut and Nekatu escape from slave traders in ancient Egypt with the aid of their pet crocodile. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Now John Henry was a steel driving man.

In 1931 Jean de Brunhoff created Babar, a little elephant who walked out of the jungle and into the hearts of readers the world over. Widely recognized as the father of the picture book, Jean de Brunhoff wrote and illustrated six Babar stories before... View More

A lion cub is born with wings and can’t wait to try them.

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A comic poem in which the camel bewails its lot.

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The Honey Guide Bird finds the honey and the Honey Badger steals it -- then they share the sweetness. But one day the Badger doesn’t share, and then the next day … watch out for lions! Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Shows how the Egyptians built a boat to take Pharaoh Cheops to the underworld.

The three Dassies build houses of grass, sticks and stones. Then the Eagle comes calling.

The King of Beasts graciously lets the Mouse go on his way, and the mouse returns the favor. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

This anthology includes The Story of Babar and Babar the King.... View More