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American Genre
Books in the American genre:
The Erie Canal (1970)
I’ve got an old mule and her name is Sal,
Fifteen miles on the Eirie canal.
Author(s):
Thomas S. Allen
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
The First of the Penguins (1970)
Jim and George discover a time travel portal and explore the past.
Author(s):
Mary Q. Steele
Illustrator(s):
Susan Jeffers
Gold From Crete (1970)
A collection of ten short stories set during World War II.
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
Samuel Bryant
Granny and the Desperadoes (1970)
The two desperadoes can’t resist granny’s apple pie.
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Author(s):
Peggy Parish
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Henry Reed’s Big Show (1970)
This summer Henry and Midge are theatrical producers.
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Author(s):
Keith Robertson
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
More Farmyard Tales (1970)
A collection of twenty-one stories about farm life.
Author(s):
Byron Jackson
Kathryn Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Gustaf Tenggren
Mr. Rogers’ Songbook (1970)
Songs composed by Fred Rogers and sung in the neighborhood.
Author(s):
Fred Rogers
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Mrs. Purdy’s Children (1970)
The Purdys are a large family with eighteen children.
Author(s):
Ruth Loomis
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Orchestra Mice (1970)
Clarissa and Stan Mouse raise a family of twelve musician mice.
Author(s):
Jacqueline Jackson
Illustrator(s):
Robert Morrow
The Three Straw Men (1970)
Something is not quite right at Folsom’s Fashion Center and Steve and Pete are determined to get to the bottom of it.
Author(s):
August Derleth
Illustrator(s):
Bob Brown
Where the Lilies Bloom (1970)
A young girl helps support her family by gathering herbs in the mountains of North Carolina.
Author(s):
Bill Cleaver
Vera Cleaver
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The Wicked Kings of Bloon (1970)
Author(s):
Steven Kellogg
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Angie (1971)
A young girl enjoys meeting her neighbors.
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Author(s):
Janice May Udry
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
The Astonishing Stereoscope (1971)
Two children enter a world in a stereoscope.
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Author(s):
Jane Langton
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
Benjy and the Barking Bird (1971)
When Aunt Sarah brings her barking parrot for a visit, Benjy feels it is infringing on his job.
Author(s):
Margaret Bloy Graham
Illustrator(s):
Margaret Bloy Graham
The Book of Wishes and Wishmaking (1971)
A listing of the many occasions on which to wish, like saving the tip of your cherry pie for last and making a wish on it.
Author(s):
Duncan Emrich
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Debbie and Her Pets (1971)
Debbie wonders which of her pets is the best.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
Feldman Fieldmouse: A Fable (1971)
Author(s):
Nathaniel Benchley
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
The Finches’ Fabulous Furnace (1971)
Author(s):
Roger Wolcott Drury
Illustrator(s):
Erik Blegvad
The First Four Years (1971)
Author(s):
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams