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Books in the American genre:

Baby Wild Animals from A to Z (1973)

Pictures and stories of baby wild animals.

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

Benjy’s Dog House (1973)

Father says Benjy must sleep outside so he sets out to find a dog house.

Author(s): Margaret Bloy Graham
Illustrator(s): Margaret Bloy Graham

Busy Day, Busy People (1973)

A pictorial exploration of work from the farm to the circus.

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

Caddy Woodlawn (1973)

Pioneer adventures of a girl growing up in northern Wisconsin.

Author(s): Carol Ryrie Brink
Illustrator(s): Trina Schart Hyman

The Curse of Laguna Grande (1973)

Carlos Arturo tries to find out what happened to his father.

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

The Endless Pavement (1973)

In this science fiction dystopia, the automobiles rule the people.

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The Genie of Sutton Place (1973)

When Tim finds a Genie, the excitement starts in Sutton Place.

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Diane Dillon
Leo Dillon

The Island of the Skog (1973)

The mice hope to escape the dangers of the city by sailing away to a desert island, only to find it is inhabited by the dreadful Skog! Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Mattie Fritts and the Flying Mushroom (1973)

When Mattie Fritts buys the biggest mushroom in the store, she embarks on a cross country adventure with an octopus, turtle and dog.

Author(s): Michael Jennings
Illustrator(s): N. M. Bodecker

Maxfield Parrish (1973)

An extensive survey of the work of one of the outstanding American illustrators of the twentieth century.

Author(s): Coy Ludwig
Illustrator(s): Maxfield Parrish

The Star-Spangled Banner (1973)

Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Francis Scott Key
Illustrator(s): Peter Spier

A Year in the Forest (1973)

The lives of nine forest animals through the year.

Author(s): Bill Hall
Illustrator(s): Feodor Rojankovsky

You Ought to See Herbert’s House (1973)

Herbert has been boasting about his wonderful house -- now his friend wants to visit -- what is he to do? Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Doris Herold Lund
Illustrator(s): Steven Kellogg

All the Pretty Horses (1974)

Lulled to sleep by her mother’s singing of a lullaby, a little girl dreams of all sorts of horses.

Author(s): Susan Jeffers
Illustrator(s): Susan Jeffers

Animals: A Picture Book of Facts and Figures (1974)

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

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

A Billion for Boris (1974)

When Benjamin ‘Ape Face’ Andrews fixes an old TV set it starts to show tomorrow’s news. Complications ensue.

Author(s): Mary Rodgers
Illustrator(s): Edward Gorey

Come Away (1974)

Mark and Alice explore nature.

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Author(s): Myra Cohn Livingston
Illustrator(s): Irene Haas

The Five in the Forest (1974)

Armida discovers a family of rabbits and their hoard of beautiful eggs.

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Author(s): Jan Wahl
Illustrator(s): Erik Blegvad

Harry Cat’s Pet Puppy (1974)

When Harry Cat brings home a stray puppy, he and Tucker Mouse must find it a new home before it outgrows their drainpipe in Times Square. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Author(s): George Selden
Illustrator(s): Garth Williams

John Dough and the Cherub (1974)

John Dough, a living gingerbread man and Chick the Cherub, an incubator baby, have a series of adventures in the borderlands of Oz. Baum added a mystery by not revealing whether Chick was a boy or a girl, as Gene Stratton-Porter was to do with Scout ... View More

Author(s): L. Frank Baum
Illustrator(s): John R. Neill

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