A List of Books for Preschool Through Junior High School Age

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ED 075 064 LI 004 303 AUTHOR Haviland, Virginia, Comp. ;Watt, Lois B., Comp. TITLE Children's Bocks 1972: A List of Books for Preschool Through Junior High School Age. INSTITUTION Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE 73 NOTE 16p. ; (200 References) AVAILABLE FROMSuperintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. '20402 (Stock # 3001-00054, $.25 postpaid)

EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29 DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; Booklists; *Childrens Books; *Junior High School Students; *Library Materials; *Preschool Children ABSTRACT Books for preschool through junior high age children are cited in this annotated bibliography which contains full bibliographic citations, price information, Library of Congress card number and appropriate grade level for each entry. The bibliography is divided into the following sections:(1) picture and Picture-story books; (2) stories for the middle group; (3) fiction for older readers; (4) folklore and literature; (5) poetry, rhymes, and verbal fun; (6) arts and hobbies; (7) biography; (8) history, peoples, and places and (9) nature and science.(The 1971 list is.ED 065 160.) (SJ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. BAY EDUCATION & WELFARE i P4/3 OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO- DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIG ISSN 0069-3464 INATING IT. POINTS OF VIEW OR OPIN 'IONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY cp REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDU- LC CATION POSITION OR POLICY

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A List of Books for Preschool Through Junior High School Age

Compiled by Virginia Havilaw?, Head of the Children's Book Section, Library of Congress, and Lois B.Watt, Chief of the Educational Materials Center, Office of Education, .U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, with the assistance of the following committee:

Arlington County, VirginiaDeborah Weilerstein, Supervisor of Children's Work, and Elizabeth Goebel, Head, Central Children's Room, Department of Libraries

Baltimore, Maryland Lillie .G. Patterson, Library Specialist, Public Schools

District of ColumbiaElizabeth B. Murphy, Assistant Coordinator, Children's Services, Public Library,. and Christina Carr Young, School Librarian, Department of Library Science, Public Schools

Library of CongressMargaret N. Coughlan, Reference Librarian and Bibliographer, Children's Book Section

Montgomery County, Maryland -- Elizabeth Hoke and Nancy Young Orr, Assistant Coordinators, Children's Services, Department of Public Libraries, and Sarah E. Gagne, . Science Specialist

Note: Library of Congress card number follows bibliographic information, and grade level appears at end of annotation,

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS : WASHINGTON : 1973

FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLE COPY PICTURE AND PICTURE-STORY BOOKS The important aspects of a spider's life are revealed in handsome color illustrations that help a .ehil.dt' el he Arucgo, Jose, and Ariane Aruego. f1 Croodile's Take; a knows spiders almost first-hand. ( K-Gr 3) Philippine Folk Start'. New York, Scribner. 132] p. Goodall, John S. ,/thco. New York, Harcourt Brace 54.95 75-37185 Jovanovich. 160] p. $3.50 72-149750 A Philippine-born artist pictures, with lively cartoon- A happy, surprise ending caps a wordless picture styledrawings insoft greens and browns, the clever storywhichdepicts the adventures of acharming delaying tactics of a small boy who saves himself front monkey who has escaped from an organ grinder. sat theungratefulcrocodilewhoselifehehas saved. (K-Gr 2) color atld the half -pane format used so soccesshilly iii earlier titles by this artist make this an engaging volume. (PreS-Gr 1) Bench ley. Nathaniel. Small Wolf Pictures by Joan San- din. New York, Harper & Row. 64 p. col. illus. (An I can read history book) $2.50 (lib. ed., 52.92) Hoban, Lillian. Arthur's Christmas Cookies. Words and pictures by Lillian I loban. New York. Harper & Row.. 70-183170 As the white man's settlement on Manhattan ex- 63 p. (An 1 can read book) $2.50 (lib. ed., 52.92) panded, Small Wolf and his Indian family were merci- 72-764% lessly forced to move again and again. (Gr 1-2) Pictorial fun shows Arthur and his accomplices 'all monkeysmaking Christmas cookies. Salt-filled by mis- Brandenberg, Aliki. June 7! by Aliki. New York, Mac- take and hard as clay, the cookies are inventively con- millan. [32] p. $4.95 72-75347 verted into Christmas tree decorations. (K-Gr 2) In a steady stream and group by group, hosts of relatives arrive to celebrate a special day, June 7. The text Hoban, Tana. Push, Pull, Empty. Full; a Book of Oppo- describes the kinship of .311 the relatives in several genera- sites. New York, Macmillan. 133] p. illus. $4.95 tions, leaving the live .:'.oublespread illustrations to tell 72-90410 the actual story. (K -Cs A turtle's head, in and out of the shell: rubber boots in a puddle and sneakered feet rustling dry leaves: these The Bun; a Tale Front 1.usaa lby] Marcia Brown. New and other contrasting images, seen with childlike clarity York, Harcourt Brace JoNotrovia. [32] p. $4.95 through the camera's eye, give visual substance to oppos- -/5-167832 ing concepts. (PreS-Gr I) Pictures crammed with action enliven this old tale of the mischievous bun who fools the hare, the w'lf, the Hoban, Tana. Count and See. New York, Macmillan. bearbut, alas, not the fox. (K-Gr 2) 141] p. 54.95 72-175597 In a visually exciting counting book, stunning photo- Carle, Eric. The Rooster Who Set Out To See the World. graphs clarify concepts represented by common objects New York, F. Watts. 25 p. 54.95 78-171902 and events. (PreS-Gr I) A brisk number bookfor counting up and down about a persuasive fowl that urges animals, in groups of Holland, Viki. We Are flaying a Baby. Photographs by two to five, to gather for a journey around the world the author. New York, Scribner. [62] p. $5.50 and then to disband, leaving him a rooster alone again. 70- 1 7944 1 (PreS-Gr 1) Revealing photographs and simple text graphically interpret the cJncerns of a little girl on the arrival of a Carle, Eric. The Secret. Birthday Message. New York, first sibling. (K-Gr 2)

Crowell. [26] p. $4.50 . 75-168726 In this gaily colored picture book with intriguing cut- Hutchins, Pat. Good Night, Owl! New York, Macmillan. outs, a coded message leads a little boy to his birthday [33] p. 54.95 72-186355 present. (PreS-Gr 1) An owl who sleeps by day turns the tables on his noisy fellow tree-dwellers. Gay illustrations, repetition Domanska, Janina. I Saw a Ship A-Sailing. New Yo.k, of animal sounds, and a punch ending should please the Macmillan. [33] p. $4.95 75-185147 youngest listener. (PrS-K) The dazzling design and buoyant rhythm of illustrations rendered in sweeping line and vibrant color expand Keats, Ezra Jack. Per Show! New York, Macmillan. the old verse' into an exciting account of a voyage to a [36] p. $4.95 73. 156843 never-never land. (K-.Gr 2) Older now and looking quite mod in his knitted beret, Archie wins the prize for the quietest pet in the Freschet, Berniece. The Web in the GraSs, Illustrated by show -a germ in a glass jar. His friend Peter is there, too, Roger Duvoisin.. New York, Scribner. 132j p. 55.95 with Willie. Keats' paintings have his usual rich colors 72-1165 and lively humor. (Gr 1-3)

2 Library of Congress Koren, Edward.Behind the Wheel.New York. Holt. Color illustrations full of lively detail show how vil- Rinehart & Winston. 1321 p. illus. $1.25. paper (lib. lagers on two sides of a river engaged in frequent battles ed., 53.97) 79-150034 until, after a wild night, their bridge collapsed and they 'Transportation fantasies are invited, with intriguing began to learn that they needed each other. (K-Gr 3) creatures driving steamshovels, speedboats, bulldozers, and trains-- their dashboards laid open for the reader. A Oxenbury. Helen. Helen Oxenhzny'sABC (y' Things. glossary with such entries as "magnetic compensation New York. F. Watts. [55] p, 72.175022 halls" and "peep whistle" is aopended. (K-Gr. 3) A British prize-winning artist's alphabet hoc* that is meaningful for young children Inas clear capital and small Lobel, Arnold. Frogand Toad Together.New York, letters with four "things" for each. It is also a good game Harper & Row. 64 p. (An I can read book) 52.50 (lib.. of identifying the objects and creatures in a colorful. ed., 52.92) 7.3-183163 composite picture. (PreS-Gr 1). In a delightful sequel presenting five more adventures of the two best friends, the author-artist has sustained Rockwell, Anne F., and Harlow Rockwell.Thruway. the engaging childlike qualit of his honor-winningFrog New York, Macmillan. [24] p. col. illus. 54.95 and Toad.(PreS -Or 2) 70-156842 Cloverleaf overpasses, bridges, exits, and traffic lines Lobel, Arnold.Mouse Tales.New York, Harper & Row. arc illustrated with maximum clarity in pictures which 61 p. (An i can read book) 52.50 (lib. ed., $2.92) show toylike cars and trucks moving over the highway. 72-76511 For youngest listeners to earliest readers. (PreS-Gr 1) Seven simple but fantastic bedtime stories are spun by a papa mouse for his seven mouse sons, with humor- Scott, Ann H.On Mother's Lap.Drawings by Glo ous illustrations to match the fun of the words. (K-Gr 2) Coalson. New York., McGraw-Hill. [39] p. 54.95 76-39726 McNamara, Louise. Henry'sPennies.Pictures by Emily A reassuring book for the very young about a little McCully. New York, F. Watts. [40] p. 54.95 boy who learns that there is room for two on mother's 74461836 lap. Striking crayon drawings of an Eskimo family. Henry's dream of buying a white elephant at his play, (PreS-K) groundfairis happily resolved in a gentle, intensely childlike story animated by expressive drawings that are Shub, Elizabeth.Uncle Harry[by] Gerlinde Schneider. touched with bright pink and yellow. (K-Gr 2) Pictures by Lilo Fromm. Adapted from the German by Elizabeth Shub. New York, Macmillan. [32]p.. Marshall, James.George andMartha. Boston, Houghton 53.95 79-181575 A simple tale of. kindly Uncle Harry who rescues a Mifflin, 46 p. $4.50 (lib. ed., $3.90) 74. 184250 Human frailties of carelessness, curiosity, and straying stray kitten and gives it a home when no one else will from the truth are exemplified in the behavior of two accept itpictured graphically in clew line drawings. hippo friends delightfully portrayed in the author's (PreS-Gr I) amusing, diminutive color pictures. (PreS-Gr 1) Spier, Peter.Crash! Bang! Boom!Garden. City, N.Y., Doubleday. [44] p. ;54.95 70. 157625 [Martin, Sarah C4 Old Mother Hubbard and 'Her Dog. A cacophony is heard with accompanying detailed, Illustrated by Evaline Ness. New York, Holt, Rinehart action-filled drawings, in categories of noise ranging & Winston. 32 p. 54.95 [lib. ed., $4.59) 74. 182788 from those of the kitchen, nature, and toys to sounds of Mother Hubb,trd's companion is a beguiling shaggy tools, machines, and sports. Their variety may challenge sheep dog who quite outshines his mistress in this fully adultvocal chords but compel childparticipation. pictured version of the old nursery rhyme. (PreS-Gr 1) (PreS-Gr 2)

Olsen, Ib S.Smoke.Translated by Virginia Allen Jensen. Suteev, Vladimir G.The Chick and theDuckling. Trans- New York, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. [34] p. lated from the Russian of V. Suteyev, by Mirra Gins- col. illus. 54.95 78-171614 burg. Pictures by Jose & Ariane Aruego. New York, An entertaining look at air pollution by a prize- Macmillan. [32] p. S4.95 74-188773 winning Danish artist who shows a picnicking family .'he bouncy, gay illustrations have an exhuberant making amusing attempts to clean up the environment. sparkle which expands with humor and drama the brief, (K-Gr 2) simple story of a just-hatched chick and a duckling. (PreS-Gr I) Oppenheim, Joanne.On the Other Side of the River. Illustrated by Aliki. New York, F, Watts. 32 p. $4.95 Turkle, Brinton.The Adventures of Obadiah.NLw York, 71-185923 Viking Press. [39] p. $4.50 75-190713

Children's Books1912 3 The small Quaker boy of old Nantucket has problems . presumed dead ina swimming accident years before, with credulity in his family because of his penchant for (Gr 5-7) telling big storiesuntil his tale about "a great big wolf" is seen to have some truth init. A lively text brightly Baylor. Byrd. C'oyote Crt'. Drawings by Symeon Shimin. illustrated by the author. (PreS-K) New York. Lothrop. Lee & Shepard. 139] p. 54.50 74-1385s3 Twelve days of Christmas (English folk song). [13rian A young shepherd boy has a revealing eneoun tc!r with ildsmith's Twelet, Days of Christmas] New York, F. animal instincts when a coyote steals and tries to raisea Watts. 32 p. 53.95 71-182554 collie pup. Picture-book 'format. with large illustrations. BrianWildsmith'sinterpretationsofthelively (Cr 3-5) sequence of presents "my true love gave to me" are like holiday ornaments in their dazzling brilliance of color. Burch. Robert. 17oo-11P caul the Go-Cart. Illustrated by (K-Gr 3) Alan Tiegreen. New York, Viking Press. 124 p. 54.75 73-183932 Wildsmith, Brian. The Owl and the Woodpecker. New Doodle, a very real boy, invents a number of projects York, F. Watts. [32] p. 54.95 74-165476 to earn a go-cart and is near success when he perceives An original fablea lesson in .neighborliness. depicted something more important than this personal gratifica- in typical Wildsmith paintings which show how a great tion. Set in the Georgia countryside. (Gr 3-6) storm affects the relationship of night- and day-sleeping occupacas of a forest tree. (K-Gr 2) Byars, Betsy C. The House of Wings. Illustrated by Daniel Schwartz. New York, Viking Press. 142 p. 54.95 77-183933 Yolen, Jane H. The Girl Who Loved the Wind. Pictures The poignant story of how young Sammywho is by Ed Young. New York, Crowell. [32] p. 54.50 left, unwilling, to stay with his grandparents while his 71-171012 parents are settling a new homelearns to love the old A tale, created through a smooth storytelling style man as together they care for an injured crane. (Gr 4-6) and paintings with Persian-miniature effect, of a rich oriental :establishment where a merchant's daughter is Clymer, Eleanor L. Me and the Eggman. Illustrated by protected from the world wail the whispering wind David K. Stone. New York, Dutton. 56 p. $3.95 rouses her curiosity and discontent. (Gr 1-3) 75-179054 Conservation of people as well as of places is the theme of this story about Donald, his brother (a re- STORIES FOR THE MIDDLE GROUP turned veteran), and their Aunt Lizzie who needs both boys but loses Donald when he runs away to liveon the Andersen, Hans Christian. The Snow Queen. With thus Eggman's farm. (Gr 3-5) tration.s by Marcia Brown. Translation by R. P. Keigwin. New York, Scribner. 95 p. 55.95 72-168499 Coatsworth, Elizabeth J. The Wanderers, Illustrated by In a distinctively designed volume, this famous fairy Trina Schart Hyman. New York, Four Winds Press. tale has many striking, fine-line drawings fully suggestive 112 p, $5.95 70-182 i 14 of ice and frost. (Gr 3-6) Early Christianized Ireland is the background for an evocative. picture of the companionship and adventures of the monk Ambrosius with two young boys anda dog. Averill, Esther H. Captains of the City Streets; a Story of (Gr 4-6) the Cat Club. Written and illustrated by Esther Averill. N,.-v York, Harper & Row. 147 p. 53.95 (lib. Cresswell, Helen. Up the Pier.Illustrated by Gareth ed., $3.79) 72-76500 Floyd. New York, Macmillan. 144 p. $4.95 The tramp cats Sinbad and The Duke are buddies 79-178598 determined to find a home of their own in "Little Old Fantasy and realism are skillfully interwoven in the New York." Their rough boxing keeps them out of the story of a lonely child who becomes involved in the Cat Club 'untilanother of theirtalents wins them fortunes of a family magically transported from 1921 entrance. in tune with the earlier Cat Club stories. into the present. (Gr 4-6) (Gr 2-4) Curry, Jane L. The Ice Ghosts Mystery. New York, Bawden Nina. Squib. Philadelphia; Lippincott. '143 p. Atheneum. 215 p. (A Margaret K. McElderry book) 53.9.3 (paper, $1.95) 79-151468 55.25 74. 190552 A mysterious, thin little boy dressed in old-fashionyd A visit to the Austrian Alps in skiing season leads the clothes becomes the catalyst of this skillfully wrought Bird children into a miss of mystery: the disappearance suspense story, as Kate and her friends try to find out if of their scientist father, tremors from an earthquake- he is really Rupert, Kate's younger brother- missing and generating machine, and international intrigue. (Gr 4-6)

4 Library of Congress Farmer. Penelope. Castle of Bone, New York. Athe- Levoy, Myron. The Witch of hurth S (reel. and Other neum. 152 p. (A Margaret K. McEtderry book) $4.25 Stories.Pictures by Gabliel l_isowski. New York. 78-100553 Harper & Row. 110 p. 54.05 (lib. ed., $4.-13) in a taut, original fantasy, strange, recurring dreams 74-183174 of a castle and the possession of a cupboard capable of An old pencillady turnedintoawitch, roller- reducing anything put in it to an early3tage of develop- skating boy and an injured pigeon, a peddler and his ment plunge two boys and two girls into a complexity of ancient horsethese are some 'of the perceptively drawn incidents that are amusing and thenz'frightening, when characters in eight wistful, imaginative stories of New Penn suffers a magical transformation. (Gr 5-8) York immigrant life in the 1920's. (Gr 3-6)

Flory, Jane. Ramshackle Roost. 11(ustrated by Carolyn Little. Jean. From Anna. Pictures by Joan Sandhi. New Croll. Boston, Hough ton Mifflin. 181 p. 54.50 York, Harper & Row. 201 p. 54.95 (lib. ed.. 54.70) 75-184245 72-76505 In 1922, four lively children rollick through unfamil- An understanding interpretation of acutely near- iar pleasures, learning as they go a good deal about them- sighted Anna. for \Ali urn glasses introduce a startling new selves and the world when their family moves into a world, and of her and her family's adjustment to a new neglected summer house on the river. (Gr 4-6) lifein Canada aspoliticalrefugees from Germany. (Gr 4-6) Godden, Ruiner. The Diddakoi. New York, Viking Press. 147 p. 55.95 76-184788 Lively, Penelope. The Wild Hunt of the Ghost Hounds. In a poetic, carefully crafted, old fashioned tale, the New York, Dutton. 141 p. 54.95 70-179058 well-knownBritish author Les of thefortunes of When the vicar of an English village revives an ancient orphaned Kizzy, a half-gypsy child abandoned by all her horn dance, people fear that the old legend of the ghost kin when her great-great-grandmother died. (Gr 4 -tip) hounds and their prey, the horned riders, will be reen- acted. (Gr 4-7) Greene, Constance C. The Unmaking of Rabbit. New Mcllwraith, Maureen M. H. M. The Haunted Mountain. York. Viking Press. 125 p. 54.50 72-80519 A perceptivestory, told with humor and under- by Mollie Hunter. Illustrated by Laszlo Kubinyi. New York, Harper & Row. 125 p. $4.11 77-183164 standing, about the class "outsider,"asensitive and lonely boy who overcomes hurt and disappointment to A tale of MacAllister, a Scot stubborn enough to defy gain acceptance and confidence in himself. (Gr 5-7) the Good People, and of their revenge against him. (Gr 4-6)

Kerr, Judith. Wizen Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit. Illustrated McNeill, Janet. The Prisoner in the Park. Boston, Little, bytheauthor. New York, Coward, McCann & Brown. 184 p. 55.95 70-182252 Geoghegan. 191 p. 54.95 71-185765 A public park in an English town becomes the scene When her family escapes from Hitler's Germany, of mystery and angry demonstrating when some 12-year- Anna finds that learning to be a refugee can be an adven- old boys protesting to keep HANDS OFF OUR PARK ture. In this engrossing story places, personalities, and meet the opposition and alsotryto help a young details of adjustment to a new home, language, school, stranger in trouble. (Gr 5-7) and friends are vividly recalled from the author's childhood. (Gr 4-7) Monjo, F. N. The Secret of the Sachem's Tree. Illus- tratedby Margot Tomes. New York, Coward, Kingman, Lee. Pr' Meeting Post a Story of Lapland. McCann & Geoghegan. 60 p. $4.29 72-76699 Illustrated by Des Asmussen. New York, Crowell. 62 Told inrhythmic, free, easy-to-read verse are the p. (Stories from many lands) $3.75 73-139105 mysterious events of Halloween 1687, when King James A brief, appealing story of an orphaned Lapp boy's ordered an agenttoseizethe Connecticut charter. experiences adjustingto boarding school above the Attractively illustrated. (Gr 1-4) Arctic Circle in Finland. (Gr 4-6) Pearce, Ann Philippa. The Squirrel Wife. Design & illus- Langton, Jane. The Boyhood of Grace Jones. Pictures by trations[by] Derek Collard. New York, Crowell. Emily Arnold McCully. New York, Harper & Row. 61 p. 54.50 70-168556 210 p. $4.95 (lib. ed., 54.43) 72-80364 A folk-style story, masterfully written, about the A vigorous, humorous, and nostalgic account of grow- little green people of the woods and Jack, a humble ing up in the 1930's, with Grace (of The Majesty of swineherd blessed by them with the gift of a squirrel Grace) now bidding farewell to a tomboy phase and wife.Distinctivelyillustratedwithcolorlinocuts. embracingfemininity.(Gr 5-7) (Gr 3-6)

Children's Books-1972 5 Reiss, Johanna. The Upstairs Room. New York, Crowell. Stewart, Mary. The Liltic Broomstick. Illustrated by 196 p. 54.50 77-187940 Shirley Hughes. New York. Morrow. 102 p. $4.05 From childhood memories ; ones an achingly real 77- 1 68.70 story of a young Jewish girl hidden in the upper room of The writer of popalar adult mysteries has created a a Dutch farmhouse during World War 11. The vivid and lively, suspenseful story centered on1 0-year-old Mary's moving story is an affirmation of a child's complex feel- efforts to rescue a small black cat held prisoner at a ings and of the. sustaining power of human love. (Gr 4-6) college of witches. (Gt. 3-6)

Robinson, Barbara. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Suhl, Yuri. Simon Boom Cites a Wedding. Illustrated by Illustratedby Judith Gwyn Brown. New York, Margot Zemach. New York. Four Winds Harper & Row. 80 p. $4.50 (lib. ed., $4.11) Press. [47] p. $'5.05 70- 161015 72-76501 Simon Boom's determination to buy only the best. A lively, entertaining story revolves around a church's approprate or not, results in an unusual wedding party Christmas pageant and one family of outlandish, unre- for his daughter. The humor of the story is robustly strained children who take it over. (Gr 4-6) reinforced by Zeinach's color paintings. (Gr 3-up) Rodgers, Mary. Freak)' Friday. New York, Harper & Symons, Geraldine. Miss Rivers and Miss Bridges. Illus- Row. 145 p. (Harpercrest) 53.79 74-183158 A hinny, subtle story in which rebellious 13-year-old trated by Alexy Pendle. New York. Macmillan. 190 p. Annabel learns some unexpected things about herself S4.95 71-178020 during the preposterous experience of being turned into Readeis of The Workhouse Child will find Pansy and her mother. (Gr 5-7) Atalanta as enterprising and indomitable as ever in this account of a London holiday laced with suffragette Russell, Franklin. Corvus the Crow. New York, Four demonstrations, a cold swim in the Thames. and even some unbelievable hours in jailall for Mrs. Pankhurst. A Winds Press. 116 p. ( His At the pond, v. I) $5.38 period piece with some foretaste of today. (Gr 4-6) 72-181110 This wildlife tale and the succeeding Low,. the Rac- coon and Datra the Muskrat, each beautifully illustrated Sypher, Lucy J. The Edge of Nowhere. Illustrated by by Richard Cuffari, make a gifted nature writer's three- Ray Abel. New York, Atheneum. 211 p. 55.95 volume study of animallifeata pond. There, sur- 72-75285 rounded by woods, these creatures contend with natural The story of "Little Lucy's" growing up in Wales, disasters, with one another, and with additional occu- North Dakota, in 191.6 is warmly realized in an account pants of their area. (Gr 5-up) reminiscent of the "Little House" books in its picture of family solidarity and courage during natoral disasters. Scltlee, Ann. The Strangers. Illustrated by Pat Marriott. (Gr 4-6) New York, Atheneum. 151 p. $4.50 72-175562 Fleeing from the Roundheads, Lum and his mother Taylor, Sydney. All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown. Illus- find on one of the Isles of Scilly not only the answer to trations by Beth and Joe Krush. Chicago, Follett Pub. the cryptic message that prompted their flight but also Co. 187 p. $4.95 70-184789 treachery in the British garrison. (Gr 4-6) More childlike fun and mischief with the five little girls and their adored baby brother at the turn of the Smith, Emma. No Way of Telling. New York, Athe- century on New York's Lower East Side. (Gr 3-6) neum. 256 p. map. (A Margaret K. McElderry book) $4.95 74-190560 Thomas, Dawn C. Downtown Is. New York, McGraw- A cozily detailed picture of Welsh, cottage life adds Hill. 45 p. $4.95 72-1143 conviction to a compelling mystery centered on snow- Colleen Browning's paintings interpret well the liveli- bound Amy and her grandmother, who are confronted ness of a story which follows Flip on the day he takes by a huge inarticulate' intruder and two other men on advantage of "OP-POR-TUNI-TY!" toleave Harlem sk,is who claim to be policemen. (Gr 4-7) where he lives and explore Downtown, "wherever the action is." (Gr 3-5) Steig, William. Dominic. New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 145 p. $4.50 70-188272 Welber, Robert. The Train. Illustrated by Deborah Ray. A hound dog who has set out on the road to adven- [New York] Pantheon Books. 46 p. $3.95 (lib. ed., ture heroically aids a variety of animal friends, over- $4.39) 72-461 comes the wicked Doomsday Gang, and wins his heart's With the support of her understanding family and her desire. Line drawings by the author are filled with action own determination, Elizabeth overcomes her fear of and emotion, as is the uninhibited and irresistible story. crossing the wide meadow, alone, to see the train go by. (Gr 3-5) (Gr 2-4)

6 Library of Congress Wrightson, Patricia. An Older Kind of Magic. Illustrated Burton. Hester. The llenchmans at Home. Illustrated by by Noela Young. New York, Harcourt Brace Jovano- Victor G. Ambrus. New York. Crowell. 182 p. 54.50 vich. 186 p. 54.95 70-167839 78-171003 The real-world play of Australian children is skillfully Setin a small English villageinthe1890's. this

blended with the magic loosed on their world by aborigi- humorous and realistic chronicle covers a period of II nal"little people" who appear on the occasion of a years. Insixchapters, each a complete episode. .the thousand-year comet and help the children preserve their :ender becomes fully acquainted with the lively. likable beloved playground in Sydney from conversion to a Henchmanfamily:William.Ellen, Robb. andtheir parking lot. (Gr 4-6) parents. (Gr 7-9)

Zei, Alke. Paws' War. Translated from the Greek by Engdahl, Sylvia L. This Star Shall Abide. Drawings by Edward Fenton. New York. Dutton. 236 p. 55.95 Richard Cu flari. New York, Atheneum. 247 p. 50.25 73-179059 79-175553 A clear view of a Greek boy's changing ideas of war. In another world and another time. Noren, accused of from age 10 to 14. and his family's privations under heresy for questioning the "system" and punished by occupation during World War II. (Gr 5-7) Scholars in the Walled City, is forced to recant and is left with a heavy weight of knowledge. (Gr 6-9)

FICTION FOR OLDER READERS Gardam, Jane. A Long Way From Verona. New York, Macmillan. 190 p. 54.95 76-17 I 923 The sensitive portrayal, in a first-person narrative, of Almedingen. Martha E. Anna (Anna Khlebnikova de Jessica's efforts to be herself and to believe in her ability Poltoratzky. 1770-1840). New York, Farrar, Straus & to write, during a bleak Second World War Yorkshire Giroux. 180 p. 54.50 71-175823 childhood. (Gr 6-8) A first-person account of Anna Poltoratzky (great- grandmother of the author) as she grew up. The daugh- George, Jean C. Julie of the 'Valves. Pictures by John ter of a wealthy Moscow merchant, she was educated far Schoenherr. New York, Harper & Row. 170 p. S4.95 above the accepted 18th-century standard for women. (lib. ed., S4.79) 72-76509 (Gr 7-9) A richly detailed, convincing narrative about Julie (Miyax is her Eskimo name) who at 13 runs away from a Bancroft, Griling.Vanishing Wings; a Tale of Three marriage agreement and establishes communication with Birds of Prey. 111u3trated by John Hamberger. New wolves on the Arev.,; tundra. With their sustaining help York, Watts. 149 p. 55.95 77-182289 and her own ingenuity she treks from Univak Island to a A chilling view into the "immediate future," when coastal village, learning harsh iruthabout the white our thoughtless use of insecticides has fatally flawed the man'u way of life. Noteworthy for its ecological and natural food chain. The ospreys, falcons, and eagles of sociological nr terial as well as its unique animal lore. this compelling drama hunt realistically, devour their (Gr 6-9) poisoned catch, mate fruitlessly,and dietragically. Based on facts, documented with a substantial bibliog- Hall, Lynn. Sticks and Stones. Chicago, Follett. 220 p. raphy. (Gr 7-up) $4.95 (lib. ed., $4.98) 73-161553 Lonely Tom Naylor at 17 moves to Buck Creek, Iowa, for his senior year of school; his story deals sensi- Benchley, Nathaniel. Only Earth and Sky Last Forever. tively with problems of homosexuality but is primarily a New York, Harper & Row. 191 p. $4.50 (lib. ed., perceptive expression of the devastations of malicious S4.11) 72-82891 gossip. (Gr 7-9) A convincing story of the young Indian warrior Dark Elk, his adventures joining Crazy Horse in raids and Kerr, M. E. Dinky Hacker Shoots Smack. New York, battles, and his courting of the girl he loves, whom he loses at Little Big Horn. Humorously told, in modern Harper & Row. 198 p. 54.95 (lib. rd., $4.79) 72-80366 idiom. (Gr 7-up) Dinky's problem is that under a flip facade dwells fat, unhappy teenager crying for the attention of a busy, Brown, Roy. Escape the River. New York, Seabury do-gooder mother. A fresh, funny look at contemporary Press. 160 p. 54.95 76-179440 girls by an understanding author. (Gr 7-9) Twelve-year-old Paul assumes great responsibility for his retarded brother, anxious for both to be free of an Lee, Mildred. Fog. New York, Seabury Press. 250 p. unhappy home situation.However,serioustrouble $5.95 72-81259 occurs on the river when an older boy involves them in In this realistic view of high school pressures in a transporting stolen goods. (Gr 5-7) small town, Luke is sobered by his father's death, sur-

i3ooks-1972 7 vives a clubhouse fire which burns two friends critically and to deal with his power-drunk mother and her black and shakes him emotionally, and finally weathers the magic. (Gr 7-9) threatened loss of his girl. (Gr 7-9) Peyton. K. M., pseud. The Beethoen ',feria'.Illustra- Le Coin, Ursula K. The Farthest Shore. Illustrated by tions by the author. New York, Crowell. 185 p. $4.50 Gait Garraty. New York, Atheneum. 223 p. $6.25 71-175109 72-75273 Pat, of Pennington's Last Term and now well on his Here are the perilous adventures of Ged, Archmage of way to becoming a concert pianist. is still hampered by Roke, and Arran, the young prince of Enlad, as they hisrebellionagainstauthority and tendencyto be seek to find and challenge the evilthat- threatens to uncommunicative -- except to Ruth Hollis. who under- destroy all wizardry and Earthsea itself. A companion to stands his need for her loyalty and stays by him when A Wizard of Earthsea (Berkeley, Calif., Parnassus Press) his actions land him in jail. (Gr 7-9) and The Tombs of A man. (Gr 6-8) Richter, Hans P. I Was There. Translated by Edite Kroll. Lester, Julius. Long Journey Home: Stories From Black New York, Holt. Rinehart & Winston. 206 p. 54.97 History. New York, Dial Press. 147 p. 54.95 72-75681 75-181791 The author describes in memorable fashion what Six pieces of historical- fiction sensitively portraying happened to him and two of his friends from the time the black experience in America. (Gr 7-up) they joined Hitler's Youth Movement at the age of eight through their days on the western front when they had Mellwi'aith, Maureen M. H. M. A Sound of Chariots, by nothing left but despair. (Gr 6-8) Mollie Hunter. New York, Harper & Row. 242 p. $4..95 (lib. ed., $4.43) 72-76523 Southall, Ivan. Josh. New York, Macmillan. 179 p. $4,95 Bridle, nearly devastated by the death of the father 75-187795 she idolized and subsequently aware of the imperma- The 1972 Carnegie Medal- winner, a provocative story nence of life, struggles to get the education she craves, to about 14-year-old JcFh whose longed-for visit to his rural fulfill a drearn of writing. A powerful, sensitive novel of aunt precipitates painful encounters with bullying young a young girl's growing. 6-up) people and a dilcmina which he faces courageously. A certain humor balances the brutalities; Josh's deep prob- Mathis, Sharon B. Teacup Full of RoseS. New York, lems, uncertain of solution, involve the reader. (Gr 5-8) Viking Press. 125 p. $4.50 74-162675 A haunting picture of the inner-city drug problem Sutcliff, Rosemary. Heather, Oak, and Olive; Three shown within a family which sees the youngest of its Stories.Illustrated by Victor Ambrus. New York, three teenage sons killed because of the eldest's addic- Dutton. 120 p. 54.95 79-133124 tion. The character relationships are real, but the cre- Three superb tales laidinthe past: "The Chiei's dibility of the denouement is flawed by weak plotting. Daughter" takes place in pre-Roman Wales; "A Circlet of (Gr 6-8) Oak Leaves" is set in Roman Britain; and "A Crown of Wild Olive" deals with the Olympic Games. (Gr 5-8) Meltzer, Milton. Underground Man. New York, Brad- bury Press. 220 p. $5.95 72-80117 Tournier,Michel.Friday and Robinson, Life on Set inthe Ohio River boundary territory, this is a Speranza Island. Translated by Ralph Manheim. New realistic, even brutal picture of the suffering of both York, Knopf. 118 p. $5.39 78-39598 white and black abolitionists in 1835 when young Josh An intriguing new approach to the Robinson Crusoe disguised himself for dangerous rescue work on the story which explores with fresh insights Robinson's Underground Railroad. Includes maps drawn by Eros psychological' as well as physical experiences and intro- Keith. (Gr 7-up) duces a new twistFriday eventually becomes master of Robinson. (Gr 7-9) Norman, Lilith. Climb a Lonely Hill New York, Walck. 159 p. 54.95 70-182535 Townsend, John R. The Summer People. Philadelphia, When an accident takes the life of the uncle who has Lippincott. 223 r, $4.95 72-3270 brought them on a camping trio, a brother and sister An unusual picture of adolescent boy-girl relation- make a grim trek. alone across the Australian bush. ships which, though set in 1939, relates to today's youth Suspense fully and convincingly pictured. (Gr 6-8) in the experiences of falling in love. (Gr 7-up)

Norton, Alice M. Crystal Gryphon [by] Andre Norton. Vining, Elizabeth G. The Taken Girl. New York, Viking

New York, Atheneum. 234 p. $5.50 . 70,190559 Press. 190 p. $4.95 79-185349 More fantasy than science fictionisthis story of Abolitionist Philadelphia and poet John Greenleaf Kerovan's struggle to save his kingdom from invaders Whittier comealiveinthishistoricalstory about

8 Library of Congress orphaned Veer Schy ler. taken into a- Quaker household Emrich. Duncan. The Hodgepodge Book; an Almanac of deeply invoived in pre-Civil War events and the Under- American Folklore: Containing .111 Manner of Curi- ground Raroad. (Gr 5-7) ous. Interesting, and Ow-of-Way Information Drawn From American Folklore, and ,Vot To Be Found Any- Walsh, Jill P. Go/dengrere. New York, Farrar. Straus & where Else in the World: as Well as Jokes, Conun- Giroux. 130 p. 54.50 72-81484 drums. Riddles. Puzzles. and Other Mauer Designed The agonies of growing up are depicted in a moving. to Amuse and Entertain.Collected by Duncan poetic account of Madge's traumatic experiences in a Emrich. Illustrated by lb Ohlsson. New York. Four golden September when she pm childhood behind her. Winds Press. 367 p. 56,95 (!ib. ed.. 56.72)72-77811 (Gr 6-8) A jolly browsing book with lannoroNs cartoon drawings and a substantial body of source notes about Ameri- Wayne. Lyra P. The Awakening. New York. Grosset & can beliefs and superstitions. (All ages) Dunlap. 185 p. (A Thistle book) 54.95 72- 75789 The realistic,evocativestory of Zina's youthin Gates, Doris. Lord of the Skv: Zeus. Illustrated by Leningrad during thei 930's, of her relationshipsso Robert Handville. New York, Viking Press. 126 p. often sad or stormy -with her mother and grandmother, S4.95 72-80514 her school friends, and the men she loved. (Gr " -9) In the first of a projected series, the author has retold simply and directly myths in which Zeus plays a central White, Robb. Deathwatch. Garden City, N.Y., Double- part. A second volume. The Warrior Goddess: Athena day. 228 p. 54.95 75-157637 (illustrated by Donald Bolognese). treats those tales of Suspense mounts as Ben, a college boy working as a Perseus, the Argonauts, and Arachne in which Athena is desert guide, becomes the hunted one struggling for sur- dominant. The black-and-whiteillustrationsineach vival against an evil, wily adversary. (Gr 6-9) book evoke the spirit cl the mythical world. (Gr 3-6) Godden, Ruiner. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Vine- FOLKLORE AND LITERATURE gar Bottle. New York. Viking Press. [481 p. 54.95 77-168563 In this expanded version of "The Fisherman and His Barth, Edna. Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning Ghosts; Wife?' itis an old woman and her cat who take advan- the Story of Halloween Symbols.Illustrated by tage of the fish's grateful gift-giving. Maki Hedderwick's Ursula Arndt. New York, Seabury Press. 95 p. 55.50 watercolor pictures are refreshing. (Gr 1-4) 72-75705 Explains the origins of and relates stories associated Gregor. Arthur S. Witchcraft & Magic; the Supernatural with familiar Halloween symbols. (Gr 3-6) World of Primitive Man. Drawings by Laszlo Kubinyi. New York, Scribner. 148 p. 54.95 72-1166 Bolliger, Max. Noah and the Rainbow. Translated by An unsensational, documented treatment of primi- Clyde Robert Bulla. Illustrated by Helga Aichinger. tive, contemporary religious phenomena with examples New York, Crowell. [221 p. 54.50 (lib. ed., $5.25) of black magic, cures, divining, and other kinds of witch- 72-76361 craft from Polynesian, African, and Latin American cul- Rhythmic prose lines setlike poetry on spacious tures. Current fads inthe occult are briefly related. pages have large,striking paintings to interpret the (Gr 7-up) famous Bible story of the flood. (K-Gr 3) Grimm, Jakob L. K. Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs. Brown, Michael, comp. A Cavalcade of Sea Legends. A tale from the Brothers Grimm translated by Ran- Illustrated by Krystyna Turska. New York, Walck. dall Jarrell. Pictures by Nancy Ekholin Burkert. New 274 p. $8.50 77-175941 York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux. [321 p. 55.95 A handsome and balanced anthology of traditional 72-814;39 and literary tales, ballads, and folk superstitions about Large doublespread paintings create a medieval aura voyages, mermaids, and phantom ships. (Gr 6-9) for this beloved folktale in the poet's graceful translation, giving the story a new reality. (K-Gr 4) D'Aulaire, Ingri. D'Aulaires' Trolls. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday. 62 p. $5.95 76-158897 Haviland, Virginia, comp. The Fatly Tale Treasury. Illus- Descriptions and stories of many types of Norwegian trated by Raymond Briggs. New York, Coward, trollsmountain, water, and forest trolls; one- to twelve- McCann & Geoghegan. 192 p. $9.95 72-76706 headed species; keepers of cats, horses, and cocksall Vigorous and humorous are the full-color and black- vigorouslydepictedinfull-colorstonelithographs and-white illustrations which interpret a well-balanced characteristicoftheartistsIngriand Edgar Parin selection of familiar and less familiar nursery tales. D'Aulaire. (Gr 3-6) (PreS-Gr 3)

Children's Books-1972 9 Hieatt. Constance B.The Sword and the GradIllus- Mosel. Arlene.The Funny LittleWmian. Retold by trated by David Palladini. New York. Crowell. 82 p. Arlc1,e Mosel. Pictures by Blair Lent. New Yorl,:. S4.50 78-139097 Dutton. [40] p. 55.95 75-179046 A fresh retelling of the Perccval story which portrays A folktale of old Japan. from Lafcadio Hearn's collec- Perceval as a likable but rather bumbling youth. Stylized tion, tells of a runaway rice dumpli!az andan old Nv mu a n black-and-white drawings add to the total attractiveness who chasesitinto thelairof sonic three -eyed of this version which draws on the early tellings of wicked monsters who keep her captive as their cook. Chrestiende Troyes and Wolfram von Eselw.nbach. Lent's large color pictures make an attractive volume. (Gr 5-8) (Gr 1.3)

Hillerman.Tony.The But' Who Made Dragon,ly: A Zuni Pearce. Ann Philippa.I3eauty and the Beast.Retold by Myth.New York, Harper & Row. $6p.' (lib. Philippa Pearce. Illustrated by Alan Barrett. New ed., 54.11) 72-76498 York, Crowell. 137] p. S4.50 71-188314 A Zuni myth tells of how two deserted children -a An enchanting, romantic embellishment of the old boy and his baby sistersurvived winter hunger and faithful to sources, but with added beauty in the d'solation throughtheintervention oftheCorn atmospheric. full-color scenes provided by the artist.a MWens. Retold in a measured, poetic manner. with theatrical designer. (Gr 1-4) overtones of universal human experience, and delicately illustrated by Laszlo Kubinyi. (Gr 4-6) Phumla. Afcmiiand the ,:lagie Fish; a Story From.4friar. Illustratedby Carole Byard. Garden (I`ty, Hodges, Margaret.The Fire Bringer; a Paiute Indian Doubleday. [30] p. col. illus. S4.95 (lib. ed., S5.70) Legend.Retold by Margaret Hodges. Illustrated by 73-187292 Peter Parna II. Boston, Little, Brown. 31 p. S5.50 A pleasing retelling of a traditional Zulu talc with 70. 182247 Cinderella theme includes a wicked stepmother,a prince. A handsome visual interpretation complements this and a magic fish. (Gr 1-3) storyteller's skillful retelling of how Coyote brought fire to man. (Gr 2-4) Robinson. Adjai.Fend and Old Grandaddie.Illustrated Homerus.Demeter and Persephone; Homeric Hymn by Jerry Pinkney. New York, Coward. McCann & Geoghegan. [48] p. S4.69 (lib. ed.. S3.94) NumberTwo. Translated and adapted by Penelope 72-76688 Proddow. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. Garden The author, born and educated in Sierra Leone, heard from his grandmother this ancient tale of trickery and City. N.Y., Doubleday. [48] p. S5.95 76-155852 a A rhythmic free-verse translation of one of the most poor boy's winning of the princess. The rhythmic collo- beautiful Greek myths. as sung by Homer. Full-color quial retelling is accompanied bya black artist's evoca- scenes suggesting much of Greek motif serve aQ back- tive soft- pencil drawings. (Gr 1-3) drops for activities on earth and in Hades. (Gr 1-6) Stalder. Valerie.Even the Dell! Is Afraid of a Shrew; a Kohn, Bernice. t:_ktt of the Cauldron; a Short History of Folktale of Lapland.Retold by ValerieStalder. Witchcraft. New York. Holt. Rinehart and Winston. Adapted by Ray Broekel. [Reading, Mass.] Addison- 119 p. illus. S4.95 14. 150030 Wesley Pub. Co. [40] p. S4.95 70-177415 A fascinating survey of the origins, practices. and lore A subtle, humorous story which tells how a quiet of witchcraft which separates fact from fiction. (Gr 5-7) man finally freed himself from a nagging wife. Illustrated in bright color by Richard Brown. (Gr 1-3) Lester,Julius. TheKnee-High Man, and Other Tales. Pictures by Ralph Pinto. New York, Dial Press. 28p. S5.95 72-181785 POETRY, RHYMES, AND VERBAL FUN A collectionof livelyblack American folktales, chiefly about animals, presented attractively for young Adams, Adrienne,comp. Poetry of Earth. children. (K-Gr 4) Selected and illustrated by Adrienne Adams. New York, Scribner. 48 p. S5.95 70-39577 McHargue, Georgess.The Impossible People; a History A small, choice selection of poetry about the earth Natural andUnnatural of BeingsTerrible and and its creatures, enhanced by stylized animal illustra- Wonderful.Illustrated by Frank Bozzo. New York, tion. (All ages) Holt, Rinehart & Winston. 169 p. 56.95 75-150033 Examinestheoriginsand evolutionof various Allen, Terry D., camp.The Whispering Wind; Poetry by mythological beings such as giants, fairies, trolls, were- Young AmericanIndians. With an introduction by wolves, and mermaids in European and American folk- Mae J. Durham. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday. lore. An entertaining, speculative examination. (Gt. 5-up) 128 p. $1.95 (paper) 78-157572

10 Library of Congress Poems by 14 students at the Institute of American Witty and lucid, with the author's own explicit draw- Indian Arts project vigor and freshness as well as an ings to help make understandable all the stages of house appreciatiGn of the Indian heritage. (Gr 7-up) manning and building, (Gr 3-6) Godoy A Icayaga, Luella. Crickets and Frogs; a Fable, by Gabriela Mistral. Grillos y ranas; una fabula. Trans- Baylor, Byrd, When Clav Sings.Illustrated by Tom lated and adapted by Doris Dana. Illustrated by Bah ti. New York. Scribner. [32] p. S4.95 70-180758 Antonio Frasconi. New York, Atheneum. [32] p. (A The Southwest Indian's way of lifein the past is Margaret K. MGElderry book) 53.95 72-77131 suggested ina simple text accompanied by pleasing One of the Nobel 'Prize-winning poet's verse stories designs, in earthy colors, taken from pottery fragments for children, provided here both in English and Spanish, (Gr 3-up) with a fitting accompaniment of two-color woodcuts of the humorously battling choruses of crickets and frogs. Beard, Daniel C. Shelters. Shacks, and Shanties. With (Gr 2-4) illustrations by the author and an introduction by Paul Cardwell, Jr. New York, Scribner. 243 p. 54.95 Houston, James A., comp. Songs of the Dream People: 72-17%35 Chants and Images From the Indians and Eskimos of A reprint of a 1914 book by one of the founders of North America. New York. Atheneum. 83 p. (A the Boy Scouts. Despite its dated manner and format, Margaret K. McElderry book) 55.95 72-77130 the detailed directions and diagrams for many kinds of Short poemsoften like haiku in spiritare infused camp and wilderness shelters, from simple lean-to to with the magic of words and ritual. Houston's own two- Navajo hogan and log cabin, arc invaluable. (Gr.5-up) colored drawings of artifacts are nicely related. (All ages)

Livingston, Myra C. Listen, Children, Listen; an Anthol- Cross, Jeanne. Simple Printing Methods. New York, ogy of Poems for the Very Young. New York, Har- S. G. Phillips. 46 p. 55.95 72-39812 court Brace Jovunovich. 96 p. 54.95 70-167836 An introduction to printmaking utilizes such easily Irina Schad. Hyman's appealing illustrations add obtainable materials as leaves, feathers, string, potatoes, charm to a felicitous selection of poems pleasing to the and cork, to produce roller prints, linoleum cuts, arid young child. (K-Gr 3) rubbings. Profusely illustrated with examples, including many in color. (Gr 3-6) Schwartz, Alvin, comp. A Twister of Twists, a Tangier of Tongues. Illustrated by Glen .Rounds. Philadelphia, Glubok, Shirley. The Art of the Spanish in the United Lippincott. 125 p. 54.95 (paper, S1.95) 72-1434 States and Puerto Rico. Designed by Gerard Nook. Tickling tongue - twisters turned on almost 20 topics Phof,,)graphs by Alfred Tamarin. New York, Macmil- from toads to travel, as told in times past and contem- lan. 48 p. $6.95 75-185218 porary andintentongues; tempting pictures, too. Including St, Augustine, the Southwest, and Puerto (Gr 3-up) Rico, the art historian's brief text with pictures on every Wood, Nancy C. Hollering Sun. New York, Simon and page interprets the heritage from three centuries of Schuster. [96] p. S4.95 75-183761 Spanish domination in colonial America. (Gr 5-8) A provocative presentation of Indian philosophy as it is expressed in poems, aphorisms, and sayings of the Henkel, Stephen C. Bikes; a How-To-Do-It Guide to Taos Indians. Striking photographs by Myron Wood. Selection,Care, Repair, Maintenance, Decoration, (G r 5-8) Safety, and Fun on Your Bicycle. Riverside, Conn., Chatham Press, distributed by the Viking Press. 96 p. Worth, Valerie. Small Pcems. Pictures by Natalie Bab- $4.95 73-172354 bitt. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 41 p. A lucid text coupled with detailed drawings, in an S4.50 72-81488 informative and attractive handbook for the cycling Brief poems in varied forms and apt imagistic expres- enthusiast. (Gr 5-up) sion call attention to qualities of such animals, natural phenomena, and objects as "Sun," "Pig," "Hollyhocks," "Pebbles," "Coins," and "Jewels." The line drawings for Marks, Mickey K. Op-Tricks; Creating Kinetic Art. each capture exactly the essence of Cie poems. (All ages) Kinetics by Edith Alberts. Photographed by David Rosenfeld. Philadelphia, Lippincott. [40] p. $1.95, paper (lib. ed., $3.93) 79-38550 ARTS AND HOBBIES A clear introductory guide to the mechanics of kinetic art, with concise directions for straight-line drawings, plexiglass constructions, and simple sculpture in motion. Adkins, Jan. How a House Happens. New York, Walker. Intended as a guide to creative adaptation of techniques 29 p. $4.50 (lib. ed., $4.40) 72-179616 and materials. (Gr 5-up)

Children's Books-1972 11 Meyer, Carolyn. Yarn-- The Things It Makes and How To A competently documented portrait of this black Make Them.Illustrated by Jennifer Parrott. New leader-author-sociologist'ssuccessesandfailuresin York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 128 p. $5.50 attempts to attain equality for his people in America. 72-76367 (Cr 5-7) For each of four kinds of needleworkcrOcheting, knitting,weaving,and macrame- -basicstitches plus Harding, James. Rossini. New York, Crowell. 92 p. (The instructions onstarting,ending, andputtingpart., Great composers) 54.95 75-154040 together are described intext and illustrations clear A prodigy at 18, Rossini was a lively figure in both enough for the beginner of any age. Directions for mak- the musical and the social worlds of his time. Contains ing simple items are included. (Gr 4-up) musical selections, photographs, and reproductions of contemporary etchings. (Gr 7-9) Paul, Aileen. Kids Gardening; a First Indoor Gardening Book, for Children. Illustrated by Arthur Hawkins. Hodges, Margaret. Hopkins of the Mayflower; Portrait of Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday. 96 p.- $4.50 a Dissenter. New York, Farrar, Straits and Giroux. 274 p. $5.95 73-177239 72-81485 Succinctdirectionsareaccompaniedbyclear Capturing the period and the temper of the times diagrams and informal, attractive drawings. After prelim- (Elizabeth 1 and James 1), this remarkable book weaves inary general advice, SUCCeSSit-chapters treat specific the story of a believer in freedom for all and self- kinds of plants. (Gr 3-6) determination for man, the individual who was not only instrumental in the settling of Jamestown but was alsoa Yolen, June H., comp. The Fireside Song Book of Birds passenger on the Mayflower and a settler of Plymouth and Beasts.Arr. by Barbara Green. Illustrated by Plantation. (Gr 6-8) Peter Parnall. New York, Simon and Schuster. 223 p. Polatnick, Florence T., and Alberta L. Saletan. Zambia's 59.95 75-175047 President: K.ennetn Kaunda. New York, J. Messner. Traditional and other folk-style songs appealing to 188 p. $4.50 (lib, ed., S4.29) 76-176378 children are presented with arrangements for voice and An authentic,if adulatory, study based on the piano, guitar chords, and amusing drawings. (All ages) subject's autobiography, which presents the political career of a teacher in Northern Rhodesia whose work helped bring about independence for Zambia. (Gr 5-8) BIOGRAPHY Stiller, Richard. Commune on the Frontier; the Story of Archer,Jules. Mao Tse-Tung. New York, Hawthorn Frances Wright. New York, Crowell. 259 p.illus. Books. 211 p. $5.95 70-179129 (Women of America) $4.50 79-187946 A clear,balanced, and objedtivepicture of Red An easily read, sympathetic portrait of a liberated, China's man of power: from childhood and traditional controversial woman who in the early 1800's became a education through his protesting university days, the friend of Lafayette, Jefferson, and other such figures of grueling war years in the Long March, and the cultural the period. (Gr 6-8) revolution. (Gr 6-up) Faber, Doris. Oh, Lizzie! The Life of Elizabeth Cady HISTORY, PEOPLES, AND PLACES Stanton. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. 159 p. illus. $4.95 79-177322 Almedingen, Martha E. Land of Muscovy; the History of A lively personality stands forth in the 19th-century Early Russia. Illustrated by Michael Charlton, New pioneer in the women's rights movement. (Gr 5-8) York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 147 p. $4.95 72-79864 Fecher, Constance. The Last Elizabethan; a Portrait of The romance and vigor of early Russia are conveyed SirWalter Ralegh. New York, Farrar,Straits & in an informal history replete with vignettes of such Giroux. 241 p. $5.50 74-178882 important personages asIvan IV and including the Courtier, sea captain, poet, explorer, historian, and legend of a woodcutter's rescue of czar-elect Michael amateur scientist, Sir Walter Raleigh, Renaissance man, Romanov front Polish soldiers. (Gr 6-8) emerges as an admirable human tragically caught in the interplay of political intrigue at the courts of Queen Baumann, Elwood D. The Loch Ness Monster. New Elizabeth -and her successor, King James 1 of England. York, F. Watts. 153 p. $5.95 72-182896 Illustrated with photographs. (Gr 7-9) An entertaining and enlightening history of Scot- land's "Nessie," from the earliest known encounter by Hamilton, Virginia. W. E B. Du Bois; a Biography. New St. Columba to present-day activities of the-Loch Ness York, Crowell. 218 p. illus. $4.50 70-175106 Phenomena Investigation Bureau. (Gr 5-8)

12 Library of Congress Realer. Alex W. On Iv the Names Remain; the Cherokees Goble, Paul. and Dorothy Goble. Brace Eagle's Account of Tears. Illustrated by William Sauts of the Fetterman Eight, 21 December, /866. Illus- on, Little. Brown. 88 p. $5.757 1- i69008 trated by Paul Goble. New York] Pantheon Books. picture of the tragic exile of the Cherokee 58 p. 54.50 (lib. ed., $5.79) 79-153978 told from the Indian point of view. 171,llv Keeping the spirit of published Indian accounts, this d. (Cr 4-6) picture-history counteracts the much-repeated image of savage Sioux attacks against Western forts. The tragic Bernheini. Marc, and Evelyne Bernheim. The Drums results of the white man's failure to understand that Speak; the Story of Koji, a .Boy of West Africa. New "one does not sell the lands which the Great Spirit gave" York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1481 p. 54.50 are movingly conveyed in vivid narrative and panoramic 70-137761 illustrations. (G r 5-up) A picture-book volume with a minimal, generalized textis distinctive with its large, technically excellent, Karen, Ruth. Song of the Quail: The Wondrous World of and appealing color photographs which depicttwo the Maya. New York, Four Winds Press. 256 p. $6.95 weeks' activities of a village boy on the Ghana -Ivory (Iib. ed., 56.72) 75-182110 Coast border. (Gr 3-6) Illustrated with excellent photographs of Mayan artifacts, this history of the Mayan civilization contains a Brooks, Polly S., and Nancy Z. Walworth. When the fresh, substantial, and highly readable account of its World Was Rome, 753 B.C. to A.D. 476. Philadelphia, culture and government, plus two shorte., fiction:dived Lippincott. 235 p. 56.95 76-179345 chapters describing the life of an early Mayan boy and Through vignettesof such prominentfigures as girl. (G r 6-9) Romulus, the Gracchi, Julius Caesar, and Plinythe Elder, the political and social history of ancient Rome is Liston, Robert A. The American Political System; a recreated.Similarinformat and approach tothe Background Book on Democratic Procedure. With an authors' earlier The World Awakes and The World of editorial by Norman Cousins. New York, Parents' Walls. (Gr 5-8) Magazine Press. 242 p. (Background series) $4.95 75-183126 Chandler, David P. The Land and People of Cambodia. Engrossing, critical appraisal of the "system": as i: Philadelphia,Lippincott.158 p. (Portraits of the was conceived by the founding fathers, as it has nations series) $3.95 (lib. ed., $3.79) 72-2270 grossed, where it currently stands, and what may follow An introductiontothe geography, history, and in the future. (Gr 7-9) people of Cambodia, with attention to causes of its recent unrest. Illustrated with photographs. (Gr 6-8) Liston, Robert A. Slavery in America; the Heritage of Slavery. New York, McGraw-Hill. 126 p. illus. (Of Edmonds, I. G. Thailand; the Golden Land. Photographs Black America series) 54.72 72-182935 by the author. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill. 175 p. A well-documented story of the black man's odyssey $5.95 72 -75892 in America since the day he became "free," with clear Traces Thailand's history and includes a brief look at explanations of reasons behind the myths and problems itscultural,economic,andpoliticalscenetoday. of racism which still persist. (Gr 6-8) (Gr 7-9) McHargue, Georgess. Mummies. PhiladelphiaLippin- Ellis, Harry B. Israel: One Land, Two Peoples. New cott.159 p. illus. (The Weird and horrible library) York, Crowell. 183 p. 54.95 73-175104 $4.82 (paper, $1.95) 72-2324 An incisive, balanced history of Israel in which the This discussion of natural and embalmed mummies, author focuses on the divergent claims made by Arabs from the frozen mammoths of Siberia and the Bog and Jews to the land. (Gr 7-9) People of Denmark to shrunken heads in Ecuador, conveystheexcitement of archeological discovery. Erdoes,Richard. The Sun Dance People; the Plains (Gr 5-8) Indians, Their Past and Present. Written and photographed byRichard Erdoes. New York, Knopf; McKown, Robin. T "e Republic of Zaire (Formerly the [distributed by Random House] 218 p. 54.95 (lib. Democratic Republic of the Congo). New York, F. ed., $5.49) 77-155812 Watts. 88 p. (A First book) $3.75 72-1873 An impressive, readable history of these Indians from In spite of small inaccuracies, a useful and readable pre-Columbian days and the coming of the white man, account. The author presents with empathy the complex with ensuing battles, up to today's plight. Excellent political situation of this African state, including develop- photographs and reproductions of prints by the author. ments such as the United Nations involvement in the Con- (Gr 6-8) go and the Katanga secession of Mofse Tshombe. (Cr 4-7)

Children's Books-1972 13 Meltzer, Milton. Slavery From the Renaissance to An explanation for beginning readers of how fossils Today. New York, Cowles Book Co. 312 p. S8.50 arc formed and what they tell us about the past, with 70-104364 enjoyable illustrations of the fascinating facts. (Gt. 2-4) A continuation of the history of world slavery begun in Slavery: From the Rise of Western Civilization to the Cobb, Vicki. Science Experiments You Can Ear.Illus- Re csance,bringing this study of the function and trated by Peter Lippman. Philadelphia. Lippincott. status of slaves into the 20th century. Detailed and fully 127 p. 54.82 (paper. 51.95) 71-151474 documented, with reproductions of contemporaryart. Experiments illustrating principles of chemistry and (Gr 7-up) physics utilize edible ingredientssuch everyday foodsas Rounds, Glen. The Cowboy Trade. New York, Holiday salad dressing. nuts, eggs. cabbage. cookies, andyogurt. Includesthought-provoking House. 95 p. 54.95 73-119804 questionsandpractical In a lighthearted, jaunty styleof both words and applications. (Gr 5-8) drawingsthe author describes the cowboy's equipment and daily life throughout the year as it was during the Cole, Joanna, and Madeleine Edmondson. Twins: the heyday of the old West. (Gr 5-8) Story of Multiple Births. With drawings by Salvatore Raciti. New York, Morrow. 64 p. S3.75 75-168470 Schell, Orville, and Joseph Esherick. Modern China: The With photographs and drawings. this presents inter- Story of a Revolution. New York, Knopf. 149p. esting aspects of twins: th,.' biology of identical. frater- i111.!;. S4.9:- (lib. ed., $5.49) 75-181026 nal, and Siamese births: and the effects of heredity and Freely quo o Mg from such writers as Jan Myrdal, environmentonthepsy.Thologicalandpersonality Theodore White, and Edgar Snow, the authors contrast development of twins, particularly when they aresepa- the exploitation of the lower class in passive, disunited, rated. (Gr 4-7) traditional China with the social gains ofan active, modern, unified China. (Gr 7-9) Cooper, Elizabeth K., rind Padraic Cooper. A Tree Is Something Wonderful. San Carlos, Calif., Golden Stiller, Richard. Broken Promises: The Strange History Gate Junior Books. (481 p. 53.95 (lib. ed., 53.79) of the Fourteenth Amendment. New York, Random 76-181806 House. 120 p. Lib. ed., $4.99 72-37416 In this appreciatiod of trees, their hcauty and variety, The roles of the Congress, the Supreme Court, the facts about ancient ones, and tree conservationare dis- rresident, and majority opinion are clearly delineated in cusseddelightfully. Many excellentblack-and-white this brief history of the long, heartbreaking, andsome- photographs by Padraie Cooper. (Gr 1-4) times violent struggle for equality for all of the citizens of the United States. Illustrated with photographs and Dowden, Ann O. T. Wild Green Things in the City;a reproductions of prints. (Gr 5-7) Book of Weeds. New York, Crowell. 56 p. $5.95 Thum, Gladys, and Marcella Thum. The Persuaders. 72-158687 Illustrated with photographs. New York, Atheneum. Meticulous drawings in jewel-like colors document 213 p. $6.95 with beauty us well as accuracy this study of urban 72-75288 ecology. A uscful feature is a grouping of weeds found in The real meaning of propaganda and how it is used, Manhattan, in Los Angeles, and in Denver. (Gr 3-up) through common devices and stratagems,are clearly set forth, with many examples of theiruse on both sides of an issue..A book to increase critical awareness. (Gr 7-up) Ellison, Elsie C. Fun With Lines and Curves. With illustrations adapted from the author's drawings by Susan Stan. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. 95p. NATURE AND SCIENCE $4.25 (lib. ed., $3.94) 72-1095 In an imaginative treatment supported by string-art designs, the author challenges readers to exploregeo- Brady, Irene. A 'Mouse Named illus. Written and illus- metric development in allits stages from simple line trated by Irene Brady. Boston, Houghton Mifflin. forms to. constructions of dramatic art and color. 93 p. $4.23 74-161651 (Gr 3-up) Scientifically accurate story of the adventures ofa boy's' pet, a Mus muscularis whoescapes and lives for a Freedman, Russell, and James E. Morriss. The Brains of timeinthe woods in a natural habitat. Enhancing Animals and Ilan. New York, Holiday House. 160p. sketchesdepictmanyinhabitantsofthewoods $4.95 71-151754 encountered by Mus. (Gr 3-5) A clear, readable survey of recent dataon brain mapping, brain waves, sleep and dreams, memory, and Brandenberg, Aliki. Fossils Tell of Long Ago, by Aliki. controlling behavior. Practical projects for the readerare New York, Crowell. 33 p. (Let's-read-and-find-out suggestedandManyblack-and-whitephotographs science books) $3.75 78-170999 included. (Gr 6.8)

14 Library of Congress Gallant. Roy A. Man the ,itleasurer; Our Units of Measure tories, bits and pieces. science in court, a "collection" of and flow They Grew. Garden City. N.Y., Doubleday. crimes. and other aspects of crime detection. (Cr 7-up) 11 1p. $4.95 73-160879 An attractive book describes how various kinds of Langone. John. Death Is a !Yowl; a View of the L.-ne!(.7.1 measures became elablished, how measures are con- Life. Boston, Lit t le,Brown. 228 p. 55,95 70-189261 verted. minute and gigantic Olin titles. and advantages of The biological meaning of death, such related topics themetricsystem.Includes measurementprojects. as euthanasia, abortion, and immortality. and society's Drawings and black-and-white photographs. (Gr 4-7) attitudes towards these are surveyed in a dispassionate yet philosophical fashion. (Cr 7-up) Gal lob. Edward. City Leaves, City Trees. Photographs and photograms by the author. New York. Scribner. Laycock. George. Water Pollution. New York. Grosset & 64 p. 56.50 72-37187 Dunlap. 69 p. 54.95 75-182015 A text describing 40 kinds of trees in the Northeast Covers important aspects of pollution: sources and and dramatic black-and-win te pictures spur the reader to types, new legisla tion. and the future. Also this year identify trees around hint. (Cr 3-6) from this scientist is the similarly useful Air Pollution. EachhasexcellentblaCk-and-white photographs. Gross, Ruth B. What Is That Alligator Saying? A Begin- (Gr 6-8) ning Book on Animal Communication. Pictures by John Hawkinson. New York, Hastings House. 48 p. Linn, Charles F. Probability. New York, Crowell. 33 p. 54.95 71-183109 illus. (part col.) (Young math books) 79-171006 Animal communication is explained for young chil- Wendy Watson's friendly and articulate mice enliven dren who so often wonder how creatures "talk." Inter- the introductions here to such concepts as data gather- esting experiments with different species are described, ing. frequency counts, and ratios. Searching questions with an accompaniment of color illustrations. (Gr 3-5) and descriptions of practical experiments add to the Heilman. Elizabeth S. Our Fragile Earth. New York, effectiveness of this carefull!.: structured presentation. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. 160 p. 54.95 (lib. ed., (Gr 3-up) 54.59) 72.1 0ti4 Morris. Robert A. Seahorse. Pictures by Arnold Lobel. Environmental problems of the earth arc handled New York, Harper & Row. 60 p. (A ScienceI can provocatively in this description of soilits importance, read book) $2.50 70-146004 misuse, and conservation. Well -illustrac,': with photo- An in formative, lively, and amply illustrated intro- graphs. (Gr 5-8) ductiontoafascinatingfish, describingits growth, Hoke, John. Terrariums. New York, F. Watts. 90 p. (A habits, and marine err:ironment, (K-Gr 2) First book) 53.75 70-189761 Illustrated by photographs and draWings, this gives Pringle, Laurence P. Pests and People; the Search for directions for building three sizes of terrariums, includ- Sensible Pest Control. New York, Macmillan. 118 p. ing types which can contain animal life, and points out $4.95 71-165104 important requirements ill terms of ecology. Includes a The continuing quest for biological methods to con- helpful list of materials and sources of supply. (Gr 4-up) trol pestsas opposed to the use of pesticidethat have been indicted as bioCidalis examined and reported, Hyde, Margaret 0., and Bruce G. Hyde. Know About with afinalchilling caveat concerning "roadblocks" Drugs.IllustratedbyBillMorrison. New York, createdbygrowers,insecticidemanufacturers,the McGraw-Hill. 64 p. $4.50 (lib, ed., 54.33) 77-169020 government, andthepublic. Many black-and-white A simple, direct discussion of nicotine, alcohol, mari- photographs augment the text. (Gr 5-up) juana, and other common drugs and their known. effects on the body. (Gr 6-up) Rhine, Richard. Life in a Bucket of Soil. Illustrated by Elsie Wrigley. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. Kaufmann, John. Insect Travelers. New York, Morrow. 96 p. $4.25 72-155756 126 p. $4.95 (lib. ed., $4.56) 72-1546 A description of hundreds of soil creatures, including An engrossing, detailed description of how insects ideas for raising some for purposes of study. Contains time theirtravels, attainflight power, and navigate. much information' not readily found elsewhere in one Numerous helpful drawings. (Gr 7-9) source. Line drawings. (Gr 3-6) Kind, Stuart, and Michael Overman. Science Against Rinkoff, Barbara. Guess What Grasses Do. Illustrated by Crime. Garden City. N.Y., Doubleday. 156 P. (Nature Beatrice Darwin. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard. and science library) $7.95 76-178896 [36] p. $3.95 76- 177316 Arresting photographs and captions draw the reader A simpledescription,withtwo-color'silk-screen. to informative chapters on superstition, evidence, labora- prints, of well-known grasses used for food, shelter, and

Children's Books-1972 15 amusement by the Indians, early American settlers, and An enjoyable set of unusual black-and-white pl. people today around the world. (Gr 1-3) graphs, most of them enlarged or shown inpart, A captions that suggest odd likenesses. The "baby Rockwell, Anne F., (yid Harlow Rockwell. Machines. saur- is a baby pelican. (Gr 2-4) New York, Macmillan. 1231, p. 54.95 72:185149 The simplest of books to illustrate sources ofenergy, Simon,Hilda.. Dragonflies. New York, Viking Press. efficient machines, and machine parts suchas ball bear- 95 p. illus. (part col.) 54.95 71- 1853 -17 ings and gears. Clear, direct color illustration. (K-Gr 2) Dragonfliestheir evolutionary past, physiology of the eye, mating behavior, and life underwater, with Schaeffer, Elizabeth. Dandelion, Pokeweed, and Goose- some keys to identification. Beautifully illustrated by Pot; How the Early Settlers Used Plants for Food, the author. (Gr 4 -8) Medicine, and in the Home. Illustrations by Grambs Miller.[Reading, Mass.] Simon, Seymour. Science Projects hi Ecology. Illustrated Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. by Charles Jakubowski. New York, Holiday House. 94 p. (Young Scott books) $4.25 72-1836 127 p. 54.50 76-179101 Although not intended as a field book, this meticu- Likethe lously illustrated volume contains a mine of information author's ScienceatWork; Projectsin about plants of woodland, pasture, and swamptheir Oceanography, illustrated by Lynn Sweat, this volume origins and uses for medicine, food, and the household. suggests the use of inexpensive materials for practical, Suggestions are included for making an herb garden, workable experiments of varying difficulty. (Gr 4-7) collecting and drying, making teas and salads, and dyeing Tresselt, Alvin R. The Dead Tree. Illustrated by Charles cloth. (Gr 4-up) Robinson. New York, Parents' Magazine Press. 1331 p. $4.50 72-174601 Selsam, Millicent E. Is This a Bab,v Dinosaur? and Other Soft watercolor paintings and a lyric teat recordthe Science Picture-Puzzles. New York, Harper & Row. death of an old oak tree and the new cycle of plantand 32 p. $3.95 72-76508 animal life that its fallen trunk harbors. (K-Gr 3)

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