AUTHOB Haviland, Virginia TITLE The Best of. Children's Books 197 INSTITUTI ,, Washington. D.. REPORT NO ISBN -Q- 8444 -03 6 -9 PUB DATE SO NOTE 96p AVAILABLE EBO Superiptendent of Documents U.SA Goverilmeht' Printing Office, Washington, DC C)902 (Order LC-1.12/2:C-43/5/964-78)

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ABSTRACT Intended to bring a broad range of tittles of children's terature to the.attention of those concerhed with the reading needs and4rrests of children and young.aeople, this annotated bibliog h 'contains more than 1,000 entrles. Each entry provides the atthor and title of the work, its publisher,price, InternatignA2. Standard Book Number (ISBN), and Library 'of Congres4 card numbrer. Each also indicates the grade level for the work. The entries are arranged under the following headings:(1) picture and picture-story books:(2) stories for Students ih the intermediate grades:(3) stories for older students:(4) folklore: (5) Poetry. plays,aud songs: (6) arts and hobbies: (7) biography: (8) history, people, and places:(9) nature and science; and (10) psychoogy and. -sociology. (FL)

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Library of Congress Washington 1980 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Haviland, Virginia, 1911- The best of children's books, 1964-1978. Supt. of Does. no LC 1.12/2: C 43/5/964-78 1. Children's literatureBibliography.I.Title. Z101 7.F138[PN1009.A I]01080-607070 ISBN 0-8444-0336-9

For rale by tho Suportotandrot of Decorum's, U.S. Corozoloont Printfns Offigo ailiashioston. D.C. 20902 A look at the''past fifteen'years of publishink and can be related. It called forth a need to apply -selecting children's books in the United Statestitles critical standards carefully to this area as also to the originating in thii country and others ,rude available enlarged spread of books available to meet a more as translations or republications froth abroadreve;13 serious awareness of human rightskooks concerning a reduction in the quantity published annually from the handicapped, minorities (for example, the Jewish above three'thousand (a peak when government fund- experience in World War II), women, and the ag ing was available for institutional' purchasing)to and numerous social concerns related to divorce, something over two thousand. Using the same general drugs, alcoholism, -, energy, and ecology. judi- Criteria each year for selection, the advisory commit- cious consideration became necessary also for works on tee for the compilation of a Library of Congress an such popula, pursuit as the occult, mind control' nual list, without having in mind a specific annual (hypnotism), judo, and karate.- nuzne aim, found, however, hat they chose each The committees saw a greater relaxation of lan- year a hundred titles. Here, from the acctunu- guage and subject taboos in fiction published for the lation of e three thousand books from those years, young teenager, in tune with higher maturity levels at is a listing of/ top choices. It is to be noted that certain given ages. Book production reflected, as always in the desirable titles could not be listed r.because they had. past, theculture. of the day, with TV, "the great gone out of print' -a situation worsening to the point. leveler," creating sudden interests and attention to so- of about eight thousand titles reported disappearing in cial issues. New terms"human sciences" and "socio- one unusual year. Happily, the:paperback explosion biologfcame into use.. has kept many important works alive when a sales/ It is hoped that this selection from some three cost formula used by publishers showed reason for thousand works, which has resulted from a vast num- drop_ ping their hardback editions. ber of hours of reading and discussion by committee The diminution of institutional budgets as the members, will serve helpfully to bring a broad range general economy became depressed naturally affected of outstanding titles to the attention of those who stand book publishing in other ways also. In efforts to keep in various relationships to the reading needs and in- prices from escalating more than necessary such steps terests of children and young people. In each eniry the were taken as the use of black-and-white illustration International Standard Book Number (ISBN) follows instead of full color in some picture books. At the same the price and the Library of Congress card number time, improved photographic illustration owing to new appears- at the end of the bibliographic information hnology enabled enlarged close-ups, time-filming, for each book. At the end of the annotation grad and scanning electrori micrographs with three-dipien- level is indicated. sional effects. In the production of more books on more topics, with a style of writing that engages rather than overtly instructs the reader, came a hugely increased publish- ing of easy-to-read books in 'beginner" series and non- Virginia Havilind fiction designed for lower and lower reading levels, to Chief, Children's Literature Center which the country's widely publicized drop in levels of Library of Congress Illustration from The speckledHen: A Russian' Nuriery adapted by Harve &mach. Illustrationscopyright Q 1966 by &mach. Reproduced with permissionpfHolt, Rinehart & Wins llustfation from'arton and the Traders, by Russell E.Erickson. Il us- trations copyright 1979 by Lawrence Di Fiori. ReproduCedwith per - mission of Lothrbp, Lee & ShepardCompany. Page 1: Illustration,from Benjamin & Tulip, byRosemary Wells, Copyright © I 1973 by Rosemary' Wells.Reproduced with permission of The Dial Press. Paige 17: Illustration fromStanley & Rhoda,by ,Rosemary Wells. Copyright ©. 1978 by Rosemary 'Wells.' Reproducedwith permission of The Dial Press. Page 29: Illustration rom Dominic, by Steig. Copyright 1972 by Wil- liam Steig. with permission of Farrar, Straw& Giroux. Illustration from. Flair Hobbin, byCharles Causley. Illustrationscopy- right Q 1973 by SchartHyman. Reproduced by permission of Waller and Company. Page 46: Illustration from Games (and Hoth to PlayThem), by Anne Rockwell. Copyright © 1973 by Anne RociwelLReproduced with permission of Thomas Y. Crowell, Publishers.

53: Illustration free i ;a Ballad of the Republic, Siing in the Year 1888, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer.Illustrations copyright © 1978 by Wallace Tripp. Reproduced withpermission of Coward, McCann Geoghegan, Inc. ' Page 61: IllustrAion from Abel's island,by . Copyright © 1976 by William Steig. Reproduced with permissionof Farrar, Straw & Giroux. Page 67: Illustration Horn. And Then WhatHappened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz. Illustrations copyright 1973 by Margot Tomes. Reproduced with permission of Coward, McCann '&Geoggan, Inc. Page 73: Illustration tr'om Warton and the Traders,by Russell E. Erickson. Illus. /rations copyright 01979 by LawrenceDi Fiori. Reproduced withper- mission of Lothrop, Lee & ShepardCompany. Page 89:- Illustration from And Then WhatHappened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz.Illustrations copyright © 1973 byMargot Tomes. Reproduced with permission of Coward, McCann& Geoghegan, Inc.

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Poetry, Plays, and S I '45 Arts and Hobbies., 53 Biography 61 History; People, a Places 67 Nature and Scien e 73 Psychology and Sociolo 89 COpyHght 13 197311 Hamner, vi Aarderni, Verna. Who's Rabbits House? Pictures Ando, Mitsu ash Anna's Alphabet; an Adventure in by . ,-, Dial Press, Imaginate New York, Crowell, 1975.164] p.'$7.56 1977. [32] p. $7.95 ISBN 0-8037455075 (lib. ed. ISBN 0-690-00547 (lib. ed. $7.89 ISBN 0-690

$7.45 ISBN 04037-9551-3) 77-71514 00541-5) ". 73-21652 I - A Masai tale from the riteller's now out-of-print In this unusual alphabet book, 1 letters, painted Tales for the-Third Ear (Dutton) has brilliant pic- to look like carved wood, have ahree-dimensional, tures_by the Dillons (who have twice won the Calde- optically challenging appearance. Borders,' embellished" con Medal). (K -Cr 3) , with plants .and hidden creatures, surround thepie- tured letters and objects. (K -Cr 4 fanasev, Alexei. Salt; a Russian Tale: Adapted by Harve &mach from a literal translation by Ben- jamin Zernach; of the Russian of Alexei Afanasev. ..Anno's Counting Book. New York, Crowell, With/illus. by Margot Zernach. , Follett, 1977. [28]p. $6.95 ISBN 0490-01287-X (lib.ed. 1965. 32 p. $7.95 `Farrar, Straus 8r Giroux, New $6.79 ISBN 0-690-012884) 7648977 York.I1N,0-374-36385-4 65-12312 -A distinctive, beautifully conceived counting book The famous Ruisian_taleof Ivan the Fool, whose in which twelVe -full-color double- pre. ads Show the exploits to Win a princess are pictured with full humor. same village and - surrounding coun ide during dif- (Gr 1-3) ferent hours(by' the church cloc and months: PreS-K)- Alexander, Martha G. Blarkboard Bear. New York, Dial Press, 1969. [32] p, $4.95.1SBN 0-- 80374365i2 0 (lib.' ed. $4.58 ISBN 0-L8037-0652-9),69-17975 Topsy-Turvies, -Pictures to $'tretct= Imag- A little boy, denied the pleasure of playing with big ination. New York, Walker/Weatherhill, 70. 27 P. brother and his friends, invents an enormous bear $4.95 ISBN 0-8348-2004-8 s 71 -96054 which only he may touch. Few words, subtle illustra- In pictures of deceptiVe simplicity, optical illusions tion Followed by Bobo's Dream (ISBN 0--,8037-068 form' structures in which curious littlemen can go up 3; lib. ed. ISBN 0-8037-06871) and Nobody Asked stairs to, get to a lower place, hang pictures on the ceil- Me If I Wanted a Baby Sistei (ISBN 0-8037-6401-: ing, and walk on walls. (All aged). 4; lib. ed. ISBN 0-8037-6402-2), (Pre-Gr 2)

Andersen; Hans Christian. The Ugly Duckling. Trans- Aruego; Jose. Look What I Can Do. New York; Scrib- lated by R. P. Keigwin. Illustrated by Adrienne. ner, 1971. [32] p. $6.95 ISBN 0-684-12493-9 Adams. New York, Scribner, -4965: [48] p. $7195. 71-158880 ISBN' 0-684-12646-X (paper $1.25. ISBN 0-684-- Two water buffalo houncenalongfrbin one wild dare 13037-8) 65-21'064° to anotheran almost wordless in which A favorite fairy tale has fresh interpretationinthis the. copycat nonsense builds up to a hilarious climax. artist's subtle watercolors. (Gr 1-4) (K -Cr 2) Asch, Frank. MacgoeseA Grocery. Pictures by Jam Bodecker, M. "Ms Raining," Said JohnTwitininv Marshall: IsleVv York, Dial Press, 1978.[32] p. $5. Danish Nursery. Rhymes. Translated ISBN 0-8037.6237-7 (lib. ed. $6.46 and illustrated ISBN 0-87- by N. .M. Boclecker, New York,Atheneum, 1973. 5231-8) - 776270 [32] p. (A Margaret K. McElderrybook) $6.95 A domestic absurdity in which 'mother, fer, jun- ISBN 0-Z89-30316-5 (paper $1.95 ISBN13°689- ior, and Sts find duty tediousand leave an unhatched 70437-2) chick to fend-for itself. Ivitsrshall's pictoriartinbellish- 7285912 Bright paintings develop the storytelling' ments, softly colored in blue and orange, extend the quality of humor. (PreS-Gr 1). these traditional rhymes rememberedfrom the trans: lator's childhood. (PreS-Or 2) MoOn Bear, New York, Scribner., 1978.[32] p. $7.95 ISBN 0-684-15810-8 78-9444 Bonsall, Crosby N. And I Mean It, Bear, 'who has fallen in Jove with the Stanley. New full moon, York, Harper & Row, 1974, 32p$4.95 ISBN worries when it diminishes: Asch's stylizedbrown bear b Q6=02056779 (lib.ed. $4.79 ISBN 0-06-020568- d solid yellow moon contrast s,harply with rnipi 7) 73-14324 buck and -white background details.(Pre&---Gr 1) There is a surprise ending to this 'suspense-filled city story, featuring a child, Babbi a cat, a pile of .junk and Natalie. Phoebe's Revolt. New York, Farrar, unknown Stanley behind the fence. An Early Strs and Giroux, 1968. [40]p. $5.95 ISBN 0-374 I Can Read Book,illustratedincolor bytheauthor. 035907-5 68-.13679 (Gr 1-2) A family special-for young listeners,a stubborn little girl; and for parents andgrandparents, charm- ing pictures of the gaslight era. (K -Cr 2) Breinburg, Petronella. Shawn Goes toSchool. With illustrations by Errol Lloyd. New York, Crowell,. (Bangs, Edward. Steven 'Kellogg's YankeeDoodle`.New 1974. [26] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-690-00276-9 ($6.49 _York, 'Parents' Magazine. Press, 1976. [38] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-7690-00247-7) . 73-8003 ISBN -8193-0833-1 (lib, ed. $5.41 ISBN(Y-$193-"- ,On his first day at nursery school Shawn suffers 0834-X) the 75-19190 usual fears and receives,nurtriurs ofreassurance frOm Kelhigg's full-page paintings, crammedwith activ- his mother and teac*-r, and from ity? illustrate each line of a sister who tells a familiar old song. He in- this brief story. 'Full -page eye-catching coloredillus- cludes the melody and introductory informationabout trations. (PreS-K) variations of the verses and Bong's eighteenth-century role in rearrangements. (Prer 3) Briggs, Raymond.Father Chr. -as. New York, Baylor, Byrd,Hawk, I'm Your Brother. Illustrated by Coward, McCann & Geoghegan? 1973.[32] p. $4.95 Peter Parnall. New Y6rk, Scribner, 1976. [46]p. ISBN 0-698-2p272-4 $6,5 ISBN '0-684-14571-5 73-77885 739296 In a fresh style of comic-strip frames theartist An Indian boy, whose great desire is to fly, feels he shows an overworked and disgruntled SantaClaus almost does so when he frees his, pet hawk andwatches coping with the snow and cold on his annual rounds. him soar. Peter Parnall's illustrations withsouthwest- .(K-Gr 2) ern desert and mountains add much to the dimensions of the story. (Gr 1-3) - and the Beanstalk. Written and illustrated Benchley,Nathaniel.OscarOtter.Illustratedby by Raymond 'Briggs. N-York, CowardMcCann, 1 Arnold Lobel. New York, ,iiarper& Row, 1966. 1970. [40] p. $5.89 I4 131\0-6930203-6 64 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-06414471-0 (lib.ed. $4.79 77-111062' ISBN 0-06-0204.72-9) t. 66-11499 The artist has inventeda sequel to "Jack and the In his frolicsome mountains'e play ydung Oscar is Beanstalk" in which another curious climber findsthe pursued by alox, a wolf, and a,on. Jolly -first reading. giant now beset with the inadequacies of oldage and (K-Gr 2) endeavors to fill his needs. (K-Gr 3)

.Small Wolf. Pictures by Joan Sandin. New York, Harper & Row, 1972, 64p. (An I can read The Snowman. New York, Random House, history book) $4.79 ISBN 0-06-020492-3' 1978. [32] p. $4.95 ISBN0-394-83973-0 (lib. ed. 70-.183170 $5.99 ISBN 0-394-93973-5) 78-55904 As the white. man's settlementon ex- A wordless picture story captures the full beauty panded, Small Wolf and his Indian familywere merci. and atmosphere of a winter's night as itportrays the lessly forced to move again and again. (Gr1-2) adventures of a boy and his- snowman. (K-Gr 3)

2 The Bun; a Tale from [by] MarciaBrown. Sik-year-Old Jay took -'cricket to school, but not in New ,York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,1972. mischief; his first day was."goodbye"- to ihe summet [32i p. $6.95 ISBN 6-15-213450-6 7-167832' countryside., Effective picture-book illustration. Pictures crammed .with action enliven this old tale 1-3) pf the mischievous bun mho fools the hare, the wolf, thebear-but, alas, not the fox. (K-Gr 2) --. Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley? Illustrated by Nancy Grassi/Ian. New York, Holt, Burningham,..john. Come Awaytorn the Water, Shir- Rinehart, and Winston, 1966. 94 p.' $5.95 ISBN hey, New York, Crowell, 1977. $6.95 ISBN 0-690- 0-03-0897532-k- (paper $1.65 _ISBN 0-03-08662(- 0,) . 66-11422 - . 01360-4 (lib. ed.. $7.49 ISBN D-69(V-01361-2) 77-483 _An irttaginat ve, curiosity-filltd little boy in an Ap- Twice winner of 's Medal palachian school finally achieves the honor for ,good for illustration; Burninghairi triesattractive bthavior in first-grade. (K-cr 2) watercolors and artistic inventiteness for an engaging story. A little girl uses her, imagination to rise above, Charlip, Remy. Arm in Arm, a Collection of Connec- all- too - familiarparental warningsat. thtbeach. tions, Endlesi Tales, Aestorations, and Other Echo- --Gr. 2) !alio'. New York, Parents' Magazine Press, 1969. [42] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-8193402357X (lib. ed. $5.41 ISBN 0-8193-0236-8) -69-12610 .Mr.umpy's Outing. New York, Holt, Rine- Circular rhymes and silly plays on words with non-' hart and Winston, 1971. [32] ii. $5.95 ISBN 0-01: sensir(al illustrations to match. (All ages) .089733-5 77-159507 Humorous, softly colored cross-hatched drawings oeirpand,a very simple cumulative tale of the friendly and Burton Supree. Harlequin and the Gift boatman who takes all his animal friends for a ride on of Many Colors. Design and paintings by Remy the river, With this book, the artist bec-ame the first to , Cbarlip. New York, Parents' Magazine Press,1973. win Britain's Kate -Greenaway medal a second time. [42] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-8193+0499-8 (lib..ed. $5.41 Followed by Mr. Gumpy's Motor Cart ($7.95 Crowell. ISBN, 0-81934495) 7136999 ISBN.0-690-007g8-1). ('PreS-Cr 1) The origin .of Harlequin's patchWork costume- is suggested in a story about a small boy's need for a carnival suit. Impressive panoramas shnw an Italian' Carle, Eric. Do You Want to Be My Friend? New town filled with festival crowds. (K-Gr 2) York, 1971. [33] p. $8.95 ISBN 17-690- 2427X 70-140643 Chenery, Janet. Wolfie. Pictures by Marc Simont. The title furnishes the only text for this gay full - New" York, Harper & Row, 1969. [64] p. $4.95 color picture book about a mouse seeking for a friend ISBN 0-06-021261-6 (lib. ed. $4.79 ISBN 0-06 and following-a series of tails-ingeniously drawn over 021269-0) 7e-77950 consecutive pages. Other bright picture books are: , A genuinely funny introduction to the arachnids The Secret Birthday Message ($4.50 ISBN 0-690 emerges from this story of two little boys secreting 72347-4;- lib. ed. $5.79 ISBN 0-9072348-2)and their 'pet spider from a nosy little sister while they con- The Grouchy Ladybug ($7.95 ISBN 0-690-01391-4; duct their research on its habits. (Gr 1-3) lib. ed. ,$7.89' ISBN 0490-01392-2). (Pre-Gr 2) a Clifton, Lucille. The Boy Who Didn't Believein Carlson, Natalie S. Marie Louise's Heyday. Pictures .Spring. Pictures by Brinton Turkle. Nev York, Dut- by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. New York, ton,1973.[32]. p.$5.95 ISBN 0-525-27145-7 Scribner, 1975. [32] p. $6.95 ISBN' 0-684714360-7 (Paper $1.95 ISBN 0-525-45038-6) 72-89844 75 -8345 Skeptical King Shabazz and his friend Tony Polito Babysitting five obstreperous opolsums is not exactly explore their city neighborhood to see if spring really. a heyday for the little mongoose, Marie Louise, but exists. Brinto'n Turkle's colorful pictures capture the the next day Offers more. Sprightly pastel drawings delight of the two boys as they uncover evidence along capture the Haitian setting and delightful details of the way. (K-Gr 2) the aaventure. (K-Gr 3) Clymer, Eleanor L. Horatio. Drawings by Robert Caudill, Rebecca. A Pocketful of Cricket. Illustrated uackenbush. New York, Atheneum, 1974. 63 p. by Evaline Ness. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Paper $1.25 ISBN0-89-70403-8 67-18999 Winston, 1964. 48 p. $5.95 ISBN0-03-089752-1 Mrs. Casey's cross-looking, "middle-aged" cat, after (paper $1.95 ISBN 0-03-086619-7) 64-12617 his unsought experience of mothering wo kitten Waifs, radiates a changed personality. Easy reading, illus- A household helper of Strega Nona,Crandnia trated with humor. (K-Cr 3) Witch," inundates his Calabrian villagewith `'pasta fronher magfc pot-which he knows howto girt bu Coherr,Miriam.When Will I Rtad? Pictures by not to Stop-until the, imperturbable Strega Nona Lillian Hoban. New York, GreenwillowBooks, 1977. provides a discomforting solution. Droll [32] p. $7.25 ISBN 0688-8007-4 illustration (lib. ed. $6.96 in soft pastel line and wash. (K -Cr2) ISBN 0-68134073-6) - 76-28320 Impatient to read books, first-grader Jim isaston- De Ftegniers, Beatrice S. May I BringaFri,in4? Illus- r ished to discover that being able :to read sigrisis read- trated by Beni Montresor. New York,Atheneum, ing, too. Cheerfully illustrated in color, (PreS-Gr1) 1964. 48 p.' $6.95 ISBN 0-689-20615L1(paper. $1.95 ISBN 0-689-70405-4) 64-19562 Will I Have a Friend? Pictures by Lillian Jolly verse and sparkling pictures depictthe adven- Hoban. New York,- Macmillan, 1967. [32]p. $5.95 tures of a little boy who brings an astonishing series ISBN Q-0?-,722790-1(paper $1.95 ISBN 0- 02- of animal friends to callon the king and queen. 042620-8), 67-5219. (PreS-Gr 2) In an integrated nursery school -Jimsucceeds in finding a friend=an aniwerto all his first-day fears. _Du Bois, William Pelle. Bear Circus. NewYork, Vik- (PreS-Gr 1) ing Press, 1971. 48 p. $4.95 ISBN CL-670-15073-8 76-153665 Crews, Donald.Freight Train.New York, Greenwil- The author's soft color line-and-washdrawings low Books, 1978. [24] p.$6.95 ISBN 0-688=80165- enhance his captivating story of the kangaroorescue X (Lib. ed. $6.67ISBN0,688-841,65-1) 782.2303 of koala bears-the "real teddy bears"-and the circus All the colors of 4,newcrayon box -are represented produced by,the grateful creatures. (K-Gr3) in this graphic view of a freight train movingthrough tunnels and cities and over trestles. (Pr.eGr 1) Dumas, Philippe. The Story of Edward. New York, Parents'; Magazine Press, 1977. 48p. $5.95 ISBN 0-8193-0868-4(lib., ed.$5.41ISBN 0 L8193- Dayrell, Elphinstone. Why the Sun and the Moon 0869-2;paper $1.95 ISBN 0-8193' 0905-2) Live in the Sky; an African Folktale.Illustrations by Blair Lent. , Houghton Mifflin, 1968. 26 76-28720 p. A drolltale translated from the French Paper $1.95 ISBN 0-25381-0 recounts the 68-14293 adventures of Edward, a debonair and talented ;Jane- A Nigerian myth distinctively illustrated with richly ing donkey who seekS his fortune wearing,his old, colored masked figures inan African village setting. master's clothes. Beguiling pictures by theauthor. (Gr 1-3) (K-Gr 2)

De. Paola, Thomas A. "Charlie Needsa. Cloak." En- Ernberley, Barbara. Drummer Hoff. Illustratedby glewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall,1973.- [32] p. Ed Emberley. EnglewoodCliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, $4.95 ISBN 0-1312835533 (paper $0.95. Scholas- 1967. [32] p. $6.95 ISBN0-13-220822-9(paper tic, New York. ISBN 0-5911-10241-9) 73-16365 $1.95 ISBN 0-13-220855-.5) 67-28189 The author's illustrations in three colors depict-the Richly 'stylized woodcuts give graphic substance making of a new cloak: Charles shears his sheep, to the cumulative martial chant about soldiers who cards and spins the wool,weaves and dyes the cloth, iri ascending rank play theirarts in assembling a and sews a fine red garment. (PreS-Gr 1) cannon, to have "Drummer Koff fire it off." °(PreS- Gr 1) The Clown of God;.an Old Story. New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. [46]p. $8.95 . One Wide River toCross. Adapted by ISBN 015L2191,75-5 (paper $3.95 ISBN 0-15-- Barbara _Emberley.Illustrated by Ed Ernberley.'. -Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; Prentice-Hall, 1966. [32]p. 618192-4) t4. 78-3845 Giovanni the jugg1+-r spent his life making people $5.95 ISBN 0-13-636167-6 .66-20703 laugh, until, .01,! destitute, he was capable of Bold woodcuts on colored pages depict theanimals only one last performance as a gift to the Holy Child. as they file into the ark-snakes on roller skates, Illuminated with large and splendid color paintings. elephants doing tricks, andso on, one by one up to ten (K-Gr 2.) by ten. The musicforthis old folk song is included. (K-Gr 2)

Strega Nona; an Old Tale. Englewood Cliffs, Ernberley, Ed. Drawing Book of Animals.Boston, N.J.,Prentice-Hall,1975.[32]p.$6.95 ISBN Little, BiOwn, 1970. -[32] p. $3.95 ,ISBN 0-316-- 0-13-851600-6 75-11565 23597-0 75- 107232 Entertaining instruction in how to proceed from the .Dandelion. Illiistrated by the author. New dot withsimple shapes,letters, and symbols to draw York,. Viking Press, 1964. 48 p.. $6.50 Mari 0-671)- ahnoit any animal. (Gr 1-3) 25532-7 (paper $1.25 ISBN 0-14-050218-1) 64-21472 E_ ts, Marie Hall. Just Me. Illustrated by the author.. A vain lion makes himself unrecognizable' to New York, Viking Press, 1965: 32 p. $2.50 ISBN friends. Humorous picturei of barber shop and party 0-670- 41109 -4 ,(paper $0.75 ISBN 0-670-05044- scenes. (K -Or 2 -) X) 65-13349, A small boy's imaginative imitation of animals is 'Freschet, Berniece. The Ants Go Marching. Illustrated appealingly depicted in strong, simply designed illus- by.Stefan Martin. New York, Scribner, 1973. [32] trations and brief, rhythmic text. A truly childlike p. $6.95 ISBN 84-13250=8 72-11108 , picture book. (PreS-Gr 1) This picture boo with rhythmic, repetitive text is a simple counting k, illustrated with a blend, of The Fat Cat; .a Danish Folktale. Translated and il- woodcuts, wood engravings, ,and lino cuts in two' lustrated by Jack Kent. New York, Parents' Maga- colors. (PreS-K) zine Press,1971. [30]la. Paper $1.25. Scholastic. ISBN 0-590-02174-5 - 70-13092 The translator-artist's clean watercolor drawings Galdone, Joanna. The Tailypo; a Ghost Story. Retold. enforce the humor in this cumulative tale of a greedy Illustrated by Paul Galdone. New York, Seabury catwhodevoured everything in sight. (K -Cr 3) Press, 1977., [32] p. (A Clarion book) $7.50 ISBN 0-8164-3191-4 77 -23289 Demanding. his "tailypo" a strange, furry creature Feelings, Muriel L. jambo sans Hello; Swahili Al- repeatedly haunts the old man who_ cut of his tail phabet Book. Pictures by Tom. Feelings. New York, to eat for supper. Ritold from'Arnetican folklore, this Dial Press, 1974. [60] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-8037-4346-7 scary-enough story has humorous, brightly colored. (lib.-ed. $5.47 ISBN 0-803774350-5) 73-15441 'full-page pictures. (K-Gr 3) An-alphabet book detailing with distinctive double- spread drawings East African village life and customs. (Gr 14) Ginsburg, Mirth Mushroom in the Rain. Adapted from the'Russian of V. Suteyev. Pictures by Jose Aruego ,& Ariane Dewey. New York, Macmillan, Fenton, Edward. The Big Yellow Balloon. Illustrated 1974. [32] p. -$4.95 ISBN 042-736240-X (paper by Ib Ohlsson. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, $2.50 ISBN 0-02-043270-4) 72-92438 1967. [48] p. $5.95,1SBN 0-385-0858X (lib. ed. Bright, humorous, color pictures show how a con- $6.90 ISBN 0-385-08621-0) 67-15962 veniently enlarging mushrooshelters from the rain A gay, cumulative picture tale ends in a "TRE- a hunted rabbit and fellow gees who conceal him. MENDOUS BANG" as Tom the Cat, who thinks he (PreS-Gr 1) can kill the sun and thus have continuous nighttime for hunting, catches up with Roger's big yellow balloon. (K-Gr 4) Goble, Paul. The Girl WhLoved Wild Horses, Scarsdale, N.Y., Bradbury Prs, 1978.. [32] p. $8.95 Fife, Dale. Who's in .Charge of Lincoln? Illustrated ISBN 0- 87888-121 -2 77-20500 by Paul Galdone, New York, Coward-McCann, Handsdme panoramic scenes,ith vibrant color 1965. 61 p-. $4.0, ISBN 0-698-30403 65-13286 and action, illuminate the story of a Native Amen- A series of swiftly moving and funny events carries can girl whose love of wild horses leads her to live a likeable little boy named Lincoln all the way from among them. Winner of the 1979 . to Washington, D.C., and safely luarne (Gr 1-4) againin, an unexpected, plausible chain of circum- stances. (Gr 2-4) Goodall, John- S. The Adveyturei of Paddy Pork. New York, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1968. [60] p. Freeman, -Don.orduroy. Story and pictures by Don $4.95 ISBN0-15 2015892 68-26425 Freeman. NeYork, Viking Press,1968. 32 p. Both childlike and technically fascinating, this toy $6.50 ISBN 70-24133:4 (paper $1.25 ISBN book without words has matching_ half pages alternat- 0-14-050173- ) 68-160689 ing with full pages 'to increase action as they o Appealing pic ures tell the amusing story of a toy doors or disclose a hiding villain: Also, The Balloont g hear who almostmissedhis chance to belong to some- Adventures of Paddy Pork' (ISBN .4-,15-205693-9) one because of a button missing from his green cordu- and Paddy Pork's Holiday (Atheneum. ISBN0-689- roy overalls. (PreS-.Gr 1) 50043-2), (PreS-Gr 2)

5 . The Surprise_Picnte. New York, Atheneum, Working to establish his own corner in his 1977. [56] p. (A Margaret K., McElderiybook) family's .. $4.95 ISBN 0-689-50074-2 two ms, Evart firias a way far . 76-28455 ehjoy both; soli ude andamily fun. Merry 15ictures, A 'pleasant lade islafid picnicturns into a harrow- ing expeiience foe Mrs. Cat and by NancylProssrnan 'suit this'lighthearted but also her kittens, for a poignant "story. (K-Or 3) storm, comes up and only by ingeniousineaus do they make it back to safety. Richly colored paintings tell Hoba hues Christrnias CaakleWords the story in a wordless picture bookwith half-pages an pc Arei by Lillian Hoban: New York, Harper to'be, turned, (PreS-K) & Row 63 p.,,(An I can read book)-$4.95 ISBN/ 2236767 (lib. ed. $4.79 ISBN0 06 Graham, Lorenz B. Song of the Boat.Pictures by Leo 02236 7,276496 and Diane Dillon `New York, Crowell,1975. [40] p. Pict; shows Arthui and, his accorriplices-.7 $6.50 ISBN 0-690-75231-8 (lib.ed. $6.79 ISBN all m- g Christmas cookies. Salt-filled by 0-690-125232-6) 74-5183 mistake and aras c14, the, cookies are- inventively- African. rootils."in distinctive' woodCutillustration converted intohristmas tree decorations, Followed accompany tkis poetic story ,of a little Liberianboy by Arthur's Honey Bear (ISBN0- 06-022369-3; lib. and -his.father searching for the.right tree from which ed. ISBN '0-06422370-7), Arthur's.Pen Pal (ISBN to make a new canoe. (K -Or 3 0-06-022371-5;. ed, ISBN 0-06 022372 -3),and Arthur'; prize Reader(ISBN 0-06-022379-4); lib.ea. Greenfield, Eloise. She Come BringingMe That Little $5.79 ISBN 0 06-022380-4). 3) Bah); Girl. Illustrated byJohn Steptoe.' Lippincott, 1974. [32] p. $6.95 ISBN 0-397.-31586-4 Hoban, Russ ell.Bread and Jam for Frances. Illus- .74-8104 trated by Lillian Hoban. NpwYork,Harperlt Row, Keviri feels' displaced until heholds his baby sister 1964.. 31 p. $5.95 ISBN 0--06 022359-6 (lib. ed.' and tries out his new role of older $5.79 ISBN 046r-022360-X) brother. Rich illus. . 64-19605 trations complement the warmth ofthe story. (Or 1- The humon5us tale of how Frances,abadgerchild, } comes to recognize that a varied diet hasmore interest thin her teWporarily permissivefeast of bread and Gretz, Susanna. The Bears Who StayedIndoors. Writ- jarn.,(K-0 ten and illustrated by Susanna Gretz.Chicago, Follett, .1970.[31] .p. $5.95 ISBN 0-695-80173 nneratAlt4rta's.Pictures by James (lib, ed. $5.97 ISBN 0-695-40178?-5) Marskiall, New York, Crowell,'1975. [40] p. $5.50 ,76-118919 IAN 0-690-23992-0 A rainy day Is fun for five small-fivelybears whose (lib. ed. $6.49 ISBN 0-690- names the reader soon: discovers-interms of their 23993 -9) 73-94796 different colors. (K-Ge Arthur Crocodile's table_mannerscaused hisfamily to despair until Alberta Sauriancame to dinner. The . Teddy Bears 1 to 10. Written'and illustrated illustrations of dressed-upanimals,printed in soft, sepia like the, text, have by Susanna Gretz. Chicago, Follett, 1968.[32] p. a delightful childlike spirit. $5.95 ISBN 0-6988460-3 (lib. ed. $5.97 ISBN (PreS-fir 1). . 0-69548460-5 ) 68-9563 . A counting bobk with simple familiar situations, How Tom Beat Captain N ork and His pictured in color, of an increasingcompany of teddy-. Hired Sportsmen. Illustrated byQuentinBlake. bear toys. (PreS-K) New York, Atheneum, 1974. [32].p. $7.95 ISBN 0-689-30441-2 (paper $1.95ISBN 0-689-70444- 5) Crr m, Jakob L. K. The Four CleverBrothers; a 74-75573 Siory by the Brothers Grimm, with Tom, who, to his aunt's distress, indulgesin all kinds pictures by Felix of fooling around-"low and muddy libffrnann. New York, 1-larcourt,Brace & World, fooling around" and "high and wobby foolingaround"-proves more 1967: [32] p. $6.95 ISBN 0-15-229100-8 67-6007 'than equal to those picked Both the mood of wonder and the drama of by his aunt to, teach him an old a lesson. Witty color drawings match the aid in tale from . Grimm are vividly suitainedon spacious free- pages df pictures, distinguished by beautiful design wheeling nonsense. (K -Or 2) and color. Also, Hans in Luck (New York, Atheneum, Hoban, Tana. Count and See. NewYork, Macmillan, 1975. $7.95 ISBN 0-689-5002G-3). (K-Gr2) 1972. [41] p. $6.95 ISBN 0-02-744800-2(paper $1.50 ISBN 0-02-043640 8) 72-17559.7 Hill, Elizabeth S. Evan's Corner. New York, Holt, In a visually exciting counting book, 1967. [47] p-$5.65 ISBN 0-03-015056-6 stunning photo:, (paper graphs clarify Concepts represented bycommon ob- $1.45 ISBN 0-03 -080123-0) 67-279 jects and events. (PreS-Gr 1) a . LorkAgain! New ;York, Macmillan, 1971. stuffed- dog. Illustrated with color paintings full of 20 p. *95 ISBN 042-7440504 72-127469 .action. (Gr 3-5) In this appealing_ in' itation to visual awareness, tantalizing small glimpses of patterns in nature are' Hush, Little Btrby. [Illustrated by]Frvfargot Zemach. -iiewed. through cutout windows in the pages before New York, Dutton,1976.[32]p.$6.95 ISBN the whole of a turtle or fish or sunflower is revealed: 0-525-32510-7 ' 76=5477 The black-and-white photographs are striking. (K The familiar folk lullaby is depicted in large, bold, Gr 2) colorillustrationswhichbringrusticcharacters comically to life. The music is included. (PreS"Gr 2) . Push, Pull, Empty, Full,- a Book ofOpposites. New York, Macmillan,. 1972. [33] p. $6.95 ISBN Hutchins, Pat. Changes, Changes. New York, - 0-02-744810X (paper $1,95 ISBN (=02=043600= millan, 1971. [30] p. $5.95 ISBN C-02-745870-9 9) 72-90410 (paper $0.95 ISBN 0-02-04377(=6) 70123133 A turtle's head, in and out of the shell; rubber In bright, bold, primary colors this wordless story boots in a puddle and sneakered feet rustling dry depicts a wooden doll couple rapidly rearranging a leaves; these and ether contrasting images, seen with set of building blocks to suit emergencies that arise: childlike clarity through the camerals eye, give visual they build a house, a fire engine when the house substance to opposing concepts. (PretGr 1) catches fire, a boat when the' water creates a flood, and finally are back to a house. (Pre(r 1) Hodges, Margaret. The Wave, Adapted from Lafcadio . Rose's Walk. New York,Macmillan, 1968. Hearn's Gleanings from the Budda-fields. Illustrated [32] (1_-02-745850-4(paper $1.25 by Blair Lent. Boston, -Houghton Mifflin, 1964_ 48 p. $6.95 ISBN ISBN 0-02-043750-1) p. $3.50 ISBN 0-395= 068'17-7 (lib. ed. $3.23 ISBN 6812090 A humorously pictured barnyard escapade, with 0-39-06818 -5) 63H524 Dramatic prints in three shades of brown and gray wily one word to the page, that shows a predatory bring to life the awesome climax of the Japanese tale fox getting his comeuppance as he pursues Rosie the of the wise grandfather whose quick and drastic act hen (14eS- -Gr 2) saves the people of his village. (Gr 3-5) lsadora, Rachel. Max New York, Mao- Milan, 1976. T32] p. $5.95 ISBN042-747450-7 76-9088 Hoffmann ax. The Story of Ch,.....,-;,trnas,, a htture An avid little baseball player discovers that ballet Book. New York, Atheneum, 1975.[32]p.(A exercises in his sister's dancing class make good warm- Margaret K. McElderry, book) $6.95 ISBN0b89= ing-up exercises for his Saturday games. The author's 50031 -9 75-6921 soft-pencil drawings enrich the text. (Gr 2-3) A noted graphic artistinte..itsthe Nativity in subtlelithographsofgreatbeautyandfeeling. _letters, Susan. Three Jovial Huntsmen. Adapted and Matched by his graceful retelling, these strong images illustrated by SUSall Jefft.isScarsdale, N Y Brad- make the familiar story seem freshly heard (K -(r 3) bury Press. 1973 [32] p $7.95 ISBN 0-87,888-023-2 70- 122739 Hull, Adelaide. The gain PuddlePictures by K.igei Pell-and Ink drawings overlaid with clear oil colors Duvoisin. New York, Lothrop, Lee 8t Shepard, 1965 interpret an old rhyme with new zest, humor, and a [32] p. $6.96 ISBN 0-438151096-5 65-22026 speCialbeauty. Subtly hidden animals, peering at A nursery story about silly barnyard animals, told dull witted, unobservant hunters provide finger-poinr- with a folk-tale simplicity and pictured amusingly in ing fun for the young aud a low-key message for the bright picture-book pages. (PreS (r- I) thoughtful( PreS Gr l )

Holland, Ifs Are HavIng u Bub, .kiistAVlig1111.1 A S Li ,,r.1the by the author New York, Scribner, 1972[62] p by Ann Stiugnell Mass Addison-Wesley, $6 95 ISBN 0 684 12809 8 70 179411 19/7 [32] p $4 95 ISBN 0 201 0:1446 8 76 28987 Revealing photographs and mrif.A graphically Beguiling drawings capture the frustrations and interpret the concerns Of a little girl on the arrival of _,entual tri,,Iiiph of a small girl aa she figures out a first sibling(IC -Gr 2 howtoit cc hei elf wl.en he, cooti.,c.a,ight in the duui ireS K) fluglie.,S1,111,,04 , ,1 t1111 i, die NJ, Prentice Hall P SBIN 0 13 197301 0 77 27070 autlan NewarkVim trig 1964 33 p $D 95 A heart-wa_wmg tai, into tn,k ti at woil ilic r'neen- ISBN 0 670- 16240 7 (paper $1 Penguin ISBN away Medal tells of a small buy who loseshis beloved 0- 11-050202 5) 64 13595 Peter (of The Snowy Day) learns to whistle so that Lobel, Anita. King Rooster,neep lien. New York, he can call his dog. Collage pictures in unusual colors -Greeowillow Books/Morrow,1975.48 p.$5.71 are full of details of childlike play in the eity. Followed ISBN 0-688-84008-6 75-9787 by Peter's Chair ($6.95. Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06- Accompanied by a sparrow, duck, and crow as ser- 023111-4; lib. ed. $6.79 ISBN 0 06 023112-2) and vants, King Rooster and Queen Hen set out for the Pet Show! ($5.95. Macmiilan. ISBN 0-02-749620-1; qty but encounter a fox with different plans for them. paper $1.25 ISBN 0-02-04470-7). (PreS-Gr 1) Aanish folktale in the simple prose of a Read Alone Book, withdelightfulillustrationbythereteller. Kebgg, Steven. Cern I Keep. brim? New York, Dial (K-Gr 3) Dress,1971. [321p. $4.95 ISBN 0-8037-0988-9 (lib. ed. $4.58 ISBN 0-8037-0989-7] paper $1.95 The Pancake. New York, Greenwillow Books, ISBN 0-8037-1305-3) 72.-142453 1974]...,48 p. (Greenwillow read-alone) $5.95 ISBN Droll full-page pictures by the author serve as 0-68880125-0 (lib. ed. $5.71 ISBN 0688-84125- perfect contrasts to a mother's sensible answers toiei 2) 77-24970 young son as to why he cannot keep as pets the many An easy-to-read. version of the familiar folktale. animals he would like to bring home. (K-Gr 2) Here the mother who bakes- the runaway pancake invites her hungry children and others home for Latham, Hugh, ir. Mother Goose in French. Illus- "an even better pancake.- Sprightly illustrations in trated by . New York, Thomas Y. color. (Gr 1-3) Crowell, 1964. 42 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-9056265-9 Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Are Friends. New York, (lib. ed. $6.79 ISBN 069056266-7) 64-10863 Harper & Row, 1970. 64 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-06- The old rhymes are transported to in light 023957-3 (lib. ed. $4.79 ISBN 0-06-023958-1) and airy watercolor pictures, full of charming details 73-105492 of French daily life. (All ages) Engaging pictures by the author bring their own distinction to thisI Can Read Book, which can also Langstaff, John M. Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go Plc serve as a delightful read-aloud for small children. tures fw, Nancy Winslow Parker. New York, Athe- Sequels are Frog and Toad Together (ISBN 0-06- neum, 1974. [32]p. (A Margaret K McElderry 023959- X ;lib ed ISBN 0 06 023960 3) and Frog book ) $7.95 ISBN-689-5000'7-6 74-76274 and Toad All Year (ISBN 0 06 023950 6;lib.ed. Droll, colorful illustrations enliven this old folksong. ISBN 006- 023951 4).( K Gr Guitar and piano accompaniments are appended. PreS-Gr 1) Grasshopper on the Road. New York, Harper & Row, 1978. 62 p (An I can read book) $4,95 Puttees J0411 Lewis,Itionia_ Clipper Ship ISBN 0 06 023961 I (lib.ed.$5 79 ISBN 0-06- Sandin. New York, Harper & Kow, 1978. ti3 023962 -X) 77- 25653 (An I can read history hock) $4.95 ISBN 0-06 Softly colo Ice I..initiated draw Ills tuillOW Gia5S- 023801 -9(lib.ed$5.79 ISBN 006-023809 7) IICIpper who "waited to go on a journey" as he 77 11858 meets a van kLy of crcattous, twin beetles to dragon- Captain Muido,k, oo a .tipperAlit)run from flies. 1K-G-r 2) New York City to Sari Francisco,- takes his wife and children along- -fortunately, since his wife can take List. 61. Rossi, over when he becomes ill and the children can also 197763 pIAu 1 Lan iee.td Book) $4 95 ISBN helpLively three-color diawingsK GI 2) 0 06 c42396-/ ed 433 79 ISBN o 06 023968 9) 76 41517 tared ri..kNev. Yu, Foo, aro aw.e ce to oao mid by a 1967[32] p$5.99\ ISBN 0 394-91040 0 (paper ..ousei.IScheher az_aie fashion...4Vt:hintf rum be- $1 45 ISBN 0 394-12614 0) he, 6482 ,ouini6 a WCANCI'N rout.A60, A le, ersalofthe grasshopp,. .,..d thc antfable 0 06 0-239417)(K GI 2) in which aILIOSISeearned Frederick uphold the theme that poetry is important as materialYell kIi4I ll. ,t, vet a beingEntertaining colage illustrat (PreS GI 2) 64 pit I Ini, efb,.k,$4 ISBN t06123946 4 (hb cd. 1)4 79 ISBN ti 06 043949 little Ltd hen. Th, L H a Led 2) 74 2630 Paul GaldoireNew Y,a-k, eabu.yPre53,1573 ), to ItiCSire. L.& rssf [40] p $6 95 ISBN 0 d164 3099 3 72 97770 linta. entertain, V`v uwl and the waloire of teal Water The familiar old illarserytale,re,...1,4d with an Elikaglitg th,rc (01,4pit esIii arousingpictorialinterpretation of the industrious out the earuith of live Oraptca Nwrie3( ties liule hen and her lazy friends (PreS Gr 2) GE 2) Low, Joseph.Five Men under One' Umbrella, and George and Martha Encore(ISPN 0-395- 75I2-7i Other Ready-to-Read Riddles, New York, Macmil- paper ISBN0=395-25379-9): (PreS-Gr 1) lan,1975. 63 p.(A Ready-to-read book) $5.95 ISBN 0-02=761460-3 .74-20615 [Martin, Sarah C.] MotherGoose. The Comic Adve.n- Wackily illustratedinfull color are twenty -nine tures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog. Illus- pieces of nonsense for the beginning reader, including trated by Arnold Lobel. Englewood Cliffs, NJ., such riddles as "When is a girl like a small bucket?" Bradbury Press, 1968. [32] p. $3.95 ISBN0=87888-- and .-Which flowers should be kept in a zoo?" K-Gr 003-8 68-9052 1) The capers in this familVar story are made newly explicit, with witty drawings in muted orange and Olive 41, McDermott. t erald. Arrow to the Sun,- a Pueblo green. (PreS (Jr 1 ) Indiak Tale. Adapted and illustrated by Gerald \Icl)erniott. New York, Viking Press, 1974. [42] p. Old Mother-Hubbard and Her Dog. Illus- $8.93 ISBN 0-670-13369-8(paper $2.50. rnguin. trated by Evaline Ness. New York, Holt, Rinehart ISBN 0-14-050211-4 ) 73-16172 & Winston, 1972. 32 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-03-L088369=5 A brief adaptation of the Pueblondian myth which (paper $1.45 ISBN 0-03-005721-3) 74-182788 explains hots the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was Mother Hubbard's companion is a beguiling shaggy brought to the world of menStylized pictures in sheep dog who quite outshines his mistress in this fully dynamic colors. ((r 2-4) pictured version of the old nursery rhyme. (PreS- Gr 1) Mc(cern, Ann. Bluth 1s B autiful With photogiaphs by Hope Wunnfeld New York, Four Winds Press, Ma], ci o L5-) Dog, and a Fr usNew York, 1969. [401 p Paper $0.95 Scholastic. ISBN 0-590- Dial Press, 1967 [32] p $3.50 ISBN 0-8037-0763-0 087/7* 69 17247 lib. ed. $r3 39 ISBN 0- 8037-0767-Th 67-22254 z-ample s,t1.3 OlottilliC IL tClIti a Iiia Oily book without pIlliaCtitext,a complete (veil as litmian LY of hew semanot signitit ante riff ryetneigts 11,7111 thepicturesof no)-and-dog impcqtance K 2) irmipanionship, and ,omedy with a surprise conclu- sion, Funforprereaders. Followed by Frog, Where

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I111) 01) 1 LLIL,I If;i' +i1.1 1;1`172 1511, 1, 1 tltlll,lil 11.511111 #,t - 1.,3111, ( Lit 11 1 le is 1,, 111 I ilitLyt is, Ing 511E hxtr ill, Mt, L4ir ILL the ICr ,I 111.11clel).tit1,.11 11,11iir (14; pit 2) Mother Goose. The Mother Goose Treasury. linos- Ormondroyd, Edward. Theodore. Illustrated by John traced by] . New York, Coward- M. Larrecci. Berkeley, Calif., Parnassus Press, 1966. Mc Otlin, 1966. 217 p. $9.99 ISBN 0-698-30243-5 33 p. $4.75 ISBN 0-87466-05-4'(lib. ed. $4.59 66 =12045 ISBN 0--87466428-9) 66=9502 The English artist's rollicking, rambunctious, story- Theodore Bear, made unnaturally clean byan acci- telling pictures on every page of this large collifction dental trip to the laundromat, has to prevailon col- bring new vitality m very old verses, (PreS-Gr 1) leagues to dirty him up so that his Lucycan recognize him again. The imaginative drawings supplyas much \funari, Bruno, The Circus in the Mist, New York: fort as the text. (PreS-Gr 2) World Pub, Co. 1969. [57]p.$5.95. Collins. 1§BN 0-599-00756-8 (lib. ed. $5.91 ISBN 0 -529-00757 Oxenbury, Helen. Helen Otenbury's ABC of Things. 6) 78-82766 Ne!v York, P. Watts, 1972. '[55] p. $4.95 ISBN 0- Translucent pages and cut-out patterns an ex- give 531-02027 72-175022 citing new' dimension to the bocik, asthe viewer moves A Britlsf prize-winning artist's alphabetbookthat through foggy 'city'streets intothe brilliantcircus is meaningful for young children has clear capital and- world and backthroughamist-shroudedpark. small letters with four "things- for each. (PreS---Gr 1) (R-oup)

Pig Tale. New York,Morrow, Nakatani; Ghiyoko. a the Merin, Newirk, 1973. [32] p. $6.96 ISBN 0488-30092-8 73-6357 Crowell, 1977. 29 p. $5,95 ISBN 0-6901074-5 (lib. ed. $5.79 ISBN 0 690-01075-3) ,Nn amusing fable about two pigs whose discovery 75-33248 tit buried treasure brings them Itizury end ennui. The A small Nis, visiting a farm from milkingmne to color pictures, by the author, are as jollyas the rhymed milkorg tune sees the oing '01 vows and tall, SOW text. (TreS-Gr 1) and piglets, sheep and goatsIllustratedwiththe author's ckauning vaterrolors,PreS- K ) 1.'cggy Aland1 our Marineti! illustrated by Mar 1111Hairier New York, Creenwillow Books, :sic_ ink, [281 p SBNO)! 690 ed$5 7 9 1978. 55 p (Greenwillow read-alone guide) $5.95 isjirs; 0 690 01077-X) ISBN 0 688 80157 9 (lib. ed. $5.71 ISBN 0-688- 73 34110 84157 0) A siorple stun, front t4,y 41R1 his 77-19096 cc-di!, heat ,,,whois his tics( friend Color oil 1,ainuags etiqueitc book tot die new icadel provides on canvas convey the Wanath of their close relation- _i.octioli rnarniers in everyday situations= ship at home, at school, and on-the telephone. Entertain- ingly illustrated in three (Gr 2-3)

ahlic bum's, r7 thil. }hiltRill-hot and WILL3irrir 101 Andiew B Bar, Bi,_ycle; Poe II- qiISBN 0 03 012716 5(papet$1,4a ISBN Iwoo mt.! by Kiltuerly St Deborah Niland. New York,

0 03 i4601 I 1 7] f,o 708) l'incilts' Magazine Press. 1975 [30]p. $5,41 ISBN Bangs was a cat, saw was a little 4001]:-71ndniacin= 0-8193 0778-5 71-12286 done was ',bat her lather called thestories Sam told A,451141Nin tcxt to which the virtues of before she learned the differencc between them and c11.,rsc are seen afte, Mulga Bill's calamity on a wattSo, inicipiction.ethtrc vstrt,t.,, ngied le.A pitiewinner for its Lestful full- K ltel art (K-Gt 2)

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. Nothing Ever Happens on My Block. New Piatti, Celestino. Celestino Piatti's Animal ABC. Eng- York, Atheneum, 1966. [32] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-689= lish text by Jon Reid. New York, Atheneum, 1966. 20588-0 (paper $0.95. Scholastic. ISBN 0-5907 [26] R. $4.95 ISBN 0Y-689-20335-7. 6 _E-12851 01612-1) 66-1794 A visually striking addition to animal ABC books, Fun for parents and children together lies'in discov- with bold page-filling illustrations executed in strong ering on these picture-book pages an endless amount black outline and rich color. (PreGr 1) of city activity going on around Chester while he sits deploring the boredom of his life. (K-Gr 2) The Happy Owls. Illustrated by the author.

New York, Atheneum, 1964. 32 p. $T95 ISBN .Spectacles. New York, Atheneuni, 1972. [48] 0-689=-20337-3 (Aper $1.95 ISBN C-6813-70445- p. Paper $1.95 ISBN 0489=70317-1 68=12234 3) 64-3620 Amusingly pictured nightmare creatures are the A Swiss poster-artist's brilliantly produced fable people Iris sees until her doctor prescribes glasses and about some scrappy barnyard fowl and two peaceful her world becomes sharply defined. (K-Gr 2) owls. (K -fir 2) Rayner, Mary. Mr and Mrs. Pig's Evening Out, New Polushkin, Maria. Who Said Meow? Adapted from York, Atheneum, 1976. [321 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-689- the Russian. Pictures by (Iliac') Maestro. New York, 30430=3 76-4476 Crown, 1975. [361 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-517-51846--5 How doughty piglets manage to outwit evil Mrs. 74 -19500 Wolf, their bfiby-sitter* and save their youngest brother Puppy investigates the tither animals to find out from beco;ning her dinner is tcld*in a neatly rounded who belongs to the "meow" that has awakened him fantasy-adventure and illustrated with charming detail from hisnap'. The simple text and large,realistic by the author. Followed by the equally engaging illustrations make an inviting book* (PreS-K) GarthPip, and the Ice Cream Lady ($8,95 ISBN (1689-30598-2), (K-Gr 2) Pomerantz, Charlotte. The Piggy in the Puddle. Pic- tures by James Marshall,' New York, :Aacmillari, Reiss, John)" Shape, Scarsdale, N.Y., Bradbury Press, .1974. [301 p. $4.95 ISBN 1.02-774900-2 73=6047 1974. [32] p. $7.95 ISBN 0-8788t=053-4 73-76545 Verbal fun and humorous drawings in color make Basic shapesthe squriVe, thimgle, circle, rectangle, this singsong tale of a family. of pigs that enjoys a dud ovalin one, two and'three dimensions, are at- "muddy little puddle" a lighthearted success for the tractively shown in bright primary colors, (K Gr 2) very youngest.( PreS-K) lceviii.,Jacobus. Noah's Ark. Translated from the Prelutsky,JackI tic/ et tatieI t lutctt and illustrated by Peter Spier. Garden City, Arnold Lobel. New York, Mastnillan, t970. 13fil p. Doubleday* 1977. [44] p. $6.95 ISBN 0-385= $4,95 ISBN 0 -02 775130 9 75 89592 73--6 (libed, $7.90 ISBN 0-385 12730-8) A picture-book romp in chanting verse With a great 76-43630 yellow tiger singing his way as he swallows one prey A picture buok of the Bible story Which is special on after another (K 2) liscores:itstextisthe artist'stranslation of a seventeen entaly Dutch poem, and its soft water- Prowtscn, Ans., LA:dor pie thaw the onlooker's humorous, Frirnth ,Vh4 pie Hill Far-ti New Y andoin it d 11 in panoramas Ake s,rth atu.ity, (K 114 1.571p 95 ISBN 0 394 82123 8 (it 3 74 828 1Witi [ ..tt 14 I, = -rar Alp/t.. oupsiiiibist1ti11st1 tl110 Lat-nrittAtop 19/7[321 p Loge toi,oat id soft,,ate ,tlltrlpit tales PteS ISBN 0 eel ISBN Cr 2) 0 690 01351 5) 76- 54224

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It RojankPcivsky, Feodor- Animalson the, Atm. New A lively Science I Can Read Book io please begin- York, Knopf,1967. [40] p. $5.99 ISBN 0 394- rirs interested in keeping ttAkle. pets, FollOwed by 91875-4 67-1858,, Benny's Animals, and How He Put Them in Order Cotwon barnyard animals lovingly pictured with (ISBN 0-06-025311-8). (Gr.I-2) life and warmth and humor make an enticing first pia tune book for the youngest child. (PreS-Gr 1) Sendak, Maurice. Hector Protector, and As I Went over the Water; Two Nursery Rhymes with Pic- .Ryan, Cheli fl Hildilid's Night. Illustrated by Arnold tures. New York, Harper & Row, 1965. [54] p. $6.95 Lobel. New York, Macmillan, 1971. [301. p. $5.50 ISBN 0-06-025485-8 (lib. ed. $6.79 ISBN 0-06- ISBN 0-02-777990 4 (paper $0.95 ISBN 0-02- °25. 186-6) 658256 044810-4) 75-146627 A full-color pictorial expansion of two old rhymes An amusing folktale-like story about an old lady shows a small boy dealing with somemonstrous ani- who hates everything about night and tries by many mals.( Pre,!.Gr 2). ineffective means to it away. I fandsolnely illus- trated. (K -(r in the Night New York, limper & Row, 1970. 1401p. $6.95 ISBN 0 -06- 025400 -0 (lib. ,-, Sandburg, Carl. The ed, $6.79 ISBN 0-06-025490-4) 70-105483 Doll and theloBroom Handle ariet11 ho Fantasy about a little boy's dream descent into the Pictures by Harriet Pincus. New York, Harcourt, baker's night kitchen where he pummels. the dough Brace & World, 1967. [32] p, $6,50 ISBN 0-15 into an airplane for further adventuring. Illustrated 294930 -5 67-2763 in a fresh cartoonish style.Pre.S-(;r 1) For this-excerpt from Rootabaga Stone, the illus- tratorhascreatedsturdypr7,onificatioll of the Sooting. Barbara. absurd, nonsensical character- K 31 lie1 eeny 1 cn an: An Engli sh G&W PuleRetoldNew York, Viking Press,1976[32] p$5 95 ISBN 0 670 69505-X S- irk, Eleanor. City in pipe $1 75 Penguin ISBN fl14 050266 11 millan,1970.[321p $0,95 ISBN 02 75--2 160 044940 2 b91 )324 lit:Joule of this josepli iClikialc beet) nes The "tushed quiet of a silo', &La\ buto 3 In% r` and sturdy httle charatter iii cozy Illustra- sod his fun plowing do%,11 to 1.1storeiii er.rnd tions which- take a bit of the chill off a faorite old ia's footsteps ark detailed e\ otati\ Si ally ghost story, Large type is it plus lot theyounget rt,ad- realistic picture hook. (PreS-K) er. (K {:r 2)

Scott, A.111 H. mm, ,i Shub EILLabt _ed from a stoly Coalson. New Nork, MiGr p by the Brothelsninanpi, tares Anna Lobel $6,9n ISBN 4)7 0538% Si lit,ed IStiN New 1 or Ma in Ilan,1973. 1621 p(Ready=t4t, 1) (7 1.)5 .5897 31 7ti 39726 mad) $5 95 ISBN 0 02 /82490 X 72 131064' A massuriny, book ka Ilia at.o atittle In areI Can Read book format, LLB hamoroal hovs learns that their is ...on, 'other's illaSliated traditional tale shows flowhdlve wife who lap, Striking diawnais of ail lskilttc family. loses her husband's tieasure gains it backagain. (Gr ( PreS I 3)

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LIS N.`,I11rk .111 1±5 . 1'6'0 1971[321 ISIi.4 0 3 I 707 0 [MT, p 5-1 ISBN )74 'i7392 2papti 71 1)701 holasin 1, I Pi(); ro 11'010 1 fir kagaritiN ,1 it, ,s1 k ,sidtkird ttt,1 itgill. dax, ( K unite barn',01,agmaiRf Al.. gill 1"Iptvc.titi,Ipc, plc ii busilypgagt- I ill, % 11,1h.. alea [4()J perfei. (corn- ieih it, ifie I I t ti 1;)011 0 yet 3195 I [lire 0 613 1 2781 1069 A 11/iAil ell Ads . ...Leary . . t11x11, {-111slth pi ..1droll Atntri,1 . 4,1.1g I _ otarlN. Ft.,+ I ct 411.11t(lil.l.aying tigiprN .rt ho (nue 62 p 4 79 ISI,N ill t)t1 ,)6 II,,;1 2) Rain4Rain Rivers. Wards and pictures by Uri Crisis cornes to the happy Duncans, a family of Shulevitz. New York, Farrar, Straus tGiroux; donkeys, when Sylvester accidentally turns himself 1969. [32] p. $7.95 ISBN 0-374-36171-1 73=85370 into a stone. Winner of the 1970 Caldecott, Medal. Few words, and action-filled drawings, washed in (K-Gr 2) blues and greens and muted yellows, express the essence of waer and its power over people and places. Steptoe, John. Stevie. New York, Harper & Row, (K- -Gr 2) 1969. [24] p. $5.95 ISBN 0=06=025763-6 (lib, ed. $5.79 ISBN 0--0025764-4) 69-16700 Sleator, William. The Angry Moon. Retold by Wil- Informal "language as children speak it" and strong liam Sleator, with pictures by Blair Lent. Boston, paintings of urban life tell the story of Robert, who Little,Brown,1970. 45p.$6.95 ISBN 0316- finds Stevie a bothersome guest but misses him when 79735-9 74-91230 he is gone. (Gr 1=4) An Alaskan Tlirikit legend has inspired illustration in dynamic colors.( K-Gr 2) Taylor, Mark. Henry the Explorer.Illustrated by Graham Booth. New York, Atheneum, 1976, 48 p. . The Erie Canal. Illustrated 134 Peter Spier, Paper$1,95 ISBN 0-689-70427-5 66-9534 Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, '1970 [36] p, $6.95 A very young reader of books on exploration sets ISBN (1385-06777-; (lib. ed. $7.90 ISBN 0-385-- forth with his small Scotties dog on a day that turns_ 05452-1; paper $1.95 ISBN 0-385-4,/5234---0) into a blizzard. They are bent on discoveringand 70-102055 do meet some bears, in a cave. Lavishly pictured in Pictures lavish with color and rich in authentic de- full color. (PreS-Gr 2) tail document the canal Journey from Albany to Buf- falo in the 18,50s, with vignettes of life in the wayside towns and he4rty action on the bustling waterway; The Three Bears, The Story of the Three Begrs, a fullhistorical -notes and music of the old -song art Piaure Book by William Stubbs, New York, Whit- prodded, (All ages) desey House, 1965. 32 p. $6.95 .McGraw, ISBN 0-07-0,61576- 4 64-8142 Using Chinese red, green, and brown the artist de- Steig, William. The Ara.ing Bone Ness Y'cii k rat rives from Isiorw)r?giari folk art a manner bold and Straus & Giroux, 1976, [32] p, $7.95 ISBN 0-374- somewhat piikInitive in his pictures for this traditional V248,/)(paper$1 95:Penguin ISBN 44-14, tale Also from Stobbs is The Story of the Three Little 050247 .5) 76 26479 Pig, (1965) in equally striking style. 2) Steig'siriirr,itable,sunny paintings show Pearl Pig, who loses eserything, dawdling home from school and finding a talking bone capable of (K Cr 2) 1 T hurpb the Story by the Brothers pictures by Felix Hoffmann, New York, Atheneum, 1973 tho4) :)-31,14L13 [32] p(A Margaret K. ( irouN, 19711:12! p$6 93 ISBN 0 374 30278 2 McElderry book) $7.95 ISBN 0 689 30318-1 ( pap/ 9) Veugoil, ISBN 0.14 050229 7) 72-85917 72-165-fui 3%1,153i._ttst has lendcl eti II IlstIc-manner A laisl,1], p]]-1,,,vd the iiiitd,lttll between 0C1111.111 VCISi011 ULEhIS favorite tale PreS-Gr 3) Amos, a seagninmouse, and his whale rescuer, whoselifelittid inahciges \5r4 i Le.sselt, Alvin K titd, and Seek Falllustiatcd by SUpett "K`d,kap,(N GI 21 A Roger Duvoisin New York, Lothrop Lee & Sheph 1065 [32) I,$6 00 ISBN 0-6813-41169 X n-1 piA 1k 65 14087 Hall 11011133 tii;titl sited[A Hal 6 80%, 1968 .11 kk tut pattalt163 eai.tilie the teling of a f i Si WPI sliN 0 Ito 02)/62 ti1, ape$2 95 any tined -clay tc,g and of its gradual lifting to reseal Di,iti,i, 0 )2 , 623 it)21 68 ,unilastingly unlhant sunlit coastal fotJit:it},le and f. j,strrry

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1:3 Tufk le, Bririton. Deep in the Forest. is4wYork, Dut- Was All Thumbs. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, ton, 1976. [32] p. $5.95 ISBN-0-525728617-9 1975. 48 p. $6.95 ISBN.0-395-21404-175-11689 76-21691 Xhe amusing adyentures ofa young octopus who, In an animated reversal of Gold; locks,the author- having spent all his early life in Captain artist has prOduced a graphically successful, Pierre's lab- wordless oratory, now faces an adjustment to life in the picture book about an impish bear cub sea. ytho samples Humorously illustrated by the author.(K--Gr 3) the porridge, tries the chairs, and bouncesonthe beds in a forest' cabin. ( PreS-G r ) Wahl, Jan. Drakestail. Adapted froma French folk-. tale. Illustrated by Byron,Barton. New York,Careen Uchida, Yoshiko. Ames Prize.Pictures by Kazue willow Books, 1978. 55p. (Greenwillow read-alone) Nlizumura. New York, Scribner, 1964. 48,p. $5.95 $5.95 ISBN C-688-80126-9 (lib, ed, $5.71ISBN ISBN 0 -684-13157-9 64=19650 0-688-84126-0) 77-24331 -Just once S;urni wanted to wina prize"---and she The classic French version ofa universal folktale did, at the New Year's Day kite-flyingcontest when tells about the duck who sets forthto see a king who she chased Mr. Mayor's tag hat. Illustrations inblack- owes him money and winds up'rheing crowned king and-red wash are in perfect harmony with thesim- himself. Brightly illustrated. (Cr 1-3), plicity of the story',' (Gr 2-3) Watson, Clyde. Father Fox's Perinphyrnei.Illustrated Ungerer, Tonii, Zeralda's Ogre. New York, Harper & by Wendy Watson. New York, Crowell,1971. 56 p. Rays, 1967. [32] p, $6.89 ISBN 0-01:026259-1 $6.95 ISBN 0-690-29213-9 (11b. $6.79 ISBN 67-3113 (1-690-29214-7) 71-146291 Even the most horrendous, child-eating ogrecan re= Thirty imaginative rhymestri the style of traditional foiniif he meetspitying co-with little Zeralda's ,ernes record the activities of Father Fox, hislively skill. (K Gr 2) family of seventeen children, and friends,with ample, colorful illustration, (PreS--(r 2) Van 1y`cterkorriDot,,c Becky the bear. Thus -) trated by Margot 'Ft.)._s. New York, Putnam, 1975. Watsorr, Wendy., Lu11tp.p New, ciosvell, 6 42 p $3.29 ISBN 0 399 60924 5 74 16628 [26] p $4.50 ISBN 0- 690 0106) (2(lib.. edf $5,79 ISBN 0490--00768- Xpaper $1.95: Penguin, ISBN 'A realistic vignette of period fiction set in colonial ll Maine. Very young Becky demonstrates courageand 1+450264-5) 75=26642 ingenuity when meeting a bear, (Cr 2--4) A small childtattbitsteadfastly dented a lollipop before dinner, runs to the store with hispiggybank Viont, Judith penny Fatting to get attention there, he falls asleep. Ate,t..rclet,Ft ho L ,cd to Be tti,t4 1-44-ft The emotions of Sunday. Illustrated by ltay Cruz. New York, Athe- the frustrated child and harried mother are perfectly captured in theauthor's simple neum, 1978, [324 p $6.95-ISBN 0 68.9-30602 4 three-color pictures iEreS K) Ti1,.)/9 A hun-ikai3 lintle3.34)ttillecnnniiiii_s snows floW L t/C-1 Ale:sander quickly lusts tits gitt,i_miniy by p,,npy, t., t., to easy attractions(lK Cr 2) quelitte Blass New York, Cr. 11 1970, 28 0 ;7.49 ISBN 0 690 25839 9 78 120996 The child psychiatrist ofa Zurich hospital de- The Tenthood Thing ,,,twat rre) scribes pleasantly and pie, ',Nei,little hhtahellts hospi York, Atheneum197125 p$6,95 ISBN 0 689 tal stay for all appendectomy 20688 -7 (paper $1,95 1513N 0 689 70416 X) , fulbpag,c color pictures appeal etild(C4.1611(7. (K C 71 Lt/01 i) A gentle about, a Ott bc,) who twee WcIbei t (owes the ,.aiiscyt by the atli of idsplatLatt rah Ida) Net YuA Pahl 1, b i25( P Barney Q,det sketLfies b) EAik 1 yad pcift,ctly re- $499 ISDN- 0 394 90444 3 flect the mood of the stk,ry (K lit' 2 /7418 Who Lays yk,tiL,411 t have 4 ? A

11 ft11411L latit LA)),1.4414cd la I file(PreS 2, HOomiltott Minfil19674E, p $79.i 1Sii,, 20336 8 (paper 45 1.5tirt,() 395 25936 1\ua R,-, niai Stu) 'r .1. 1 alin , , $1 !:ti 1'114_ 111_.k,tt.1 O.- life ISBN 0 81,37 t1-8 et,1 5b ung yuose quesu ins and probleins intrik,r 5510 4, papti $1 95 ISBN 0 6031 5509 those ny little boy (K Gr 2)

14 With the author's pastel dra,wings of dressed-up Yeoman, John. Mouse Trouble. Pictures by Quentin sibling rabbits, this little voliime owes a debt to Bea- 'Blake. New York, Macmillan, 1972. [30] p. $4.95 trix Potter, but its Christmas squabbles about trading ISBN 0-02-79361E7 (paper $1.95ISBN 0-02- gifts and the appearance of a magic bag make fresh 045610-7) 72-85190 and modern. (PreS-K) The Wildly cornic`tale of an inept, mouse-catching cat and some delightfully knowing mice who join Stanley & Rhoda. New York, Dial Press, forces to outwit a stingy miller. Rich and lively illus- 1978. [40].p. $6.95 ISBN 0-8037-8249 (lib. ed. trations. (PreS -Gr 21 $6.47 ISBN 0-8037-82-49-7) 78-51874 Three humorously illustrated, short stories Sixes and Sievens. Pictures by . Stanley's aplomb and ingenuity in coping with his lit- New York, Macmillan, 1974. [29] p. $4.95 ISBN tle sister's antics. (PreS -Cr 1) 0421793610A(paper $1.25 ISBN 0-02 -045720- 0) .79- 147893 Wildsmith, Brian. Fishes. New York, Watts,1968. High comedy in words-and watercolor scenes distin- [34] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-5314-1528-9 68-12046 guishes this brief counting book in which Barnaby A successor to this artist's Animals and Birds, with poles a raft downstream with a mounting assortment equally, brilliant, action-filled scenes. (PreS-Gr 1) of animal passengers. K-Gr 2)

Python's Party. New York, Watts, 1975.[32] p. Yolen, Jane H. The Emperor _and the Kite. Pictures $5.95 ISBN 0-53142808-9 74-20303 by Ed Young. Cleveland, World Pub_ Co., 1967. Jungle animals, pictured with the artist's typical [32]p, Reprint $6.91, Collins, New York. ISBN brilliance, succumb to Python's invitation to a trick:- 0-52940255-8 77=27309 performing party-and near extinction in his long, In this traditional Chinese tale, handsomely pic-' dark prison, (K-Gr 3) tured in old papercut style, itit the tiniest daughter who with her kitellying rescues hertirnprisoned father. Williams, Barbara. Albert's Toothache. Illustrated by (K-Gr 2) Kay Ch6rao. New York, Dutton, 1974. [32] p. $5.95 ISBN 0525-25368-8 74-4040 zi Toothless Albert has trouble convincing his faintly . The GirlWho Lobed the Wind. Pictures by that he really does have a toothachein his toe. A Ed Young. New York, Crowell, 1972. [32] p. $6.95 very funny picture book enhanced by the illustrator's ISBN 0690-33100-2 (lib. ed. $7.49 ISBN (1-691: delightful details of a turtle household. (K -Cr 1) 331014) 71- 171012 A tale, created through a smooth storytellinrstyle and paintings with Persian-miniature effect, of a rich The Practical Princess.Princess. Illustrated by oriental establishment where a merchant's daughter is Ftiso He_ra. New York, Parents Magazine Press, protected from the world until the whispering wind 1969. 42cr. $5.95 ISBN 0 81913-.0233-3(libed. rouses het curiosity and discontent (Gr 13) $5.41 ISBN 08193-0234-1) ti12606 An unusual treatment of the princess in distress and thecharmingprince,withstrikingillustrations, (ire g; a Picture Story Purrs the blancbof (K (r 3) Sherlund, Cleveland, World Pub Co , a68- [32] p. $4.91Collins, New York ISBN U 529:00543- 3 68 28481 it Li. 41t, :3.,11, sp.,/,,1 lA Gundersheinicr New Y,,rk, Harper & h La, 197B he spli I ti.se., acid 1.11cii lic, it isles pervades dus haunting legend of the seal people Brilliant illus- [32] p. $7 95 ISBN 0 06 026553 1 (lib ed $7.89 ISBN 0-06- 026554- X) 77 25673 trations by W 'Mani Stubbs( ('E1 -3 ) Kindly Mr Bartholomeiai, tl,r ouo. neighbot Nelly exchange roles as he glows aid shi, beeomes the helping hand PreS Retolu by Ila,ve Zeolacl,VI ith piL cs by tialgot Zeinacti. New York, Farrar Straus & il,unA, 1973. astunia, .40 . [40] p. $6,95 ISBN 0 374 31887 5 72 81491 Viking Press,1967.1441p 9a1 .8Nit f This amusing version of -Rumpelstiltskin" as told 62710 -u 66 11914 Cornwall is complemented by Margot Zemach's The old japa,cse haktule t).si..., is imagina- draWings, depictingtheridiculousbe- tively presented in dreamlike, senitabstmetillustra havior of a devil that had the last word The 1974 and evocative brief text ( 1-4) Caldecott Medal %vilifier. (K -Gr 2)

15 ach, Mirgot. It Could Always $e Worse; a Yid- Zion, Gene. Harry by the Sea. New dish Folk Tale. Retold. NewYork, Farrar, Straus & York, Harper & Row, 1965. [32] p. $5.95 ISBN0-06-4326855-7 (lib. Giroux, 1977. [32] p. $7.95 ISBN0-374-33650-4 ed. $6.491SBN 0-0&-026855;paper $1,95 ISBN 76-53895 0-06-4,43010 --3) The artist-reteller'sdelightfully 65-21302 robust drawings Draped withseaweed,,_ capture the absurdities ofan old tale about a poor Harry, the spotted dog, is mistaken.for a monster from the deep.A hilarious new man and his quarrelsome family crammedinto a one- ,rocim hut. (K-Gr 3) adventure for this popular hero. (K-Gr2) Stories far the Middle Group

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Aiken, Joan. Arabel's Raven. Illustrated by Quentin Alexander, Lloyd.The Book of Three. New York, Blake. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1974. 118 p. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1964. 217 p. $5.95 $5.95 ISBN 0-385-07493-X (lib. ed. $6.90 ISBN ISBN 0-03-089821r8 64-18250 (1-38-08675-X,) 73-81120 Inspired by the legends of ancient Wales, they au- Perhaps the most hilarious of this author's tales is thor has created Prydain, an imaginary land peopled this nonsense story about small Arabel'and the rave* with kings and villainsin particular, a beautiful and she 'names Mortimer, who croaks ''Never-more" on unorthodox student .enchantress, an engaging fur many occasion? and shows signs of phenomenal clever- thing uncertain of his identity, and an4Assistant Pig- ness. (Cr 4-6) Keeper whd proves to be a hero. Othersin the seriesare: The Black Cauldron (ISBN Black HeartsinBattersea.11 ustratedby 0-03-089687-8),The Castle of Llyr (ISBN 0-03- Robin Jacques. Garden City,N.Y.,' Doubleday, 057610-5),The Taran Wanderer($6.95 ISBN 0-03- 1964. 240 p. $4.50 ISBN 0-38547781=5 (paper 089732-7), andThe High King (ISBN 0-Q3-089504- $0,95. Dell. ISBN 0440-40648--X) 64=20376 9). (Gr A lively spoof of historical for children, this is a vivid adventure with young Simon (of the Wolves = The First Two Lives inf Lukas-Kasha_ New York, Dutton, 1978. 213 p. $8.50 ISBN 0=525- ofWilloughby Chase)in London getting mixed up in a plan to assassinate the Duke of Battersea and Over- 29748-0 77-26699 throw the fictitious King James III. (Gr 5-7) In a fantasy-adventure with hair-raising political escapades anti-hero Lukas turns hero r being car- ried by enchantment to Abadan and degyred its king. A Necklaceof Raindrops, and Other (Cr 5 7) Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski. Carden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1971. 94 p. Paper $0.95.Dell. ISBN The 'own cats and Other Tales.Illus- 0-440-46400-5 69 15184 trated by Laszlo Kubi.;yi. New York, Dutton, 1977. A read-aloud coll,tion ot eight hutootous short 126 p $7 50 ISBNCl 41430-4 76- 13647 tarmtsies, varied in their 111,,entions of magic. (K (Sr Eight sparkling '1 fairy tales 5,,et-flallot ophile who 4) .rtrays canny felinescleveily -1 g humans. (Ur 3-6) Aldg.3114 tg thkit,eU.[... n. , I from the Bss. ,-tanby tionoie Carey New York, Andet.-,en ihEt i.t i tuo-suated Morrow, 1977192 p $7 25 ISBN 0 o88 22117 3 by Nano, Eki.olm Burkcrt New YorkHarper & (lib. ed. $6.96 ISBN 0 688- 32117 77 24121 Row, 1970 34 p. $7.95 ISBN 0 66- 0201)77 4 (itb, A suspenseful and humorous account art the adven- ed $749ISBN 006-020078 2) 73 121800 ture that befalls six young members of awriter's club Exquisitely detailed pictures, freshly (,)lord or in honoring a local author, as they visit the scene of the .. equally clear soft pencil, givedistinction to a small only mystery story the man had ever written. (Gr 5 7) volume presenting the classic tale: (Cr 3 up)

17 Babbitt, Natalie. The Devil's Storybook: Stories and A runty pet pig named Johnnie helpsPoll through Pictures. New York, Farrar, Straus& Giroux, 1.974. 101 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-374-31770-4 difficult adjustments when her family isforced to live (Paper $1-50. with relatives in a small Norfolk Bantam. ISBN 07553-15012-X) town while her father, 745488 wrongly accused of theft, seeks In ten entertaining, well-told stories to make his fortune in the Devil tries America. A vivid turn-of-the-centuryperiod piece. his luck in the world, sometimeswith success and (Gr 5-4) sometimes riot. (Gr 5-8)

Kneeknock Rise. Story and pictures Beatty, Patricia. Just Some Weeds fromthe Wilder- by Nata- ness. New York, Morrow, 1978. 254 lie Babbitt. New York, Farrar,Straus & Giroux, p. $7.95 ISBN 1970. 117 p. $5.95ISBN0-37434257-1 0L-688-22137-8 (lib. ed.:17.63 ISBN -'0688--32137-- 2) 79-105622 77-28433 'Deft mystery-fantasyset in the village of Instep and A women's rights view of the latenineteenth cen- fearsome Kneeknock Rise, where tury shows yOung Lucinda helping heraunt produce an unknown -Me- and market patent medicines grimum" terrifies all but the boyEganwhose curl- to recoup the family eisity uncovers the secret. (Gr 3-5) fortune. {Gr 5-7)

. The Search forDelicious..New York, Farrar, Bellairs, John. The House witha Clock in Its Walls_ Straus & Giroux, 1969. 167p. $6.95 ISBN 0374 Pictures by Edward Gorey_. New York, Dial Press, 36534-2 69-20374 1973. 179 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-8037-3821-8(lib. ed. A quest to determine the meaningof "delicious" $6.46 ISBN 04037-3823-4;paper $1.25., Dell. sends a young man througha magic ridden kingdom ISBN 0-440-43742-3) 72- 7600 Notably original, humorous, andattractive. (Gr 4-7) A breezy and pleasantly shiveryexcursion into the occult, with a likeable boy heiol anda pair of benign 1'144.k Everlaresng New York, Farr and eccentric adults whosezany magic defeats a ghost r (Gr 4-6T & Giroux21975 141 p. $5.95 ISBN0 374-31848 7 (Paper $1.75. Bantam. ISBN 0-553=15005-71 75 3330o &rends, Polly B. the EleodlUl When the Tuck family,ever on the move discovers Illustrated by James K. Wa,i-lburn, NewYork, Ran- that ten-year-old Vinnie anda conniving stranger dom House,1973. p $5 99 ISBN a 39492115- share their Secret abouta sprint; k,hose waters bestow (paper $095 Dell ISBN 0 440 412900) immortality, the result is violence andquestions about 72-158380 the implications of this gift. Exceptional111 story Lyra] Both entel taming a,id ing is this chronicle ity and narration (Gr 5- 7) ,.t an eleven -year ol ,3 aparumeta dweller'seffortsto find the owner of t stray duck (Cr3 5) Baker, Betty Yo.h Harper &tiow,1965168 p.)6 49 ISBN 0 06 h .1 020381 1 ei $1 25 ISBN 0- 06 4 10026 .5) Nc Yoik, 1975. 186 0. $7.95 65 1t438 ISBN 0- 689-30444- 7 74 19314 Ksiebau 1. a Lai t3abe.a de A tale of increasing!) ld14 .,tin fiAlOwS Vaca in 1527 from Cubato and there gave )uung Ethiopian cowherd intoa iiiesh of evils perpe- his life(Gr. 5 7) tled bycattle thief Writteri ii, Ethiopia bya pli4C winning banish auth.,1forlust publication there Bar.1% 4 6) I IAA, I1, con, (973 p Si 9., ISBN 0 397 )1450 (Paper $1 9511ci.guir,ISBN 0 14 0306W, 0...1 1,1,, (141 Li II.011 Ch., -7N% k Warr, 1310.,ei ''i At. A till h 1913 I p$i 95 ISBi 11,' it) 8paper and hethr-i the' ,ere c avuatco durig World $0 95 1-trronlSfii 1 0 500 89048 ifN II C.Litto 97.}..111a., r..ioly an evvc 110,5ehtld l.%11 talc, 1111,41AIN , 1 lalhatlVt- itskv tail she li, edaril another that provided luca 1..rg,trylt.0 ..in. ditiglArit bear(Cr co,nfort to two lonely, homesick thildre.,((- 4 6) 3 5)

I I. ,e )Lt,1975 191 pS. 95 ISBN 0 397 .1, 1, I Is tr'k. I Pap, 1 irkArtie $1 .,o l'eguin ISBN 0 14 030`14I neut. 14::)/t:, $70 ,_, (A,daigi,hr E .Ict tio01.) cid9 50()36 75 28181 Present-day realism and the fantasy world of sixth= Bulla, Clyde R. Shoeshini Girl. Illustrated by Leigh century Taliesin meet in an absorbing set in Grant. New York, Crowell, 1975. 84 p. $5.95 ISBN Wales. The story centers around the Moigans--Jen,' 0-690-,-00758-2 75-8516 Peter, Becky, and their fathertheir adjustment to In simple vocabulary Bulla tells the story of lazy another country, their mother's death, and, especially, ten -year -old Sarah Ida's summer of growth working Peter's bitter despair, which threatens them all. (Gr for AI at his shoeshine stand. (Gr 3-5) Burch, Robert. Queenie Pearl. Illustrated by Jerry Boston, Lucy. The Fossil Snake. Illustrated by Peter_ Lazare. New York, Viking Press, 1966. 159 p. $6.95 Boston. New York, Atheneum, 1976, 53 p. (A Mar. ISBN 0-670-58422-3 66-15649 garet K. McElderry book)$5.95 ISBN 0-689- She was a bright thirteen-year-old, and a thorny 500374 75-26997 problem to herself and everyone else in her southern In a unique tale of fantasy and reality, Rob revives rural community. When she finally accepted the fact' a rare fossil reptile and provides a borne for it under of her father's shiftlessness,-she gave hgrself a chance. his warm radiator. (Gr 4-6) (Gr 47) The Sea Egg. Illustrated by Peter Boston. Byars, Betsy C. The 18th ErnergencY. Illustrated by New York, Harcourt, Brace' & World, 1967. 94 cr. Ak Robert Grossman. New York, Viking Press, 1973. $4.95 ISBN 0-15L271050-7 67 -3334 126 p.'$5.95 ISBN 0-7C29055-6 72=91399 A sea triton hatches from a special egg-shaped stone, A sharply observant, lightly told 'story about a day- to the satisfied amazement of_ two little English school dreaming, compulsive doodler. Eleven-year-old Mouse boys who find him a splendid companion in island ad- is an appealing anti-hero as he faces up to reality and venture. (,Gr 4-5) openly confronts the bully whom he has dishonored. 4 (Cr 4-6) . The Stones ol,Green KnocueIllustrated by Peter Boston_ New York, Atheneum, 1976. 117 p The Fox. illustrated by Ann Grifal- (A Mapgaret K. McElderry book)$6.95 ISBN cont. New York, Viking Press, 1968. 157 p. $5.95 0-689-50058-0 75-44143 ISBN 0-670-47473-8 68-27566 Sixth of the Green Knowe scones, this tale describes A city boy discovers the unes,pe,ted fascination of the building of the Manor and how young Roger, son after glimpsing a black [cut on his aunt's of the builder, discovers 'ancient stones whose mys- (Cr 4 -6) terious power enables him to step into the future where he encounters, ni their nines, children frbm the 1 he Pin_ Yo,F, Ii.3tpet N Kow, earlier books. (Gr 4 --6) 1977. 136 p $5.95 ISBN 06 _917 -8(lib, rd. $5.79 ISBN 0- 065020918 6) 76 41518 Bradbury, BiancaI wo on lcd by Robert MacLean Boston II,,ugliton Mifflin, 1965 Three lonely foster children, c.a4i, s.arred by paren- t41 abuse of neglect, come together in a supportive 139 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-395-06651-4 65 -12175 A brother and sister, stranded on a coastal island home where they begin to understand themselves and for three days' endurance of hunger and cold, develop to came for one another. (Gr a- 7) a new understanding relationship (Gr 4 6) [he ,StAitAnte, 4 thetua,t,I I I A-4 L) Ica C0Conis New Yo,k, Viking PI G35.1970 142p. Briggs, Kathal toeNif..4:,t),dy h. N.,V..th Greenwillow Books,:177 239 25 iSBN t, 688 $5.95 ISBN (1_670-b8190._3 /2 106919 80079-3 (lib. ed. $6.96 ISBNLisa 84079 5.; paper A convincing portrayar* Sara. vvhoitli her friend $1.50. Penguin ISBN 0 14 030551 3) 76 3989_ ),,e searches for her ten-year-old letarded brother and A midsummer- night's dream fantasy, ..enteringott themeby gains insights which change her discontent to hobgoblin who, while prot,t_ ung a seventeenth new maturity and acceptance((it 5 7) century English country estate. super, l34:-.1 the hnding of a treasure. ((sr 5 7) i ri,.. J L)11i.41 Boston, Little, Brt wit, 1975179 p(An Atlantic Blown Fainter fiLkory14, a o Monthly Press book) $a 95 ISBN 0 :sib 12495 8 1978 42 p. $6_95 ISbN 02.,887 2 jrcd 75 25618 $7 49 ISBN 0 06 020888 0) /7 11 4349 ..,u c, cots iii..f swan A poignant little story of ftk..Jsi,ip velops as .ana town highlight this tongue=in-cheek hic=kory, a house mouse, takes to the outside world the boy Pinch, his pig Heiner, and the ithfl and meets a friendly grasshopperDelicately colored, ing pig contest. Sequels include 7 he Deadly detailed illustrations reinforce the "arrative. (Gr 13) drake (1,6.95 ISBN 0-316 12496 0)(tir 5 7) a Cameron, Eleanor, The Court of the Stone Children, Clarke, Pauline, The Return of the TWelues. Illus. New York, Dutton, 1971 191 p. $7.95ISBN trated by Bernarda Bryson. New York,Coward-,, 28350-1 73-77451 McCann, 1963. 224 'p. $7.95 ISBN 0-698=20117-5 Within this unusual time fantasy set in a San Fran- 63-15541 cisco museum, Nina, with the aid ofa young woman's A perceptive boy discovers in an attic the lost journal from nineteenth-century France, toy solves a mur- soldiers of the young Brontes and in wonder-filledad- der mystery dormant since Napoleon's day. The1974 ventures helps them reach safety intheir original . ((;r 5-7) home. An English prizewinner. (Gr 5-7)

A Room Made of Windows. Illustrationsby . Boston, Little,Brown, 1971. Cleary, Bev.erly. The Mouse and the Motor 1271p. $6.95 ISBN 0-316-12523-7 (paper $1.25. trated by Louis Darling. New York, Mor'row, 1.965. Dell,NewYork. ISBN 0-440-47523-6) 77-140479 158 p. $6.75' ISBN 0 688-21698.6 (lib., ed. $6.48 Perhaps a hit autobiographical, thisstory of strong- ISBN 0-688- 31698-0) 65-20956 willed Julia, growingup in Berkeley determited to be Original make-believe ina 'tale 01 friefi'dship be- a writer, introduces a range of positivecharacters of tween the boy Keith and a mousewhose maniafor all ages whose rela,tiOnships makethis a richer than Keith's toy inotorcycle leads to fee klqs ad\enrure. usual *cure of adolescent development. , Sequel, Runaway Ralph($7.25 -ISBN 0-688- Followed by Julia and the HandofGod (Nov York 21701-X; libed. $6.96 ISBN 0 688 31701 4)((. r Dutton. ISBN 0-525-32912).(Gr 5-7) 3, 5)

Ttaze and AlBarr. a/f1 t_lappe4 BookI HastraLed by Fred MelSe 111,,Ntrated inI.oiiis Dar- BObtup ling 1168 192 fa Brown. 1967 $5 95 A flanthMonthly Press ISBN ISBN 0 688 21 4, lib rd f_.)- 688 31721 0-316 12536 9 , 67 2905 12981 Chutik, and Da% id go0Rh ty bassra,10$ space ship tic a nt:,stenous With 11(th 14.,Imt,11 gives a it niitalilmNPVal IPPPhcre they find innocent men c4irrupted .Thicior-d account f kindergarten life. Fol- by a symbolic necklace losNed Ly Ramona the Brat and an ancient scionIn the series opened by The ISBN 0 biiti 221115 0; ed ISBN 0 683 :3'50155 ii`yriderful 'Pligfrit to theAlt4jhfUtin, PlanCe (13.BN dial Hamona and Her 0-316-12537-7) Father (ISBN 0-688-22114-9, lib: ed. ISBN 0-688= Cr. 4-51 32114 3)((r 2 4)

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.Charles' Carroll. Boston, LittleBrown, 1974. .flarper & Row, 1968. 242 p. 47,95 ISBN 117 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-316-153034 73-14393 021488-0 (lib.ed... $7.89 ISBN 0-06-021489-9;.'. Putting up With the identiCal twins 'Conradand paper $1.95 ISBN0-06-44001(5) 681-27870 Haskell, who have moved intothe house next door, is Set in the author's own Holland of .the early'1900s, trial for Dorrie untirtheirworking_ together on a this is a sensitive story of a nine-year-old boy whose successful Book Week project~ Shows what friendship first adventures away 'fraii home involvehimin a tor- and cooperation can mean. Also, Felicia the Critic nado and other dangers of the water-filled lowlandi. (ISBN 031615295 -1).. (Or 4-5) Winner of the 1.969 National Book Award. (Or 3-5) Cooper, Susan. Over Seis;"under Stone. Illustrated by Drury, Roger W.The Champion-of Merrimack Margery Gill. .New York, Harcodrt, Brace & World, County. Illustrated. by, Fritz Wegner. Boston, Little, 1966. 252 p; $6.25 ISBN 0-15-2590434-X Brown, 1976. 198 p. $6.95 ISBN0-316-19349-6 6.6-11199. 76-6453 At the start of their Cornwall holiday, three chil- An entertaining account of- a mouse called 0 Cris- -dren find an old map and thereby are caught U pin, whose bike- riding, rink is the rim of an antique :pattern of ancient mystery, powerful magic, bathtub. (Cr 3-5) Arthurian legend. Erickson, Russell E. AToad for Tuesday. Pictures by Followed by The Dark is Rising ($7.95. Athe- Lawrence Di Fiori. New York, Lothrop, Lee' & neum. ISBN 0-689-30317-4,Greenwitch($6.95 63 p. $5.52ISBN 0-688-51569-X ISBN 0-689-3042&9), The Grey King (ISgN 0- Shepard, 1974. 73-19900 .689 - 500297), and Silver on theTree ($7.95 'ISBN In this pleasant fantasy, a skiing toad _ carrying 0-689-5008S-21. (Cr 5-7) beetle Brittle to an ,aging aunt is captured by an owl Cresswell, Helen.The Bongleweed. New York, Mac- who first views him as a birthday-feast butlaterfinds rnillan, 1973. 138 p.$4.95 ISBN 0-02-725500-X him too pleasant as)friend to lose. (Cr2-4) 73-4057 The mysterious seed that Becky tricks her playmate 'Fitzhugh, Louise.Harriet, theSpy. Illustrated by the into planting in an English formal garden turnsinto author. New York, Harper & Row, 1964.- 298 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-06-021910-6 (lib. ed. $6.89 ISBN, such an excessivelygrowing,weed that it threatens to take over everything. (Cr 4-6) 0-06-021911-4) 64-19711 About the writing career of eleven-year-old Harriet, a precocious, uninhibited child of 'sophisticated New .Ordinary Jack. New York, Macmillan,1977. 195 p. (TheBagthorpe Saga, pt.1)$6.95 ISBN York society, whose classmates find the notebook in 0-02-725549 77-5146 which shehasentered her unflattering observations of A zany tale of what befalls Jack, the one "ordinary" all of theM. (Gr 4-6) member of an extraordinarily gifted Britishfamily Fleischman, Albert Sidney. Humbug Mountain: when he, with the ,assistanceofUncle Parker, devel- ops second sight. Followed by AbsoluteZero (ISBN trations by Eric von Schmidt. Boston, Little, Brown, 1978. 149 p. (An Atlantic Monthly Preisbook) 0-02-725550-6) andBagthorpes Unlimited(ISBN $6.95 ISBN0-3128569-2 - 78-9419 CV-02-725430-5).(Gr 5-7) In their search for Grandpa Tuggle andhisstaked- Day, Verdnique. Landslide! Translatedby Margaret out "promised land," Wiley Flint and his family tussle Morgan. Illustrated by Margot Tomes.New York, with crooks and zany characters. (Gr 4- 6) Coward-McCann, 1966. 158 p. Paper $1.25. Dell. - 63-15543 's Alarm Clock, and Other Tall ISBN 0-440-4463M Tales. Illustrated by Eric von Schmidt. New York, Fivechildren from , trapped in a cottageafter survive for nine days with Dutton, 1978. 56 p. (A Unicorn book) $6.95 ISBN a mountain landslide, 78--5854 Crusoe-like ingenuity and courage.(Gr 5-7) 0-525-32795-9 Three spun-out farces about a "ramshackle, sharp- Dejong, Meindert. Far Out theLong Canal. Illus. eyed" army scout who discovered the Great Salt trated by Nancy Grossman. New York,Harper V .Lake, the Petrified Forest, and a flat-topped moun- Row; 1964. 231 p. $3.95 ISBN0-06-021465-1 (lib. tain which became his alarm clock. (Gr 3-6) ed. $7.89 ISBN 0-06-021466-X) 64-20947 Dutch boy's . Django.IllustratedbyEric von An indelible picture of a nine-year-old Schmidt. Boston, Little, Brown, 1971. 172 p. (An intense desire to learn to skate, and of onefestival day the village of Atlantic Monthly Press book) $5.95 ISBN 0-316- when a deep freeze sent everyone in 75-140481 Weirum onto the frozen canals. (Gr 3-6) 28580-3 21 Nineteenth-century-41ml ldu thii tall-talc' adventure of orphanedJingo as he and Mr. us , --Bone by the author of this highly Jeffrey Peaeock--Jon-_ original period piece showhow Debbie seeksto be- ncross the coun- come try to in search of a master piano tunerlikeher grandfather. a treasure, pursued by the (Gr' 2-4) formidable Mn. Daggettand General Dirty-Face Jim. Scurlock. (Cr 5-7) dreene, Bette. PhilipHall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe. Picture, by Charles Lilly, Fox, Paula. How ManyMiles to Babylon?Illustrated 'New York, Dial Press, by Paul Olovanopoulos. 1974. 195 p. $5.95 ISBN0-8037-6098-1 (lib. ed. New York, David White, $5.47 ISBN 0-8037-6096-5; 1967. 117p., $5.95 1BN 0-87250-415-8 paper $1.25. Dell. . (paper ISBN 0 110 15755-6) $0.75. Pocket Boiiks..IBN" 0-671-29621-3) In a 74-2887 small.Arkansas town, bright, likable-Beth.isa 67-19301 natural leader who An inner-citystory, commands the respect not only stifling_in James's fantasy of the girls but also of about his hospitalizedmother and her talk of Philip, who enjoys her friend- Africa ship even when she beitshim as top student. (Gr 4-6) and dramatic in his forcedinvolvement witha gang` of dog thieves. (Cr 3-6) Greene, Constance C:Beat the Turtle Drum. Illus- trated by Donna Diamond. Mauriee's Room. Pictures byIngridFeu. New York, Viking Press, New York, Macmillan, 1976. 120 p.$5.95 ISBN 0-670-15241-2 1966.64p. $5.95 ISBN In a perceptive 76-14772 0-02-735730-9 (paper $1.50ISBN 0- 02- 043200- story that centers on Joss--who 3) finally has her eleventh birthday 66-10167 gift, the rental ofa M;.urice, like horse for a weektheauthor movingly describes the many boy!, thinks his room is perfect tragedy of Joss's death and when it is-cluttered withjunk. His parents' bewilder- its effect on her sister, parents, and others. '(Gr 4-6) ment at his preferring junkyardtreasures to expensive presents is an equally universalexperience. (Gr 3-5) A Girl Called Al. Illustratedby 'Byron Barton. Garner, Alan. Elidor. New York; New York, Viking Press,1969. 127 p. $5.95 ISBN Walck, 1967. 185p. 0-670-34153-3 New ed. $7.95. Collins. ISBN0-529-05417-5 69 -18255 Stories of Al, "a littleon 78-18417 the fat side," and her Evil forces from Elidor,once a bright and gloriqus never-named companion whodescribes their shared frustrations at school and World., pursuea family of children to theirown home at home, and their needed and -neighborhood. A friendship with Mr. Richards,"sort of the assistant story of power and terror in superintendent" of their, apartrnerft which sturdy childrenfightfor true values. (Cr 5-8) house. Followed by I Know You, Al($6.95 ISBN (Cr 5-8) 0-670-39048-8). Gauch, Patricia L. ThisTime,- Tempe Wick? Illus- trated by ,Margot Tomes. New ;York, Coward, Hamilton, Virginia. The a. McCann Geogheg4n, 1974. 43p. $5.95 -ISBN House of Dies Drear.Illus- 0-698-20300-3 trations by Eros Keith.New York, Macmillan, 1968. 74-79706 246 p. $7.95 ISBN In a story based 0-02-742500-2 68-23059 on a Nev.; Jersey legend about the . A former station Revolutionary War,young Tempe Wick thwarts two in mutinous Continental becomes for yoUng Thomas,a -Negro boy from the soldiers who seek to steal her South, not only. his horse. Margot,Tomes's robust pictures sustainthe new hemecnd a faicinating piece Jively text. (Gr 2-5) of the history of hispeople but a source ofmystery and drama. (Gr 5-7) Goble, Paul, and DorothyGoble. Lone Bull's Horse Raid. Pictures by Paul Goble. Zeely. Illuitrated bySymeon Shimin. New Scarsdale, N.Y., Brad- York, Macmillan,- 1967. ',bury Press, 1973. [64]p, $8.95 ISBN 0-87888-059-3 122 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-02- 7424,70-77 (paper $1.50 ISBN 73-76546 0-02-043510 V-X) 'Lone Bull's first participation 66-31616 in a horse-stealing Geeder's raid against the Crow Indians,is described as if in his summer at her uncle's farm is madespecial own simple, direct telling, Distinctive because of her adorationof a regal neighbor who full-color paint- raises hogs and who closely, ings, full of movement, arestylized in the manner of ,resembles the, magazine Plains Indian art. (Gr 4-7) photograph of a Watusiqueen. (Gr 6-9)

Goffstein, M. B. Two Piano Heide, Florence P. Tile Shrinkiniof Treehorn. Draw- Tuners. New York, ings* by . Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1970.65 p. $5.95 ISBN New York, Holiday House, 0-374-38019-8 1971. [32] p.$4.95. 71-106399 0-8234-0189-8 78-151753 22 The comic results of a small boy's Involuntary 1, Randall. Animal Family. a* York, shrinking are vividly suggested by the artist's line 5. 180 p. .95 ISBN 0-39441043-0 drawings, (Gr 2-4) 9 A lyric writer as created a poetic idyll with u usual 'Holman, Felice. SlakeLimbo. New York, Scribner, detail in the inv ntion of a timeless leaside worl and, 1074. 117 P. $5.95 ISBN 0-684-13926LX (paper a lonely man w o acquires a farnilya merrnaid, r, $1,25. Dell. ISBN 0-440-97943-9)' 74-11675 lynx, and little/boy. (Gr 4-up) A fasi=paced survival story describes how young , Slake, made desperate by fear, manages to eke out an Jeffries, ;Roderic, Against Time! New York, Ha par existence underground in a Manhattan subway cave. & Row, 1973. 151 p. Paper $1.25. Scholastic k (Gr 5-9) Service. ISBN 0-590-02552-X 63-14 69 A -twentyrtwo hour search, using the re- Houston, JamesA. Tiktailiktak; an Eikimo Leglnd. sources of Yard, follows the kidnaping of Illustrated by [the author] New York, Harcourt, Peter Dunn, son of British detective inspector. Brace & World, 1965, 63 p. $6.25 ISBN 0-15- (Gr 5-7) 287745-2 65-21696 In vivid,; spare prose are- recounted the heroic ad- Jones, Diana Wynne. The Ogre Downstairs. New ventures of an Eskimo whose brave seeking of food York, Dutton, 1975. 191 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-525- for his people sets him adrift on an Arctic ice pan. 36315 -7 74-23745 Also, The White Archer; an Eskimo Legend. .(.50 Natural problems arise when an inflexible widower ISBN 0-15-295851-7): (Cr 4-7) with two boys marries a widow with three children. Family adjustments become still more complicated as two magic chemistry sets cause fantastic happenings. How Djadja-em-ankh Saved `the Day; a Tale from (Gr 4-6) AncientEgypt.Translated fromtheoriginal hieratic with illustrations and commentary by Lisa Manniche. New York, Crowell,1977. [19] p. $5.95 Kaplan, Bess. The Empty Chair. New York, Harper (folded in slipcase) ISBN 0-690-01280-2; $8.95 & Row, 1978. 243 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-06-023092-4 (rolled in tube) ISBN 04901281-0 76-26919 (lib, ed. $7.89 ISBN 0 06-023093-2) 77-11852 An Egyptologist's translation of a tale of a king Becky views with growing apprehension her Jew- and his magician thousands of years ago is accom- ish relatives' plans for her father's remarriage, but panied 5y commentary on the life of the time and her new stepmother gradually wins Becky to her on the ancient writing tailed hieroglyphs. Illustrated and helps her lose her sense ofbetrayal to her impressively by reproductions of ancient drawings, mother's memory. (Cr 5-7). and with the original hieroglyphic text reprinted. (Gr,4-6) Kerr, Judith. When Ilitkr Stole Pink Rabbit. Illus. trated by the author. New York, Coward, McCann Hughes, Ted. The Iron Giant; a Story in Five Nights. & Geoghegan, 1972. 191 p. $6.50 ISBN 0-698-- Drawings by Robert Nadler. New York, Harper & 20182-5 (paper $1.25. Dell. ISBN 0 440 49017-0) Rbw, 1968. 56 p. $6.89 ISBN 1:-06-022658-7 71-185765 68-3551 When her family escapes from Hitler's , An English poet's tall-tale invention, with an out- Anna finds that learning to be a refugee can be an size iron hero who saves the world from a monstrous, adventure. In this engrossing story places, persenali- hungry "space-bat-angel-dragon." (Cr 4-6) ties, and details of adjustment to a new home, lan- guage, school, and friends are vividly recalled from the author's childhood. Also, a sequel The Other Way Jansson, Tove. Comet in Moominland, written and Round ($7.95 ISBN 0-698- 20335-6). (Cr 4-7) illustrated by ToyJansson. Translated by Eliza- beth Portch. New 'Fork, Walck, 1975. 192 p. Paper $1.25. Avon. ISBN 0-380-0043674 68-726 Key, Alexander. The Forgotten Door. Philadelphia, Young Moomintroll and Sniff make "an expedition Westminster,1965. 126 p. $6.75 ISBN 0-664- of discovery" to learn about a comet threatening their 32342-1 65-10170 valleywith more fantasticadventures toplease Falling onto earth from another-planet, little Jon readers of Moomintroll make-believe. Followed by meets not only syinpathy and understanding but also suspicion and hostility. (Gr 5-7) MoorninpappaatSea (ISBN 0-380 - 01726-1),. Moominvalley in November(ISBN 0-380-00763-0), andTales from Moominvalley(ISBN 0-380-00911- Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. 0).. (Gr 4-6) Basil E. Frankweiler. New York, Atheneum, 1967.

23 t62 ia;: $6.95 per $1,95 ISBN horn.= kempe. Illus. 0-6870308-2) 67-18988 ration1 Alt delightfully enterprising Anthony Ma d. New York, Duitort,,, sister and -brother run... 1973. 186 p. $6.95 ISBN 6-525-30495-973-77456 avlay frin'their suburban hometo camp out in the When the ghost .of Metropolitan Museurn'of Art. a seventeenth-century sorcerer A funny,,original story emerges as a poltergeist and attempts to make to `be enjoyed along with theauthor's first book, Jen- young nifer, Hecate, Macbtth,,William flames `.his apprentice, theboy must learn hoW to McKinley and Me, exorcise it A Story- rich in surprises, Elisabeth (ISBN 0-689-30007-7). mystery, and. (0r4 -&) - lnsfor. (Gr 4-7) Kooier, Leone,'he Magic Translation from Macdonald, George, The the, Dutch by Richardand Clara Winston, Illus- ht Princess. With pic- trated by Carl Hollander. New tures by New York, Farrar,Straus York, Morrow, & Giroux, 1969. 110 1978. 224 p. $6,95 ISBN 0-688-22141-2 p. $5.95 ISBN0-374-34455-8 (lib. -ed., $6.67 ISBN 0-688-32143-7) 69-14981 7*W.713 The artist's new interpretation, in Fantastic adventures ofa 'boy in Holland who fine-lige draw- ings, fully' conveys the magicof the story about fincts a magic stone thatleads him to acoven of a and membership in princess who "lost her gravity,"giving new life to their aisociation. (Or this classic. (All ages) ) McIlwraith,,Maureen M. H.,M. A Stranger.Cams Kurelek, William. A Prairie' Bo Winter. Boston, Ashore. By Mollie Huoter [pseud.]New York, HoughtonMifflin, 1973. 47 p. $7.95' ISBN0-395- Harper &Row, 1975. 192 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-06- 17708 -1 72-8913 022651-X (lib. ed. $6.89 ISBN0-06-022652-8; Eloquent paintings by theauthorevoke the cold paper $1.50 ISBN 0-06-440082-4) sky and space of winteron the prairies of Manitoba. 75-10814 A haunting tale of the great Selkie,a giant bull seal Together with ;a bigef unsentimentaltext they re- of the Shetlands, who takes create the unique joys and hardship ofhis boyhood the form of a ship- wrecked sailor, comes ashore, and luresa pretty young work and play. An ageless bookfor sharing, perhaps girl to his underwater palace. alongside the Wilder books. Also, 4 Prairie Boy's Earlier books dealing with Scottish Summer (ISBN 0-395-2028( -9).(Cr 2-up) folklore are The One; a Story ofSuspense (ISBN 0-06- 022647; lib. Levoy, Myron. The Witch of Fourth ed. ISBN 0-06-022648-X) andThe Street, and Haunted Mountain (lib, ed. ISBN0-06-022667-6; Other Stories. Pictures by Gabriel Lisowski.New paper ISBN 0-06-44004h-7). (Gr 4-6) York, Harper & Row, .1972. 110p. Paper $1.25 ISBN 0-06440059-X 74-183174 The Magic Umbrella and Other An old pencil-lady turned intoa witch, a roller- Stories jar Telling. sliating boy and With notes on how to tell themby Eileen Colwell. an injured pigeon, a peddler and his Drawings by Shirley Felt's. New York, ancient horsethese aresome of the perceptively McKay, 1977. 159 p. $6.95.Walek. ISBN M098-00 7 drawn characters in. eight wistful, imaginativestories of New York itnmigrant life inthe 1920s. (Gr 3-6) 7 70 An attractive balance of folkialesand lsmdem fairy tales, some of them likely Lexau, Joan M. Striped Ice Cream. to be unfamiliar, Illustrations by compiled by a widely recognizedstoryteller-anthol- John Wilson. Philadelphia,' Lip 'neon,1968. 95 p. ogist. (Gr 4-up) $6.95 ISBN 0-397-31046-3 (paps$0.95. Scholastic Book Service. ISBN CL-590-04506-) 68,-10774 Mathis, Sharon Bell. The Hundred A warm,poignant story about the birthday hopes Penny Box. Illus- trated by Leo and Diane Dillon.New York, Viking. and wnnies ofBecky,youngest child a large, hard- Press,1975. 47 p. .$6.95 ISBN working family. (Gr 3-5) 0-670-38787-8 74-23744 Aunt Dew's prized possession isa big old wooden Little, Jean. From Anna. Pictures byJoan Sandin. box containing 100 pennies, New York, one for each year of her Harper & Row, 1973. 201p. $6.79 ISBN long life. Young Michael, wholoves playing with 0 06-023912-3 (paper $1.95ISBN 0-0`- the pennies while his 1) great-great-aunt relates her 72-76505 stories, defends her need to keep theold box. (Gr 3-5) An understanding interpretation ofacutely near- sighted Anna, for whom glasses introduce a startling Merrill, Jean. The Pushcart War.Illustrated by Ronni new world, and of her andher family's adjustment Solbert.. New York, W. R. Scott,1964. 223 p. $6.95. to a new life in Canadaas political refugees from Germany. (Gr 4-6) Addison-Wesley,Reading,Mass. ISBN 0-201- 09313 -8 ( 64-13581 24 A peuedo- serious.history'of a fictional war in 1.976 O'Brien,RobertG.Mrs. Frisby and-the Rate' between New York ity's truck drivers and pushcart Illustrated by Z,ena Bernstein. New York, _ peddlers, this satirizes many facets of contemporary Atheneum, 1971. 233 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-689-2065143 urban life in a fresh and original manner. (Gr 5-up) 74-134818 An ingenious and ;original taleofthe gentle field .The Toothpaste ' Millionaire.; Prepared by nioUse, Mrs. Frisby, whose housing problems are solved the Bank. Street College of Education. Beaton, bya colony of rat's, escapees (min theNIMH labors Houghton Mifflin, 1974. 90 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-395- t. where tra'g and itijeaions have made them 18511-4 73-22055' use and Cr 4-9). In an expose7of overpricing, the author of The Pushcaft War narrates the story of Rufus MayflOwer O'Dell, Scott ia,.Bpston,. ghton Mifflin, 1976, and his classmates who'successfully -manufacture and 179 p. $7.95 0 24393-9 75-44156 market a toothpaste at low cost. (Gr 3-6) In a 'compelling sequel to Island of the Blue Dolphins, Zia, the fourteen-year-oldnieceof,Karana, Miles, Miska. Annie and the Old One. Illustrated by plays a role in the rescue of her aunt. With her Peter Partial!. Boston, Little, Brown, 1971. 44 p. strength, determination, and quiet dignity, Zia is a $5.95ISBN.0-316-57117-2 79-129900 worthy successor to Karana. (Cr 5-7) Annieaa 'little Navajo girl, learns that she cannot forestall the approaching death of "the Old One," Paterson, Katherine. Bridge 'to Terabithia. Illustrated her dearly beloved grandmother. (K-Gr 2). by Donna Diamond. New York, Crowe101977. 128 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-690-01359-0 772211 Jess 'finds- arichfriendship with Leslie, a new- NIonjo, E. N.The Secretofthe Sachem's Tree. Illus- trated by Margot Tomes, New York, Coward, tomer to his rural Virginia community. Together they create Terabithia, a private kingdom whereall McCann & Geoghegari, 1972.' 60 p.$4.t9 ISBN 1:698-30446-2 (paper 1)0.95. Dell. ISBN 0- 440- is welluntil Leslie is drowned. The 1978 Newbery Award. '(Cr 5-7) 40763-X ) 72-76699 Told in rhythmic, free, easy-to-read verse ,are. the mysterious events of Halloween 1687, when King The Great Gilly Hopkins. New York, Crowell, James ordered . an agent to .seize the Connecticut 1978. 148 p. $6.95 ISBN0-690-03837-2 (lib. ed. charter. Attractively illustrated. (Gr 1-4)' $6.79 ISBN 0-690-03838-0) 77-27075, Bright, gutsy Galadriel Hopkins, determined to Illustrated by John for no one, finds she is up 'against two adults Morey, Walter.Gentle Ben. a semiliterate foster mother Schoenherr. New York, Dutton,-1965. 191 p. $6.95 she cannot manage: 65-21290 and a black teacher whose cool isunshakeable'. A ISBN 0-525-30429-0 ward, Convincing story of the friendship between a boy moving and often funny story. National Book and an enormous brown bear whose lives and fluctuat- 1978.(Gr5-7) ing fortunes are interwoven: Set in a small fishing - community in prestatehoad Alaska. (Cr 5-7) Paton Walsh, Jill. Children of .the. Fox. Pictures by Robin Eaton. New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1978. 115 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-374-31242-7 78-8138 Moskin, Marietta D. Lysbet and the Fire Kittens. Two girls and a boy, each in a separate story, Illustrations by 'Margot Tomes. New York,Coward,. "the McCann & Geoghegan, 1974. 46 p. (A break-of-day heroically serve the Greek leader Themistokle fax," during the .Persian wars. Gr 4-6) book) $4.49 ISBN 0-698-30522-1 72-97315 Small Lysbet, left to watch over cat and hearth fire in New Amsterdam of 1662, has unexpectedadven- Peck, Richard.' The Ghost Belonged to Me. New York, tures when she is alone for the night aswell. (Cr 1-3) Viking Press,1975.183 p. $6.95 ISBN 0:670- 33767-6 74-34218 Newman, Robert. The Case of the Baker Street Ir- Alexander with his special gift for seeing the unseen regulars; a Sherlock Holmes Story: New York, discovers an old mystery and becomes a real hero in the Midwest Of the early 1900s. Followed by Ghosts Atheneum, 1978. 216 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-689-30644-5 0-670-33813-3).(Gr5-7) 77-15463 I Have Been ($7.95 ISBN A skillful, fast-paced narrative: Andrew Craigie,- alone in London after his guardian is kidnapped, Pinkwater, Daniel Manus. Lizard Music. Written becomes involved with Sherlock Holmes's famous andillustratedby17, Manus Pinkwater. New . "irregulars," Baker Street children who serve the York, Dodd, Mead, 1976.157p.$4.95 ISBN great detective. (Gr 4-6) 0-396-97357-3 76-12508 -25 sudden Appearance .of real lizardsplaying A- funny, subtle stairin which regular musical instruments ona television program rebellious thirteen- year.old Annabel learnssome unexpected things atiout launches an eleven- year -olds WalterCionkite addict herself during the prepostetous On a zany adventure, withthe Chicken 'Man and expeiienee. of being ...tuened into her mother. Also,A- Billion for Boris ($4.95 ',Claudia, a hen, as -companions.More fantastic fun ISBN 0-06-025047-X; is relayed in The Hoboken Chicken paper .$1.95 ISBN 0-06L Emergency ($5.95 440075,-.1). (Cr 5-7) ISBN' 0-1.13-392514-5) and FatMen from Space ($5.50 ISBN- 0-396-07461-8).1Gr3-6) Rounds, Glen. Mr. Youlderand theZiant Bull Snake. Nete York, Holiday House,' Rabe, Berniece. Naotni: Nashville, Nelson,1975. 192 1978. [4a] p. $5.95 ISBN- (Y8234-0311-4 , p,` $6.95. ISBN' 0-8407-6444-8(piper' $1.25. . 77-24136 Bantami New York. ISBN 0-553412762-X) - A itongue-in-chee.k tall recounts curious ad, ventures that befall -Mr. 75-4599 Yowcler ater he and icnute, Seared by a fortune-teller's sober 'the giant bull snake,become partners, Wryly ,bu- prophecy,.Naomi n-iorous line drawings. (Gr 3- finally learns alai she can listento her own voice and set her own goals. Vivid characterizations andnatural dialogue mark this intely .realpicture of a poor Sachs, Marilyn. Dorrie'sBook. Drawings by Anne rural family in Missouri in the 1930s.(Gr 5-7)- Sachs. Garden City, N.Y.;Doubleday, 1975. 136p. $5.95. ISBN 0-385-03350-8(lib. ed; $6.90 ISBN Reiss, Johanna. The UpstairsRoOrn., New York, 0-385-03213-7) 5, 74 -33688 ,Crowell, 1972..196 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-690-85127-8 Dorrie, whose privilegedonly-child status is upset by the arrival of triplets 77-187940 in her-family, writes about 'From childhood memoriescomes an achingly real flee trials fora schoolassignment. Her story is utterly story of a young Jewish girl hidden in the"uppir room realistic, refreshing, andfrequently humorous. (Gr of a Dutch farmhouse duringWorld War II. The 4-6) vivid and moving story isan affirmation of ,a child's complex feelings and of the sustainingpower of hu- Veronica Ganz. Istrtited by Louis Glanz- man love. (Cr 1-6) man. Garden City, N. Doubleday, 1968. 156p. For a slightly;, alder child Journey Back (ISBN $5.9/i ISBN 0-385-01 -8 _ 0-69001252-7). (Gr 57) (paper $1.25. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-671-2956j-0) 68-11813 Thirteen-year-old VeronicaGanz fightsback at, Robertson, Keith. Henry Reed'sBaby-Sitting Service. life'i aggravations by beinga bully, until she dis- Illustratedby RobertMcCloskey. NewYork, covers that she is happier just beinga girl. Also, Viking Press,1966. 204 p. - $5.95 ISBN 0-670- Peter and Veronica ($6.95ISBN 0- 385-06639-2; 36823 (paper $1.50. Dell. ISBN0-440-43565-X) paper. Dell.ISBN 0-44(1-48847-8)and Mary (ISBN 66-2876 0-385-00009-X; paper $0.75 ISBN0-440-45472-7). Theingenious entrepreneur .1 HenryReed, Inc., (Gr 4-6) goes into the baby-sitting husiness--withhilarious results.- Amusingly illustrated followed by Henry Sendak, Maurice. HiggletPigglety Pop, or There Reed's BigShow ($3.50 ISBN 0-670-36839-3; nape Must Be More to Life, York, Harper & Row, $0.95, Grosset & Dunlap_. ISBN 0-448-05434-5); 1967. 69 p, $4.95 ISB (Gr 5-6) -06-025487-5 (lib. ed. $5.79 ISBN 0-06-025488-2) 67-3810 A fantasy, possibly symbolical,about discontented Robinson, Barbara. The Best ChristmasPageant Ever. Jennie, a much-indulged Sealyham Illustrated by Judith Gwyn Brown. terrier who feels- New York, there must be more to life thanhaving everything. Harper & Row, 1972. 80p. $5.95 ISBN 0,706- She finds the "experience"she seeks, performing 025043-7 (lib. ed. $5.79 ISBN 0-06-025044;paper in the new World MotherGoose Theater production $1.25.Avon. ISBN 0-380-40394-3) 72-76501 of "Higglety Pigglety Pop!" Fine-linedrawings ilium --= A lively,- entertainingstoryrevolves around a inate the nonsense. (Gr 2-3) church's Christmaspageant and one family of out- landish,unrestrainedchildren who takeitover. (Gr 4-6) Shulevitz, Uri. The Magician.An adaptation from the Yiddish of I. L. Peretz. NewYork, Macmillan, 1973. 32 p. $7.95 ISBN Rodgers, Mary. Freaky Friday.,Slew 0-02-782510-8 (paper York, Harper & $1.95 ISBN 0-02-045320-5) Row, 1972.145p.(Harpercrest)$5.95 ISBN 72-85186 A legend about the prophet Elijahwho appears in 0-0025048-8 (lib.ed.$5.79 ISBN 0-06-025049- the guise of a traveling magicianbringing a Passover 6; paper $1.50 ISBN0-06-440046-8) 74-183158 Eve feast to a poor old couple. Thebrevity and direct- 26 nes of teljing and the rich atmosphere of setaPerl- many :lovable traits',creies hilarious episodes, (Gr. 'and -ink; drawings bring a traditional tale to li (Gr 9-6) I-3) Steig,WilliarriAbel !s Island. New York, Farrar, Siete, Alfred. Jake. Lippincott, 1971. . Straus & Girciux, 1976. 117 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-374 155 p. $4,95 ISBN 0-397-31414J-0 (paper2.50 30010-0 (paper $1.75. Bantam. ISBN 0-553z ISBN0497731327-6). 72-151469 15019-7) 75-35918 Little, League baseball from the point of view of Animated by the author's line-and-gray wash draw- Jake, who,, Sys, J'I don't care about anything but ings, ..this Robinson Crusoe-liketale describesa the, basiball"; he never knew hi.; father, and his mother adventures of the gallant mouse Abelarcl Hassam deserted him, but hi3 Uncle 'Lenny know; how to be di Chirico .Flint, who is swept 'from his wife's side a goock baseball companion. (Gt. 5,6) . in a torrential storm and marooned on a Jciesert island for a'year. (Gr 976) Smith, Emma. No Way of Telling. New York, Athe- ndirh, 1972. 256 p." map: (A Margaret_; Mc-` .bominic.'Nem; York, Farrar, Straua Elderly book) $5.50 ISBN0-689-30311-4 1972, 145,p, $6.95 ISBN 0374- 31822-0 707188272 74-190560 A hound dog who has set out 'on the road to advert- A cozily detailed, picture-of Welsh cottage life' adds ire heroically aids- a variety of animal friends, over- conviction to a compelling mystery centered on snow- comes the wicked Doomsday_ Gang,. and wins his boUnd Amy and her grandmother, who are confronted heart's' desire.. Line drawings by the author are filled by a huge inarticulate intruder and two other men on with action and emotion. Also, The Real Thief ($4.95 skis who claim to be policemen. (Gr 4-7) ISBN 0-374-36217-3). (Gr 3-5)

Snyder, Zilpha K. The Gape,, Drawings by Stevenson, William. The Bushbabies.Illostrated by Alton Raible. New York, Athens' tri, 1967. 215 p. '. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1965. $7.95 ISBN 9-689-309006-9 (paper $1.95 ISBN 278 p. $8.95 ISBN '0-395-07116-X . 65-22509 Cv-689-70207-3) 67-10467 All the magical beauty and appeal of Primitive In a deserted storage yard behind an antique shop Africa is here in the story of a young girl's journey imaginative` children play-act .the pomp and sym- to save her bushbabpet. (Gr 9-7) bolism of ancient Egyptinterrupted when the reality of the outside world crashes through with near trag- Stolz, Mar. Cat in the Mirror. New York, Harper & edy. (Gr Row, 1975. 256 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-06-025832-2 (lib. ed. $6.79 ISBN 0-06-025833-0) 75-6307 . The HeadlessCupid. Illustrated by Alton A fresh style of time-slip story in which a New York Raible. New York, Atheneum, 1971. 203 p. $6.95 City child- of today, suffering from a concussion, lives ISBN 0-689-206879 (paper $1.95 ISBN 0-6897 out.a -parallel family life 3,000.years earlier in Egypt. 7041473) 78-154763 (Gr 5=7) Imaginative. Amanda, a "student" of the occult Who resents her mother's remarriage, stirs up her new Taylor, Mildred D. Roll of Thunder;Hear My Cry. family in a series of mysterious happenings, including Frontispiece by . New York; Dial a believable poltergeist. (Gr 4-6) Press, 1976. 276 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-8037-7473-7 76-2287 Southall, Ivan. Ash Road. Illustrated by cent Seale. A sequel to Song al theTrees, this compelling story New York,-St. Martin'S Press; 1978. -154 p. 86.95. of the Depfessionis narrated with the realism of Greenwillow. ISBN 0- 688-80135-8 (lib. ed. $6.67 the firsthand experience of Cassie and her family in ISBN 0-688-84135-X) - 77-15063 Mississippi, accepting deprivations in a_ low-grade A graphic story in which three boys on a trip into black school and doggedly holding on to their farm. the tinderciry Australian bush country face the dis- (Gr 5-7) aster of fire after a camping accident. Characters of many ages have been well portrayed. (Gr 5-7) Taylor, Sydney. All-of-a-Kind Family Downtitgoa. II- lustrationi by Beth and Joe Krush. Chicago, Follett Spykman, Elizabeth C. Edie on the Warpath._New Pub. Co.,,1972. 187 p. $4.95 ISBN 0=695-80308-5 York, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1970. 191 p. Paper (lib. ed.. $4.98 ISBN 9-695-40308-7; paper $1.25. $1.45 ISBN 0- 15- 627650--X 66-14797 Dell. ISBN 0-440-42032-6) . 70-184789 Eleven-year-old Erie's "warpath,"in Suffragette More childlike fun and mischief with the five little days of 1907, is her personal resistance to restrictions girls and their adored baby brother.at the turn of the imposed because she is a girl. Her ingenuity, one of century on New York's Lower East Side. (Gr 3-6)'

27 Tssylorir, Theodore. The Gay.: Garden- City, N Wrightson, Patricia. The Nargun and she Starr. New- Doubleday, 1969. 137 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-385-07 York, Atheneum, 1974..184 p. (A Margaret K. Mc- Mb. ed. $6.90 ISBN 0-385-08152-9) t 69-15161 Elderry book) $6.95 ISBN 0-689-30432-3 Shipwrecked during World War II and 'strandedon 73-85323 an isolated coral cay, a young white 'boy of eleven, inthis absorbing Australian, fantasy,Simon and .andhelpless,learnshuman values from his hiscousinsfind themselves Menaced by A primeval' companionin disaster, an elderly West Indian' N . monster, given from its original home by encroach- (Cr 3-9) in 'vilization.- (Gr 5-up)

Wilber, Bernard. Nobody Is Pe fick. Boston, Houghton A Racecourse for Andy. Illustrated byMar- i Mifflin, 1971. 128 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-395-15991-1 )garet Horder. New York, Harcourt, Brace & World, 75-161646 1968. 156,p. $5.95ISBN,0-15-265080-668 -11507 In a ivies of verbal vignettes there is fun with riflio, A mentally retarded boy believes he has bought secret diary, a variety of random nonsense, and jolly a race track ,. for thtee dollars; until a solution to revenge on the anti-hero PeterPerfect. Amusing the "pro131em can be found, only the patience and sketches by the author complete an entirely childlike understanding of loyal friends keephimfrom being invention. (Gr 1-3) -hurt. (Gr 4-6)

. White, Elwyn B. TheTrurnpet of the Swan. [By]E. B. Zei, Wildcat under Glass. Translated from the White. Pictures by Edward Frascino. New York, Greek by Edward Fenton. New York, Holt, Rine- Harper & Row, 1970. 210p. $5.95 ISBN 0 06- hart and Winston, 1968. 177 p. $4.50 "ISBN 0-03- 026397-0(lib.ed. $5.79 'ISBN 0-06-026398-9; -089512-7{ 68-11835 paper $1.95 ISBN 0-06-440048-41' 72-112484 A vivid story with deep implications, set ona A mute young trumpeterswan finds a voicea small Greek island under prewar German occupation. fantastic story which blends fresh make-believeand Also,Petros' War ($7.50. Dutton. ISBN 0-525- clear knowledge of wildliK as only the author of _36962-7). (Gr Charlotte's Web could manageto- do. (Gr 3-6) .Adams; Richard G. Waters hip Down. New York, Armstrong, William H. Sounder. Illustrations by Macmillan, 1974. 429 p. maps. $10.95 ISBN 0-02- James Barkley. New York, Harper & Row, 1969. 700030-3 73-6044 116 p. $5.95 ISBN N06-020143-6 (lib. ed. $5.79 An allegorical fantasy of almost epic proportions, set ISBN 0- 06- 020144-4) 70-85030 in a world of rabbits in which one group searches to Courage comes slowly to a young Negro boy hurniP establish a -new warren where it can live in 13eace iated and angry in the course of his father's unjust and safety. Twice a British award.winner..(Gr 6-up) jail sentence, but learning to read brings hope. (Gr 5-7) Aiken, Joan. Midnight Is a Place. New York, Viking Press, 1974. 287 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-670-47483-5 Benchley, _Nathaniel. Bright Candles; a Novel of the .74-760 Danish Resistance. New York, Harper & Row, 1974. Ina Dickensian tale of nineteenth-century England, 256 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-06-020461-3 (lib. ed: $6,79 Lucas and Anna-Marie are caught up' in brooding ISBN 0-06-020462-1) 73-5477 mystery and exproitation in a carpet factory. (Gr In this well-researched and gripping story sixteen- ' 6-up) year-old Jens Hansen becomes deeply involved in the Danish resistance during the German occupation in lniedingen, Martha E. Anna (Anna Khlibnikovii de World War II. (Gr 7-9) Paltoratzky, 1770-1840). New York, Farrar, Straw & Giroux, 1972. 180 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-374-30361-4 Brato, Robin F. Winning. New York,Knopf, 1977. 71-175823 213 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-394-835816 77-5632-- A first-person account of Anna Poltoratzky (great- In a realistic portrayal of dealing with a. physical grandmother of the author) as she grew up. The handicap, Gary's paralysis due to a football injury daughter of a wealthy Moscow merchant, she was deeply affects his ,family and his friends. When he educated far above the accepted eighteenth-century confides his sense of hurt to his widowed English standard for women. (Gr 7-9) teacher, they both 'come to learn what "Winning: means. (Gr 7-up) .Young Mdrk; the Story of a Venture E. M. Alrnedingen. Illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus. New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1968. 177 p. Burnford, Sheila E. Bel Ria. Boston, Little, Brown, $3.75 ISBN 0374-38745-1 68-13675 1978. 215 p. (An Atlantic Monthly Press book) Using facts from her great grandfather's journal, $7.95 ISBN 0-316-77139-2 77-21082 the author describes in fictional forrri young Mark's A poignant novel with appeal for both children and long journey on foot, from the Ukraine to St. Peter's- adults describes the amazing adventures of a perform- burg, where his beautiful voice won him fame and ing dog rescued by a British soldier during the evacua- royal favor. (Or 7-9) tion of Dunkirk. (Or 6-up) 29 talon; Hester.' / All Terror, 'Illustrated by 772-8 (lib. ed. $6.Q0, ISBN 0-688-51772k: Victor C. Arnbrus. Cleveland, World Pub. Co., 2) , -76-18132 1969. 203 p. $5.91-. Collins, New York. ISBN 0-529- Teeiaagdd. Becky, sometimes 'sociallya ,minority of 00611-1 69-13060 one in her New Jersey community in 1916 because of An engrossing stow of fifteen-year-old Liz,a cour- her loyalty to her family's Jewish traditions, . ageous ends a Cockney orphan who discovers new meaning relationship with an attentive gentile but alsoMfuses to life while exiled to the country during World War an arranged, marriage and goes her own way to col- IL (Gr 6-9) lege. (Gr 6-8)

atheiall, Arthur. The Strange Intruder. New York, Collier, James Lincoln, and Christopher Collier. My Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1964. 160 p. $6.00 ISBN, Brother Sam Is Deal. New York, Four Windt Press, 0-688-41455-9 - 65-13393 1974. 216p. illus. $6.95 ISBN 0-590-07339-7 An engrossing adventure unfolds on the remote - 74-8350 Fames island of Mykines where.% shipwreck anda A grim view of the Revolution in Connecticut,as marauding polar bear test the ingenuity 'of sixteen- seen by Tim Meeker, who is unable to accept either year-old Sven. (Gr 5-8) the convictions of his Tory parentsor those of his "rebel" brother Sam. (Or 6-9) Christopher, John. The White Mountains. New York, Macmillan, 1967. 184 p. $6.95 ISBN`0-02-71836 Collier, Jalies L. The Teddy Bear Habit, New York, 2 67-3794 - about a future dictatorship when Norton, 1967. 177 p. Paper $0.95. Dell. ISBN 0440-48560-6 , preient cities lie destroyed and weird Tripod creatures 67 -10317 The young guitar-playing hero of this comic novel; pursue boys escaping to an outpost of freedom in the Alps. Sequels: City of Gold and Lead (ISBN 0-02- about a mad pursuit and escape in New York City, unknowingly carries stolen jewels inside the toy bear 71 380-7)- andThe Pool of Fire (ISBN 0-02-718350- 5 (Gr. 6-9) he lieps in his guitar to give him- confidence. (Gr ev-8)

Clapp, Patricia. Constance; a Story of Early Plym- Corbett, Scott. The Discontented Ghost. New York, outh.. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1968. Dutton, 1978. 180 p. (A Unicorn. book)$7.95 255 p. $6.48 ISBN 0L-68651127-9 68-14064 ISBN 0-525-28775-2 78-18013 Realistic details of. the life and loves of a pretty In Corbett's witty retelling of Oscar Wilde's classic yoiing girl in early Plymouth Colony flavor this sub- stantialbut livelychronicle, told by the heroine "The Centerville Ghost," the maligned ghost gives his herself. (Cr 6-8) version of what took place at Centerville Chase alter the American ambassador and his family moved into this stately old home. (Cr 6-8) .I'm Deborah Sampson; a Soldier in the Wa of the Revolution. New York,- Lothrop, Lee & Cormier, Robert. I Am the Cheese; a Novel. New Shepard, 1977. 176 p.$6.75 ISBN 0488-A1799-X York, Pantheon Books, 1977. 233 p. $6.95 ISBN (lib. ed. $6.48 ISBN 0-68&51799-4) 76-51770 0-394-834-62-3 76-55948 Biographical fiction about courageous and strong In this chilling indictment of government agencies Deborah Sampson, who enlists and serves in the Con- that use mind control as an acceptable operational tinental Army to honor the memory of the soldier she activity, fourteen-year-old Adam relives the events of loved. Particularly entertaining is the way she con- a threatened childhood through a series of taped ceals her: sex. (Gr7-up) interviews with a faceless "Brint",-a psychiatrist? or a hostile interrogator? Suspenseful fiction, deftly con- Cleavei, Vera, and Bill Cleaver. Where the Lilies structed. (Gr8-up) Bloom. Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1969. 128 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-397-31111-7 75-82402 Cresswell, Helen. The Winter of the Birds. New York, A memorable story set in , of fourteen- year-old Mary Call arid her struggle to keep her Macmillan, 1976. 244 p. $8.95 ISBN 0- 02- 725510- 7 75r34278 motherlessfamilytogetherandfedafterher In an arresting tale of fantasy and realism, the ap- father's death. Sequel, Trial Valley (ISBN -0-397- pearance of Patrick Finn affects the liven of young 31722-0).(Gr 6-43) Edward Flack, who dreams of heroes and longs to be one, of elderly Mr. Rudge, who envisions menace Cohen, Barbara. Bitter Herbs and Honey. New York, ing steel birds, and of Uncle Alfred, who at last finds Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 19761 159 p. $6.25 ISBN joy after despairing of it. (Gr 5-7)

30 Degens, T. Transport 7-41 R. New. York, Viking 1972. -152 p. (A Margaret K. McElderry

Press, 1974171 p. ISBN 0-670-72429-7 book) $4.95 ISBN 6.689-30313-0 = 78-190553 (paper $1.25. Dell. &440-99003-3)- 'In` a taut; original fantisk,strange,recurring '74 -10930 dreams of a castle and the possession of a cupboard On a repatriation train runningfrom East Germany.- capable of reducing anything put in it town early stage to Cologne in 1946, a thirtekngear-old girl, sent away of development plunge two boys and two girls into a by her family, finds herself enrnohed in the problems complexity of incidents that are amusing and then of an old grocer who is taking his equally old wife frightening, when Penn suffers a magical transforrnat home to die. Powerful and unsentimental. (Gr 6Up) tion. (Gr5-88)

Dickinson, Peter. Annerton Pit. Boston, Little, Brown, Forman, James. Ring the Judas Bell. New York, 1977. 175 p. (An Atlantic Monthly Press book) Farrar; Straus & Giroux; 1965., 218 p. $4.95 ISBN $6.95 ISBN 0-31618430-6 '17-9885 0-374-36304-8 (paper $1.25. 'Dell. ISBN 0-440-- It is blind, thirteen-year-old -Jake who manages to 974887) 65 -11619 free his elder brother, his ghost-htinting grandfather, . Nicholas and his sister, with other Greek children, and 'himself from haunted Annerton Pit and the are taken byrguirilla forces to an internment camp revolutionaries who hold them prisoners. A thriller after World War A moving story which reveals the (Gr 5-8) horrors of war while it also expresses belief in the power of, love. For mature readers. (Gr 8-up) The Blue Hawk. Beston, Little, Brown, 1976. 229 p; (An Atlantic Monthly Press book) $8.95 ISBN 0-316-18429-2 76-1857 Fox, Paula. The Slave Dancer; Novel. With illus- Set in a mythical kingdom, this engrossing story trations by Eros Keith. Scarsdale, N.Y., Bradbury concerns Tron, an acolyte who breaks a sacred ritual Press, 1973. 176 p. $8.95 ISBN 0- x87888-062-3 by rescuing a sacrificial hawk and 'thus causes his 73-80642 king to die. (Gr Eup) The harrowing experiences of an ill -fated voyage from Africa when a young New Orleans flute player impressed aboard the evil slave ship must "dance" the . The Dancing Bear. Illustrated by David imprisoned Africans to give them daily exercise. The Smee. Boston, Little, Brown, 1973. 244 p. $5.95 1974 winner. (Gr 7-9) ISBN 0-316-18426-8 72-11530 A tale of Byzantium in A.D. 5581 when raiding Huns steal fourteen-year-old Lady Ariadne, the slave Fritz, Jean. Early Thunder. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. Silvester (her childhood playmate) gives determined New York; Coward-McCann, 1967. 255 p. $7.95 chase, with his engaging trained bear in tow. High ISBN 0-698-20036-5 67-24217 adventure, some history, and much fun. (Gr 5up) Salem, , and events leading actively to the Revolution provide fresh background for this story of a clear-thinking boy who saw both the Tory and .Eckert, Allan W. Incident at Hawk's Hill. With illus- trations by John Schoenherr. Boston, Little, Brown, Patriot sides, and -took a stand apart from his family. 1971. 173 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-31620866-3 77-143718 (Gr 6-9) "A slightly fictionalized version" of a six-year-old boy's experiences when'he was lost on the prairie near Gardam, Jane. A Long Way from !Verona. New York, Winnipeg in 1870 and protected by a female badger. Macmillan,1972. 190 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-02-135780 A compelling story enriched by the vivid details of 5 (paper $1.25 ISBN 0-02-043220-8) 76-171923 wildlife. (Gr 5up) The sensitive portrayal, in a first-person narrative, of Jessica's efforts to be herself and to believe in her Engdahl, Sylvia L. This Star Shall Abide. Drawings by ability to write, during a bleak Second World War Richard Cuffari. New York, Atheneum, 1972. 247 Yorkshire childhood. (Gr 6-8) p. $6.95 ISBN -0-689-30026-3 79-175553 In another world andanother,time, Noren, accused .Bilgewater. New York, GreenwillowBooks, of heresy for questioning the "system" and punished 1977. 212 p. $7.25 ISBN 0-688-80108-0 (lib. ed. by Scholars' in the Walled City, is forced to recant $6.96 ISBN 0-688-84108-2) 77-2890 and is left with a heavy weight of knowledge. Fol- Being the only girl living in a boys' boarding school lowed by Beyond the Tomorrow Mountains ($7.95 isnot easy, especially for someone like Bilgewater ISBN 0-689-300844). (Gr 6-9) ("Bill's daughter") who thinks she is as ugly as her name implies. A funny,poignant story of adolescence. Farmer, Penelope. Castle of Bone. New York, Athe- (Gr fup) m4h. Pictures -by Anthony Maitland.New X (paper $0.95 ISBN 0-02-043530-4) York, Pantheon -Books, 1967,224 p. $5.69 ISBN 71-155264 0394-91641-7 _1A strong story, of a city blackboy's struggle to care = 67 -4223 for abandoned children He was twelveyears old, an adept pickpocket in in an underground world of the sordid world of the homeless. Realism and fantasycreate a book which eighteenth-century London's may beread on two levels. (Gr 6-9) criminals, and his herowas a highwayman. Witnessing a murder did not help mattersbuthis ingenuity Haugaard, Erik C. The .Little and, his courage did.. (Cr 6-8) Fishes. Illustrated by Milton- Johnson. Boston,NaughtonMifflin, 1967. 214 p. $6.95ISBN 0-395-06802-9 George, Jean C. Julieof theWolves. Pictures by John -67-1065. . A. moving 'story about abandonedItalian children, Schoenherr. New York, Harper& Row, 1972. 170 the "little fishes," caught p. $5.95 ISBN 0-06-021943-2 (lib. ed. $5.79' between armies: in World. ISBN War II,' (Or 6-8) 0-06-021944-0; 'paper $1.50 ISBN0-06-440058- 1) 72 -76509 Hinton, S. E; The Outsiders. NewYork, Viking Press, While running away froman unwanted marriage, 1967:188 p. $6.50 ISBN 0-670- a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lOst 53257 -6 67-1284 on the A seventeen-year-old author depictsthe youth-gang North Slope of Alaska andis befriended by a wolf world following Pony-Boy, an pack. The 1973 Newbery Medal orphan "Greaser, " -'in winner. (Gr 69) his search for Meaning inthe gang rumbles and in Johnny's part in manslaughter,his curious heroism, Greene, Bette, Summer of. My GermanSoldier. New and, later, his death. (Or 6-up) York, Dial Press, ,1973. 230p. $6.95 ISBN 0- 8037-8321-3 (paper $1.75.Bantam; ISBN 0-553- Holland, Isabelle.OfLove and Death and Other 10192-7) 734025 Journeys, Philadelphia, LippinCott, Sheltering an escaped German prisoner 1975. 159 p, of war is $6.95 ISBN 0-397-31566-X 74-30012 the beginning of shattering experiencesfor twelve- From a happy, easygoing life -year-old Patty Bergen. (Cr 5-7) as an emigre to Italy, Meg is thrown into an emotionallycharged situation, with her mother dying of'cancer and the father she Guy, Rosa.The Friends, NewYork, Holt, Reinhart has never, known suddenly and Winston, appearing. An incisive 1973. 203 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-03- portrait of a young girl's growth. (Cr8-up) 007876-8 72-11068 An intense, probing picture of problems of adjust- Holm, Anne S. North to Freedom. Tanslatedfrom the ing to life in for Phyllisia-Cathy from the West Indies. (Gr 7-9) Danish by L. W. Kingsland. New York,Harcourt, Brace & =World, 1965, 190p. $5.95 ISBN 0-15- 257550-2 65-12612 Hamilton, -Virginia. Arilla Sun Down.New York, The haunting ofa young escapee from a Greenwillow Books/Marrow, 1976. 249p. $8.25 central European concentrationcamp and his search ISBN 0-688-80058-0 (lib. ed $7.92ISBN 0-688- for faith and identityas he struggles to reach Den- 84058-2) 76-13180 mark. (Gr 6-up) Arilla, twelve years old and froman Amerind- black family, tells her story, sometimes.in flashback Hunt, Irene. Across Five Aprils. remembrances expressed in partial Chicago, Follett, sentences. She re- 1964. 223 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-695-80100-7(lib. ed. lates her devotion to her parents, herlove-hate feelings $4.98 ISBN 0695-40100-9) for her arrogant older brother Sun Run 64-17209 who stresses A moving story, based on family records,of the im- his Indian heritage, and her gropingsfor identity: (GC 8-up) pact of the Civil War on an familywithtwo sons and a cousin fighting for the Union,one son for the South, and young Jethro shoulderingthe"burdens M. C. Higgins, the Great. New York,Mac- of the farm. (Gr 5-7) millan, 1974. 278 p. $7,93 ISBN a-02-742480-4 72-92439 The Soul Brothers and Sister Lou. New As a slag heap from strip mining York, creeps closer to his Scribner,: 1968. 241 p. $8.95 ISBN house in the Ohio hills, M. C.,a totally engaging 0-684-12661-3 young hero, is torn between trying to get his family 68-29365 In this story of Harlemteenagers, Louretta Haw- away and fighting for thehome they love. The 1975 kins discovers what hatred is whenyoung Jethro dies Newbery Medal winner. (Gr 6-8) in gunplay. (Gr 7-9)

, The Planetof Junior Brown.New York, Jones, Adrienne. The Hawks Macmillan, 1971. 210 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-02-742510- of Chelney. Drawings by Stephen Gammen. New York,Harper & Row, ,32 1978. 245 p. $7.95 ISBN 006 X23037-0 (lib. ed. Young Sparrpwhawk, having used hiapower arro- $7.89 ISBN 0-06-023058-4) 77-1105 gantly during his aPprenticeship to the Master Wizard A timeless.leacoast setting, ofugh cliffs and nest- of Eardssea, must undertake a quest to face the ing birds, contributes to an almost mythological sense Nameless Thing called up by his meddling. Maps and of conflict when villagers turn against a boy who loves drawings by Ruth Robbins. Sequbls, The Tombs o/ the=hawks. (Cr 8-up) Atuan ($7.95.. Atheneum, New, York. ISBN 0489- 20680-1) and The Farthest Shore 08.95 ISBN Jones, Diana Wynne. Dogsbody. New York, Greenwil- 689-30054-9). (Or 6-9) low Books, 1977. 242 p. $7.25 ISBN 0- 688-80074-2 (lib. ed. $6.96 ISBN 0-688-84074-4) 76-28715 L'Engle, Madeleine. A Swiftly Tilting Planet. New A high-flown fantasy introduces the Dog Star Sirius York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1978. 278 p. $7.95 (convicted of murder) and his heavenly peers to some ISBN 0-37437362-0 78-9648 vlry real characters, human and canine, when Sirius In this sequel to A Wrinkle in Time ($6.95ISBN is sentenced toy an earthly dog's life. (Gr 5-8) 0-374-38613-7), Charles Wallace Murry, now fifteen, sets out in a world threatened by nuclear holocaust Kerr, Judith, The Other Way Round. New York, Co- to match with with the evil Echthroi. (Cr 6-8) ward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1975. 256 p. $7.95 ISBN 0498-20335-6 754254 Lester, Julius. Long Journey Home: Stories from Black In an absorbing sequel to When Hitler Stole Pink History. New York, Dial Press, 1972. 147 p. $5.95 Rabbit, Anna, now a teenager, spends the war years ISBN 0-8037-4953-8 (paper $0.95. Dell. ISBN 14_, working in London and developing hertalents as an 0 140 94954-8) 75-181791 artist while her brother Max, a university student, is Six pieces of historical fiction sensitively portraying at first interned and then allowed to serve in the RAF. e black experience in America. (Or 7-up) (Cr 7-up) Levoy, Myron. Alan and Naomi. New York, Harper Kerr, M. E. Dinky !locker Shoots Smack. New York, & Row, 1977. 192 p. $6.95 ISBN 0 06-023799-6 Harper & Row, 1972. 198 p. $6.95 ISBN M6- (lib. ed. $6.79 ISBN 0-06423800-3) 76-41522

023150 -5 = 72-80366 Alan, a k'ery ordinary junior high school student, Dinky's problem is that under a flip facade dwells a befriends twelve-year-old Naomi who issotrau- fat, unhappy teenager crying for the attention of a matized by her father's death at the hands of the busy, do-gooder mother. A fresh, funny look at con- Nazit that she cannot speak. (Cr 6-8) temporary girls by an understanding author. (Gr 7-9) Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender. New York, Harper & Lee, Mildred. Fog, New York, Seabury Press, 1972. Row, 1967. 182 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-06-023919-0 (lib. 250 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-8164-3092-6 72-81259 ed. $5.79 ISBN 0-06-023920-4) 67-3590 In a realistic high school story set 'in a small town, A boy in Harlem finds through bolting a way otit of Luke is sobered by his father's death and the loss of the dead -end of drop-out and ghetto crime, in a novel his girl friend. (Cr 7-9) of tense action and strong characterization, written with gripping vitality. (Gr 7-up) The Skating Rink. New York, Seabury Press, 1969. 126 p. $6.50 ISBN 0-8164-3063-2 69-13443 . One Fat Summer.New York, Harper .& Row, A boy, closed within himself as a result of a child- 1977. 152 p. -(An book) $6.95 hood tragedy, finds release through his part in the ISBN 0-06-023895-X (lib. ed. $6.79 ISBN 0-06- opening of a neighborhood skating rink. (Gr 6-8) 02389-6) 76-49746 An overweight adolescent's humorous app_ roach to LeGuin, Ursula K. Very Far Away from Anywhere the harsh realities of a crucial summer help build his Else. New York, Atheneum, 1976. 89p. $6.95 ISBN self-esteem. (Gr 6-9) 0-689-30525-7 76-4472 In this short but resonant novel of precollege youth, Lively, Penelope. The House in Norharn Gardens. Oweii, an intellectual, and Natalie, a serious musician, New York, Dutton, 197*. 154 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-525- wrestle with personal integrity as they consider their '32315-5 74-7891 priorities. (Gr 8-up) A carved shield brought from New- Guinea years ago by Clare's grandfather causes this imaginative . AWizard of Earthsea. Berkeley, Calif., Par- fourteen-year-old girl disturbing dreams which trans- nassus Press, 1968. 205 p. $7.50 ISBN 0-87466- port her back into the past. 'Superb characterizations 057-2 (lib. ed. $7.11 ISBN 0-87466-032-7) of Clare, the elderly aunts with whom she lives, and a 68-21992 friendly O3Lford student from Uganda. (Gr 6-8) 2. A Summer to Di,. Illustrated by Jenni Moser, Don. A Heart to she Hawks. NewYorky Athe- Oliver. Boston, Houghton Mifflin,1977. 154 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-895-25338-1 neum, 1975, 208 p., (A "Margaret K. McElderry 77-83 book) $6.95 ION 0-689750024-6 - 74-18190 WhenMeg'sbeautiful and popular sister,whom Meg always envied, falls victim Fourteen-year-old Mike's passion for naturalhistory to leukemia, a touch- causes him to fight a land develope?s destruction of ing relationship developsas the close-knitfamily copes with grief. (Gr 5-7) his woodland haven, first. with persuasionand then with violence. A story of the 1940s thatperceptively and humorously reveals Mike's emotions McCaffrey, Ann. Dragonsong...NewYork, Atheneum, abouthis.pett hawkandneighboringAngeline. 1976. 202 p. map. $7.95ISBN 0-689-30507-9 (Gr 7-up) 75 -30530 Murray, Michele. The Crystal Nights;a N3'uel. Nt2w Forbidden by her stern fatherto make the music she loves, Menolly York, Seabury Press, 1973. 310p. $7.95 ISBN'O- runs away from Half-Circle Sea 8164-3098-5 Hold on the planetPerri,. takes shelter with fire 72-93807 Stagestrnck Elly's problems and desiresare sympa- lizards, and, finds anew life opening upfor her.Fol- thetically portrayed: work in the highschool drama lowed by Dragonsinger .(ISBN07689-30570-t2). (Gr 6-8) group; yearning to movefi&ifairn to a town; and facing up to family crowding by -Na-zi-escapedrela- tives and a girl cousin used to luxUries.(Gr 7-9) McIli.vraith, Maureen M. H. M. A Soundof Chariots, by Mollie Hunter. New York, Harper.& Row, 1972. Myers, WalterD. Fast Sam, Cool Clyde, and 242 p. $6.89 ISBN 0-06-022669-2 Stuff. 72 -76523 New York, Viking Press, 1975. 190p. $6.95 ISBN Eddie, nearly deVastatecilby the death of the father 0-670-3087479 74-32383 she idolized and subsequentlyaware of the imperma- A humorous recounting by Stuff,a nence of life, struggles to ewcomer, of getthe education she craves, experiences of the 116th Street Good Peple--Harlein to fulfill a dieam of writing, A powerful;sensitive teenagers who share loneliness andfrie dship, good novel.of a young girl's growing. (Gr eup) and bad times. Also set in Harlem is It All for Nothin' ($8.95 ISBN 0-670-40301-6). (Gr u McKinley, Robin. Beauty;a Retelling of the Story of Bcauty & the Be(ltst,, New York, Harper & Row, Nostlinge'r, Christine. Fly AwayHome. Translated 1978. 247:p. '$7.95 ISBN 0 Oi 024149-7 (lib. ed. front the German by Anthea Bell. New York,Watts, $7.49 ISBN 0-06-024150-0) 77-25636 1975. 135 p. $5.88 ISBN 0-531-01096-1 75-16255 An engrossing expansion of thetraditional tale in Christel is the thoroughly engaging heroineof an which Beauty recounts her romanticstory. (Gr 7-up) episodic story of deprivations in occupied Viennaat the close of World War II. (Gr 6-7) Mathis, Sharon B. Teacup Full of Roses. NewYork, Viking Press,1972. 125 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-670- O'Brien, Robert C. Z for Zachariah. NewYork;Athe- 69434-7 74-162675 neum, 1975. 249 p. $8.95 ISBN 0-689-30442-0 A haunting picture of the inner-citydrug problem (paper $1.25. Dell. ISBN 0-440-99901-4) shown within a family which sees the youngest of its 74-76736 three teenage sons killed becauof the eldest's addic- Seemingly the,only survivor of the holocaust of tion. (Gr 68) a war, fifteen-year-old Ann ingeniously keeps alive in a valley singularly unaffected by radiation and isre- Mayne, William. Earthfasts. New York, Dutton,1967. lieved to see a man in a plastic safe-suit-until she 154 p. $7.95ISBN 0-525-29008-7 67-S4033 comes to know him as a tyrant froth whom she must Local ,legend and a time-space dislocationare intri- escape. (Gr 8-up) cately interwoven in an absorbing story in whichtwo English boys witness an eighteenth-centurydrummer O'Dell, Scott. The Black Pearl. Illustrated by Milton boy's emergence from the earth, and suffercataclysmic Johnson. Bosto'n, Houghton Mifflin, 1967. 140p. sequences. (Cr 6-8) $5.95 ISBN 0-395-06961-0 67-23311 A haunting, legendlike novel of Mexican Pearl div- Morey, Walter. Kiivik the Wolf Dog. Illustratedby ers, especially of young Ramon who finds a fabulous Peter Parnall. New York, Dutton, 1968. 192p. pearl in the cave of the Manta Diablo. (Gr 7-up) -$6.95 ISBN__0_,.525-33093-3 (paper $1.05ISBN 0-525-45010-1) 6844127 -:Th-e'KfriefFiftle. -Decctration and-maps- by, A champion sled dog, afteran almost fatal plane Samuel Bryant. Boston, floughton Mifflin, 1966. crash, makg-avaliantescape alone across the Arctic 264 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-395-069637 (paper $1.50. wastes,lack to his real friends. (Gr 5-8) Dell. ISBN 0-446-44538-8) 66-10726 34

An exciting story unfolds as young Esteban de meeting Patrick, who will become her husband, and Sandoval, cartographer with General Alarcon of New witnessing the death of his retarded young sister. (Gr in1539,tells how he joined a captain of 7-up) Coronado's army on an expedition to the Seven Cities. (Gr 7-9) Peck, Robert N. A Day No Pigs Would Die. New York, Knopf, 1972. 150 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-394- . Sing Down the Moon. Boston, Houghton 48235-2 72-259 Mifflin, 1970. 137 p. $3.95 ISBN 0-395-10919-1 A spare telling captures the flavor of Vermont farm (paper $0.95. Dell. ISBN 0-4404797574) life,Shaker traditions, warm familylife,and the 71-98513 agonies of growing up, from the point of view of With quiet dignity a young Navaho girl recounts nearly thirteen:year-old Rob who must face up to the the tragic story of her people's long march into cap- sacrifice of his pet pig and, shortly after, the death tivity. (Gr 5-4) of his father. (Gr 7-up)

Orgel, Doris. The Devil in Vienna. New York, Dial Petry, Ann L. Tituba of. Salem Village. New York, Press, 1978. 246 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-8037-1920-5 Thomas Y. Crowell,1964. 254 p. $8.95 ISBN 78-51319 0-69042677-X 64-20691 The friendship between a Jewish girl and the Of mature interest, this is the biograpaical story of daughter of a Nazi officer survives the Anschluss of a Negro slave from Barbados who in Salem, Massa- 1938 in occupied Vienna_ (Gr 6-81_ chusetts, was tried for witchcraft in 1692. A strong picture of mounting mass hysteria. (Gr 8-up) Paterson, Katherine. The Master Puppeteer_ Illus- trated by Fla? Wells. New York, Crowell, 1976. Peyton, K. M., pseud. Flarnbards. Illustrated by Vic: 179 p. $6.95 . BN 0-690-00913=5 75-8614 for G. Ambrus. Cleveland, World Pub. Co., 19611. Eighteenth-century Japan, with famine, violence, 206 p.$4.91. Collins, New York. ISBN 0=529= and the patterned world of the puppet theater, frames 00507-7 68-3561 a powerful story of friendship and loyalty, as young A strong young novel that tells of violent conflicts Jiro, an apprentice to the Bunraku puppet troop, un- on a horse-mad English estate where orphaned Chris- wittingly becomes embroiled in the affairs of a Robin tina's problems deepen in romance. Sequels include Hood-likebrigand.HaruWells'sblack-and-white The Edge of the Cloud ($4.86 ISBN 0-529=00712=6). drawings heighten the strength of the story 1977 (Gr 6-9) National Book Award: Two other novels set in early Jap.ii are The Sign of the Chrysanthemum ($7.95ISBN 0-6973625-8) Penningron's Last Term. illustrated by the and 01 Nightingales That Weep(ISBN a-69°- author, New York, Crowell,1971. 216 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-690-61271-0 75=139099 004854), (Gr 6-8) A British school story, fast and compelling. Penn hates the world, defies authority, and plays the piano Paton Walsh, Jill Ftreweed NewTurk, Farman. Straus "like an angel." He tops his 196-pound hulk with & Giroux, 1970.133 p(An Ariel book) $3 95 shoulder-lengthhair,aimlessly ISBN 0-37432310-0 73 109554 muddles most en- Tender, poignant, and memorable is this story of a counters, and seems headed for reform school to the tempu- strains of a Bach cantata but finally licks the establish- boy and girl who in war-ravaged London find ment Followed by The Beethoven Medal (ISBN ry refuge together from Hitler's bombs. (Gr 6-up) 0 690 12846-.0)(Gr 6,9) Goldeng, (we New Yolk 5ttaU3 1972. 130 i..$4.s0 IShii f1 374-32696 7 P.,pcElli.atrtd I\1I Ac P., Oa.1JIlluaL,,,tcd by 72-81484 Richard Cuflari, Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1974. Ihe agonies of glowmg up are Jettl, red in a triosi 280 p $5.95 ISBN a 395 18512 2 73 21648 , poetic accord[ of Madge s traurnatn_ experiences A well wrought. suspcnsefully told htilla6), in whir in a golden September when she put childhood behind ,_.prisoned Kate finds herself struggling lot a young her. (Gr 6-8) man's life against the power ofthe f ueen of the Faery Folk (Gr 5 up)

t,t6 IA, h ...a 1976. 143 p $19. ISDN 0 3./ r3804'z 2 otti Au_ isim I 76 88,17 Anthea BellN. dY..rk, Mai :MILL 1973. 25() p. eno.csi,a as Madge $5 95 ISBN 0 02 7751`/0 8 (paper $1.95 ISBN of Goldengroue looks back on herself in Veer late teens, 0 02 044770 1) 72 90992

35 A West German prize-winning story of blackmagic Stolz, Mary S. The Edge of Next Year. NewYork, perpetrated in medieval times ata mill which holds Harper & Row, 1974. 195 p. (An Ursula Nordstrom, would-be apprentices in thrall toa demonic master, book) $6.79 ISBN 0-06-025858-6 (Gr 6-8) 74-3587 A realistic picture of how fourteen-year-old Orin manages his household after an automobile accident - Raskin, Ellen. Figgs & . New York, Dutton, claims his mother and his father drowns hissorrow in 1974. 152 p. $7.50 ISBN 0-525-2968V873-17309 alcohol. (Gr 6=8) Fat, unattractive Mona Lisa Figg, saddledwith an eccentric set of relatives, conies to accept the death of Suhl, Yuri. Uncle Misha's Partisans. New York,Four a dearly loved uncle. A poignant tale enriched by Winds Press, 1973. 211 p. ISBN 0-590.- brilliant word play and inventiveness_ (Cr 5=8) 07295-1 73-76459 A gripping story of how orphaIotele, in World War 11 Ukraine, uses his violin playing The Westing Game. New York, Dutton, 1978. to serve a par- 185 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-525=42320=6 tisan band in an assignment against the Nazis.(Cr 77-18866 6-8) In a swiftly paced mystery, the handpickedtenants of Sunset Towers are launched on a peculiar treasure Sutcliff, Rosemary.Bloo ad, New York,Dutton, hunt to find a murderer and win a fortune. A brilliant 1977. 14.4 p. $6.95 ISBN 525-26730-1 76=58502 and very funny storythe winner of the 1979 New- The British prizewinning writer makesvividthe berry Medal. (Cr 6-8) long trail of adventure taken by JestynEnglishman with his Viking captor onan avenging quest from Richards,Adrienne. Nita Boston,Little,Brown, Britain to Byzantium. (Gr 6-8) 1969. 245 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-316-74320-8 69-17753 A richly detailed story of a boy in Montanacow ---. The Witch's Brat,Illustrated by Richard country during the 1930s, who refuses to be suppressed Lebenson, New York, Walck,1970.144 p. $6.95 by the failures of his family but makes hisown way in ISBN0-8098-3095=7 73=119575 the tough world of the Wranglers, (Gr 7--up) In a moving story set111 twelfth-century England, 4 crippled lad finds both sanctuary and purpose inthe monastery at Winchester. (Cr 5-8) Richter, Hans P. t Was TheYe,l ranslated by taste Kroll. New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1972. Colin. Blue Fin. Pictures by Roger Haldane. 206,p, $5.95 ISBN 0-03 -088372 5 72 75681 New York, Harper & Row, 1974. 243 p, $6.79 ISBN The author describes in memorable fashion what 0o6 026 t of, .6 (paper $1,50 ISBN 006 440077-8) happened to him and two of his friends from the time 73-14328 they joined Hitler's Youth Movement at theage of A prizewinning Australian story in which gangling eight through their days on the from when Luke, a teenager reluctantly admitted to the crew of they had nothing left but despair. (Cr 6 8) his father's tuna-fishing boat, becomes a hero after grueling experiences.Also,Fight againstAlbatross Roberts, Will° Li1 he Viet,It oin ChcIty 1164 Two (ISBN 0 O6-026099-8). (Cr 5-8) New ,York, Athenettin19/5181 p$7 95 ISBN 0689-30483-8 75 -6759 I !nastier Crystal. Ihe 1Jarer Didn't Catch New A compelling murder mystery set against the bark York, Atheneum, 1975: 182 p (A Margaret K Mc- ground confusion of wedding preparations. No one ex- Elderry book)$7,95 ISBNa-titig =50025-4 cept the unidentified murderer will believe that Rob 74 18193 has witnessed a murder. but the certifying situation is 11, Indiana ...lining the Cri eat Dept c.snlini Seeley rises lightened by his ingenuity isnd the independentbe- ..bove fatuity deprivations, personal discomhtures, and havior of S.0:B,his pestiferousatCr 5-9) neighborhood tragedies, maintaining her spiritsm a private hideaway where she can read and write(Gr 5 7) Roth, _ J 1 he 1,abrA114,,,.14Nom., Winds Press,1974201 p$6 95 ISBN 0 59 07301= X (payer $1 15 ISBN 0 590 01582 6) Graham 74 74 197017., p $7 95 ISBN 0 397 31126 5 shipwiecked t.,1 /57 i. 1,..ebccg1,,ti,e. Arctic ry0 seas, seventeen-yea.-old Alla Lodertakcs .. seemingly A suspenseful acc...,nt ilalltwaite's di- hopeless struggle for survi-val, his loneliness relieved and petit when suanger, tit the guise a a by the sompanionship of an orphaned polar bear relativetakes control t.i the boy's grandfather(co (Cr 6- 8) 6-9)

36 .The Summer People. Philadelphia, Lippin- Woodford, - Peggy. Please Don't Go. New York, Dut- cott,1972. 223 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-397-31421-3 ton, 1973. 187 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-525-37140-0 72-3270 72-89840 A picture of boy-girl relationships in 1939 which In an evocative story, an English teenage girl re- relates to those of youth today. (Gr 7-up) counts two summers spent at a French seaside resort, the first dominated by her infatuation with an older Westall, Robert. The Machine Gunners. New York, man, the seL3r0 by her tragic first love. (Gr 6-up) Greenwillow Books/Morrow, 1976.186 p.$7.25 ISBN 0-6880055-6 (lib. ed. $6.96 ISBN 0-688- Yep, Laurence. Child of the Owl, New York, Harper 84055=8) 76-13630 & Row, 1977. 217 p. $5.95 ISBN006-026739-9 Chas, a teenager and the possessor of a machine (libed. $5.79 ISBN gun found in a downed German plane, has but one A haunting story, contempot:ary'400thrit of life in desireto use it against the enemy. A gripping tale, San Francisco's Chinatown cil:ree decade ago. (Gr the 1976 Carnegie Medal winner. (Cr 6-9) 6-up)

Wilkinson, Brenda S. Ludell and Willie. New York, Dragonwings. New York, Harper & Row, Harper & Row, 1977.181p. $5.95 ISBN 046- 1975. 248 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-06-026737-2 (lib. ed. 026487-X (lib. ed. $5.79 ISBN 0-06-026488-8) $6.79 ISBN 0Y-06-026738-0) 74-2625 76-18402 A sensitive perception of orientaltradition per- In this sequel to Ludell the spunky heroine, now a meates this credible historical fiction (with an element senior in high school, is in love with Willie, the boy of fantasizing) in which Moon Shadow and his gentle next door. Their romance flourishes despite frustra- father Windrider, an inventive genius, observe life tions due to a strict and ailing grandmother. Preceded among the Tang people and white "demons" in San by Ludell(ISBN 0-0er-026491-8; lib.ed ISBN 0-06- Francisco of the early 1900s. (Cr 6-up) 026492).._tGr 5-9) Copyright C 1973 by fillob SChort Hymin. Folklore

Aardema, Verna, Why MosquitoesBuzz in People's Ears, a West African Tale. A brief retelling of an Alabama folktaleabout the Pictures by Leo and boy Wiley who has heard that "the HairyMan will Diane Dillon. New York, DialPress, 1975. [32] p. $7.95 ISBN 0-8037-6089-2 get you if you don't watch out." The author'sexpres- (lib. ed. $7 45 ISBN siveblack-and-white drawingsillustratethetext. 0-9037-6087-; paper $2.50 ISBN0-8037-6088-4) (Gr 2-3) 74-2886 A repetitive talesource not given--explains why Barth, Edna. Cupid and Psyche,a Love Story. Retold. mosquitoes buzz in people'sears. Stylized full color Pictures by Afi Forberg. New York, SeaburyPress, illustrations suggest West Africanart. The 1976 Ca lde- cott Medal winner. (Gr 2-4) 1976. 64 p. (A Clarion book) $6.95 ISBN0-8164- 3174-4 76-8821 A lucid retelling of the myth aboutthe Greek god Alegria, Ricardo E. The Three Wishes;a Collection of love, who succumbed to the beauty of Puerto Rican Folktales. Selected of the mortal and adapted by maiden Psyche. Handsomely illustrated.(Gr 4-6) Ricardo E. Alegria. Translated byElizabeth Cul- bert. Illustrated by Lorenzo Homar. NewYork, . Witches, Pumpkins, and Grinning Ghosts; the Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969. 128p. $6.75 ISBN 0-15-28687-2 Story of Halloween Symbols. Illustratedby Ursula 69-13770 Arndt. New York, Seabuty Press, 1972.95 p. $6.95 A collection of tales, selected by thedirector of the ISBN M164-3087-X Puerto Rican Institute of Culture, 72-75703 revealing the blend Explains the origins of and relates stories of Indian, Spanish, and African associated cultures. (Gr 4-6) with familiar Halloween symbols, (Gr3-6) Alger, Leclaire. Twelve Great BlackCats, and Other Eerie Tales, by Sorche Nic Leodhas. Bason, Lillian. Those Molboes! Illustratedby New York, Margot Tomes. New York, Coward, McCann Dutton, 1971. 173 p. $6.95 ISBN & 0-52-41575-0 Geoghegan, 1977. 47 p. (A Break-of-daybook) 73=135855 $4.98 ISBN 0-698-20397-- 7642459 A vigorous, fresh selection of Scottishghost stories Three easy-to-read and lively stories suitable for telling and for -reading aloud. about Danish Vera Bock's fisherfolk who are both clever and foolish,Told in the illustrations bring out the eerienessand, at times, the pattern of universal noodlehead tales and illustrated humor in the text. (Gr 4-7) with humor. (Gr Bang, Molly G. Wiley and the Hairy Man, Adapted Belpre, Pura. Perezy Martina; un cuento Folkloric° from an American Folk Tale. NewYork, Macmil- lan, 1976. 64 p, (Ready-to-read) $7.95 Puertorriqueno. Illustrated by Carlos Sanchez, New ISBN 0-02 York, Frederick Warne Co., 1966. 64p. Rev. ed. 708370 -5 75-38581 $5.95 ISBN 0-7232-6017-6 66= 95610 The droll Puerto Rican folktale about the mouse Curtis, Edward S. The Girl Who Married a Ghost and the cockroach has its original bdght picture-book and Other Tales from the North American Indian. format for this new printing in Spanish. (Gr 2-4) Edited by John Bierhorst. New York, Four Winds Press, 1978. 115 p. $9.95 ISBN 0-590-07505-5 Berm' tein, Margery, and Janet Kobrin. The First 77-21515 Morning, an African Myth. Retold. Illustrated by Art authoritative selection of nine tales, with pictures Enid Warner Romanek. New York, Scribner, 1976. superbly well produced in sepia from the many taken [48] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-684-14533-2 75-27705 by Curtis, the famous photographer of Indian life. Dramatic black-and-white illustrations lend power (Gr 5-up) to this easy-to-read story based on a creation myth of the Sukuma people. (K-Gr 3) D'Aulaire,Ingri.D'Aulaires' Trolls. Garden City, N.Y:, Doubl6clay, 1972. 62 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-385- 08255-X (lib. ed. $6.90 ISBN 0-385-01275-6) Bryan, Ashley. The Ox of the Wonderful Horns, and 76-158897 Other African Folktales. Retold and illustrated by Descriptions and stories of many types of Norwegian . New York, Atheneum, 1971. 42 p. trollsmountain. water, and foresttrolls; one-to $6.95 ISBN 0-689-20690-9 75154749 twelve-headed species; keepers of cats, horses, and Bryan's,triking African-style drawings impart the cocksall vigorously depicted in full-color stone litho- flavor of these five appealing, humorous, and easy -to- graphs characteristic of the artists Ingri and Edgar read folktales. (Gr 2-6) Farm D'Aulaire. (Gr 3-6)

Chafetz, Henry. Thunderbird, and Other Stories. Illus- , and Edgar P. d'Aulaire. Norse Gods and trated by Rormi Solbert. New York, Pantheon, 1964. Giants. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1967. 154 p. 41 p. $5.99 ISBN 0-3991747-2 64-18317 $8.95 ISBN 0-385-04908-0 (lib, ed. $9.90 ISBN Red-and-black illustrations in the style of Indian a-385-04908-B ) 67-19109 sand paintings, on brown paper, and a sparse, unem- A lavishly illustrated presentation of Norse myths, bellished storyteller's style appropriate to American with clear identification of the gods and other distinc- Indian legend combine to make a distinctive book. tive mythological figures. (Gm 4-6) (Gr 3-5) De Regniers, Beatrice S. Little Sister and the Month Colwell, Eileen H Round About and Long Ago. Tale, Brothers. Retold Pictures by Margot Tomes. New from the English Counties. Illustrated with lino- York, Seabvry Press, 1976. [48] p. (A Clarion book) cuts by Anthony Colbert. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, $8.00 ISBN 0-8164-3147-7 75-4594 1974. 124 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-395-18515-7 73-21962 In a direct retelling of the old Slavic tale, the au- Twenty-eight short tales impeccably retold by an thor describes a little girl who is befriended by the English storyteller who keeps the crispness and ful twelve Month Brothers when her cruel stepmother humor of old folktales while also providing ..olor an sends her out into the snow to gather violets and straw- background, (Gr 3 5) beiries11 (lir 3)

I'ar`mer, Penelope bazdali4J and /cures Illustrated by ourlander, Harold rtee dl Eire ,r.3/ her Chris Connor, New York, Harcourt Brace no- Haitian Tales. Illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush. vich, 1971147) p $4 95 ISBN 0 15 221212-4 New York, Harcourt, Bra& Woild, 1964128 p 7196318 $4 95 ISBN 0,15 261610 I 64 12507 Rct.,*.,cd t 311,11.1c. plu3e and 4.=_,,h).1,41 paintings the These twenty-six tales of sly t, 1,kcty ardwais ,../th folio Ls Daedalas front hix imprisonment in the and people include some fruit, this klklorists Minoan labytinth to the fatal flight with homemade Buuqui of Haiti (now out of print)(Gr 4 7) wings and the loss of Icarus tGr 3 ,b)

11.1, rhrfnte, .,..4 %Vilna,"l I /14 OA IronNigerf..by Il inol,t Coorla Act with TalkedBlaLk ,1,an Folk at. lII. They shugbayiIllustratedbyEitruA. New Came I, Be Ilitniti4tiolni by Tr oy I Lowell Chicago, Yo, Harcourt, Brace & %Norl,i, 1968. 153 p $4 50 FollettI lob Co 1977190 p $7 95 ISBN a 695- ISB 0 15 257626 9 68 13370 80755 2 (lit, ed $7 98 ISBN 0 695 40755 4) Creation myths and tale., (Lc. , t, k3LCI ',CFO.japa 7b 503 I s

Lhe tortoise, are relayed al.thzruLally in gc,od story ii. I1/111 LI l..,tuc. cdemon= telling style. (Gr 4 -6) ating tue spir-IL of hi,, people in endi.ring the injus-

39 tices and cruelty of plantation slave days, preeede The ancient tale of the over-proud some two dozen Brer Rabbit tales, retoldin standard princess gains English. (Gr 5-up) new life in a pictorial framework whichpantomimes the action, showing theprincess and her suitor ina series of color frames withballoon-speech words. Fuja, Abayorni, comp. FourteenHundred Cowries, (K-Gr 4) anOther African Tales. Withan introduction by A e Pellowski. Illustratedby Ademola Olugebe- fola. New York, Lothrop,Lee & Shepard, 1971. . Snow White. Freely translated from the Ger- 256 p. $6.48 ISBN 0-688-51240-2 man by Paul Heins. Illustrattd by TrineSchart 79-142811 Hyman. Boston, Little, Brown, From the Yoruba of West Africacome these thirty- 1974. 48 p. (An one authentic tales designed to entertain Atlantic Monthly Press book) $6.95ISBN 0-316- and to ex- 35450-3 plain the ways ofmen and beasts. The artist's use of 73-13585 A favorite tale freshly translated traditional African motifs in hisstriking black-and- and complemented white drawings enhancesthe text..(Gr 34) with large full-color paintingswhich sometimes sug- gest Arthur Rackharn. (Gr 1-3) Ginsburg, Mirra. Now the SunWas Brought Back to the Sky. Adapted froma Slovenian folk tale. Pic- . Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs. A tale tures by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey.New York, from the Brothers Grimm translatedby Randall Macmillan, 1975. [32]p. $6.95 ISBN 0-02,735750-- Jarrell. Pictures by Nancy EkholinBurkert. New 3 74-19060 York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux,1972. [32] p. $7.95 In a pleasingly adaptedcumularve tale, chick and ISBN 0-374-37099-0 7241489 entourage coax the sun out of his house_and help him Double-spread paintings createa medieval aura for to shine again. The large pictures havefresh bright a beloved folktale. (K-Gr 4) colors and humorous details.(K-Gr 2) Wanda Gag's Jorinda and Joringel.Illus- Godden, Runner. The Old Woman WhoLived in a trated by Margot Tomes. New York, Coward,Mc- Vinegar Bottle, New York, VikingPress, 1972. Cann & Geoghegan, 1978. [32]p. $6,95 ISBN 0- [48] p.$4.95 ISBN0-670-52318-6 77=168563 69e,204-40-9 77-26680 In this expanded version of "TheFisherman and Earthy tones of brown,green, and tan enliven His Wife," it is an oldwoman and her cat who take Tomes's illustrations for the familiar Gagtransla- advantage of thefish's grateful gift-giving.Mairi tion of this German folktale abouta maiden changed Hedderwick's watercolor picturelsare refreshing. (Gr by sorcery into a nightingale. (Gr 2-3) 1-4) Guirma, Frederic. Princess of the Full Moon.Trans- Grimm, Jakob L K. King Thrushbeard;a Story of lated by John Garrett. New York,Macmillan, 1970. the Brothers Grimm. With picturesby Felix Hoff- [32] p. $4.95 ISBN 0-02-737710 5 76-89587 mann, New York, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1970. An African tale of a beautiful 'princess,wicked [32] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-15-242941M 74-128390 transformations, and other deeds of magic,accompa- Hoffmann's elegant art embellishesthis story of a nied by spirited line-and-wash drawingsinbright king who gave his hateful daughterto the first beggar colors- ((Jr 1-3) to come through the castle gates. (K-Gr 3) . Tales of Mogho; African Stories frcrrn Upper -, and Wilhelm K, Grimm. About Woe Men Volta New York, Macmillan, 1971113 p. $4.95 and Simpfercen; Twelve Tales from Grimm1 rans- ISBN 0-02-737690 7 78 -146625 lated by Elizabeth Shub. New York,Macmillan, African tales of people and aminals, magicand 1971. 118 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-02-737290-1 ,,Ickeryall pictured graphically in-anattractive vol- 70 14-6628 ume. (Gr 4-6) Nanny Hogeogian's soft etchings subtlyconvey the atmosphere of a dozen favorite Germanfolktales, in a 'resh, close translation. (Gr 3-6) t' al, Illustrated by Raymond Nee. York Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1972 King Grisly-Beard,a I aid f'.. 192o$8.49 ISBN th 001,, , 0198- 30438-==1 72 76706 Grimm. Translated by Edgar TaylorPictures by Vigorous and 1- Maurice Sendak, New York, Farrar, .11.1110mus are the tell-color and black- Straus & Gi- ...el-white illustrations which Intelprat a well-balanced roux, 1973. [24] p. $3.95 ISBN 0.-374- 34133=8 (lib selection of familiar and less familiarnursery tales ed. $2.95 ISBN 0-374-34134-6) 73 77911 (PreS GI- 3)

0 A rhythmic free-verse translation of one of the most . Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Japan. Retold by Virginia Havi land. Illustrated by George Suye- beautiful Greek myths, as sung by . Full-color oka. Boston, Little, Brown, 1967. 89 p. $6.95 ISBN scenes suggesting much of Greek motif serve asback. 0-316-35091-5 67=3846 drops for activities on earth and in Fades. ((r 3=6) A collection of six tales retold for younger readers in a style that preserves the rich flavor of folk litera- Houston, James A.Kiviok's Magic journey; an ture. Other welcome additions to the Favorite Fairy Eskimo Legend_ Written and illustrated by James Tale series include volumes for , , and Houston. New York, Atheneum, 1973. [401 p. (A , (Gr 2-4) Margaret K. McElderry book) $5.25 ISBN 0-689- 30419=6 73 -75435 The Eskimo hero Kiviok, of whom many tales are Hieatt, Constance B. The Sword and the Grail. Illus- old, appears here in a poignant story of how he wins trated by David Palladini. New York, Crowell, 1972. and loses his beautiful wife and makes a hundred- 82 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-690-79873=3 78-139097 mile trek in search of her. (Cr 3=5) A fresh retelling of the Perceval story which por- trays Perceval as a likable but rather bumbling youth. Htin Aung, U, and Helen G. Trager, A Kingdom Lost Stylized black-and-white drawings add to the total for a Drop of honey, and Other Burmese Folklales, attractiveness of this version which draws on the early by Mating 1-Itin Attng and Helen G. Trager. Illus- tellings of Chrestien de Troyes and Wolfram von trationsby Pau Oo Thet. New York,Parents' Eschenbach. (Gr 5-8) Magazine Press, 1968. 96 p $5.95 ISBN 0=8193- 0219=8lib. ed. $5-41 ISBN G-81934)220-11 Highater, Jarnake.Aripao,an American Indian 68- 11653 Odyssey. Pictures by Fritz St holder. Philadelphia, 1 ales d with liveliness and humor from Dr. Lippincott 1977. 256 p $8 95 ISBN a 397 31750 min nth g s saholatly collections for adults.Attrac.. 6 77 9264 tiveh designed and illustrated. (Cr 413) thewell known it:gelid Scartace (Anpao) are tuyths of North American Indians, the jataltas Sete( 19/5. fataka rale) Edited whole related in a dear, rhythmic, storytelling prose by Nan,.Deltoin With original drawings by Ellen Antra° journeys tu his father, the Sun, to hale his Lanyon Iiisstt n, Houghton Mifflin, 1975. 8274p=2$059..59 scar removed and receive permission to marrythe ISBN Ii 395-20281 7 beautiful Ko=ko-milr e-18 (Gr 7 up) Fables ofIndia,in a ael,olue scict non of thirty the hundreds old Ly the Buddha, are freshly set forth with characteristic openings and rhyming morals Hodges, :slargaret The Fite cringe,, a Yaiii, appended((;E 3 6) Legend Retold by Margatet Illosuatedby Peter ParnallBoston. lank, Biowir 197231p Tralltiu - 70 182247 I tt_t ticI.,r $5 95 ISBN 0 316 36783 4 Adapted by !fettle Jones Illustrated uvelpretanu.,aa,leiticalts this mat Wit /'al_, A handsome Nuholas Nea York, Mott, Rinehart a,rvtellet's skillful rr:telling of 110 Winstu, 1973 p $5 95 ISBN 0 03 fine to ratan (n 2 f) t41 I 089887 -0 77 182786 The hilef legends, gitHAtooi, .arefullv retoldis mirrored in intricate, geuruetric AfliICIlicti fa+, YolkI IeCnIvIllt BLtok3/ watc,t vaintiugs which suggestI I utioultidesigns- 14,1IuW, I976 [ICII.,$1 95 t)88 80042 4 ( ed ISBN 8 688 0-1042 a /5 41)3119

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41 Macabre anecdotes and bits of Ictcallegend, drawn from present folk tradition and Mehdevi, Anne S. Persian Folk and FairyTales. Illus- well documented in traced' by Paul E. Kennedy. New York,Knopf, 1965. scholarly notes. Expressive pen-and-inksketches accent 117 p. $5.99 ISBN 0394--91491 the spinetingling parade of shiveryhappenings. (Gr 65 =11969 4-7) Vividly retold as heard froma Persian nurse, these tales of men and beasts reflect universalhuman foibles and have a typically Persian color Lester, Julius. The Knee-IlighAlannd Other Tales. and humor. Appro- priately stylized line drawings.(Gr 4-6) Pictures by Ralph Pinto, New ork, Dial Press., 1972. 28 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-8037 4593 - =1 (lib. ed. Mosel, Arlene. Time Funny Little Woman.Retold. Pic- $5.47 ISBN 9=8037-4607-5) 72-181785 A collection of lively black tures by Blair Lent. New York, Dutton, 1972. [40]p. American folktales, $7.95 ISBN (}-525-30265-4 (paper $1.95ISBN 0- chiefly about animals, presentedattractively for young children. (K-Gr 4) 525 45036 ---N) 75-179046 A folktale of old Japan, from LafcadioHearn's col- lection, tells of a-runaway rice Mellargue, Ge4gess. The impossiblePeople; a His. dumpling and an old tory Natural and Unnatural of Beings woman who chases it into the lair ofsome three-eyed Terrible and oni, wicked monsters who keep Wonder/W. Illustrated by FrankBono, New York, her captive as their Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1972. cook. Lent's large colot picturesmake an attractive 169 p. $6.95 ISBN volume. (Gr 1=3) 0-034112541 --3 75=-150033 Examines the origins and evolution of various myth- Nye, Robert. Taliesin. Illustratedby Dorothy Maas. ological beings suchas giants,fairies,trolls, were- New York, Hill and Wang, 1967.121p. $3.95 wolves, and mermaids inEuropean and American ISBN 0-8090=9110-0 67-3518 folklore. An entertaining,speculative examination, (Cr 5--up) A witty, poetic, and somewhat enlargedretelling of episodes from the legendary WelshMabinogion.- about the magical creation of theyoung poet Taliesui and NIanning-Sande is, )49 a-,aal a, his humorous triumphs incontest. (Cr 5-up) ings by Robin Jacques. New k, Dutton, 1965 128 p $6.95 ISBN 0 525 26824 3 65 19578 I he Fool of the LYurlcl arid the Fly- Fourteen stories of dragons, frotha lade range of ing Ship, a Ruotan Tale. New folklore sources, reveal both familiar York, Farrar, Straus and oruitltie char- & Giroux, 1968. [431 p. $6.95 ISBN acteristtcs.Smuiis storytelling 0-374 32442 5 verstt,ias,attractively 68-54105 illustrated ((r 4 6) Ire old tale 1.Itl1 magical wolideis captured Iii robust, vividly colored illustrations by UriShule- . Bookofchows and GoblinIllustrated by vit.t Gr 13) Robin Jacques. New York, Dutton, 1969126 p. $6.95 ISBN 525 26883 9 71 81719 San Robe, I. Both scary and amusing of __S,atiar,e, a Bia,A- arc these ts, c iuty .one tales feet Indian TaL.Adaptedilli,strated by Daniel from s=eriouscountries about supernaturalbeings (Gr 3 6) San Souci. Garden City. N `1"Doubleday, 1978. [40) p $795 ISBN i385 1324/ 6 (lib. ed. $8.90 ISBN t-385- 13248-4) 77-15170 Mat ruott, e feibug A faithful retelling of the fa,,,1115legend about the Illustrated by-KtI ti_Antall. New York, Cre well, itstg brave who travels to the land of the Sun 1969 82 p $5 5(1 ISBN 0 690 89636 to ask /3 78264 furthe hand of his belovedDistinguished full-page New illustrations it,hl,t, k and white d, mate this k olor at ((ii 2 4) reissue of thehutholy,(0 Ki,u-altitlia,,tales ataint Saynday. who Om .gsstat in the N, ((r 3 -6) .4 But k of A.,per.tttions S,,ril.ner. 1978 159 p $8 95 ISBN 0 684 15.550 8 77-26295 N1,14th _ Superstitious mainly humorous dud,,tinterest to RIghtnithar,I ale,of airangcd alphabeticallyb1 keyoc.d Equally tures Iy 11l,it,tftt F IceNr-yt `5.1 I. I la, b..I 14. are the hold, black ink Obis(' (tir 4 6) 1,., -) p ISB,4 90 92 -1 7(1,t, ed ISBN 0 024072 74 2631 Al , I Minur teat is, a tale 0,, addtta,,, Belief e,tenske a-mocha (1-6 andIlex, Ills stiations tiatcdby t glenRoundsPbil,clelphia, Lippincott. cousta,ne this r edition i pipit 1974 161p $/.95 ISIb 1 Nine Tale, of nave', (Gr I 6) 0 397 31539 9 (paper $2 95 1SBo4 U 397 31531 /) 73 21912 A fourth amusing collaboration of compilzr and art- A subtle, humorous story which tells how a quiet ist is this amply illustrated selection ofsu'erstitions, man finally freed himself from a nagging wife. Illus- charms, and other American traditional beliefs. (Cr trated in bright color by Richard Brown. (Gr 1-3) 4-7) Sutcliff, Rosemary. The High Deeds. of Finn Mac A Twister of Twists, a Tangier of Tongues. Cool. Retold, With drawings by Michael Charlton. Illustrated by Glen Rounds, Philadelphia, Lippin- New York, Dutton, 1967. 189 p. Paper $1.25. Pen- cott, 1977. 125,, p. $6.95 ISBN 0-397-31387=X guin. ISBN 0-I4--030380-4 67 -3112 (paper $1.95 ISBN 0-397-31412=4) 72-1434 An exciting retelling of the exploits of Finn Alas Tickling tongue-twisters turned on almost twenty Cool, Captain of the Fianna who guarded Ireland's topics frorti toads to travel, as told in times past and shores in the ancient days. (Gr 5-7) contemporary and in ten tongues; tempting pictures, too. (Cr 3-up) Tashjian, Virginia comp, fu&a This and Juba Serwadda, W. Moses. Songs and Stories from Uganda_ That; Story Hour Stretches for Large or Small Transcribed and edited by Hewitt Pantaleoni, Illus- Groups. With illustrations by Victoria de Larrea. trated by Leo4nd Diane Dillon. New York, Crowell, Boston, Little, Brown, 1969.116 p. $6.95 ISBN 1974. 80 p. $6.50 ISBN 0-690-75247 (lib. ed. 0-316v-83230-8 69 10666 $7.39 ISBN 0-690-75241-5) 72=7556 Chants, rhymes, finger plays, riddles, and songs- Thirteen songs with accompanying storiesretold "fillers" to encourage child participation in the story from Ugandan folklore. (Gr 3-6) hour. Humorous drawings. (K -Cr 5)

Singer, Isaac B. Maze! and Shlimazel; _ or, The Milk Once There Was and Not. Based on of a Lioness. Translated from the Yiddish by the stories by H. Touinaman. Illustrated by Nnnny author and Elizabeth Shub, New York, Farrar, Hogrogian. Boston, Little, Brown, 1966. 83 p. $4.95 Straus & Giroux, 1967, [481 p. $6:95 ISBN 0 -374 ISBN 0=315 83225-1. 66=11000 34884-7 67 -19887 Armenian folktales retold with deftness and sim- Two spirits--good luck and bad luckcontest in a plicity by an experienced storyteller. Delicately illus- battle of wits affecting the romance between a peasant trated in color with just -right touches of folk art. boy and a lovely princess, Margot Zeinach's drawings (Cr 3 5) in warm hues add humor, gusto, and Slavic flavor to this unusual folktale. (Gr 3-6) With a Deep Sea Smile,' Story Hour Stretches fur Large or Small Group. Illustrated by Rosemary Zlateh the Goat, and other 3 hCture5 Wells. Boston, Little, Brown, 1974.132 p. $5.95 by Maurice Sendak. Translated from the Yiddish ISBN G 316-83216-2 72-8874 by the author and Elizabeth Shub. New York, 1 he surly tellersecond ,oloine of Aants, poems, Harper & Row, 1906. 90 p:$8.95 ISBN 0 06 huger plays, riddles, and swigs for use with a group of 02569& 2 (lib. ed $8.49 ISBN ( 06 025699 0) children(Gr 4 6) 66 10i /J A master storyteller recreates talesspr.LI IIIthe jeW ish ghettos of Eastern Europe. Their humor, mysti- IL laii 1t yLtt, cism, and a quiet acceptance of fate are per tlyiii unzlSlay Illusttatcd by Leonard Welsgard New terpreted Sendak's hue-lint sketches(GI- 4 6) Yu! k,fi0,lki4y House,196683 p$6 95 ISBN 0 8234 0G42 5 6o 2643 A skillful write, I heS , a Af,,,t t',AA /4 ie i,.II imam to r collected and told by P C AstqotasenIllustrated ,ace to tales tofu by 1975 natural.,iiicicis ciftht.ii 1+is Id Pico iiitLug gloN5=tty by Marcia SewallNev.York, Athen,atn, ((;r 4 0) [321 p $6 95 ISBN u 689 30463 3 74 19316 The farmer's daughter outwits a .1,1dt, A iffiM t.iniitiy

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13 'Tye, William. The Loon's Necklace. Retold. Pictures Wiesner, William. A Pocketful of Riddles. New York, by Elizabeth Cleaver. New York, Toronto, Oxford Dutton, 1966. 119 p. $5,50 ISBN 0-525-37207 University Press, 1977. [24] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-19- (paper $1.50ISBN 0-525-45032-7.) 66-4593 540278-2 77-82683 Fun for two, and fun for a groupa collection of The prizewinning Canadian artist has done strik- jolly riddles which the compiler has illustrated with ing full-colorcollage paintings forthis Tsimshian spirited little drawings in a tiny volume. (Gr 3-6) legend, made famous through a film released in 1950, (Gr 2=4) Williams, Jay. The Wicked Tricks of Tyl Uilenspiegel. -Van Woerkom, Dorothy O. Abu Ali: Three Tales of Illustrated by Friso Henstra. New York, FourWinds the Middle East, Retold. Illustrated by Harold Ber- Press, 1978. 51 p. $8.95 ISBN 0-590==07478-4 son. New York, Macmillan, 1976. 64 p. (Ready-to- 77-7884 read) $6.95 ISBN0-02-791310-4 76-8401 Roguish Tyl and four of his pranks are presented Three wittily illustrated short stories about the wise in Williams's witty style, with colorful illustrationsun- fool Abu Ali are retold in simple language. (Gr2-up) derscoring the humor, action, and setting Inviting for either reading aloud or thechild's own reading. Meat Pies & Sausages:Three Tales of Fox (Gr 2-4) and Wolf. Retold. Illustrated by Joseph Low.New York, Greenwil low Books/ Morrow, 1976.56p, Ziner, Feenie. Crtcket boy; a Chinese Tale Retold. ( Greenwillowread-alone)$5.95 ISBN0-688-= Illustrated by Ed Young. 'Garden City, N,Y.,Dou- 80034-3 (lib. ed. $5.71 ISBN 0-688-84034-5) bleday, 1977. [46] p. $6.95 ISBN 0=385-12506-2 75-33160 (lib. ed. $7.90 ISBN 0=385=12507-.0) 76-51999 Three stories of trickery from Russian fable lore, The about Fox and Wolf, Ivan and his broom-whipping Chinese-American artist provides twenty-one authentically styledand colored wife, are amply illustrated in Low's paintings appropriate free style((%r 13) to this dignified retelling of an ancient fable about lit:Intim the Beautiful1 'ian5lated from the Russian by cricket fighting. (Cr 2-4) Thomas p WhitneyIllustrated by Nowly flogro- gian New York, Macmillan, 1970[32)p. $4 95 n and Lieuil Dutton, 1971, ISBN 0-02 -792540-4 73-102971 150 p $6.95 ISBN 0-525-41565=3 (paper $1.50. A favorite Alanasiev talc lu whi.h Cmderella-like Penguin. ISBN 0 14 030650 I) 77 157947 Yasilisa escapes from they, icked it. h Baba Yaga 1 he omission here of the traditional love potion Full-c lor drawings enflame the Russianatmosphere: sives a more natural inevitability to this Arthurian (Gr roinant_e reshaped in stark, poetic prose (GI' 6-up) Poetry, Plays and Scings

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Adolf, Arnold, comp. Black Out Loud; an Anthology Aiken, Joan. Street; a Play.Illustrated by Arvis of Modern Poems by Black Americans. New York, Stewart. Music by John 'Sebastian Brown. New Maanillan, 1970. 86 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-02- 700100=8 York, Viking Press, 1978. 79 p. $7.95 ISBN 0L-670L 74=99117 67823-6 77-21736 Faciting poems by black poets speak of love, rage, A witty two-act play has as its central theme en- sadness, victory, dreams, despair, and hope. Strong vironmental problems, but with an interweaving of illustrations by Alvin Hollingsworth. (Cr 5-up) witchery and folk beliefs and a tender love story. (Gr 6-8) , comp. I Am theDarker Brother; an Anthology of Modern Poems by Negro Americans. Foreword by Charlernae Rollins. New York, Macmillan, 1968. The Skin Spinners, Poems. Drawings by Ken 128 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-02-700080-X (paper $1.95 Rinciari. New York, Viking Press, 1976. 83 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-02-041120-0) 612077 ISBN 0=670- 61950 =3 75=29306 Thought provoking poems express the Negro ex- Musicinrhythms and rhymes distinguishthe poet's periencein America. Attractivefine-line drawings inspirationsaboutPeople,Simple Things, by Benny Andrews. (Gr 7-up) Mysterious Things, Legends, and Ballads. (Gr 5-8) Aiken, Conrad. Cats and Bats and Things with Wings, An Arkful of AnimalsSelected by William Cole. Poems. Drawings by . New York, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger, Boston, Houghton Atheneum, 1965. [32] p. $6.95 ISBN 0-689-30017-4 Mifflin, 1978. 88 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-3927205-X 65-21724 78 =70041 Illustrations in many different styles and media Fifty-threeshort,but chieflyby depict the creatures celebrated in this poet's light- twentieth-centurypoets,Amusing sketches accom- hearted play with words. (Cr 3-5) pany them. (Cr 1-4)

45 Amelia Mixed the Mustard and Other Pberns.Selected 1976. 118 p.(A, Margaret K. McElderry book) and illustrated by Eva lineNess.New York, Scribner, $6.95 ISBN 0489=50066-1 '76-14841 1975, 47 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-684-14271-6 74-14077 Freewheeling rhymes, with Bodecker'snonsense= Amelia, who put mustard in thecustard, and Isabel, sometimes Lear-likeappear in bothwords and draw- who "ate the bear up,"are among the spunky girls ings. (K-Gr 3) whose deeds are described invigorous verse. The three- color drawings are equallylighthearted. (Gr 2-5) Let's Marry Said the Cherry,and Other Nonsense Poems. Armour, Richard.A Dozen Dinosaurs. New York, Atheneum,1974. 79 p. New York, (A Margaret K. McElderry book) 'McGraw -Hill, 1967.32 FL $5.95 ISBN 0-07- $5.95 ISBN 0- 689-50004-.1 (paper $1.95 ISBN 2227 (lib, ed. $6.95 ISBN0-07-002227=5) 0-689-70434:-8) 74-76271 67-21593 The author-artist provides witty With Paul Galdone's animateddouble-spreads, this. nonsense in both master of light verse introduces the dinosaurs: words and pictures and fun withsounds that makes "Give this a delight for reading aloud. (Gr thought, then, to the dinosaurs,/Whom one no longer 4-6) dreads,/They used their teeth andused their claws But didn't use their heads." (Gr4-up) Bogan, Louise,andWilliam Jay Smith,eds. The Golden Journey,- Poems for YoungPeople.Wood- Baron, Virginia 0. Sunset inaSpider Web: Silo cuts by Fritz Kredel. Chicago, Reilly & Lee,1965. 275 p. Poetry of Ancient Korea.Adapted from translations Paper $3.95. Contemporary Books,ISBN 0-8092-7963-0 by Chung Seuk Park. Illustrated by MinjaPark 65-21489 A rich and inviting feast of Kim. New York, Holt, Rinehart & Winston,1974. poetry, chosen with dis- [79] p. $4.95 ISBN 0-03012=071-3 73-14657 cernment by two poets--from simple rhymesto "so- The artistry of long-ago writers whoare still popular pretne flights of the imagination."(GI- 5-up) Korea reveals universalemotions, simply expressed. 6-up) Brewton, Sara Wandjam FBrewton,,orrips. AmericaForever New:ABook of Poems.New York, Behil, cleat J,i New Yoi Crowell, 1968. 270p, $6.50ISBN10-690-06988-X Brace & NVor14 .196464 p. $4 95 ISBN 0-15- 67-23663 220890-9 64 11489 An unhackneyed anthology reflecting theAmerican Inthisattiactise small volume. Japanese prints scene from the days of to thepresent. (Gr 5 up) illustrate a selection of haikuillunaitlatng gents of unrhymed nature poetry translated here bya well- kRown poet. (Gr 5- up) riipiShriks 1st Midnight, Mc4obiePoems, Eerie and Humorous.New York, Crowell,l969, Belloc, llilatrc. Hilcurcbtello,..the Yak, thePytha,i 177 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-690- 73518-9 69- 11824 the Frog Apicture book production by Stever, With Ellen Raskin's drawings,this allection of Kellogg. Ness York, Parents' MagazinePress. 1975 crses la a natural for Halloween and the campfire. (Gr 5 7) [33] p. $5.95 ISBN 0--8193- U785 -8 (lib,ed. $5.41 ISBN 0-8193 0786 6) 74 12441 Steven Kellogg's rollicking anance the 1 Irtckbuin,corrip.c. My ebullience of Belloc's nonsensicalvelsea im praisecif Ter Tungled and Other Ridiculow Situations, exotic pets(Or 1 4) H f r PoemsIllustrated by Graham Booth Nev., York Crowell, 1973III p $6 50 ISBN 0 thCitikfiNtjOhii ra p44 690 57223- 9 73 -254 American/nd,,inPo,itAwl Nevi A collectionoftongue t Inti iiiks, and York, Farrar, Straus & 1;110t.- 197 t201 p $6 95 cnotous verse st,ne old, aome then- hilarity ISBN 0- 374 33640 paper 95 374 kolihrti ahainBooth's dia,clisga( All ages) 50901 8) 71 144822 A dignified A 1,.,1".", 110111 tithes At al A ltfSOUthCCriti aiid thAi.teiit,iCifC4 iively A int, L411 S Nc 1974 ar:angetl y theMe and illtOklatfJ by old ClIgravings (Cr 6 up) 53p$7 95 ISBN 0 689 30131 6 73 34821 1-)), lahlical anti tithe) subje, 3),,,sco spin- sfs Btyaii las supplied stark ,voodat illustration, al,pri.)n lateto themes ofaadiwas,4iepri, ration, and Other other injusti.,,es(Gr 4 up) Causley, Charles. Figgie Hobbin. Illustrated by Trina Davis,Ossie.Escape toFreedom; aPlay about Schart Hyman. Introduction by Ethel L. Reins. Young FrederickDouglass. NeW York, Viking New York, Walker, 19'79. 48 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-8027- Press, 1978. 89 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-670-29775-5 6131-3 (lib. ed. $4.85 ISBN 0-8027-6132-1) 77-2539-6 72-87351 An episodic portrayal of the childhood and young 4n artist's perfect capturing of mood adds much to manhood of the slave-born leader who wastoplay this baker's dozen of fresh poemsboth nonsense =d an important roleinthe development of human lyricsfrom an English poet of today. (Cr 1A) rights. The playwright's production suggestions allow room for improvisation. (Cr 6-8) Childress, Alice. Let's Hear It for the Queen. Illus- trated by Loring Eutemey. New York, Coward, De Forest, Charlotte B. The Prancing Pony; Nursery McCann & Geoghegan, 1976. 48 p. $6.95 ISBN Rhymes from Japan.Adapted into English versefor 0-6920388-7 76-16075 children by Charlotte B. De Forest. With kusa-e Rose Ann, who can cast, costume, and set a drama illustrations by Keiko Hida. NewYork,Walker/ "in her mind's eye," acts as Everyperson in this con- Weatherhill, 1968. 63 p. $4.50 ISBN 043348-2000-5 temporary play based on the nursery rhyme "Queen 68-15968 of Hearts." Delightfully illustrated, fun to perform, the Translated fromart early collection of anonymous play serves splendidly as an introduction to the per- folk poetry, these lullabies and children's songs are forming arts_ (Cr 3-5) distinctively illustrated with collage pictures that are Ciardi, John. Fast and Slaw; Poems for Advanced three-dimensional-in effect.(All ages) Children and Beginning Parents.Illustratedby Becky Gayer. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1975. 67 p. Downie, Mary A., and BarbaraRobertson, COMP, $6.95 ISBN 0 395 20282 5(paper $1 95 ISBN The Wind Has Wings; Poems from Canacla..Illus- 0-395-26680 7) 74-22405 trated by Elizabeth Cleaver. New York, Walck, Line drawings add theil own huillui to a new collec- 1968. 95p.Reprinted. $7.95. Toronto, Oxford tion of Ciardi's musings on the world, including "A Univ. Press, ISBN 0-19-540287 1 68-3541 Fog Full ofApes" and Fine Fat Fireman (Gr Poetry of many kinds, from avarietyof sources in- ) Jading French Canadian and Eskimo, illustrated with pictorial effects to suit- the different moods. (Cr 5-up) Cole, William, e.lbeaJily lioy4 Ghaitty (rots Drawings by "Curialingerer Cleveland, World Pub. thinning Stcpltco Edwttid 1.citticts arid Hugh Smith, Co., 1964, 124p. $4.91. Collins, NewYork ISBN comps. Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle 0 520-039036 .64-20962 and OtherModern Verse. New York, Lothrop, A collection of fiendish itiyints t,y'Lid, humorists Lee & Shepard 1967. 144 p. $6.95 ISBN 0=688- asCollettBurge&s, Hilaire Belloc, Shelley Silverstein, 41231-9(lib.ed.$6.67ISBN 0 688-51231=-3) A A Milne, and , ,vith impudent line 67 29527 drawings in 3 6) A freshcollectio!, mock,. tiy and verse, ,licL,,1inviting varlet, (.1 sutrjec_i and nohachneyed crti, images speak oftoday,. world.St, iking photographs orm (.'ngccel N wyurk,Viking Prt,..s, 1966 6u p ale iinagivat Cl tlidtditd to subject, (Gr 7 up) $6=95 ISBN G -670 52117 5( paptr $0.75 Penguin. ISBN 1) 670 05025 3) 66 10249 63, 1-14) k,Didn't EL,6rtflats A Happy.t, esh ,,a,:.,iseverse, ,N- 1tal. I r Cortt,biete illutiernPoemsGlen- I. Motht, to (aardi, cqually uiiiic illost,ations 3 6, ievv Foiesman 1969 192p.$8 93 ISBN 0 6a8 414 ti 1 73 5424 tihilatsiklieyc(,t t.itholog-y which speaks to / . u . i t 11, tAt tc,Alisge 'cadet. tol.n reprodu,dions s.f modern Lli ns liittlig3 a.,tsculptuie((I I up) by Susie t:loftitiieiYin k, Nthe,euri, 1975 80 p Ma.gaieii.ttI. Elde.y hook) :1,995 ISBN I. I ,09 50018t 7418179 LyA .4101.it t,Lt Y IT/5 selec -tion of 1, ....r,L, (321 p $6.95 ISBN 0 259o0 6520

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enson .nd R jai . r 11 11,A3tree=.. set to .11t131,_ 4.11111i:113Lit)5.5111F; .411 f.11415tIC (.ray wwit, did asid to al.; dtiracti of the I,tot angv,..tntitto to Act) L,.t toolugls. ally t, tit. as an book( All ages) of tlehntti insIt Jeal the Inni,o, on., soft gray drawings with a background of Beacon Dillcreate TheNativity story as it was heard in Liberia a lively ambience. (Gr 134) and inally published in the author's HowGod Fix Jonah:little poems . , told here in the words and Field, Edward, trans. Eskimo Songs and Stories.Col- thought patterns of a modern African boy."(Cr 3-up) lected by Knud Rasmussenon the. Fifth Thule Ex- pedition. Selected and translated by EdwardField. The Great Song Book. Edited byTimothy John. With illustrations by Kiitkshuk andPudlo. New Music edited by Peter Harkey.Illustrated by Torni York, Delacorte/Seymour Lawrence, 1973.103 p. lingerer. New York, Doubleday, 1978. 112p. (The (A Merrloyd Lawrence book) $6.95 ISBN0-440= Berm BookCollection) $12.50 ISBN 0233EX 0-385-13328-6 73-3263 77-74707 Original Eskimo prints appropriately illustrateun- Theartist'slavish full-colorpicturesbyturn rhymedpoems based on traditional Netsilik folklore stories animated, amusing, and luminoushavea primary and magic incantations (sometimesrecast importance forthis ample collection ofsome well- with modern expression ) --collectedbythe famous known and sonic less familiarsongs, (Allages) part-Eskimo explorer across Arctic Americain the 1920s. (Gr 5-up) Hoberman Mary Ann. The Raucous Auk.Illustrated byJoseph Low, New York, Viking Press,1973( [48] Carson, Eugenia, comp. and ed. The Laura Ingalls p. $6.50 ISBN, 0-670=58848=2 73-5140 Wilder Songbook; Fatiorite Songsfront the Little For a picture book with largepages, poet anclartist HouseBooks. Arr. for piano and guitar byHerbert have collabolatedsuccessfullyinevoking unusual Haufrecht. New York, Harper & Row, 1968. 160p. aspectsof such remarkable birds andanimals as the $7.95 ISBN 0-06-021933-5 Oh ed.$7.49 ISBN 'Raucous Auk," which "must squawkto talk./The 0- 06=021934 -3) 68 -24327 squawk auks squawk to talkgoes auk," (Cr 14) A varied selection ofsoupcarriedwest by the pioneers, as played on Pa's fiddleand sung by the porde der,baton, tart. R rr family in the beloved "Little Flintse" (:hristrrrus hooks. Iraludes Day: Play and Sing. Illustrated by piano music, with guitar chordsindicated, and illus- Margaretiordon. New York,Isilacilliflan,1969. trations by GarthW'111rairis,yahicii like the song intro- 32 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-02-744400-7 69-11103 ductions relate each selectionttu a particular volume Thirteen carols- (Gr 4-up) five of them familiar andtradi- tional, the others little known, froma numberof lands withchoral arrangement and glowingillustration. Glazer, Tom. Eyeinke?,Tonk It,_ktf, chap (Cr 4 up) per: Fifty Musical Fincerplays. Illustratedby Ron Hirnler. Garden City, N Y Doubleday, 1973. 89p 11,JVAMO1 Jaanea of the Theam People: $5.95 ISBN 0- 385-08200 2(lib ed. $6.90 ISBN Chant._ artsImages ftturnt fireIndians andEskimos 0-385 =09453 I. paper $1.95 ISBN0 385 13344- of NorthAmerica. New York, Atheneurn, 8) 1972, 72 97497 83 p. (A rytargaret K McElderrybook ) $5,95ISBN Familiar fingerplays,some scat to music for the hest 0 689-30106 8 72 -77130 time, plus some delightf ulold songs with a.nons newly Short poems on,u too, haiku added. Intended l,t aplt Itare Infused as a stimulus to rhythmic play and with the magic ofwords and!boa' improvisation Guitar chords Houston's own .ue provided, as wellas o coloied durnyingsofartifacts are nicely related, simple notation for" other instrumentsor a capen (All ages) singing (PreSK

t..0.,..!1 1a Grandil Ltit C114b 4 4.,, MACk te, lfuy l.cc Ann (-(rifalcon, Benne.. illustratedby ;New Y(...k, tttu ell, 1471(471 p Aim lid, otiiNew $5,79 ISBN 690 23265 9 k 196983 p. 71 109898 $5 6i ISI_lNfl 344 90846- 5 78 82) 49 Thestory of David and Goilt m.aptoaaily Snou.; woodcuts in led attd ._1Ku, addeddis= seined in pi( retie -book fonoat A(atlipannal rent 1hi .g .1., than to OM selc, A Road Down to IV Sea, of ling' mad, by ine.lsiits the story of the si flool t hildf In Hai le.,!All a Exodus, also iii =luecthpatte,ns and 1,,lagu5 anus newly at piaintk-d with theEnglish language Eachis handsomelyllusta died.(All ages) ime,.iii Ina,tirt) k 1,. udi w fait eiNe, l,ak lh.al Piess, 19/1 t..t 1321 p ISBN 0 6037 ( Bros...ling. New V 1k ed $5 4'1 t7() I-1 ISH0.10 813 $5.95 ISBN 0-694 27134 4 paper $1 iSBN 0 8037 75 109d.49 8933 D) 79 142452 48

Thirty-two short , poems from the oral Gaines for Young Children. Piano arrangements by. tradition of fifteen North American tribes are richly Seymour Barab. Guitar chords by HAppy Traum. illuitrated with full-coloi paintings. (Gr 3-up) Optional pPircussion accornpiniment for children. Illustrated lay Jan- Pienkowski, New York, Harcourt pp,Paul.Cock-a-Doodle-Doo,Cock-a-Doodle Brace Jovanovich, 1970. 127 p. $7.50 ISBN 0-15= .Dandy! Pictures by Anita 1.,Obel. New Yorjc, Harper 240250-0 79-115757 & Row, 1966. 70 $6.89 ISBN 0-06- 022388=X For home, school, and other fun-eighty 7one tradi- 66-1035 tional songs and singing games, attractively prnted. A gay- collection of traditional rhymes and well- with new arrangements. (K-up) knoWn poe'ms set to music with simple _piano accom- paniments and entertaining illustration, (PreS-G 4). Larrick, Nancy, comp. Room for Me and a Mountain Lion; Poetry of Open Space. New York, M. Evans, Key, Francis Scott. The Star-Spangled Banner. Illus- 1974. 191 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-87131-124-0 73-87710' trated by Peter Spier. Garden City, N.Y., Double- An outstanding 'modern anthology, this will please day, 1973. [49] p. $7.95 ISBN 0- 385-09458-2 (lib. especially those interested in ,nature and outdoor life. ed. $8.90 ISBN 0-385-07746-7) 73-79712 Sandscape and animal photographs. (Gr 7-9) An oversized, full-color pictureboo-k contains the artist's imaginative conception of the background and Lear, Edward. The ,gcrooido'us Pip. Completed by meanings of the U.S. national anthem. Endpapers Ogden Nash. Illustrated by Nancy Ekholm Burkert. show over A-hundred official flags; appendixes pro - New York, Harper & Row, 1968.'124] p. $8.95 a Baltimor map, music, and a reproduction of ISBN.0-06-023764-3 (lib. ed. $8.79 ISBN 0 06 riginal manuscript. (Gr 3-up) 023765-1) 68-10373 Imaginative, full-color illustrations introduce the- indeftnable Pip in this posthumously published non- Korty, Carol. Hay's from African Folktales, with Ideas sense rhyme. (K -Cr 4) /or Acting, Ddnce, Costumes, and Music. Illustrated by Sandra Cain: Music by Saka Acciitaye and Livingston, Myra C.Listen, Children, Listen; an Afolabi Ajayi, New York, Scribner, 1975. 128 p. Anthology of Poems for the Vity Young. New York, $6.95 ISBN 0-684-141499-X 74-24418 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972. 96 p. $5.50 ISBN Fora nonformal approach to production notes, four 0-15-245570 -1 70-167836 play% adapted from 'African folklore are creatively = Trina Schart Hyman's appealing ;Illustrations add reinforced with selections on music, _dance, scenery_ , charm to a felicitous selection of poems pleasing to props, and related topics. (Gr 3-up) the young child. (K-Gr 3)

Langstaff, corn p. Hi! Ho! The Rattlin' Bog, , corn p.What a Wonderful Bird the Frog and Other Folk Songs for Group Singing. With Are; an Assortment of Humorous Poetry &id Verse. plane) settings by John Edmunds [and others] With NewXork, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. 192 p. guitar chords suggested by Happy Traum. Illus- $5.25 ISBN 0-15-295400-7' 72-88171 trated by Robin Jacques. New York,, .Harcourt, A broad variety of poems from ancient times to the Brace & Woild, 1969. 111 p. $5.50 ISBN 0-15 - present, and from many lands around the world- 234400=4 75-76616 chosen because they offer fun. (Gr 6-up) The concert artist and folksinger makes available folksongs he has shared with children. (Gr 4-up) Lobel, Arnold. Gregory Griggs and Other Nursery Rhyme Peopk. New York, Greenwillow . Books; . Sweetly: `Sings the Donkey; Animal Rounds 1978. 47 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-688-80128-5 (lib. ed. for Children to Sing or Play on Recorders. Pictures $7.63 ISBN 0-68-84128-7) 77-22209 by Nancy Winslow Parker. New York, Atheneum, Lighthearted drawings add delight to the artist's 1976. 28 p.(A Margaret K. McElderry Book) well-chosen collection of nursery rhymes, many of $6.95 ISBN .0-689-50063-7' ,79530, them little known. (PreS-Gr 1) A selection of simple ,rounds for voice; recorder, flute,etc., accompanied by humorous, poker-faced McCord, David T. W. AllDay Long; Fifty Rhymes illustrations,provides easy musical experiencesfor of the Never Was and Always Is. Drawings by all ages. By the same team, Oh, A-Hunting We Will Henry B. Kane. Boston, Little, Brown, 1966. -104 p. Go ($7.95 ISBN 0-688-50007-6). (Gr 3-up) $4.95 ISBN 0-316-55508-8 66-17688 Gay rhymes and true poetry again from a poet who Langstaff Nancy, and John M. Langstaff, comp.Jim. _shareshis great delight in words. The soft-pencil Along,()sir; a Collection of Folk Songs and Singing drawings are also important. (Gr 6-8)

49 Epary Time I Climba tree; Boston, Little, selection Which includgs both lightverse and poetry Brown, 1967. [48] p. $5.95 ISBN, 0-316-55514-2 ranging from the ancient' Greekto the modern. (All 67-25611 ages) '` 4 An irresistible collection of McCord'sverses with youngest appeal,their verve and informality jauntily interpreted in Marc Simont's gay and-itty paintings. Mother Goose. Granfa' Grig Hada Pig and Other (K-Gr3) yrnes without Season. Compiled and illustrated t by Wallke Tripp. Boston, Little, Brown,1976. McGinley, Phyllis. Wonders and .Surprises. Philadel- 96 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-316-85282-1 (paper, $3.95 phia, Lippincott; 1968. 160p. $3.95 ISBN 0-397- ISBN 0-316-85284-8) 76-25234 31053-5 67-19271 The bounce of these familiar and unfamiliar,nursery A discriminating and inviting anthologyto introduce rhymes is ?effected in full-color, ebullientdrawings. young people to the great poets of today. (CI 6-up). (PreS-Gr 2)

Mackay, David, comp., A Flock of Words; an An- Of Quarks, Quasars, and Other Quirks,Quizzical ,' tho/ogy of Poetry for' Children and Others. Preface Poems for the Supersonic Age. Collectedby .Sara by Benjamin DeMott. Drawings by MargeryGill. and John E. Brewton and John Brewton Blackburn. ew york, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1970. 328 p. Illustrated by Qiientin Blake. New $8.50 ISBN 0-15-228599-7 York,- Crowell, 77-91070 1977. 114 p., $6.95 ISBN 0-69001286-1 An gnglish anthologist's refreshing collection, rang- 76-54747 ingthrough countries and centuries to provide delight. A space-age anthology which scrutinizes (All ages) with irony and- sophisticationthe world of science andin offer--- ings. (Gr 7-up) Merriain, Eve. It Doesn't. Always Have tp Rhyme. Il- lustrated by Malcolm SpOoner. New York, Athe neum, 1964. 85 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-689-20671-2 The Poetry Troupe;an Anthology of Poems.to Read 64-11893 Aloud:Compiled by Isabel Wilner. New York, jolly poems about the funrofpoetry and its endless Scribner,1977. 223 p. $8.95 ISBN 0,684- 15198- possibilities, ,some eitpreging the poet's ideas: about, 77. -9439 figures of speech. (Gr,44) More two hundred well-chosen poems that have Faleoven to be favorites in the compiler'sschool library experience. (K-Gr 6) Lilian. I Thought `.1 Heard'theCity. Collage by ary Jane Dunton.New York;Atheneum, 1969. [40] p $4.95 ISBN0-689-20623-2 69-18964 A Poison Tree and Other Poems. New York, SCribner, A poet's observations othe city landscape (and 1977. 46 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-684-14904-4 76-57732 some general phenomena) are expressed in fresh,' A slender, anthology of, chiefly modern poems, sensitive imagery.Delicatelycoloredillustrations. chosen by Mercer Mayer fortheir expressionof (Gr 375) emotion, has his luminous illustratiOnsto capture their moods. (Gr 5-7) Morrison, Lillian. The Sidewalk Racer and Other Poems of Sports and Motion. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,1977. 62 p. $6.245 ISBN*0-688- Prelutsky, Jack. It's Halloween. Pictures by Marylin 41805-8 (lib. ed. $6.00ISBN 0-6851805-2) Hafner. New York, Greenwillow Books, 1977. 56p. 77-907 Greenwillow read-alone books)$5.95ISBN 0- These poems for today's sports enthusiasts -cele- 688-80102-1 (lib. ed. $5.71 ISBN 0-688-84102-3) brates the poet's empathy with the exhilarationand 77-2141 rhythm ofsports. Her subjects are such popular An easy-to-read baker's dozen of poemson familiar athletic activities as skateboard, biking, and stickball, aspects of Halloween have light rhymes and rhythms Illustrated with evocative photographs. (Gr 6-8) and are humorously illustrated with alternatingtwo- and three-color line-and-wash pictures. (Gr 1-3) , comp. Sprints and Distances; Sports in Poetry and the Poetry in Sport. Illustrated by Clareand . Lazy Blackbird, and Other Verses. Pictures John loss. New York, Crowell, 1965. 211p. $7.95 by Janosch. New York, Macmillan, 1969. [24)p., ISBN C6917-L76571-1 65-14906 $3.95 ISBN 0-02-775080-9 69-14273 The affinity of poetry for the action, rhythm,and The gay humor of these nonsenseverses is captured beauty of sports is celebrated in this discriminating in exuberant, boldly colored illustrations, (K-Gr 3) 50 Th'e Queen. of Erne;NOW.Pictures by Thayer, Ernest L. Casey at the Bat; a Ballad of the Victoria Chess. New York, Greenwillow Books, 1978. Republic, Sung in the Year 1888. Illustrated by 32_ p. $6.95 ISBN 0-688-80144-7 (lib. ed. $6.43 Wallace Tripp. New York, Coward, McCann & ISBN 0-688-84144-9) 77-17341 Geoghegan,1978.[32]p.$7.95 ISBN 0-698- Ludicrous characters are the subjects of rollicking 20457-3 77-21199 rhymes which have illustrations of equal verve: Also Wallace Tripp's witty animal drawings bring an from this free-flying poet is The Mean 'Old Mean extra dirnensidn of humor to this baseball classic. Hyena, a nonsense story in verse, illustrated with (Gr 1- up) appropriate gusto by Arnold Lobel (ISBN 0=6811- 80163-3; lib. ed. ISBN 0-688-84163-5). (Gr 1=4) Updike, John. A Child's Calendar.Illtistrated Nancy E. Burkert. New York, Knopf, 1965. [32] p. - Night:scares; Poems to Trimble Your Sleep. $4.99 ISBN 0394-91059-1 65-21555 Illustrated by Arnold Lobel. New:York, Gieenwillow Changing seasonal moods and child responses are Books/Morrow,1976.. 38 p. $7.25 ISBN suggested with fresh imagery in poems for each month 80053-X (lib. ed. $6.96 ISBN 0-688 84053-1) of the year. The artist's clear line drawings touched 76-4820 with red or blue define the calendar changes with Ghoulish drawings and words with rhythm and equally sharp, evocative expression. (Gr 3-6) alliteration create nightmarish creatures foryoung monster lovers. (Gr 2-5) Wilbur, Richard. Opposites. New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. 39 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-15- Prieto, Mariana B. de. Play It in Spanish; .Spanish 258720£9 72-88175 Games and Folk Songs for Children. New York, The poet himself has illustrated, with cartoonlike 'Day, 1973. 43 p. $7.49. ISBN 0-381-99726-X sketches, his brief amusing rhymes which form a kind 79-140474 of word game in suggesting "opposites." (Gr 7-9) Folk motifs illustrate an attractive collection. For each game or song there is background information, Wilder, Alec. Lullabies ,and Night. Songs. Pictures a free English translation, and, where appropriate, by Maurice Sendai. Edited by William Engvick. lyriFs and melody 'with piano and guitar accompani- New York, Harper & 'Row, 1965. 77 p. $15.00 ment. (PreS-Gr 4) ISBN 0-06-021820-7 (lib. ed. $12.89 ISBN 046- 021821-5) 65-22880/M Rounds about Rotinds. Collected and edited by Jane With full-colorillustrations on large pages the artist Yolen. -Musical arrangements by Barbara Gfeen; has given strong visual interest to forty-eight tradi- illustrated by Gail Gibbons. New York, Watts, 1977. ,_tional songs, nursery rhymes, and poems newly set to 120 p. $7.90 ISBN 0-531-00125-3 77-7919 music. Piano music, words, and melody line are all More than a hundred "follow-the-leader" game hand lettered in a distinctive volume. (PreS-up), songs, a popular early .form of part singing. Melody line's have piano accompaniments to aid in teaching Winn, Marie, ed. The Fireside Book of Children's the songs. (Gr 3-7) Songs. Musical arrangements by Allan Miller. Illus- trations. by John Alcorn. New York, Simon and Smith, John, iornp. My Kind of Verse. D.ecorations Schuster, 1966. 11,2p. $9.95 ISBN`0-671-25820-6 by Uri Shulevitz. New York, Macmillan,1968. 65-17108/M 235 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-02-785940-1 68-20609 Bold illustrations in pink, black, orange, and yellow Poetry for many age levels,in many forms and add fun to this varied collection of songs 'grouped from several centuries, including poems not often in sections entitled "Good Morning and Good Night," found in collections. (Gr 4-up) "Birds and Beasts," "Nursery Songs," "Silly Songs,". and "Singing Games and Rounds." (PreS-up) Straight on Till Morning; Poems of the Imaginary World. Selected by Helen Hill, Agnes Perkins, and ,ed. What' Shall We Do and Alice Callao! Althea Helbig.Illustrated by , New Play Songs and Singing Games for Young Children. York, Crowell, 1977. 150 p.$8.95 ISBN 0-690 Illustrated by Karla Kuskin. Musical arrangements 01303-5 76-55414 by Allan Miller. New York, Harper & Row, 1970. Some hundred modern poems celebratingthe 87 p. $5.79 ISBN 0-06-02653,7-X 72-85039 child's world of the imaginationfrom Emily Dick- Forty-seven play games and songs, both familiar and inson, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Robert Frost less known, have large-print music and lyrics (piano to John Ciardi and Robert Graves.Attractively and guitar accompaniment) and instructions for group printed and illustrated (Gr 5-7) participation. (PreS -Gr 1)

51 Worth, Valerie. Small Poems. Pictures by NatalieBab- Dashing woodcut, figures march across these pages, bitt. New York, Farrar, Straus andGiroux, 1972, capturing the martial spirit of the old song. (All ages) 41 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-374-37072-9 72-81488 Brief poems in varied forms and apt imagistic elf- Yurchenko, Henrietta,, comp. Mtg of Folk Songs pression call attention to qualities of such animals, from Spain and Latin America. Illustrated by Jules-- naturgl phenomena, and 'objects as "Sun," "Pig," Maidoff. New York, Putnam, 1967, 88 p. $5.97. "Hollyhocks," "Pebbles," "Coins," and "Jewels." The ISBN 0-399-6016511 6771545 line drawingi for each capture exactlytheessence of A gailyillustrated collection of thirty-seven songs: the poems. (All ages) about anirrals and nature, singing 'games and dances, songs about people, and songs for Christmas. Each Yankee Doodle (Song) Yankee Doodle, by Richard has a lively introduction, clear musical notation, and Schackburg. Woodcuts by Ed Emberley, Notes by both English and Spanish words. (Gr 266) Barbara Emberley. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice- Hall, 1965. [33] p. Paper $1.50 ISBN 0713-971379 6 65-15000

52 Copyright 0 1979 by Wollsoo Trim Adkins, Jan. Toolchest; a Primer of Woodcraft. New An authoritativeandcomprehensive guide, with York, Walker, 1973. 48 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-8027- rules for boys and girls of differing ages,covers skills 6153-4 (lib. ed. $6.83 ISBN 0-8027-6154-2) and drills useful for self-instructionand coaching. De- 72-81374 tailed drawings of maneuvers. (Gr.4-6) The author's meticulous drawings introducemeas . uring, cutting, and shaping tools used in hand wood- Barth, Edna. Hearts, Cupids, and Red Roses; the working and also common woods and their qualities. Story of theValentine Symbols. (Gr 5-up) Illustrated by Ursula Arndt. New York, Seabury Press,1974. [69] p. $6.95 ISBN 0-8164-3111-6 73-7128 Allport, Alan J. Model Theaters, and How to Make The history of Valentine's Day and the little known T hem. New York, Scribner, 1978. 96p. $7.95 ISBN stories behind its symbolscards,paper lace, and 0-684-15723-3 77-93901 goodies. (Gr 3-5) Innumerable creative possibilities for amateur cir- cus, , and play productions are suggested by the Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs: the Story directions, sometimes technical, given here for match- of the St. Patrick's Day Symbols. Illustrated by box and pop -up theaters as well as for stages complete Ursula Arndt. New York, Seabury Press, 1977. 95p. with orchestra, pit, proscenium, and movable wings. (A Clarion book) $7.95 ISBN 0-8164-3195-7 (Gr 5-up) 77-369 Irish history, lore, and legend are part ofa wealth Amon, Aline. Tking Hands; Indian Sign Language. of information provided about Patrick the real mis- Written ani trated by Aline Anion. Garden sionary, St.Patrick's Day, and its celebration. City, N.Y., In-' Peday, 1968. 80p. $4.95 ISBN eludes lists of stories for St. Patrick's Day andsources. 0L385-08891 lib. ed. $5.90 ISBN 0-385-09425- (Cr 3-7) 6) 68-10123 Chtldren wilt want to try their handatign lan- Batterberry, Ariane R., and Michael Batterberry. The guage after readieig this inviting guide with its simple Pantheon Story of American Art for Young Peo- explanations and attractive, clear diagrams. (Gr 3-6) ple. Introduction by Tom Armstrong. New York, Pantheon Books, 1976. [159] p. $14.95 ISBN 0494- Antonacci, Robert J., and Anthony J. Puglisi. Soccer 82842-9- 75-22249 for Young Champions. Illustrated by Patti Boyd. A godd introduction for gallery visitors, this invit- New York, McGraw-Hill, 1978. 183 p. (Young ing survey begins with the art of the Indians, andfirst champion series) $7.95 ISBN 0-07- 002147 -3 settlers and carries the readerup to the 1960s. (Gr 77-27565 5-up)

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,=2 Baylor, Byrd.They Put on Masks. 11100 remy. Eskimo Crafts anti Their. Cultural Ingram. New York, Scribner, 1974. 46p. $6.95 Backgrounds. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, ISBN 0-684-13767-4 73-19557 1915. 125*p. $6.00 ISBN0-688-51705-675-9573 A poetic text conveys the significan Indians This how -to book is built on awareness of Eskimo and Eskimos of the masksthey make fromwood, skin, cultural and artistic contributions and generously illus. bones, and other natural materials,for use in prayers trated with black-and-white photographs of Eskimo and dances. (Gr 3-5) artifacts as well as ample sketches and step-by-step directions for reproducing from readily availablema- When Clay Sings. Illustrated by Tom Bahti. terialssculpture, scrimshaw,stencils,and ookpiks New York, Scribner, 1972. [32]P. $6.95 ISBN 0- (owl-like furry dolls). (Gr 4-up) 684-12807-1 70-180758 The Southwest Indian's way of life in the past is Cutler, Katherine N. From Petals to Pinecones: A suggested in a simple text accompanied by pleasing Nature Art and Craft Book. Illustrated by Giulio designs, in earthy colors, taken from pottery frag- Maestro. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1969. ments. (Cr 3-up) 128 p. $6.96 ISBN 0V-68151594-A3 (paper $2.95 ISBN 0-688-45003-2) 79-81753 Explicit drawings illustrate ways in which materials Berger, Melvin, and J. B. Handelsman. The Funny in nature can be used to create gifts, decorations, and Side of Science.New York,Crowell, 1973. [48] p. indoor gardens. (Gr 4-6) $6.95 ISBN 0-690-32088-4 71-187944 An amusing, illustrated collection of riddles, jokes, D'Amato, Janet, and Alex D'Arnato. Colonial Crafts brief stories, and cartoons, each dealing withsome for You to Make. New York, Messner, 1975. 64p. aspect of science. (Gr 4-up) $7.29 ISBN 0-671-32706-2 74-19005 Clear diagrams and scaled drawings accompany de- Blake,Quentin, and John Yeoman, comps.The Im- tailed instructions for making a- number of items im- probable Book of Records. Illustrated by Quentiri rtant to the daily life of colonial Americans. (Gr Blake. New York, Atheneum, 1976. [32]p. $6.95 5-8) ISBN 0-689-30535-4 76-4466 Blake'shilariousfull-colorillustrationsheighten .Indian Crafts. New York, Lion Press, 1968. this riotous takeoff on the Guinness Book of World 72 p. $5.95 ISBN 047460-004-9 ($5.49 ISBN Rebords (Gr 4-up) 0-8746(1-088-X) 68-19688 Explicit directions for a variety of original Indian crafts including instructions for miniature and full- Charlip, Remy, Mary Beth, and George Ancont size models of homes and artifacts using inexpensive, Handtalk; an ABC of Finger Spelling Ce Sign Lan- readily available materials. (Cr 3-6) guage. New York, Parents' Magazine Press, 1974. [48] p: $5.95ISBN 0-8193-0705-X(lib. ed. $5.41 DePree, Mildred. A Child's World of Stamps: Stories, ISBN 0-8193-0706-8) 73 --10199 Poems, Fun, and Facts from .Many- Lands. New A challenging introduction to-finger spelling and-sign York, Parents' Magazine Press, 1973. 126 p. $5.95 language for the deaf, with expressive faces and hands, ISBN (1-8193-0661-4 (lib. ed. $5.41 ISBN 0 -8193- and body language captured in color photographs. 0662L2) 72-10178 (Gr 2-up) A colorful and readable introduction to stamps of the world, arranged by country, emphasizes subjects Chase, Alice E. Looking at Art. New York, Crowell; appeals to children: kites, fish, puffins, and the like. 1966. 119 p. $8.95 ISBN 0-690-50869-7 66-11947 (All ages) Through comparisons of similar subjects painted many different hands, the author helps us see the de. Dietz, Elizabeth W., and Michael B. Olatuhji. Musical velopment of perspe brushwork, patterns, focus, Instruments of Africa; Their Nature, Use, and Place in the Life of a Deeply Musical People. Illus. and abstraction, earliest Assyrian artto Chagall and Le trated by Richard M. Powers. New York, J. Day, 1965. 115 p. $9.95 ISBN 0-381-97013-2 65-13733/M Collier, aside Jazz. New York, Four Winds For young people interested in making their own Press, 197 176p. $6.95 ISBN 0-590-07282-X. music-and even their own instruments-this fully 73 -76455 illustrated study shows how native African instruments An enthusiastic,knowledgeable introduction to the _ remade and used. Includes two songs with words ancl history, style, and"greats" of jazz. Also, The Great melody and a long-playing record of African music jazz Artists 47.95ISBN 0-59(1c07493-8). (Gr 7-9) recorded in Africa by Colin M. Turnbull. (Gr 6-up) M Fisher, Leonard E. The Weavers, NewYork, Watts, . The Art, of the Plains Indians, Designed by 1966. 45 p. $4.90 ISBN 0- 531--01037 -6 66-1058 Gerard Nook. Special photography byAlfred Ta- In this volume of the artist's -picture-story'series marin. New York, Macmillan, 1975. 48 about colonial. craftsmen, intricacies of p. $7.95 weaving and ISBN 0=02- 73630 =0 75-14064 pattern-drafting are carefully explained.Also pub- lished in, 1966 are his The Cabinetmakers Customs, traditions, and ceremonies of the, Plains (ISBN Indians are interpreted here through. theirart: bead- 0-531-01026-0) and The Tanners (ISBN0-531- work and leatherwoik, dolls, headdresses, 01038-4). (Gr .5-8) pipes, and other items of particular interestto children. Also, The Art of thg Southwest Indians ($7.95ISBN 0-02- Foster Laura L. Keeping the Plants You Pick. Illus. 736120-97. (Gr 4-up) trated by the author. New York, Crowell, 1970. 149 p. $8.50 ISBN 0690-47140-8 74-101926 A botanical artist documents her suggestions forpre- The Art of the Spanish in the serving ferns, flowers, and leaves to make decorative and Puerto Rico. Designed by Gerard Nook. Photo- arrangements, pictures, and gifts. (Gr 5-up) graphs by Alfred Tarnarin. New York, Macmillan, 1972. 48 p. $7.95 ISBN B-02-736130-6 75-185218 Gardner, Martin, Perplexing Puzzles and Tantalizing Including St. Augustine, the Sciuthwest, andPuerto Teasers. Illustrated by Laszlo Kubinyi. New York, Rico, the art historian's brief text with pictureson Simon & Schuster, 1969. 95 p. Paper $0.95.Pocket every page interprets the hiritage from three, centuries Books. ISBN 0-671-29327-3 .69-16871 of Spanish domination in colonial America.(Or 5-8) Riddles, palindromes, noodles, tricky questions,and other puzzles for fun and stimulus. (Gr 3--up) Greenfield, Howard. Passover. Illustrated by Elaine Grove. Designed by Bea Feitler, New York, Holt, Gilbreath, Alice T. Candles for Beginnersto Make. Rinehart & Winston,.1978. 32 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-03- Illustrated by Jenni Oliver. New York, Morrow, 039921-1 77-13910 1975. 64 p. $6.25 ISBN 0-688-22010-X (lib.ed. A clear explanation of the meaning today and the $6.00 ISBN 0-688-32010-4) 74-14968 ,historical significance of the Jewish holidayof Pass- Directions for making a wide variety of candlesstress over with emphasis on customs connected with- the safety _rules and include instructions forchopping, Seder, the traditional service conductedat home. melting, pouring, and coloringwax. (Gr 4-6) (Gr 3 -5) Glubok, Shirley. The Art of Ancient Peru. Designed by Gerard Nook. Special phatography-by Alfred H. Hellman, Elizabeth S. Signs and Symbols aroundthe World. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1967. Tamarin.- New York, Harper & Row, 1966. 41p. 192 p. $6.97 ISBN 0-688-51249-6 $7.89 ISBN 0-06-022044-9 66-18651 67-22596 An unusual and fascinating survey of "picture-writ- Reproductions of early Peruvian arts and craftson every page and, a text that relates them to ancient life ing," from prehistory to ..contemporary sign-writing, with many illustrations conveying the communicative contribute effectively to an understanding ofpre- Columbian civilization. (Gr 4-8) power of graphic signs. (All ages)

The Art of China. Designed by Gerard Nook. .Signs and Symbols of the Sun. New York, New York, Macmillan, 1973.48 p. $6.95 ISBN 0- Seabury Press, 1974. 192 p. $8.95 ISBN 0-8164- 02-736170-5 72-81059 3122-1 73-20121 Four thousand years of Chinese civilizationare pre- An explanation of the major role played by thesun sented in a brief survey which includes samples of inthe mythology,arts,andreligionsof various architecture, porcelain, pottery, silk fabrics, figurines, worldcultures-past -and present, Decorated with silk screen paintings, paintings onpaper, and scrolls. drawings of sun symbols and illustrated withphoto- Also, The Art of Japan ($5.95 ISBN 0-02-736080-6). graphs of artifacts and art objects. (Gr 6-8) (Gr 4-up) Hirsh,' Marilyn, The Hanukkah Story.New York, . The Art of the Eskimo. New York, Harper & Bonim Books,1977. [32] p. $7.95 ISBN 0-88482- Row, 1964. 48 p. $7.89 ISBN 0-06-022052 756-9 77-22183 64-16637 An account of the struggle of Judah Maccabecand Handsome bookmaking displays photographs of his small army against the overwhelmingmight of the driftwood masks, ivory and stone carvings of animals, Syrians and how this eventgave rise to the celebration and the hunt. A feeling for Eskimo culture is simply of Hanukkah. Illustrated with colorby the author. conveyed in brief explanations. (Gr 4up) (GI-, 2-5)

55 Hoopla, Cheryl G. The Heritage Sampler: A Bookof An- architect presents another distinCtive book of Colonial Ant di' Crafts. Pictures and diagrams by drawings to show how an imaginary Roman city, de- Richard Culfari, New York, Dial Press, 1975. 132p. signed for the people who lived in it, was built from $6.95 ISBN 0-8037-5414-0 (lib. ed. $6.49 ISBN 26 B.C. to A.D. 100. (Cr 7-up) 0-8037-5430-2) 75-9203 A lively introduction to the skills and crafts of colo- Maginley, C. J. Models of America's Past and Howto nisd America with detailed directions that allowchil- Make Them. Illustrated by Elisabeth D. McKee. dren today to try their hand at them. (Gr 5-up) New York, Harcourt, Brace & World, 1969. 144p. Horwitz,ElinorL.Mountain People, Mountain $6.25 ISBN 0-15-255051-8 69-17116 Crafts. Photographs by Joshua Horwitz andAn- Step-by-step directions for making, from inexpen- sive materials, a 'variety of models of pioneer houses, thony Horwitz.Philadelphia,Lippincott,1974. 143 p. $6.95 ISBN 0 V-397-31498-1(paper $3.95 barns, vehicles, furniture, a covered bridge,a distrirt school, and a meetinghouse. (Gr 6-9) IS13N 0-397- 31499X) 73-19665 A survey of crafts and folk culture which is alsoa picture of the Appalachianway of life, fully illustrated Marks, Mickey K. Op-Tricks; Creating Kinetic Art. with photographs. (Cr 7-up) Kinetics by Edith Alberts. Photographs by David Rosenfeld. Philadelphia, Lippincott, 1972. [40]p. Johnson, Hannah L. Let's Make Jam.Photographs by $5.95 ISBN 0-397-31539-2 79-38550 Daniel Dorn, Jr. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shep- A clear introductory guide to the mechanics of ard, 1975. [39] p. $6.25 ISBN 0-688-41682-9(lib. kinetic art, with concise directions for straight-line ed. $6.00 ISBN 0-688-51682-3) 74-20806 drawings, plexiglass constructions, and simple sculp- Black-and-whitephotographsaccompanyclear ture in motion. Intended as a guide to creative adapta- step-by-step instructions for preparing strawberryjam tion of techniques and materials. (Gr. 5-up) the natural way, from picking the fruitto bottling the preserves. (Cr 2-5) Meyer, Carolyn. The Bread Book: All about Bread and How to Make It. Illustrated by Trina Schart. Krementz, Jill. A Very Young Gymnast. New York, Hyman. New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Knopf [distributedby Random House],1978. 1971, 96 p. $6.95 ISBN 0z15-212040-8 76-140780 [128] p. $8.95 ISBN 0-394-50080-6 78-5502 As satisfying as a good loaf itself, this book touches In the pattern of her earlier books (abouta dancer on bread in history and religion and suggests simple and a rider) the author. describes in photographs the recipes, with crisp drawings lighteningevery page. training and triumphs of ten-year-old Torrance.Also, (Gr 3-6) A Very Young Rider ($8.95 ISBN 0-394-41092-0). (Gr 34) Christmas Crafts: Things to Make the 24 Days before Christmas. Pictures by Anita Lobel. Macaulay, David, Castle. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, New York, Harper & Row, 1974. 136p. $5.95 ISBN,. 1977. [80] p. $9.95 ISBN 0-395-25784-077-7159 0-06-024197-7 (lib. ed. $5.79 ISBN 0-06-024198- Another in the artist-historian's brilliant series of 5) 74-2608 works on the process of building a complex structure. Explanations of traditions associated with seasonal Invents a composite example of a Welsh castle of cthe craftsandrecipes precede the detailed directions for late thirteenth century and in large detailed drawings each project suggested. (Gr 4-up) shows how it took six years to create what becamea successful war machine.- (All ages) Miller, Irene P., and Winifred Lubell. The Stitchery Book; Embroidery fbri. Beginners. Garden City, N.Y, Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction. Doubleday, 1965. 96 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-385-05550-1 Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1973. 77 p. $9.95 ISBN 65-16370 0-395-17513-5 , 73-6634 Many color and black-and-white photographs of The thirteenth-century Gothic cathedral of Chu- museum pieces and other finished embroidery plus treaux (imaginary) took eighty-six years to build, from Mrs: Lubell's clear diagratts illustratea text contain- the hiring of the architects to the grand opening. Con - ing historical background as wellas hints for creative struction is shown in the author's meticulously de- stitchery. tailed, step-by-step drawings of craftsmen at work. A 1974 Caldecott Medal Honor Book. (Gr 4-up) Fun with Crewel Embroidery by Erica Wilson (Scribner $5.95 ISBN 0-684-12894-2),a briefer book City: a Story of Roman Planning and Con- with fewer pictures (one in color), suitable foryoung- stxuction. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1974. 112 p. er beginners as well as older, offers a variety of designs $9.95 ISBN 0-395-194-92-X 74-1280 and directions for the basic stitches. (Gr 7-up) ,

56 pore, Janet .The Many Ways of Seeing; an' Intro- Paul, Aileen. Kids Gardening; a First Indoor Garden. duetion tthe Pleasures of Art. Cleveland, World ing Book forChildren, Illustrated by Arthur Haw- Pub. Co., 1969. 141 p. $9.95, Collins, New York, kins. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1972. 96 p. ISBN a-529-00954-4 (lib. ed.-$9.91 ISBN 0-529- $4.95 ISBN 0-385-02492-4 .73-177239 0401734) 67-23348 Stkcinct directions are accompanied by clear dia- A museum lecturer's introduction to great paintings grams and informal, attractive drawings. Afterprelim- from Giotto to Picasso. Over eighty black -and -white inary general advice, successive chapters treat specific illustrations and thirty.two pages in color. (Or 6-up) kinds of plants. (Gr 3-6)

Myller, Rolf. Symbols & Their Meaning. New Yor Perri, Lila. Slumps; Grunts, and Snickerdoodles; What Atheneum, 1978. [95]-p.--$9.95-1SBN-0489L3063 Colonial America Ate and Why. Drawings by Rich. 5 77-17015 and Cuffari. New York, Seabury Press, 1975. 128 p. The uses of many kinds of symbols for quick and (A Clarion book) $7.95 ISBN 0-8164-3152-3 simple communication are handled clearly in text and 75-4894 pictures. (Gr 4-7) Within discussion of the diets and cookery of the American colonists, thirteen colonial recipes are given Naylor, Penelope. Black Image's: the Art of West including succotash, snickerdoodles, and spoon bread. Africa. With photographs by Lisa Little, Garden (Gr 4-8) City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1973. 95 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-385-07462-X 72-92233 Pettit, Florence H. Christmas All around the House; Striking photographs, many of them accompanied Traditional Decdraitons You Can Make. Drawings by evocative poems, *sent a dramatic view of West by Wendy Watson. New York, Crowell,1976.226 p. African artmasks, figures, and ritual objects. (Gr $9.95 ISBN 0-690-01013-3 75-37876 5-up) Clear instructions, detailed drawings, and, simple patterns show the reader how to make Christmas dec- orationsmany from other countries"from inexpen- Paine, Roberta M, Looking at Architecture. New , York, Lothrop; Lee & Shepard, 1974. 127 p. $6.96 sive, easily found materials. (Gr 5-up) ISBN 0-688-51553-3 73-17718 In this introduction to architecture large photo- Pflug, Betsy. Boxed-In Doll Houses. Philadelphia, Lip- graphs illustrate "shapes, forms, materials and tech- pincott, 1971. 48 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-397-31348=9 niques." Includes biographical notes,map,and read- 71-137219 ing list, as, well as a glossary and an index. (Gr4-7) Well-illustrated ideas,.sirriple enough for small chil- dren to carry out, for making doll honses and furnish- Parish, Peggy. Costumes to Make. Illustrated by Lynn ings out of cardboard boxes, paper, plastic, and other Sweat. New York, Macmillan, 1970. 111 p. $6.95 easily available materials. (Gr 3-5) ISBN 0-02- 769950=1 75-102969 Detailed instructions for making costumes represen- Funny Bags.Princeton, N.J., Van Nostrand, tative of historical periods, foreign countries, holidays, 1968. 40 p.Reprint $6.95.' Lippincott, Phila. ISBN and storybook characters. (Gr 3-up) 0-397-31549-X 73-21723 From a Halloween mask to puppets, party decora- tions, and gift wrapping, the basis for this craft work .Let's Be early Settlers with Daniel Boone. New York, Harper &,Row, 1967. 96 p. $5.79 ISBN is the paper bag. Simple step-by-step, directions, each 046-024648-0 67-3110 illustrated. (Cr 3-6) An imaginative how-to-do-it book for young would- be pioneers, with clear instructions and diagrams for Pinkwater, Jill. The Natural Snack Cookbook; 151 projects in building, sewing, and model-making to re- Good Things to Eat. New York, Four Winds Press, create the life of settlers in the days of Daniel Boone. 1975. 258 p. $9.95 ISBN 0-590-07374-5 75-11717 Humorous illustrations by Arnold Lobel. (Gr A lighthearted introduction to healthful foods with recipes for cakes, breads, sandwiches, puddings, and candies made with natural ingredients. (Gr 5-up) . Let's Celebrate; Holiday Decorations You Can Nfake. Illustrated by Lynn Sweat. New York, Greenwillow Books/Morrow, 1976. 56 p. (Green- Price,hristine. Dancing Masksof Africa.New York, 0-684-14332=1 wilim read-alone)$5.95 ISBN 0-688-80050-5 Scribner, 1975.[47] p.$6.95 ISBN 75-4028 d. $5.7 i ISBN 0=688-84050-7) 76-2726 A clearly illustrated first-reading book offers begin- Striking linocuts in red, black, and mustard depict ners instruction on how to enlivenChristmas and a varied selection i:=4 ceremonial masks indigenous to other holidays. (Gr 1-3) West African countries. An accompanying, rhythmic

57 textdescribes theiruse. Also, The Mystery of Masks Portythree parlor and outdoor .,,($7.95 ISBN 0-684-15653-9) and games, clearly ex- Talking-Drumsof plained, are made more intriguingby irnailinative Afriia($5.95 ISBN 0-684-,-13492-8). ,1Gr 4--uP) picture-book illustration in full color whichdepicts animals' al players. (K-up) Made in West Africa. New York,Dutteln, 1975. 150 p. $9.95 ISBN 0-525-34400-4 74-4202 Ross, Laura. Hand Puppets; How A lucid to Make and Use introduction to the role that art-carving, Them. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, pottery, masks, sculpture, jewelry, and textiles-plays 1969. 192 p. $6.96 ISBN 0-688-51615-7(paper $2.95 in the life of West Africa, lavishlyillustrated withex- ISBN 0-6138-45015-6) cellent photographs by the author. 73-82100J (Gr 5-up) Materials, sources, and detailed instructionsfor making paper-bag puppets ,for Rumpelstiltskin,rod Punch and Judy. Punch' & Judy;a Play for Puppets. puppets for a shadow play of Peter and the Wolf, and Illustrated by Ed Ember ley. Bbston,Little, Brown, papier-mâché puppets for Punch and Judy. (Cr4=6) 1965.27 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-316- -23584-9 65-10793 This presents "a short historyof. Mr. Punch," the cast of traditional characters,and . Mask-Making with Pantomime and-Stories a series of brief from American History. Drawings by Frank Ross, playlets, with many suitably boisterousillustrations. (Gr 3-6) Jr. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1975. 112p. $6.00 ISBN 0-688-51721-8 75-41960 Advice to the beginner on mask construction (mate- Festivals for You to Celebrate. Philadelphia, rials needed and special cautions suchas leaving nose Lippincott, 1969. 192 p. $7.95 ISBN 0397-31071- holes for breathing!and on the use of masks plus 4 69-12005 mime to interpret a story. Detailsare given for four Suggestions for celebrating twenty-nineholidaysof plays: Pocahontas and John Smith, The Boston Tea various lands and seasonsincludea wide range of craft Party, , and The Discovery of the' work, foods, and activities, illustrated withclear dia- North Pole. (Gr 34) grams for adult and child to follow together. Another festivals book is this author's JewishHoli- Rubenstone, Jessie. Knitting for Beginners. Photo- days, Facts, Activities, and Crafts ($8.95 ISBN 397- graphs by Edward Stevenson. Philadelphia, Lippin- .31076-5),. with historical background for each cele- cott, 1973.64 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-397-31473-11(paper bration and many suggestions forparty decorations, $2.95 ISBN 0k397-31474-4) -games, and recipes. (Gr 4-up) 72-6755 Clear instructions and photographs make thisan ideal beginning book for young knitters. Includes sim- . Holiday Cards for You to Make. Philadel- ple, useful projects. (Gr 3-6), phia, Lippincott, 1967. 64 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-397- .31574 -0 67-10375 Sarnoff, Jane, and Reynold Ruffins. The Chess Book. With clear; colored illustration this rich compilation Consultant: Bruce Pandolfini. New York, Scribner, of suggestions for all the seasons provides instruction 1973. 39 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-684-13494-2 73-1385 for orking with linoleum-print, silkscreen, collage, Large color illustrations and a lucid text together stencil, pressed-flower, and other techniques.(Cr 5= up) diagram for the interested 'novice a sample chess game, its moves and elementary strategy. (Cr 4=6)

Roche, Patricia K. Dollhouse Magic; How.to Make The Code & Cipher Book. New York, Scrib- and Find Siniple Dollhouse,Furniture.Photographs ner, 1975. 37 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-684-14246-5 by John Knott; drawings by Richard Cuffari. New 74=24419 York, Dial Press, 1977. 58p. $7.95 ISBN 0=8037- A lighthearted look at codes and ciphers, breezily 2122-6 ($7.45 ISBN 0-8037-2123-4) 76=42932 illustrated in cartoon style. (Gr 3-6) For child -alone as well as for child-adultcompan- ionship, many fresh ideas for creatinga dollhouse full of furniture. Ingeniousways of setting up rooms on . A Great Bicycle Book. Rudy"TheBicycle stairs, on bookshelves, or in boxes. (Gr 2-up) Man." Veselsky, technical consultant. New York, Scribner, 1973.31 p. New ed. $6.95ISBN 0684 1458(-4 (paper $2.95 ISBN 0-684-44615--0) Rockwell, Anne F, Games (and How to Play Thews). 75=33507 Pictures by Anne Rockwell. New York, Crowell, For the _young bicyele rider,a simple guide to buy- 1973. 43 p. $9.93 ISBN 0-690-32159-7 (lib.ed. ing, maintaining, repairing, and understandinga bi- $9.79 ISBN 06932160-0) 72-10936 cycle. (Gr 3-up)

58 The Monster Riddle Book. New York, Scrib- Dance-minded children will enjoy the historical and ner, 1975. [32] p. $6.95 ISBN 0-684-14395-X technical information given for a modern ballet school. 75-4465 as well as the fictional narrative about two children -Ghosts, vampires, witches, werewolves, and other training to be dancers. Illustrated with both dra,wings monsters get -merry treatment in this singular book and photographs. (Gr 3-up) with full-color fiendish illustrations. (All ages) Thorrison, Peggy. Museum People: Collectors and Sattler, Helen R. Recipes for Art and Craft :Materials. Keepers at the Smithsonian. Illustrations by Joseph Written and illustrated by Helen Roney Sattler. Low. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall, 1977. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1973. 128 p. 305 p. $8.95 ISBN 0-13-606889-8 77-3175 $6.00 ISBN 0-688-51557-6 73-4950 Neither a guidebook nor a reference tool but a fas- A wide variety of inexpensive recipes for basic craft cinating "people book" in which the journalist-author materials, including modeling compounds, paints, and presents unique collectors conservators, and exhibitors pastes. (Cr 3-up) who serve the many museums and the 7e0 which make up the Smithsonian Institution. (Cr 7-up) Scheffer, Victor B. The Seeing Eye. Words and photo- graphs by Victor B. Scheffer. New York, Scribner, Warren, Fred. The Music of Africa; an Introduction. 1971. 4,7 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-684-92311-4 70-140773 By Fred Warren with Lee Warren. Illustrated with Striking, color photographs and brief text stimulate photographs and line drawings by Penelope Naylor. awareness of form, color, and texture in nature, and Englewood Cliffs, Nj., Prentice-Hall, 1970. 87 p. dramatically illustrate the interrelationships of. design, $545 ISBN 0-13-608224=6 73-125329 mathematics, and nature study. (Gr 5-up) Brief but substantial is this discussion of music in African life and the Western debt to contemporary Schnurnberger, Lynn E. Kings, Queens, Knights, Cy' African music, including a description of elements that Jesters; Making Medieval Costumes. In association make it unique as well as universal, and the musical with the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Drawings instruments associated with it. (Gr 6-9) by Alan Robert Showe; photographs by Barbara Brooks and Pamela Hort. New. York, Harper & Weisgard, Leonard. The Plymouth Thanksgiving: Row, 1978. 113 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-06-025241-3 (lib. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1967. [641-p. $5.95 ed. $6.79 ISBN 0- 06=025242 -1) 77-25682 ISBN 0-38547312-7 (lib. ed. $6.90 ISBN 0-385- Explicit directions for using three basic pattern 08297) 67 =15379 'piecesthe circle, the T, and the tunic---:help the Dramatic illustration and brief text based on Wil- young producer to fashion costumes for plays and liam Bradford's diary convey the struggle of the Pil- pageants. (Gr 5-up) grims' first year.in the new world. (Gr 1-4)

Scott, Henry Joseph, and Lenore Scott. Egyptian Weiss, Harvey. Ceramics from Clay to Kiln. Illustrated Hieroglyphs for Everyone; an Introduction to the by the author. New York, Young Scott Books, 1964. Writing of Ancient Egypt. New York, Funk & Wag_ 63 p. $6.95. Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass. ISBN nails, 1969. 95p. $8.95 ISBN 0308-80223-3 0-201-09153-4 64-13583 68-13080 Another of this sculptor-art teacher'S clearly illus- This fascinating introduction treats the grammar, trated, step-by-step craft books, this ipterprets and ex- pronunciation, and writing of words and sentences. plains basic techniques of using clay in slab,- coil, and Included are a basic vocabulary list and charts of pic- sculpture processes. (Gr 5-up) tographs showing how they can be combined to _form phrases. (Gr &-up) . Collage andConstruction. New York, Young Sgott Books, 1970. 62 p. (Beginning artists library) Sabot, Hi. rriet L. Pete's House. Photographs by Pa- $6.95. Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass. ISBN 9 trca Agre. New York, Macmillan, 1978. 58 p. 201-09163-1 76-98115 $7.95 ISBN 0-02-785980=0 77 =12564 A practical discussion of methods and materials for A photographic essay records the work of a crew flat-surface collages and three-dimensional construc- building young Pete'shouse:masons, carpenters; tions. Illustrated with diagrams and with photographs plumbers, electricians, roofers, and others. (Cr 5-8) of contemporary examples. (Cr 5=8)

Streatfeild, Noel. Young Person's Guide toBallet. How to Make Your Own Books. New York, Drawings by Georgette .Bordier. New ,York, Warne, Crowell, 1974. 71 p. $7.95 ISBN 0=690-00400-1 1975. 120,p. $7.95 ISBN 07232-1814 -5 74 -81666 73-17267

59 A booldover's suggestions of kinds of booksto make known instruments, and individualcomposers are (diasies, scrapbooks; and others) with explicit direc- given brief attention. List of musicalterms and a dis- dons for their construction. (Gr 5-up) cography. (Gr 6-9)

How to Run, ts Railroad; EverythingYou Wolff,Diane. ChineseWriting, an Introduction. Need to KnOiv about Model Titairis.-New York, . Calligraphy by Jeanette Chien. Photographsby Crowell, 1977. 127 p. $8.50ISBN0-690-01304-3 Laura DeCoppet [and others]. New York, Holt, 76-18128 Rinehart & Winston, 1975. 46p. $5.95 ISBN The selection, --assembling, construction,and opera- 0-03-013006-9 tion of model railroad equipment, with 74-20579 clearly cap- A brief introduction about thecountry,its lan- tioned diagrams and photographs indicatingrealistic guages, and calligraphy precedes a description of basic and imaginative layouts. (Gr 5-8) characters--ancient and modernand their brush strokes. (Cr 5-up) . Lens and ; un Introduction to Photog- raphy. Reading, Mass., Young Scott Books,1971. Wolff, Robert J. Seeing Red. New( York, Scribner, 120 p. (The Beginning artist's library) $6.95. Addi- 1968. [32] p. $5:95 ISBN 0-684-12826-8 67-24052 son-Wesley. ISBN 0-2 240-9 79-115913 An artist-teacher has made a stunningly simple in- Helpful, photograph' examples illustrate principles troduction to color,clear enoughfor the very young-' of photography, kinds ofameras and film, and tech- est. Its sequels, Feeling Blue and Seeing Yellow, show niques foi getting artistic ults. (Gr 7-up) equally distinguished boiknaking. (K-Gr 2)

. Model Airplanes and old Them. Wolters, Richard A. Kid's Dog;a Training Book. New York, Crowell, 1975. 90p. ISBN 0-690- Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1978. 128 00594-6 p. $5.95 74-19451 ISBN 0-385-11550-4 (lib.ed. $6.90 ISBN 0 -385- Diagrams, drawings, and photographs supplement 11551-2) 76-23803 clear step-by-step instructions for the hobbyistto make Useful instructions for selecting and traininga a wide variety of airplanes and helicopters out of puppy are illustrated with engaging _black-and-white wood and cardboard and power them bysimple meth- photographs. (Gr 6y-8) ods, (Or 5-8) Yolen, Jane H. Ring Out! ,A Book of Bells. Drawings . Paint, Brush and Palette. New Vork, William by Richard Cuffari. New York,SeaburyPress, 1974. R. Scott, 1966. 6'4 p. $6.95. Addison-Wesley, Read- 128 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-8164-3127-2 74-4043 ing, Mass. ISBN 0-201-09303-0 66-11410 The making and uses of bells throughout history: Experiments with ,colors, shapes, textures, and kinds in everyday and religious life, in town and country, in of paints, to open the eyes ofa beginning paintei who, war and peace, and for music. Poems are interpolated. after studying color relationship_s for himself, will look (Or 5-up) at great art with more critical perception. (Cr 7-up) . World on a String; the Story of Kites. Cleve- Robina B. The Voice of Music. Foreword by land, World Pub. Co., 1969. 143 p. Reprint$5.95. Yehudi Menuhin.Illustrated by Jeroo Roy. New Collins, New York. ISBN 0-529-00392-9 (lib. ed. York, Atheneurn, 1977. 224p. (A Margaret K. Mc- $5.91 ISBN 0-329-00394-3) 68-26976 Elderry book) $7.95 ISBN 0489- 50096-3.77 -3225 A splendid profusiOn of photographs amplifies inter- A highly readable introduction to classical, folk, and est in kites: scientific and military uses,importance as popular music. The voice, familiar and lesswell- religious symbols, and fun for sport. (Gr 5-up)

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Adoff, Arnold. . Illustrated by John Wil- An engaging portrait of the Victorian novelist re- son. New York, Crowell, 1970. 41 p. (Crowell biog. membered today as the author of The Secret Garden raphies) $6.95 ISBN 4-6951413-1(paper $1.95 and Sara Crewe. (Gr 7-9) ISBN 0-690-51415-8) 70-94787 e life of the young man who infused into Ameri- Coit, Margaret L. Andrew Jackson. Illustrated by Mil- can thought during the 1960s a knowledge of the ton Johnson. Boston, Houghton Mifflin,1965. 154 p. bea ty, dignity, and pride in being black. (Gr 3-5) $3.50 ISBN 0395-06698-0 65-14924 An able historian deals with the human of Alexder, Rae P., camp. Young.and Black in Amer- a complex and controversial man and with the his- ica Introductory notes by . New York, toric events and political issues of his long life. (Cr Random House, 1970. 139 p. $3.95 ISBN 0394 -- 6-up) 80482 -1 (lib. ed. $4.99 ISBN 0-394-904824) 70-117005 Collins, Michael. Flying to the Moon and Other Autobiographical selectionsfor eight men and Strang_ e Places. New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, womenfrom Frederick Douglass to a soldier of today. 1976. 159 p. $6.95ISBN 0-374-32412-376-25496 (Gr 6-up) An astronaut's discussion of his early career and Atkinson, Linda. Mother Jones, the Most Dangerous training for space flight, his trips into space, including the first lunar landing, and projection of future possi- Woman in America. New York, Crown, 1978. 246 p. bilities for life and flight in space, is illustrated with $7.95 ISBN 0-517-532014 77-15863 Irish-born Mary Harris Jones, after losing her hus- photographs and diagrams. (Cr band and four children in 1867, devoted the rest of her long life to the struggle of coal miners for eco- Coolidge, Olivia E. Gandhi. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, nomic justice. (Gr 6-8) 1971. 278 p. $5.95 ISBN0-395-12573-1 71-262645 A moving portrayal- of the man whose long life was Burnett, Constance B. Happily Ever After; a Portrait spent in a total effort to improve conditions for the of Frances Hodgson Burnett. New York, Vanguard people of India and whose philosophy of satyagraha Press, 1965. 160 p. $5.95 ISBN 0814970283-9 resistence by nonviolencewas to have meaning for 65-17370 other countries as well. (Gr 8-up)

61 Tom Paine, Revolutionary. New York, Scrib- McCann & 'Geoghegan, 1978; 57p. $4.99 ISBN 1969. 213 p. $10.00. ISBN 0-684-15152-9 0-698-30680 -5 77-8236 69-,17064 An army doctor who saw servicein the War of A thoroughly researched, vivid Rbrtrait ofa man 1812, William Beaumont foundanopportunity to firsthailedas a hero of the American Revolution and make a name for himself with apatient whose then rejected by those who had admired him. (Or severe wound provided him ,with alaboratory for 7-up) a nearly lifelong study of the stomach.(Or 5-7) Crawford, Deborah. Four Women- in a Violent Time. New York, Crown Publishers, 1970.'191 p. $6.95 Faber, Doris. Oh, Lizzie! The Life of Elizakth Cady ISBN 0-517-50313-1 74-127519 Stanton. New York, Lathrop, Lee & Shepard, 1972. A lively presentation of four women' who played 159 P. $6.48 ISBN. 0-688-51405-7' (paper $0.75. historic roles in the seventeenth-century colonies: Anne Pocket Books. ISBN 0- 671-296177,5) 79-177322 Hutchinson and Mary Dyer protested religious intol- A lively personality stands forth in the nineteenth- erance; broad-minded Lady Deborah Moody built a century pioneer in the women's rights movement. town; and Penelope. Stout survived scalping, severe (Or 5-8) wounds, and Indian captivity to leave over five hun- dred descendants when she died at 110 years ofage. Facklarn, Margery. Wild Animals, Gentle Women. (Gr 6-8) Illustrated withlinedrawings by Paul Facklarn and with photographs. New York, Harcourt Brace Dickinson, Alice. Charles Darwin and Natural Selec- Jovanovich, 1978. 139 p. 15.95 ISBN G- 15- 296987- tion. New York, Watts, 1964. 212p. $5.90 ISBN X 77-88961 0-531-00865-7 6411921 Engrossing portraits of eleven women who have Drawn considerably from Darwin'sown writings, . collected animals or watched their behavior' in the including The Voyage of the .Beagle, the ,details of wild.Includes such well-knownpersonsas Jane controversy and slow acceptance of his theories make Goodall. (Gr 5-8) exciting reading. (Or 7-up) Pecker, Constance. The Last Elizabethan; a Portrait of Dobrin, Arnold. / Am a Strangeron the Earth; the Sir Walter Raleigh. New York, Farrar, Straus & Story of Vincent Vah Gogh. NewYork,Warne, Giroux, 1972. 241 p. $5.50 ISBN 1:374-34361-6 1975. 95 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-7232-6121-0 75-8105. '74-178882 The lonely, self-tormented artist whose only hapPi- Courtier, sea captain, poet, explorer, historian, and ness lay in painting is perceptively treated in this biog- amateur scientist, Sir Walter Raleigh, Renaissance raphy illustrated with color and black-and-white re- man, emerges as an admirable human tragically caught productions of his influential paintings and'drawings. in (Gr 6=9) the interplay of political intrigue at the courts of ueen Elizabethandher successor, King James I of England. Illustrated with photographs. (Or 7-9) Douglass, Frederick.' Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. Adapted by Barbara Ritchie, NewYork, Crowell, 1966. 210 p.$6.95 ISBN 0-690-50088-2 Fisher, Aileen L. nne d'Arc. Illustrated by Ati For- 66-10063 berg. New York, Crowell, 1970. 52 p. $5.79 ISBN Douglass's autobiography reveals the nineteenth- (71490-45828-:2 74x81950 century hardships and cruelties endured A blacks A simple direct 'text, an open format, .and muted in both the South and the North. A valuableoriginal illustrations make this a fine introduction to the story document adapted for young people. (Gr 7-up) of Joan of Arc. (Gr 3-5)

Edwards, Anne. The Great Houdini. Illustrated by Fritz, Jean. And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? Joseph Ciardiello. New York, Putnam, 1977. 62p. Pictures by Margot Tomes. New York, Coward, (A See and read book) $4.29 ISBN 399-61020-0 McCann & Geoghegan, 1973. 45 p. $5:95 ISBN 76-8472 0-691202740 73-77423 A beginner's biography of the man reputed to be Facts and a touch of legend are attractively blended the greatest magician and escape artist of all time. in this engaging portrait of Paul Revere, one of Amer- (Gr 2-4) ica's bustlers:silversmith, maker of artificial teeth, businessman, and ardent patriot. Margot Tomes's Epstein, Samuel, and Beryl Epstein. Dr, Beaumont pictures capture Revere's indefatigable energy. Other and the Man with the Holein His Stomach. titles in a similar vein are: Can't You Make:* Them Illustrated by Joseph Scrofani. New York, Coward, Behave,KingGeorge?(ISBN X698- 20315 -1) ;

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D What's the Big Idea, Ben.Franklin? (ISBN 0-698- live and to extract goodfromthecruelestcircum- 20365-8) ; Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of stances. (Greup) May? (ISBN 0-698-20307-0) ; Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? (ISBN 0-698-20292-9) ;and Will You Sign tkre, John Hancock? (ISBN 0-69 Hodges, Margaret. Hopkins of the Mayflower; Por- 20308-9). (Gr 1-4) trait of a Dissenter. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972_274 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-374-33324-6 72-81485 Greenfield,Eloise.Mary McLeod Bethune.Illus- trated by Jerry Pinkney. New York, Crowell, 1977. Capturing the period and the temper of the times I this 32 p. (Crowell biographies), $6.95 ISBN 0-690- (Elizabeth and James I), remarkable book weaves the story of a believer in freedom for all and 01129-6 2 76-11522 A simply written 640Phjarecounts the life of the self-determination for man, the individual who was great black educator,*cirrtlei- childhood in North not only instrumental in the settling of Jamestown but Carolina to the foundifig of :her famous school. At- was also a passenger on the Mayflower and a settler of tractively illustrated in soft-pen line. (Gr 2-4) Plymouth Plantation. (Gr 6-8)

Hamilton, Virginia. Paul Robeson: The Life and . Lady Queen Anne; a Biography of Queen Times of a Free Black Man. New York, Harper & Anne of England.NewYork,Farrar, Straw & Row, 1974. 217 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-06 022188-7 (lib. Giroux, 1969. 275 p. $4.95 ISBN 0- 374-34293 ed. $6.79 IBSN 0-06-022189.-5) 72-82892 69 -14978 A moving portrait of the courageous, lonely man Adroitly used quotations from original sources bring who experienced enormous fame and then oblivion. authenticity, life, and color to a well-constructed biog- Illustrated with photographs. (Gr 8-up) raphy of the last.of the Stuarts. (Gr 6-8) W. E. B. Du Bois; a Biography. New York, Crowell, 1972.218 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-690 -- .87256-9 Hoobler, Dorothy, and Thomas Hoobler. Photograph- 70- 175106 ing History; the Career of Mathew Brady, New- A competently documented portrait of this black York, Putnam, 1977. 143 p. $8.95 ISBN 0-399-- leader-author-sociologist'ssuccesses andfailuresin 20602-7 77-3009 attempts to attain equality for his people in America There is a sizable slice of American history in this (Gr 6-up) account of the photographer of famous men and women who left his studio it the zenith of his career Haman, Terry. African Rhythm -American Dance, a to travel with Union troops photographing the Civil BiographyofKathenne Dunham. New York, War. Lavishly illustrated with Brady's photographs. Knopf, 1974. 213 p. $5.99 ISBN 0 394--92644-7 (Gr 7=9) 73-15113 The engrosiing story of the gifted dancer, choreogra- pher, and anthropologist who combined her talents to els.. 51ic Ly. Kevin create an authentic and influential modern dancytyle Brooks. New York, Crowell, 19/6. 38 p. $5.79 ISBN 76 4975 based on African and Caribbean sources. Photographs. 0-690 01127 X An easy-to-read biography describes the life of the (Gr 5- 8) famous trumpeter, from his childhood in New Orleans to the time wheo he became known as "Ambassador . 1u..1 ti.. Satoh" and -Kiny, ofazz (Gr 3 5) 1977. . $7 95 ISBN 0 o037 0452 4_, / 15"ZZ EmphaslitLe k_al asst Wadk editor, I Hoiry.,t,o woman to 1-yetoine a Texastare st,iat,4 a..d the first Mag,zine. Consultant:Ell)._It r'orbes. New York, to reprrsein a solv Etterni state 111 the Ilouse of Rep American Heritage Pub Cowok trade and resentatives111sistiated photographs((o= 0 up) __mai distribution by liar & Row, 1970 152 p (AItolizcin Kok) $5 95 ISBN 0 06

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Oritz, Victoria. .Sojourr fah, a Sell-Made Woman. Stern, Philip V.Edgar Allan Poe, risztor front the Philadelphia. Lippincott, 1974. 157 p. $7.95 ISBN Night of Time. New York, Crowell, 1973, 172 p. 0- 397 31504- X 73-22290 $6.95 ISBN 1) 690 25554 -'3 72-83786 A vigorous story as well as a commentary on the Thwarted by desperate poverty and personzil tragedy times of a remarkable woman who was horn into duringmost of Iris life, Poe strnggled to Make a name slavery,gained her freedom, fought as an ardent aboli- through his poetry, suspenseful tales, and other writ- tionist, and then turned her intelligence and talents to ings. A sympathetic and forceful presentation. (Gr the fight for women's suffrage. Illustrated with photo- 7-up) graphs. ((ir 5-9)

Powers, Elizabeth. The Journalof Madame Royale. glahn, Nan Mak , and ki Michael New York, Walker, 1976.150 p. $7.50 ISBN 0- Faraday '.%World. Illustrated by Chrispher Spol- len, Ness York, Coward, McCann rtiz.;eoghegan, 80x7 6251 1 (lib. ed. $7.39 ISBN 0-8027-6252 2) 75 43990 1976. p$5'.95 ISBN 0 698 20384 4 A simply presented,hist isrtsrsonttccoutrtofthe 76- 14385 French Revolution, based on the journal of Marie Againstabackdropofnineteenth - century Eng- Antoinette's daughter_ ((r 6-9) land, :in engaging pair tr -ges of the man who discoveredelectromagnetism, made otherscientific Scott,jcihn ;\inhcritt barmykemble's Arririt,tIllus- breakthroughs, and still had tunettr enioy life and trated with photographs. New York, Crowell,1973. people. Attractive illustrations cap _I the spirit of 146 p roam of .-intrisar $6 5 ISBN 0-690 the wan and Ow pculod((iI- 4 6)

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Almedingen, Martha E. Land of Muscovy; the His- Period photographs lend authentic flavor to this tory of Early RussiaIllustrated by Michael Charl- study of a hypothetical midwestern city from its be- ton. New York, Farrar, Straus gr. Giroux, 1972. 147 ginning as a stopping-oft place for covered wagons to p. $4.95 ISBN Q-374-34310-1 72-79864 today. (Gr 4=8) The romance and vigor of early Russia are conveyed in an informal history replete with vignettes of such Baumann, Hans. Lion Gate and Labyrinth. Trans- important personages as Ivan IV and including the lated by Stella Humphries. New York, Pantheon legend of a woodcutter's rescue of czar-elect Michael Books 1967. 182 p_ $6.39 ISBN 2-394-91881-9 Rornanov from Polish soldiers. (Cr 6-8) 67 =4156' 1 he prehlstui yofancient Greek civilizations,as Bacon, Margare New as events described in mythology which archae- York, Crown, 197). 216 p.$5.95 ISBN 0 517- ology proves actually to have occurred, are revealed 51576. 8 74 77272 in this account of the work of Heinrich Sc_hliernann and Arthur Evans. Illustrated with handsome color Centering on the 1 account by William Parke, an escaped slave who organized otherslaves,the plates (Cr 6 8) author vividly descnbes events surrounding the on successful attempt in18.) Iof a Nial ylanti hbtyco , nut Aka to reclaim four slaves who had fled to Pennsylvania keei and the Trail I ears. Illustrated by William (Gr 6-8) Sauts Bock. Boston, Little, Blown, 1972.88 p. $5.95 ISBN 0 316 08520 0 71-169008 Anhonest picture of thc tl,z Cherokee t in 1839 told [cum the Indiat. point of view of the .t ris Pre M; Fully illustrated(GI 4 6) 19111'4'21 p $995 ,SBN 07321 4 7721439 Weil-dorianciacd, this giiic fy ohmic 6,,,kscio, ft , drscnbes the Apach( life-sty Harcourt Bi i c I 1971 (443.1 p $5 93 ISBN 0 15 289426 8 13 13,762 BaAri r- Colo, photographs document , diagr hie in Messer, 19 r

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Slavery; From the Rise of Western Civiliza- Naylor, Phyllis R. An Fantil 1.Illustrated by tion to the Renaissance. New York, Cowles Book George Armstrong. Chicago, J.P. O'Hara, 1975. Co., 1971%255p.$6.95. Contemporary Books. 181 p. Reprint. $5.95. Lamplight Pub., New York. ISBN- 0-8092-8518-5 70-104364 ISBN 0 07955-209-3(lib,ed.$5.97 ISBN 0- A study, emphasizing ancient times, concerns every- 87955 -809 -1) 73-16813 day life, ways of achieving freedom, and notable slaves In a factual report highlighting both strengths and and slave revolts.Illustrated with reproductions of weaknesses of the circumscribedlife of the Amish ancient and medieval works of art. (Cr 6-up) people, the author centers on the Stolzfus family of Taking Root; Jewish Immigrants in Amer- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. (Cr 5?-up) ica. New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. 262 Perkins, Carol Nt., and Marlin Perkins. "I Saw You p. $7,95 ISBN 0-374-37369-8 7Ea-18169 from Afar"; a Visit to the Bushmen of the Kalahari The author's balanced account, based on Firsthand Desert. New York, Atheneum, 1965. 56 p. $6.95 sources, tells of the immgiration and Americanization ISBN 0 689 MO II 5 65 10479 of fast European Jews who settledin New York's The director of the St.Louis Zoo and his wife lower East Side around the turn of the century, Illus- describe the life and customs of Bushmen whom they trated with photographs. ((.;r 7 9) came to know and admire in South Africa: Many beautiful photographs ((;r 4 6) _ In Their Chain IV_ sto the A trieNi an ,Negro, 1619-1865 New Yoth Thomaa fits ulak,Pctel Pete Por a pc /tom Death= Crowell, 196-1195 p $695 ISBN0 69044b91 8 hmlodut:ed and editedby tothyElanNew 64 22541 YorkDela,. °rte.Press /SI awrcucc, 1978[471 p. tie ,,,iumes ofdk,,tiiiiC1113 by and (A Medo.,0 Lawrence liok) $7 95 ISBN 0 440- 41,1111I New k/e3 11113 1)410 aft it IC1.1 to Om 06694 0 (111,rd $7 4) ISBN 0 440-06896-7) CiVil War, Mr following I. k" over 1865 1416 and 1916- 1966. Each piece is hriefic introduced includes 77 8323 &11I ,Lul. 1,1 illosuator's near 41.51 1413 SOUR s gIVCII I 6 up) ,,hde Ati,waters, told n_ spiiLplUM.andC&II1JellISIMJ yul ,L444,.is 0 4,, al, lanhaut paint- irig Culture With resea Be. na ings (C. 1 4) dine [Arse.. Phutugiaphs byi lio N11 I)uiial,l New drn rkAtheoroni, 197721.E p o I4lar att.t K icTw Yuck, tit)19,1 it/L1 .08 1 1-110e..vhook $7 !If)ISliN 7 77 '>414 08 31936 1 hr ilt11 \ tau vied it , fA1i(tM,-;Ai_ (t./IIIIIirtit II\ of lift1.a a typ ill.1Li th,ltv., ay er ail, -and contril ited t., the open- II 411.111illyIn - I T aft log .qrt.tthy 1 II r 1r Ir. I tiluac P-iiSN 823 I- 0122 7 offers,furthercnlc5l ftilsot 141history i Ie =tr and lolkwa, thc1..ct ket ttiltyui t ;II

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Sung, Betty L An-n4Ih Ctiuwe Seinia New York. Watts, Corn, oneri, and G'olonists, 1977. 65 p $5.90 ISBN 0 331 Puritan POlitit 00366 3 In Old New England, 1603 1660. 76-45185 New York, Atlicneuni, 1974266 p $7.95 ISBN Chiefly inph. roles,elms Elle Ii1 of Chinese 0 689 30150 2 73 84840 Ainericans, including both past histoiy Acidpresent Based on research iii pitlionty this customs and problems (Cr 4 8) aouiCeS, is a lively ,S4511dy of coufhL.tsdining the reklisOf James I and his successms and their influences on Puritan colonial in- Tamarm, Alfred H We Have Not stitutionsliii NrIfgoertunrutIhicidsomelyillustrated Indian, of the United State) Chi,.ago Polka, 1974 with irpiodornuns of t. 1,p0tal y porthuts, maps, 160 p $5 97 ISBN 0 695 40332 X 73 90002 and,tans (Cr 8- up) Natu-eand Science

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Aliki. CornIs Maize; the Gift of the Indians.New Angrist, Stanley W.Closing the Loop; the Story of York, Crowell, 1976. 33 p. (Let's-read-and-find-out Feedback.Drawings by Enrico Arno. New York, science books) $5.79 ISBN 0- 690-00975=5 Crowell, 1973. 85 p, $5.95 ISBN 0-690-19644=X 75 6928 73-3 A handsomely illustrated text shows how corn was This introduction to feedback"the property of discovered and used by the Indians and became an being able to adjust future conduct by past perform- important food throughout the world. (Gr 2 3) ance"covers the history of feedback, familiar sys- tems, and automation, (Gr 6-up) Fnsslls Tell of Long Ago.New York, Crowell, 1972- 33 p- (Let's-read-and-find-out science books) ArthutLee,1litabetlt jollies,andJudith $5.79 ISBN- G 690-31379 9 78 170999 Spoit,math: Huai ItWork, New York, l.othrop, An explanation for beginning !Cadets of how fossils Lee & Shepard, 1975 96 p$6.00 ISBN 0-688-- are formed and what they tell us about the past, with 51712 9 75- 17714 enjoyable illustrations of the fascinating facts,Also, flow to calculate statistics in football, baseball, bas- The Long Loss Coelacanth: And Other L wingFonitc l-tball, aid tennis is explained here in a lively and ($5.95 ISBN 0- 690,:.50478 0)(Gr 2 41 practiced manner. ((1 5 7)

Amon, Anticheadingit 4.44 OIL INc., - New York, Athenem,i, 1975.118 p$7.:/5 ISBN rop, lee St Shepard, 1977 222 f.$8.25 ISBN 0- 689- 30472 2 75 9524 688 41812 0 (lib ed $7 92 ISBN 0 688 51812 5) Chimpanzees taugf,t , ale ,, 1t1,Ott itIan 77 24151 guagr, plastic synibols, and computers are ,,celllutes ot Atais calhesc clics concern- trated with drawings hy the author. F,oiphasis is given 4,f, its distance, size, and satellites to recent data gath- also to the nature of language. (Gm 4=8) ered during the Viking probes. Illustrated with di- grants nd p rapbs. (Cr 7-up) For somewhat The principle that all of the earth'senergy is old. younger readers, Asimov Did It'e Find Out mately solar is made clear for youngest readers of sci- ULtlt,t fluter Space.'$5J05. Walker, ISBN 0-- 0027 ence and is complemented by drawings in color and puts the technology of space flight in a his- black-and-white, (Gr 2-4) I II ((;r 5- 7) Enzymes in Action. New York, 1971. 1 and Easr Math Ioughton 151 p. $5.95 ISBN 0- 690- 2673r 5 76-132291 Mifflin, I 4. 180 p. $6.05 06573 9 A highly readable text about enzymes: what they 64-12276 are and how various interesting ones are used---in Sltttrtl.11ts to ((trick answers in arithmetic, following foods, liquors, drugs, etc.Illustrated with diagrams. imiliematical principles. 7 -,up) (Cr 7-9) od, Ann. The Wild 1 Desert. New York, er, LY2.! p. c-AiN 0 61-1 12625 7 quasars, Pulsars, and Black holes in Space. New York, Putnam, 1977,57 73 106:06 p. ISBN 0 -399 In the ry in itiye it of the earlier photographic 61051 0 76 50057 this pictures the brilliant colors of Theories about three recently discovered phenomena are discussed in a quietly impressive text with well- the JEKItlet,rl1, the tai tors %dot!' make its chosen black-and-%.hite photographs, -6) maiment. tx.iter and its ahsen,I-,the shaping w lid, and onique hie forms ((r I up) and Cilda Berger, New Food Book: Nu. \vies% I homas tritium, Diet, Consumer Tips, and Foods of the S, ure tore'Illustrated by Byron Barton New York,Crow- (Ind 1rr,tfu riztne. ;arch- Pub, ell,1978, 150 p. $6.95 ISBN 0 690-01295-0 (lib. ed $6 79 ISBN 0 690 03841 0) 11,4icd I.,t die . 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ISBN 0= (Gr 6-7) 690 - 35071 -6 (lib. ed. $5.79 ISBN 04911-35072-4) 711-101922 Busch, Phyllis S.Wildflowers and the -Stories behind Lively drawings complement a clear text on what is Their Nantes.Paintings by Anne Ophelia Dowden. known about the force of gravity. (Gr 2-4) New York, Scribner, 1977. 88 p. $9.95 ISBN 0-684- 14820 -X 73-1351 Measure with Metric.Illustrated by Loretta Common wildflowers, including chicory, dandelion, Lustig. New York, Crowell, 1975. 33 p. (Young milkweed, and jewelweed, have brief descriptions and math books) $5.79 ISBN 0690-01117-2 (paper interesting facts about their nomenclature, with botan- $1.45 ISBN 0-90-01265=-9) 74056 ical paintings in full color and shaded grays. (Cr 4-6) Large illustrations suggest projects showing how to measure in meter, liter, and gram for the reader learn- Caras, Roger A.A Zooin Your Room. Illustrations by ing metric as the first language of measurement (Gr Pamela Johnson. New York, Harcourt Brace Jovan- 2-5) ovich, 1975. 96 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-15-299968-X 7+-24322 Brenner, Barbara.A Snake-LeveesDiary. Illustrated A guide to the care and feeding of mote than thirty with photographs. New York, Young Scott Books, species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, 1970. 90 p. $5.95. Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass. insects, and other animals that adapt well to home ISBN 0-201-09349-9 79-98113 cages. (Gr 4-6) Mark's determination to make a scientific study of snakes and keep a diary of his findings lead to his dis- Cobb, Vicki. 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.Fisher, James. pos of the World; the Story . of -Fiiiman, Robert. Angle; AieEasyAs Pie. Illustrated Animals in Captivity. Garden City, N.Y., Published byByro;r1 Barton. New York, Crowell, 1976. 33 p. for the Ainerfc. an Museum of Natural History by the .(Young math books)$5.79 ISBN, 0-690-00916-X Natural Histoiy Press,1967.. 253 p. $6,95 ISBN 754608 b-3.85:08721-3 67-14047 A playful alligator introduces the concept of size ; Famous zibos And unusual facts about zoo occupants for angles and explains their relationship .to triangles, areinterestifigiy ,introduced by this well-known na- quadrangles, polygons,andcircles. (Gr 3-up) turalist. (Gr 5-up), Less Than Nothing If Really Something. Flanagano.,Graldine L. Window into an Egg; Seeing Illustrated by Don Madden, New York, Crowell, Life Begfn:;New York, Young Scott Books, 1969. 1973. 32, p. (Let's-read-and-find-out sciencebook) 72-7546 71 p. ;6:95: Addison-Wesley,. Reading, Mass. ISBN $5.95 ISBN 1)-69048862-9 11-201-09405-3 66-11411 A,-clear presentation of positive and 'negative midi- A simpl, etext and excellent photographs document bers, with minimal, but appropriate, arithmetic for the growth of a chick. erribryo, as observed through a the reader to work on his own. illustrations include inflow inserted into the side of a fertile egg. (Cr the fun of a roving parrot to encourage inVolVement. (Gr 4-up)

.Science, Art, arid Visual Illusions. Drawings .Fodor, R. V. Earth in Motion; the Concept of Plate by Laszlo Kubinyi. New York, Simon and Schuster, Tectonics. With 'diagrams...by. John C. Holden 'and 1979. 127 p: $4.50 ISBN 0-671-65085-8 7786947 . 'photographs. Nev! York, Morrow, 1978. 95 p. $5.95 A fascinating treatijient of an unusual topic, in ISBN 0L688-22135-1 (lib. ed.. $5.71 ISBN 07688- which the reader gains insight into what he sees and 32135-6) 77 -f2568 how it affects the message of art, Many photographs An explanation of the theory or continental drift as well As sketches. (Gr7-9) and a description of its importance in locating re- sources and developing warning systems for earth-. Gallant, Roy A. Beyond Earth; the Searih for Ex'. Auakes and volchnoes; (Gr 5-7) traterrestrial Life. New _York, Four Winds Press, 1977. 208 p. $7.95 ISBN 0:-590-07437-7 77-5790 Fox, Michael W. The Wolf. Illustrated by Charles A discussion of creation ranging from ancient myths Frau': New York, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, to modern- theories of the universe, the birth and 1973. 95 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-698-20200-7 72-76700 death of stars, molecules of life, and man's recent A conservationist's narrative, centered on complex searches for lifein 'space. Well documented with aspects of wolf_ behavior viewed through study of a photographs. (Cr 6-9) family with five cubs. Graphic drawings..(Gr 4-6) . HowLife Began: Creation -Veisus Evolu- Freedman,Russell.,and JamesE.Morriss. Ho New York, Four Winds Press,' 1975. 214 pt' Animals Learn. New York;, Holiday House, 19 $7.95 ISBN 0-590-17363-4 '7512996 159 p. $6.95 ISBN 0Y-8234-0050-6 77-3492 A philosophical but readable revjew of man's primi- Instinct, learning, and, .thought 'are the themes of tive beliefs and more recent hypotheses concerning the chapters onanimal TO,puzzle 1NAes, and,. other origin of our planet and its life. Illustrated by black =' methods for discerning intelligence. Covers major re- and-white photographs and reproductions of art. (Gr search from Pavlov to the present. Many photo- 9) graphs. (Gr.,641) . Manthe Measurer; Our Units of Measure Fre'schet, Beiniece. Skunk Bciby. Illustrated by Kazue and How They brew. garden City, N.Y., Double- Mizumura. New 'York, Crowell, 1973. 41 p. $5.79 day,1972. 111 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-385-018963 ISBN 0-690274194-4 72=83781 73-160879 Distinctive illustrations in grays and blacks con- An attractive book describes how various kinds of tribute much to a simple text detailing -the life of a measures, became established and points out the ad- young - skunk , and hisneighbors,. the 'Beaver and vantagesof. the metric system.Suggestsprojects. poicupine.. (Cr 2-4) Drawings and black-and-white photographs. (Gr 4-7) Also. notable for illustrations as well as. text is Bear 4tfou`se ($6.95: Scribner. ISBN 0-684-13322) with Gallob, Edward. City Leaves, City Trees. Photographs Donall Carrick's soft-color depiction in picture-book and photograms by the author. New York, Scribner, . frmat; of the meadow mouse's 'struggle to 'survive. 1972. 64 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-684-12808=X . K-Gi-3) Is 72-37187

77 A text describing forty kinds of trees in the North- Striking black-and-white photographs add east and dramatic black-and-white pictures much to spur the this brief introduction to the habits, and behaviorof reader to identify trees around him. (Gr 3-6) 111 some common snakes found in the United States and Canada (including four poisonous species). Con- City Rock', City Blocks and the Moon. cludes With a full-color pictorialsummary of twenty- Photographs by the author. New York, Scribner, three snakes. (Gr 3-5) 1973. 48 p: $6.95 ISBN 0-684-13542-6 73-1333 An engaging look at rocks: age-old, man-made, and Haines, Gail K. Natural and Synthetic Poisons. lunar.Beautifulblack-and-whitephotographsof lustrated by Giulio Maestro. New York, Morrow, what can be seen by any observing child ina city 1978. 96 p, $5.95 ISBN 0'-688-22157-2 (lib. ed. neighborhood convey much of the information here. $5.71 ISBN 0-688-32157-7y 78-18886, (Gr 3 -6)' Discusses specific poisons --from animals, plants, bacteria, and the environment (primarily pollutants) Gardner, Martin. Space Puzzles; Curious Questions --and thescience, oftoxicology.Black-and-white and Answers about the Solar System. Illustrated drawings. (Gr 46) with diagrams and photographs. Drawings by Ted. Schroeder, New York, Simon and Schuster, 1971. Halacy, Daniel S. Nuclear Energy. New York, Watts, 95 .p. $4.95 ISBN 0-671-65,182-X (lib. ed. $5.70 1978. 64 p. illus. (A First book) $4,90 ISBN 0-531- 01492-4 ISBN C--671-65183-8) 78-144777 78-4659 The astronomy of the solar systenis made both An introduction to atomic theory, from early dis- exciting and wondrous. Short explanatidns-are fol- coveries to current technology for producing nuclear lowed by puzzling questions whichvary in difficulty energy, includes theoperation,of nuclear power plants( and are answered at the end of the book. Black-and- and controversy regarding the promise and hazards white photogr4hs. (Gr 3-6) of ,nuclear energy.' (Cr 5-7) Harker, Ronald. Digging .up the Bible Gilbert, Sara D. You Are What You Eat; Lands. Illus.' a Common- traced with photographs andmaps, and with draw- sense Guide to the Modern American Diet. New ings lMartirh Simmons. New; York, Walck, 1973. York, Macmillan, 1977. 114 p. $6,95 ISBN CY-02- 127 p. (A WalEk archaeology) $9.95ISBN 0-8098- 736020-2 76 -39806 -3111-2 ,_ 72y6954 Discussion of 'balanced diets emphasizing buying Biblical' hiStory from Abrahamto Jesus is Inter- and cooking as well as nutritional values,govern- woven with the history of archaeological findings at rnent protection of food processing, and thewo eight sites, including Babylon, Jerusalem; and Masada. food crisis.Includes charts for nutrition and addidl Other volumes in the publisher's excellent archae- tiyes, (Cr 5-8) 2014 s6riesare The, Archaeology of- Minoan Crete, by Reynold A.-Higgins (ISBN 0-8098-3528-2); The 9rillonr, Lisa, and Joseph Gennaro. Small Worlds Archaeology of Ancient Egypt, by ,T. G. H. James Close Up. New York, Crown, 1978. [64]p. $7.95. (ISBN 0-8098311'1 4); and two by Magnus Mag. ISBN 0-517-53289-1' 77-15860 ayssonIntreducing Archaeology (ISBN 0-8098- An introduction to the recently devised scanning 3109-0)and Viking Expansion Westwards (ISBN plectron microscope, used in 3.-D photographs ofsalt 0Y-8098-3529-0). ((jr &-up). crystals, the worn tip of a pin, leaf stomates, arid a such Each micrograph is paired witha usual photo- Harris,a eris,Sn. Reptiles. Illustrated by Jim Itobins. graph. (Gr 5-8) o, Watts, 1978. 48 p, (An Easy-read.fact ladok) $4.90 ISBN.0-531-01335-9 77-8042 Gross, Ruth B. Alligators and Other Crocodilians. A siinple text about many kindi of reptiles, with plpotographically clear, paintings New York, Four Winds Press, 1978. 58p. $5.95 on 'each page. (Gr. .IA) ,.. ISBN 0-59CL07556-X '(paper $0.95 ISBN 0-590- 00185-X) 77-18310 Awesomely realistic, black-and-white photographs' Hawes, Judy. Ladybug, Ladybug, Fly Away Home. accompany a simple text .about four basic groups Illustrated by Ed Emberley. New York, Crowell, of aquatic reptiles, their living habits and predators. 1967. [40] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-69048383-X (lib. ed. (Gr 2-4) $5,97 ISBN 0-690-48384-8; paper $1.45' ISBN 0- 690- 00200? -9) 67-15399 A simple science text filled with sprightly sketches, Snakes. New York, Four Winds Press,.1975. that show the beneficent ladybug in farm and garden 63 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-590-073854 74-13227 -actities. (K-Gr 2)

78 Why Frogs Are Wet. New York, Crowell, . Turtlei' and Their Care. Illustrated with 1968. 35 p. Paper $1.45 ISBN 0-690-00640-3 photographs [and] drawings by Barbara Wolff. 68-21605 New York, Watts, 1970. 89 p. (A First book) $4.90 Frog facts, gaily illustrated by Don Madden; for ISBN 0-531-00696-4 78-98669 very young naturalists. (K-Gr 2) A helpful book on turtle sere, with general notes on turtles and descriptions of common species. (Cr Helfman, Elizabeth S. Wheels, Scoops, and Buckets; 5-8) How People Lift Water for Their Fields. Illustrated by Eva Cellini. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, Hopf, Alice L. Animal and Plant Life Spans. New 1968. 64 p. $5.75 ISBN 0-688-41154-1 68727709 York, -Holiday House, 1978. 142 p. $6.95 ISBN The uses of ancient and modern tools and devices 0-8234-0320-3 77-17571 for securing water for crops are related to world Entertainingdescriptionsandphotographsof food needs. (Gr 2-4) animal and plant species and three human societies which are notable for longevity. Contains chapters Heis, Lilo. Animals Thai Hide, Imitate, and Bluff. about recent research on heredity, behavior, and Story and photographs by Lilo Hess. New York, environment. (Gr 5-8) Scribner, 1970. 64 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-684-12525-0 71-106530 An in&oductory look at types of defense that en- Hussey, Lois J., and Catherine' Pessino. Collecting able animals to evade enemies by camouflage or Small Fossils.Illustrated by Anne Marie Jauss. (Gr 3-5) New York, Crowell, 1971. 57 p. $5.95 ISBN 0- 69019733-0 77-101932 Are e5cplanation of the origin of fossils, description .The.Curious Raccoons. Story and photos by Lilo Hess. New York, Scribner, 1968. 46 p. $5.95 of places where they can be found, and suggestions for ISBN 0-684-12459-9 68-29363 beginning-and organizing a fossil collection. (Gr 3-6) In a life-cycle picture book, based on this natur. alist-photographer's own observations, photographs Hutchins, Ross E. The Amazing Seeds. Photographs capture the charm of infant raccoons, dextrous Rar- by the author. New York, Dodd, Mead, 1965. 159 p. -ents, and. lessons in a tree "classroom." (-Gr 1-3) $5.95 ISBN0-396-06478-7 65-19215 The .naturalist-photographer offers a graphically Hirsch, S. Carl. Guardians of Tomorrow; Pioneers in illustrated text interpreting the mysteries of seeds and Ecology. Illustrated by William Steinel. New York, their importance to mankind through the agei. (Gr Viking Press,1971. 192 p: $4.95 ISBN 0-670- 5-8) ,35646-8 76-136818 This companion to the author's The Living Com- A Look at Ants. New York, Dodd, Mead, munitjp (1966)tells of eight men and women, be- 1978. 48 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-396-07539-877-16867 gining with Thoreau, whose persistent efforts created The author's singular black-and-white photographs the foundation of ecological understanding we are amplify a simple text about the physical' trying to build on today. (Gr 6-up) istics, fascinating adaptations, and natural environ- ments of various kinds of ants. (Gr 3-4) . The Living Community: A Venture into Ecology. Illustrated bf William Steinel. New York, Viking Press,1966. 128 p. $5.95 ISBN 0670 .PlantswithoutLeaves;Lichens,Fungi, 43492-2 66-14415 Mosses, Liverworts; Slime-Molds, Algae, HOrsetails. An introductory study ofthe interrelationships NewYork, Dodd, Mead, 1966. 152 p. $5.95 ISBN among plants and animals anaspects of their envi- 0-39646653-4 66-5679 ronment, interpreted in large, soft-pencil drawings. In this volume, illustrated with the Author's own (Gr 6-8) evocative photographs,thenaturalistsucceedsin making nature lore a fascinating-subject. (Gr 4-7) Hoke, John. Terrariums. New York, F. Watts, 1972. 90 p. (A First book) $4.90 ISBN 0-531-00777-4 Scaly Wings; a Book about Moths and Their 70-189761 Caterpillars. New York, Parents' Magazine Press, Illustrated by photographs and drawings, this gives 1971. 64 p. (A Stepping-stone book) $5.41ISBN directions for building dime sizes of terrariums, -in- 0-8193-0440-9 78-131257 eluding types which can contain anim21 life, and Identicies and classifiesthirty-seven of the most points out important requirements in terms of ecology. important moths, including some that are harmful Includes a helpful list of- materials and sources of or destructive. Many clear photographs by the author. supply. (Gr 4-up) (Gr 3-8)

79 Isenbart, Hans-Heinrich. A Foal Is Born. Photo. Kelly, James E., and William .Park.. The Dam graphs by Hanns-JOrg Anders. Translated by Cath- Builders. Drawings by Herbert E. Lake. Reading, erine Edwards. New York, Putnam, 1976. [401p. Mass.; Addison-Wesley, 1978, [4 7}p. $5.95 ISBN $5.95 ISBN 0-399-20517-9 76-2605 0-201-05727-1 77-5406 Sharp black-and-white photographs witha brief Detailed, but not difficult, informationon how text detail the birth of a foal and its first hours. (Gr dams are built, with explicit drawings emphasizing 2-4) the big machinei used. (Gr 3-5)

James, Elizabeth, and Carol Barkin. The Simple . The Tunnel Builders. Dra ings by Herbert E. Facts of Simple Machines. Photographs by Daniel Lake. Reading, Mass., Addison-Wesley, 1976. [413] Dorn, Jr. Diagrams by Susan Stan. New York, p. $5.95 ISBN 07201-03721-1 74-5076 Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,1975. 64 p. $5.28 ISBN 0-688-51685-8 Ample drawings and diagrams in both color and 74-20664 black-and-whiteexplaingraphicallythe complex A fully illustrated explanation of how; six basic processes of tunnel construction. (Cr 2-5) machines are utilized to make work easier: the lever, pulley, wedge, screw, inclined plane, and wheel and axle. (Gr 3-5) Kettelkamp, Larry' A Partnership of Mind and body; Biofeedback. New York, Morrow, 1976. 96p. $6.25- ISBN 0-688-22088-6 (lib. ed. $6.00 -ISBN 0-688- Johnson, Eric W. V.D. With a' 'foreword by .King 320884) 76-24818 Holmes. Medical consultant, Rob Ray MacGregor. The author's explanations of how instrument feed- Clinic and operation venus photographs by Eric E. back can aid ,conscious control Mitchell. Philadelphia, Lippindott, . of skin temperature,- 1973. 127 p. ,heart rate, muscle tension, and even brainwaves are NeW and rev. $6.95 ISBN 0-397-31811-178 =8666 accompanied by black:and-white photographs, (Gr A thorough but succinct discussion of veneral dis- 5-7) ease, covering the topic from all aspects, including sources of help fe' today's youth. (Gr 6-up) Knight, David C. Colonies in Orbit; the Coming Age of Human Settlements in Space. New York, Kaufmann; John. Birds in Flight. Written and. illus- Morrow, 1977. 94 p. $6.25ISBN 0-688-22096-7 trated by John Kaufmann. New York, Morrow, (lib. ed. $6.00 ISBN.0-688-32096-1) 1970. 96 p. $6,00 ISBN 0-68031100-8 79-101587. 76-56086 A vision of how humans might bdild and colonize Bird ,anatomy and basic aerodynamic principles of space stations, with discussion of how life might bird flight are explained lucidly in words and draw- ings (Gr 5-8) differ. Proposes various station shapes and locations .and sources of materials. Illustrated with diagrams and black-and-white photographs of artists' concep- Kavaler, Lucy. Cold against Disease. New York, J. tions. (Gm 4-7) Day Co., 1971. 158 p. (TheWonders of cold) $7.95 ISBN 0-381-99773-1 69 -10810 _. Eavesdropping' on. Space; the Quest o/ Ipsdio An explanation of the science of cryobiology which Astronomy. New York, Morr 975. 128 p. $6.00 tells ,how cold temperatures make possible blood and ISBN 0-6832019-8 sperm banks, unusual operations, and other medical 74-19285 appli( ations. (Cr 49) 'R.. An accurate and thorough discussion introduces technical" background on the electromagnetic spectrum and describes major types of radio telescopes and . Dangerous Air, Illustrated by Carl Smith.-their uses in exploring not only the solar system but New York, John Day Co., 1967. 143p. $6.95 ISBN the universe. (Gr 4-8) 0 0-381-99772-3 /67-10819 .A timely surlimary of case histories arid research Kohl, Judith, and Herbert Kohl. The View from on air pollution, with a Challenging discussion of the Oak; the Private Worlds of Other. Cyatures. political and industrial aspects. (Gr 7-up) Illustrated by Roger Bayless. San Francisco, Sierra Club Books/Scribner, '1977. 110 p. $8:95 ISBN The Wonders of Fungi.Illustrated with 1-68415016-6 (paper $4.95 ISBN0-68415017- photographs and with drawings by Richard Ott. 4) 76-57680 New 'York, Day, -1964. I28-p. $5.79 ISBN 0-381- An attractively illustrated introduction to zoology 99770-7 64-10450 presentsintriguingfactsabouttheenvironment' Describes molds, mushrooms, and yeasts and their learned from observing the sensory discoveries of effects on food, crops, soil, and the world of medicine; such varied creatures as the ant, bee, and dolphin, Experiments are suggested. (Gr 5-8)- (Cr 6-8)

80 Kongo,Herbert. Adventures in Space and Tim he .Snakes.New York, Holt, Rinehart and-Win- Story of Relativity.Illustrated by George Solone- ston, 1978. 80 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-03-039926-2 ,;;; vich. New York, Holiday House, 1966. 93 p. $4.95 77-13917 ISBN 0-8234-0000-X 66-8849 Unusual photographs of snakes are arranged ac- An introduction to Einstein's thinking about puzzles cording to such aspects as locomotion, eating habits, In the physical universe followed by statements of and defense, with minimal but informative text. (Gr theories'. of 'gravitation,space,time, motion, and 4-6) relativity. (Cr 7-9) Linn, Charles F.Probability.New York, Crowell, 1972. 33 p. (Young math books) $5.79 ISBN 0- Langone, John.Bombed, Buzzed, Smashed, or . . Sober;- a Book about Alcohol.Boston, Little, Brown, 690-65602-5 . 79-171006 1976. 212 p. $7.95 ISBN 11-3151424-1 Wendy Watson's friendly and articulate mice en- liven the introductions here to such concepts as data 76-8490 In his account of the history, use, and abuse of gathering, frequency counts, and ratios. Searching alcohol, the author gives serious consideration to the questions and descriptions of practical experiments add formation of responsible habits in youth. (Gr 7-up) to the effectiveness. (Gr 3-up) Lubell, Winifred, and Cecil Lubell.Birds in the Street; .Death' Is a Noun; a View of the End of Life. the City Pigeon Book.New York, Parents' Maga- Boston, Little, Brown, 1972. 228 $5.95 ISBN zine Press,1971. 64 p. (AStepping-stone book) 0-316-51420-9 70-189261 $5.41 ISBN 0-8193=0438-7 7.1-131258 The biological meaning of death, such related topics A fascinating,.short account of the ubiquitous as euthanasia, abortion, and immortality, and society's pigeoncity pest, wild pigeon, and related birdsits attitudes toward these are surveyed in a dispassionate nesting, food-getting, and other habits. (Gr 1-4) yet philosophical fashion. (Gr 7-up) Macaulay, David.Underground.Boston, Houghton .Human Engineering; Marvel or Menace?Bos- Mifflin, 1976. 109 p. $9.95 ISBN 0-395-24739-X ..= ton, Little, Brown, 1978. 158 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-316- 76-13868 51427-6 77-26030 The subterranean network which supports a, twen- A lucid, up-to-date, and provocative treatment of tieth-century city is presented in meticulous, imagina- "science's attempts to alter, control, and prolongin- tive drawings and diagrams. (Gr 4-up) -deed, even createlife." (Gr 7-up) MaeClintock, Dorcas. ,ANatural History of Giraffes. Laycock, George.Animal Movers; a Collection of Pictures by Ugo Mochi. New York, Scribner, 1973. 134 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-684-13239-7 72-9580 Ecological Surprises.GardenCity,N.Y., Published for the American Museum of Natural History [by] The striking black paper cutouts of Ugo Mochi the Natural History Press, 1971. 107 p. $4.50 ISBN make this hook a-thing of. beauty, and the full text 0-385-08827-2 71-141689 leaves few, if any, questions about giraffes unanswered. Relates clearly many cases in which animals trans- (Gr 7 -9) 1Dlanted into new environments have unexpectedly upset the ecological balance. (Gr 4-6) McClung, Robert M.Caterpillars and How They Live.Illustrated by ,[the author] New York, Mor- row, 1965. 63 p. $6.00 ISBN 0-688-3115241 Squirrels.New York, Four Winds Press, 1975. 65-20949 102 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-590-07376-1 74=28478 A profusion of clear, soft-pencil drawings of cater- An account of the characteristics and behavior of pillars, in all stages of the life cycle, enhance the sci- major Aiierican squirrels and such cousins of theirs as entific value of thisimply written study. (Gr 3-6) the chipmunk, woodchuck, sik-sik, and prairie dog. Many black-and-white photographs. (Gr 4-6) . Hunted Mammalsof the Sea.Illustrated by William Downey. New York, Morrow,1978. 191 p. Eeen,,Nina.The Bat.New York, Holt, Rinehart and $7.95 ISBN 0-688-22146-7 (lib.ed.$7.63 ISBN Winston, 1976. 79 p. $6.95 ISBN 0=03-015581-9 0-68-32146-1) 77-25388 75=32252 Well- illustrated chapters on great whales, dolphins, In an alluring picture album, nearly a hundred sea otters, walrus, polar bears, and other sea mammals striking black-and-white photographs by the author stress current conservation efforts, describe life habits, identify twenty-two species of bats.and their activities. and discuss the history of their interaction with man. (Gr 4-7) (Gr 6-8) Lost WildAmerica; the Story of Our Extinct The artist, who provides text as wellas drawings and Vanishing Wildlife. Illustrated by Bob Hines. for this easily read nature story, depicts ina most ap- New York, Morrow, 1969. 240 p. $7.75 ISBN 0- pealing manner the world of an opossum and her 688-21464-9 69-13397 pouch-nurtured babies. (K-Gr 2) Readable, attractively illustrated documentation of the conditions of North American wildlife from the Morris, Robert A. Dolphin. Pictures by Mamoru arrival of the first Europeans to the present. Also, Lost Funai. New York, Harper & Row, 1975. 64p. (A of Wild Worlds: The Story Extinctand Vanishing Science I can read book) $5.95 ISBN0-06-024537- Wildlife ofthe Eastern Hemisphere ($9.25ISBN 0- 6 688-22090-8). (Gr 6-9) 75-6292 The year's adventures of a newborn, dolphin, ina simple narrative which incorporates natural history McCoy, Joseph J. InDefense'ofAnimals. New York, Seabury Press, 1978. 192 p. (A Clarion book) $8.95 with the description of escapades. Two- and three- . color drawings. (Gr 1-3) ISBN 0-8164-3195 76-58508 Human cruelty to animals is documented in this de- tailed, chilling, but balanced report. Black-and-white Seahorse. Pictures by Arnold Lobel. New photographs. (Gr 7-up) York, Harper & Row, 1972. 60p. (A Science I can read book) $4.95 ISBN. 0-06-024338-4 70-146004 Manchester, Harland F. NewTrail Blazers-ofTech- An informative, amply illustrated introduction toa nology. Illustrated with photographs. New York, fascinating fish, describes its growth, habits, andma- Scribner, 1976. 214 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-684-14718-1 rine environment. (K-Gr 2) , 7Ev-16760 In calling attention to ten creative minds behind Myrick, Mildred.Ants Are Fun.Pictures by Arnold such twentieth-century inventions as the Xerox copier, Lobel. New York, Harper &-Row,1968. 63 p.$4.79 cable TV, and wankel engine, the science writerpoints ISBN 0-06-024356-2 68-10205 out how much education is required today and how 'A science "I Can Read" book tellsa fascinating difficultitis for a scientist to achieve recognition. story of ants and ant farms, with interested children (Gr 6-9) creating a new colony home and observing ant activ- ity in it.(Or 2-3) Milne, Lorus., and Margery J. G. Milne. Because of a Flower. Drawings by Kenneth Cosner. New, iirk, Papy, Frederique, and Georges Papy.Graphtines, Atheneum, 1975. 152 p. $6.95 ISBN0-689-30452- by Frederique and Papy. Illustrated by Susan Hold- 8 74-19292 ing. New York, Crowell, 1971.33 p. (Youngmath In an ecological study alive with intriguing facts, books) $5.79 ISBN 0-690-34965-3 such plants as the blackberry, orchid, and milkweed 72-157647 Graphs are introduced as imaginative maps toun- are shown to provide centers for small communities ravel puzzling relationships. A functional of animal life attracted by their flowers, fruits,, and use of color and lucid style make the concepts accessible tovery seeds. Meticulously detailed drawings. (Gr 5-8) young mathematicians. Among other titles in the Young Math series pub- Mims, Forrest M.Number Machines; an Introduction lished this yearis The Ellipse to the Abacus, Slide Rule, and Pocket Calculator. by Mannis Charosh, illustrated by Leonard Kessler ($5.95 ISBN .0-090- New York, McKay, 1977. 54 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-679- 25857 -7) The author's treatment develops important 20401 -6 76-30777 ideas and encourages his readers' active participation. Clear explanations of these three instruments, plus (K-Gr 3) instructions for making and using the abacus and slide rule. Diagrams and black-and-white photographs. (Gr 4-6) Parish, Peggy. Din.osaur Time. Pictures by Arnold Lobel. New York, Harper & Row,1974. 30 p.(An Mizumura, Kazue. The BlueWhale.New York, Early I can read book) $4.95 ISBN0-06-024653-7 Crowell, 1971. 32 p, (Let's-read-and-find-out sci- (lib. ed. $4.79 ISBN 0-06-024654-5) 73-14331 ence books) $5.79 ISBN 0-690-14994-870-139107 Realistic, full-page drawings and a simple text de- Appealing soft watercolor paintings effectively illus- scribe eleven kinds of dinosaurs. Pronunciationsare trate comparative sizes and habits of the giant of the indicated. (Cr1-3) sea and complement a simple, direct text. (K-Gr 3) Patent, Dorothy H.Frogs,Toads, Salamanders and . Opossum. New York, Crowell, 1974. 33 p. How They Reproduce. Illustratio4 by Matthew (Let's-read-and-find-out science books) $6.79 ISBN Kalmenoff. New York, Holiday House, 1975. 142p. 0-690-00397-8 73-13514 $6.95 ISBN 0-8234-0255-X 74-26567

82 A natural history of amphibians centers on adapta- . Listen to the Crows. Illustrated by Ted Lewin. tions to and away from water. Many speciesare dis- New York, Crcr"11, 1976: 33 p. $5.79 ISBN 0690- cussed and illustrated in black-and-white drawings. 01069-9 75 -43535 (Gr 4-6) An invitation to listen to the language of the ubiqui2 tour crow, this book presents both facts and theories Paysan, Klaus. Aquarium Fish from around the (plainly identified as such) about how these birds World. Minneapolis, Lerner Publications Co., 1971% communicate. Handsomely illustrated with black-and- 106 p. $6.95 ISBN 0- 8225 -0561-4 73-102892 white drawings. (Cr 4-7) Large, color photographs of over 100 fish speciesare accompanied by concise descriptions and brief infor. mation on, food and water temperature requirements. . The Only Earth We Have. New York, Mac- (Gr 3t:3) millan, 1969. 86P. $5.95 ISBN0-02-775210-0 (paper $0.95 ISBN 0-02-044880-5) 71-78076 Prescott, Gerald W. The Diatoms;a Photomicro- A concise, not overstated view of man's abuse of his graphic Book. New York, Coward, McCann & planetthe converting of wildlands, air pollution,use Geoghegan, 1977. 47 p. $5.96 ISBN 0-698-30631-7 of insecticides, and wastedocumented with striking 76-16582 photographs. Also, Our Hungry Earth; the World An introduction to a plentiful but little-known Food Crisis ($6.95ISBN 0-02-7752909). (Cr 5-8) ...group of algae which are valuable for food, oil, oxy- gen, and vitamin D. Discusses their structure and methods of reproduction, as well as how to collect . Pests and People; the Search for Sensible Pest them.(Gr 5-7) Control. New York, Macmillan, 1972. 118p. $5.95 ISBN 0-02-7752-70-4 71-165104 Prince, Jack H. A-nirnals in the Night; Sense in Action The continuing quest for biological methods tocon- after Dark. New York, Nelson, 1971..142p.$5.95 trol pestsas opposed to the use of pesticides that ISBN 084074142-2 71-145917 have been indicted as biocidalis examined and re- A study of how animal sensory organs have adapted ported, with a final chilling caveat 'concerning "road- to life at night, with emphasis on sight and hearing blocks" created by growers, insecticide manufacturers, and much detail not usually foundinchildren'sbooks. the government, and the public. Many black-and Black-and-white photographs anddrawings. (Gr 6-8) white photographs augment the text. (Gr 5-up) Pringle, Laurence P. Death Is Natural. New York, .Wild Foods; a Beginner's Guide to Identify- Four Winds Press, 1977. 54 p. $5:95 ISBN 0-59 07440-7 ing, Harvesting and Cooking Safe and Tasty Plants .76 -48923 from the Outdoors. Text and photographs by Laur- A text in simple language gives of death ence Pringle. Illustrations by Paul Breeden. New by discussing, the recycling of atoms, nature'soverpro- York, Four Winds Press,1978. 182 p. $9.95 ISBN duction of offspring, the role of predators and micro- 0L590-07511-X organisms, and the extinction of species. Black-and- 78-1910 With many a cautionary note the ecologist identifies white photography by the author. (Cr 3-5) nineteen wild plants which may well serve as foods and adds directions for cooking them. (Gr 5-8) .Discovering Nature Indoors; a Nature and Science Guide to Investigations with Small Animals. Garden City, N.Y., Published for the American uinn, Jo n R. Nature's World Records. New York,. Museum of Natural History [by] the Natural His- Walker, 1977. 96 p. $5.95 ISBN0-8027-6290-5 tory Press, 1970. 128 p. illus.$4.95 ISBN0-385- 76-57059 01000-1 70-103134 A collection of maximal data for the smallest, tall- Provocative ideas for home and school study of fish est, and even leggiest,with figuressubstantiating and water animals in aquariums; directions for build- claims given in an entertaining text, and the author's ing and using a simple microscope, an ant farm, and lively drawings on every page. (Gr 4-6) a maze for worms. (Gr 5-8)

.Estuaries; Where Rivers Meet the Sea. New Rahn, Joan E. Watch It Grow, Watch It Change. York, Macmillan, 1973. 55 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-02- New York, Atheneum, 1978. 88 p. $6.95 ISBN 775300-X 72-86506 0-689-30665-2 78-6287 An easy text- and black-and-white photographs in- With the author's own detailed line drawings, this troduce the physical characteristics and plant and ani- discusses the formation and growth of plant parts such mal inhabitants of one of earth's most valuable eco- as stems, leaves, roots, flowers, tubers, and buds and systemsthe estuary. (Gr the germination of seeds. (Or 4-6)

83 Rau, Margpiret. The Gray Kangaroo at Home. With A scientist shares his observations of the red-tailed drawings by Eva Hillsmann._New York, Knopf [dis- hawk from its early survival from predators to the tributed by Random I [rinse], 1978. 89 p. $5,95 ISBN mysterious urges of migration and mating. Many fine 0=394-83451-2 (lib. ed. $5.99 ISBN 0-394-93451- drawings of action in nature. (Gr 3-6) 8) 77-14942 A great forester kangaroo of Australia and her St. John, Glory. How to Count' like a Martian. New "young-at-foot" joey struggle against predators, storm, York, Walck, 1975. 66 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-8098- and bushfire (Gr 5=8) 3125-2 , 74-19714 After studying counting systems from ancient times Rhine, Richard. Life in a Bucket of Soil. Illustrated to the presentincluding the Egyptian base ten, the by Elsie Wrigley. New York, Lothrop, Lee & Shep- Babylonian base sixty, the Hindu system using three ard, 1972. 96 p. $6.00 ISBN 0-688-51514-2 symbols, and the abacus and computer systemsthe 72-155756, reader is ready to decode a message from Mars which, A description of hundreds of soil creatures, includ- itis determined, uses the number system base four. ing ideas for raising some for purposes of study. Con- (Gr 5-7) tains much information not readily found elsewhere in one source. Line drawings. (Gr 3-6) Sarnoff, Jane, and Reynold Ruffins. A Great Aqua- rium Book; the Putting-lt-Togetlier Guide for Be- Robertson, Alden. The. Wild Horse Gatherers. San ginners. New York, Scribner,1977. 47 p. $7.95 Francisco, Sierra Club Books; New York, [trade dis- ISBN 0-684-14589-8 (paper $3.95 ISBN 0-684-- tribution by Scribner], 1978. 95 p. $1,0.95 ISBN 0- 146300 _ 75-39298 684-15589-3 (paper $6.95 ISBN 0684-15591-5) Practical guidance for the creation of a basic aqua- 77-17512 rium, from choosing fish to providing a comfortable The author's action-filled photographs and first- and healthful environment for them. Reynold Rufins's person narrative give a sense of immediacy to this ac- illustrations are in full color, realistic as biological count of rounding up wild horses for adoption. (Gr drawings, and humorous for the directives on fish care. 4-up) (Gr 4-up)

Rockwell, Anne F., and Harlow Rockwell. Machines. Schaeffer,Elizabeth.Dandelion,Pokeweed,and New York, Macmillan, 1972. [23] p. $5.95 ISBN Goosefoot; How the Early Settlers Used Plantsfor 0-02-777520-8 72-185149 Food, Medicine, and in the Home. Illustrations by The simplest of books to illustrate sources of energy- Grambs Miller. Reading, Mass., Addison-Wesley, ,efficient machines, and machine parts such as ball 1972. 94 p. (Young Scott books) $5.95 ISBN 0-- bearings and gears. Clear, direct color illustration. 201-09304-9 72-1836 (K-Gr 2) Although not intended as a field book, this meticu- lously illustrated volume contains a mine of informa- Ross, Frank X. Undersea Vehicles and Habitats; the tion about plants of woodland, pasture, and swamp Peaceful Uses of the Ocean. New York, Crowell, their origins and uses for medicine, food, and the -1970,183 p. $7.95 ISBN 0690-84416-6 76-106577 household. Suggestions are included for making an Traces the history of diving equipment, submarine herb garden, collecting and drying, making teas and vehicles, and undersea habitats and describes construc- salads, and dyeing cloth. (Gr 4-up) tion, peaceful uses, and possible future developments. Drawings and photographs. (Gr 7-9) Schaller, George B., and Millicent E. Selsam. The Tiger! Its Life in the Wild. New York, Harper & Rounds, Glen. Wild Horses of the Red Desert. Writ- Row, 1969. 71 p. $6.89 ISBN 0-06-025280-4 ten and illusn-ated by Glen Rounds. New York, 69-14447 Holiday House, 1969. [48] p. $5.95 ISBN '0-8234-- A study of 'tiger behavior made fascinating by the 0146-4 77-2897 authors' revelation of personal involvement in field For horse lovers, a picture book that gives in its research. (Gr 5-8) pages a sense of the wildness of the great open West. (All ages) Schick, Alice. The Peregrine Falcons. Pictures by Peter Parnall. New York, Dial Press, 1975. 83 p. $5.95 Russell, Franklin_ Hawk in the Sky. Illustrated by ISBN 0-8037-4971-6 (lib. ed. $5.47 ISBN k 0 3 7- Frederic Sweeney. New York, Holt, Rinehart and - 4972 4 ) 74-18599 Winston, 1965, 61 p. Paper $1.25. Scholastic Book In addition to explaining natural history in the life Service, ISBN 0-590-11853-6. 65-14149 cycle of this rare hawk, the absorbing text describes

84 eflorts made to save falcons from extinction by breed- Photographs are combined with the artist's explicit ing them incaptivity_. Line drawings magnify interest. drawings for a simple text to show how a lake turns (Gr 4-6) into a forest. (Gr 4-6)

Schlein, Miriam. Giraffe, the Silent Giant. Illustrated .Bulbs, Corms, and Such.- Photographs by. by Betty Fraser. New York, Four Winds Press, 1976. Jerome Wexler. New; Morrow, 1974. 48 p. 58 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-590-07421-0 , 76-7922 $7.25 ISBN 0-688-21822-9 (lib. ed. $6.96 ISBN Giraffes and their discovery, natural history, and in- 0-688-318223) 74-5939 teractiori with humans are presented with charming Excellent photographs of blossoms in full color and black-and-white drawings. (Gr 3-5) revealing cross sections show how bulbs, rhizomes, tubers, and corms grow and divide to produce more Schwartz, George I. Life in a Drop of Water. Garden daffodils, dahlias, and other blooms.(GI' 3-5) City, N.Y., Published for the American Museum of Natural History [by] the Natural History Press, . The Harlequin Moth: Its Life Story. New 1970. 174 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-385-01548-8 71 =92177 York, Morrow, 1975. 48 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-688- Particularly interesting: for young people using 'mi- 22049-5 (lib. ed. $6.43 ISBN 0= 688-32049-X) croscopes is this descriptive and analytical text, plus 75-17862 photographs, which presents the interrelationships of Striking photographs by Jerome Wexlerincluding marine organisms and their effect on bodies of fresh enlargements for the four stages of a moth and a de- and salt water. (Gr 7=9) tailed series for transition stages-make this study a beautiful book. (Gr 3-5) Semi Jack D. Canida Geese. Photographs by Ozzie Sweet. New York, Putnam, 1976. 64 p. $6.95 ISBN . Land of the Giant Tortoise; the Story of the 0-399L20492-X 76=871 Galapagos. New York, Four Winds Press, 1977. Excellent photographs and a poetically written but 64 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-59047416-4 77-4897 accurate text reveal such activitiestypical of the A text, liberally furnished with handsome color and Canada goose as migrating, courting, preening, and black-and-white photographs by Les Line and theau- feather loss. (Cr 4=7) thor, describes unique fauna and flora of these vol- The author's Discovering the American Stork, with canic islands. Clearly shows how Darwin derived from photographs by Ozzie Sweet (New York, Harcourt observations there the basis for his theory of evolution. Brace Jovanovich. 62 p. $6.50 ISBN 9-15-203055-7), (Cr 4-6) discusses habits and habitats and conservation efforts to save this unusual bird, (Gr 5-up) Popcorn. Photographs by, Jerome Wexler. New York, Morrow, 1976. 48 p. $6.25 ISBN 0 -688- City of Birds; and Beasts; Behind theScenes 22083-5 (lib. ed. $6.00 ISBN 0-688-32083-X) at Zoo. With photographs by Ozzie 76-26627 Sweet. New York, Putnam, 1978. 120 p. $8.95 ISBN Black-and-white or color photographs on everypage 0-399-20633-7 77-13888 portray corn'growth from germination to, new seeds, An all-day tour of the 252-acre Bronx Zoo reveals with a concise text that also describes pollinating one's its organization and daily operation. Many unusual own plants and the valtie of corn products. (Gr 2-4) animal portraits. (Cr 5-8) . The Tomato and Other Fruit Vegetables. .Little Dogs of the Prairie. Photographs by Photographs by Jerome,Wexler. New York, Morrow, Ozzie Sweet. New York, Putnam, 1977. 62 p. $7.95 1970. 47 p. $6.00 ISBN 0688-31493-7 70-117225 ISBN 0- 399=20561 -6 76-56217 Enlarged photographs illustratethe growth and An examination of the habits of the busy and at- structure of the tomato, cucumber, snap bean, and tractive prairie dog, a vanishing form of American eggplant. (Gr 3-5) wildlife. Provides basic biological facts and projects the flavor of their life in colonies Animated photo- . Tyrannosaurus Rex. New York, Harper & graphs distinguish this book, as well as the author's Row, 1978. 4-1 p. $5,95 ISBN-0436-025423-8 (lib. The Gulls of Smuttynose Island ($6.95 ISBN 0 L-399- ed. $5.79 ISBN 0-06-025424-4) 77-25677 206113). (Gr4-6) Using the 1902 discovery of Tyrannosaurusas an example, the author describes" searching the area, plas- Selsam, Millicent -E. Birth of a Forest. Illustrated by tering bones, museum reconstruction of the= skeleton, Barbara Wolff. New York, Harper & Row, 1964. and deductions about the creature's way of life. Black- 54 p. $5.79 ISBN 0-06-025276-6 63-17281 and-white photographs, old and new. (Gr 3-5).

85 -, and Jerome Wexler. The AmazingDande- Cats; a t Tliem. With photographs by lion.New York, Morrow, 1977. 46 p. $6.25 ISBN Frederick J. B ew York, Lothropt Lee & 0-688-22129-7 (lib. ed. $6.00 ISBN 0-688- 32129 Shepard, 1978. 224 p. $6,95 ISBN 0-688-41841-4 1) 77-9029 (lib. ed. $6.67 ISBN 0-688-51841-9) 77-25182 Wexler's close-up photographs (a few in color) of Domestication, breeds, pet care, cats in literature the dandelion and its various parts enhance theclar- and history, experimentation, and wild speciesare ity of Selsam's brief text about the structure, pollina- topics covered, with many excellent photographs. , tion, seed dispersal, and nutritional value of thiscom- (Gr 3-5) mon wildflower. Also, Mimosa, the Sensitive Plant ($6.95 ISBN 0-688-22167-X; lib, ed. $6.67 ISBN . Rabbits; All about Them. Photographs by 0-688-32167-4). (Gr 2-5) Roger Kerkham. New York, Lothrop, Lee' & Shep- ard, 1973. 128 p. $6.48 ISBN 0-688-51564-9 Shaw, Evelyn S. Elephant Seal Island. Pictures by 73-4952 Cherry! Pape. New York, Harper & Row, 1978. Captivating photographs of varying kindi ofLego-. 62 p.' (A Science I can read book) $4.95 ISBN. morphs of all ages-from engaging "kittens" to alert 0-06 025603-6 (lib. ed. $5.79 ISBN 0-06325604- mature adults--accompany discussion of rabbits in the 4) 77-25649 wild and in the laboratory, their ecological signifi- An imaginative story of seal life-a simple text with cance, and the pervasive role of "rabbits in lore and informative, three-color pktures. (Gr 1-2) legends," plus notes on care of pets. (Gr 4-up)

Octopus. Pictures by Ralph Carpentier, New Rats and Mice; Friends and Foes it Man. Illustrated by Joseph Cellini. New York, Lothrop, York, Harper & Row, 1971. 61 p. (A Science Ican read book) $4.79 ISBN 0-0025559-5 74-135779 Lee & Shepard, 1968. 96 p. $6.25 ISBN 0-688- An easy-to-read description of the habitat, charac- 41617-9 68-27715. teristics, habits,andlife cycle of the octopus. Gr 172) Describes these rodents from many points of view: their general biology, role as enemy of man, value to science, and appearance in legend and language. (Gr Shuttlesworth, Dorothy E. Animals That. Frighten 4-6) People; Fact Versus Myth. NeW York, Dutton, 1974. 122 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-525-25745-4 73-77458 Simon, Hilda. Partners, Guests, and Parasites; Coex- An appealing topic, with a wide range of material istenceinNature. New York, Viking Press, 1970. on wolves, bears, bats, snakes, tarantulas, and such". 127 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-670-54086-2 71-106924 Black-and-white photographs add both information A description in text and four-color illustrations of and eyecatching interest. (Gr 4-7) temporary and permanent alliances made between ani- mals or plants for Mutual survival, (Gr 7-9) . Clean Air, Sparkling Water; the Fight against Pollution. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1968. .Snakes; the Facts and the Folklore. New

. 95 p. $4.95 ISBN 0-385-03052-5 68 -17788 York, Viking Press,1973.128 p.$6.95 ISBN Discussion of the causes and dangers of air and 0-670-65315-2 73-5154 water pollution and present and future efforts-to com- Not merely an identification guide, but an absorb- bat them. (Gr 3-5) ing discussion of many of the world's snakes, their characteristics and habits. The author's illustrations The Story of Ants. Illustrated by Su Zan N. show to great advantage their beautiful colors and Swain. Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1964. 60 p. patterns. (Gr 5-8) $4.95 ISBN 0-385-06676-4 -63-11388 Simon, Seymour. Killer Whales. Philadelphia,. Lip- Colorful drawings and diagrains amplify this fasci- 1S 1978. 96 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-397-31784-0 nating discussion of many -kinds of ants. (Gr 5-up) (paper 495 ISBN 0-397-31792-1) 77-20187 A descripThYtt of the physical characteristics, habits, Silverstein, Alvin, and Virginia B. Silverstein. Alc6- natural environment, and behavior in captivity of holism. With an introduction by Gail Gleason Mil- the killed whale, seen as obedient and friendly in gram, consulting editor. Philadelphia, Lippincott, contrast to earlier reports. Black-and-white photo 1975. 128 p. $6.95 -ISBN (397-31648-8 (paper graphs. (Gr 3-6) $2.95 ISBN 0-397-31.649..._ 75-17938 A 'honmoralizing, broad discussion covers the effects Pets in a Jar; Collecting and Caringfor. of alcohol on the body, the causes, stages, and treat- Wild Animals. Illuitrated by Betty Fraser. ments of alcoholism, teenage drinking, and life with New rk, Viking Press;1975. 95 p. $6.95 ISBN 0- an alcoholic parent. (Gr 6-9) 670-5_ 60-4 74-14905

86 How to find and maintain insects and small fresh- Srivastava, Jane J. 'Statistics. Illustrated by John J. and salt-weter animals itich as planarie, hydras, toads, Reiss. New York, Crowell, 1973. 32p. (Let's -read- and starfish. Observationsandexperiments are sugr and -find-outscience book)$5.79 ISBN 0-690- gested. Attractive,line.drawings, (Gr 3-6) .,77500-5 72-7559 Just the.beginning of a look at the subject, raising ,Sitomer; Min el,and HamSitomer. What Is Sym. awareness of such principles as sampling and count- 'metq? NeW York, Crowell,197.0,13 p,. (A Ypurig ing; a book most effective when used by a teacher. math book) $5.95 ISBN 049041761272 (lib. ed. (Gr 4-up) $5,-79 ISBN (Y 690-876134;paper $1.45 ISBN Stein, -M90-87618-7.1) . -70-101933 Sara B. How to Raise Mice, Rats; Hamsters, Ed, Emberley's engaging "alligapar drawings en- andGerbils. Photographs by Robert Weinreb. New, courage the reader to crease as well as observe designs York, Random House, 1976. 48 p. (A Child's book with matching elemedts, to help develop sophisticated of pet care) $5.99 ISBN 07394-93224-2) (paper notions about line symmetry, point symmetry, and $3.95 ISBN 0-394-832244) 76-8138 plane syminetery. This book and two' companion handbooks, also Another book in. this Young' Math Book series, lustrated with black -and -white color photographs= Weighing & Balancing by Jane Jonas Srivastava "How to Raise a Puppy (ISBN 0194-93223-4) and ($5.95 _ISBN 0-690287114-7), also dethands reader How to Raise Goldfish and Guppies (ISBN 0-394- pariicipation. Aliki's pictures enliven and clarify, the 93225-Q)offer helpful advice on the selection and, conceptual 'development. (Gr 5-8) care of pets and counter the child's anthropocentric views by describing an animal's capabilities. (Gr 3-5) ./ Sabo!, Harriet L. lers Hospital Book. Phiatographs by Patricia Agit. New Yiark, Walck,1975. [47] p. Stevens, Carla. The Birth of Sunset's Kittens. Photo-. $6.95 ISBN 0-8098-1229-0 74-25982 graphs by LeOnard Stevens. New York, Young Scott A supportive presentation of hospital procedures Books, 1969. [44] p. $5.95. Addison-Wesley, Reed- describes Jeff's preparation for an eye operation and ing; Mass. ISBN0-201-21698-5 69-11.569 his recovery.(,PreS-Gr 3) Appealing_ photographs'record the birth,processaaf a litter of kittens while a quiet, 'childlike xp Sootin, Harry. Easy 'Experiments with Water Pollu. it. (All ages) tion. Drawings by. Lucy Bitzer. New York, Four Winds Press,1974. 109 p. $6.95 ISBN 0-590-- Insect Pets; Catchin and Oaring for Them; 07334 6 73-88082 Illustrated by Karl W. Stueeklen; New York, Green:. ImaginatiVe, safe experiments with chlorination; willow Books, 1978. 96 p. ,(A reenw flow= read- water softening,' aeration, and pollutants are well . alone guide)$5.95 ISBN 07688-80121-8 (lib. ed. illustrated, with easy-to:follow directions. (Gr 5-8) $5.49 ISBN 0-88-84121-X) -77-9940 An ealy-to-read text and line drawings give direr -/ Soucie, Anita H. Plant Fun: Ten Easy Plants to Grow tions for capturing and caring for seven insects: pray- Indoors. Illustrated by Grambs Miller. New York, ing mantises,ladybugs, -crickets,whirligigs,water Four Winds Press, 1974. 125 p. $7.95 ISBN 0-590-- striders, fireflies, and antlions. Experiments are sug- gested. (Gr 1-3) 07323=0 73-88079 Novice gardeners will gain confidence from this guide in which simple directions and clear pictures Tunis, Edwin. Chipmunks 'onthe. Doorstep.. New suggest the fun of growing cacti,African violets, York, Crowell, 1971. 69 p. $7.95 ISBN 0690- avocados, and other popular house plants for window- 19044-1 (lib. ed. $6.79 IBSN 0-690-19045-X) sills and terrariums. (All ages) -73 =132305 Lovingly crescribed in minute detail are th'e'physical The Spider's Web. By Oxford Scientific Films. Photo- characteristics and habits of the chipmunk.;The many graphs by John Cooke. New York, Putnam, 1978. _picturesscatter over thepages aredelicatein [28] p. $5.95 ISBN 0-399-20621-3 77-8322 color and small size. (Gr 4-7) Close-up photographs reveal how two different species of spiders spin webs and catch their prey. A Walters, John F. Carnivorous Plants. Illustrated with simple caption for each picture adds information photographs. New York, Watts, 1974. 60 p.(A, to details in the four-page text. In the same picture- First book) $4.90 ISBN 0-531-02707 book series, and similarly exceptional for its blown-up 73-21976 color pictures, is House Mouse ($5.95 ISBN 0-399- Bladderwort, Venus flytrap, sundew, and pitcher 20620-5) .(Gr 3-6) plant are among the species of insect-eating plants,

87 shown here in photographs and reproduCtIons ofold With a nonscientific approach and cartoon draw- prints. Directions are included for growing themin ings, an engaging story is told of how vitaminswere terrariums. (Gr 5-7) discovered and important aspects of nutritionrecog--, nized, with a warning against junk foods. (Gr 3-4). Weber, William J. Wild Orphan Babies; Mammal! and Birds: Caring for Them and Setting Them Free. New York, Rinehart & Winston, 1975. Wohlrabe, Raymond A. Exploring, the. World of 159 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-03-014211-3 74-23811 Lives. _Photographs by the author; diagramsby For foster parents, a veterinarian'sexpert instruc: John F. McTarsney. New York, Crowell, 1976. 150 dons on animal care, not to be readily foundelse- p. $8,95 ISBN 0690-11105`11-3 75-15865 where. Black-and-white photographs by the author. A deicription of leaf classification and types, struc- (Gr 5-7) tune, functions, and importance to plant and animal life includes suggestioris for experiments and science Weiss, Harvey. Motors and Engines and How They projects. (Cr 6-up) Work. New York, Crowell, 1969. 62p. $7.95 ISBN 0-690-56478-3 . 611828 An introductory explanation of Wolberg, Barbara J. &ton-zing In; Photographic Dis- motors and engines coveries under. the Microhcope. Photogra hs by with directions for building models ofa water wheel, sailboat, windmill, and R. Wolberg. New York, Harcourt Brace a "gravity engine." (Gr 2-5) novich, 1974. 64 p. $7.75 ISBN 0--152 9970- 73-18631 Weiss, Malcolm B.. 666 jellybeans! All That?An lire than' fifty black-and-white photomicrographs Introduction to Algebra. Illustrated by Judith Hoff- man Corwin. New York, Crowell, rocks, metals, plant and animal tissue cells-=-with 1976. 33 p. informative captions that indicate observable parts (Young math books) $5.79 ISBN 0-690-00914-3 and processes. (Gr 5-8) 75-9528 As if approaching a 'game, the author showsthe reader, step by step, how to, find unknownnumbers, Zim, Herbert S. Caves etc( Life. Illustrated by Rich- from clues given inthisintroduction to algebra. ard Cuffari. New York, Morrow, 1978. 62 p. $5.95 . Three-color pictures enliven theaccount. (Gr 3-4) ISBN 0-688-22112-2 (lib. ed, $5.71 ISBN 0-688- 32112-7) 77337 , and Ann E. Weiss. The Vitamin Puzzle. Illus- Fascinating facts about cave formation, cave wild- trated by Pat De Aloe. NewYork, Messner, 1976. life, and man's use of caves. Many clear drawings 96 p. $7.29 ISBN 0-67I-n777-1 75-45293 and diagrams. (Gr 3-6) Psycilology and Sociology

Ancona, George. Growing Older. New York, Dutton, LeShan, Eda Learning to Say Good-By: When 1978. [48] p. $7.95 ISBN 0-525-31050-4 a Parent Dies. Illustrated -by Paul Giovanopoulos. 784605 New York, Macmillan, 1976. 85 p. $6.95 ISBN 0- Revealing reminiscences denotethevitalityof /02-756306-X 76-15155 persons advancing in age. Photographs show them cThe author's frank discuss n of emotions that ac- in old age and also in childhood. (Gr 4-6), ompany grieving and of fa -_d's hidden concerns (about death makes this a positive book for children Burns, Marilyn. I Arn Not a Short Adult; Getting to read or adults to use. (Gr 3-up) Good at Being a Kid. Ilhistrated by Martha Wes-: .What's Going To Happen to Me? When Par- ton. Boston, Littler Brown, 1977. 125 p. (A Brown , ents Separate orviDivorce. Illustrated by Richard paper school book)$7.95 ISBN 0-316-11745-5 Cuffari. New York, Four Winds Press, 1978. 134 p. (paper $4.95 ISBN0-316-11746-3) 77-24-486 $6.95 ISBN 0-590-07535-7 78-4340s A compendium on "kidhood" for browsing and A reassuring explanation of divorce--prelude, ex- stimulating discussion.Provides backgroundinfor- perience, and afterthathwritten calmly and, directly matipn. and raises questions about chillPen:s`legal for the young reader, citing specific and typical reac- rights and relation to school, work, parents, and tions of children and parents. (Gr 4-6) TV. (Gr 4-6) Peterson, Jeanne W. I Have a SisterMy Sister Is Hall, Elizabeth. Why We Do What-We Do: a Look at Deaf. Pictures by Deborah Ray. New York, Harper Psychology. Boston, Houghto4 Mifflin, 1973. 183 p. & Row, 1977 [32] p. $4.95 ISBN 1:06-024701-0 illus. $6.95 ISBN 0-395-17516-X 73-8844 (lib. ed. $5.79 ISBN 0-06-0247029) 76=24306 Reports of laboratory studies add he interest of An older sister's 'affectionate description of a' little this straightforward discussion of such psychological sister's deafness explains that her ears don't hurt bu matters as personality, motivation, and the emotions. her feelings often do when she is not 'understood. E (Gr 7-up) pressive sort-pencil drawings. (K-Gr 3) Soho!, Harriet ,L., ,MyBrother Steven Is Retarded. tronic equipment used to extend Anna's hearing. and .Photographs by's Patricia 'Agi4. New YOri, Mac- ability to .talk, read, And write. Both specific and ob- millan, 1977. 26 p. $5.95 ISBN 0-02-70990-2 jective with photographs by theiuthor depicting many 76-46996 activities. (Gr 2 -5) In an informal essay eleven-year-old Beth ,de- scribes hos.v. a retarded brother affects her life, both Cohnie's New Eyes. Philadelphia, Lippincott, in the family and in the cortimuniti. Well illustrated 1976. 95 p. $8.95 ISBN 0-397-316971-6 (paper with black-and-white photographs. (Cr 3-5) $1.25. Pocket Books, New York. ISBN 0671 2989/-6) 76-11014 Wolf, Bernard. Anna's Silent ,Watld; 'Philadelphia, In a `striking photographic essay, blind Connie Lippincott, 1977. 48 .r$6.95 ISBN b-:397-31739 trains a golden ,retriever to be her !mine* dog ?rid 5 76-52943 after college becomes a teacher of handicapped chil- The author describes the special training and elec- dren. (Gr 4-6) ..

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