The Story of Mankind
By: Hendrik Willem van Loon
4.37
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Winner of the first John Newbery Medal, this renowned classic is now updated for the millennium. He…
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1. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #2)
By: Hugh Lofting , Michael Hague
3.99
Format: 387 pages, Paperback
The delightfully eccentric Doctor Dolittle, rendered immortal on screen by the gifted Rex Harrison,… read more
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"I don't believe in a lot of baggage. It's such a nuisance. Life's too short to fuss with it. And it isn't really necessary"-Hugh Lofting, The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Doctor Dolittle, #2)
2. Thimble Summer
By: Elizabeth Enright
3.75
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
When Garnet finds a silver thimble in the sand by the river, she is sure it’s magical. But is it ma… read more
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"Garnet was very happy. She was so happy, for no especial reason, that she felt as if she must move carefully so she wouldn’t jar or shake the feeling of happiness. She descended from the roof cautiou…"-Elizabeth Enright, Thimble Summer
3. Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women (Newbery Medal Winner)
By: Cornelia Meigs
3.75
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Biography tracing the fascinating life of Louisa May Alcott from her happy childhood in Pennsylvani… read more
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- nonfiction
4. Smoky the Cow Horse
By: Will James
3.40
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Smoky knows only one way of life: freedom. Living on the open range, he is free to go where he want… read more
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5. The Dark Frigate
By: Charles Boardman Hawes
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
In seventeenth century England, a terrible accident forces orphaned Philip Marsham to flee London i… read more
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6. Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
By: Dorothy P. Lathrop , Rachel Field
3.78
Format: 479 pages, Paperback
Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, whic… read more
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7. Tales From Silver Lands
By: Charles J. Finger
3.41
Format: 94 pages, Hardcover
Tales from Silver Lands is a collection of nineteen folktales, which Finger collected during his tr… read more
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8. Call It Courage
By: Armstrong Sperry
3.60
Format: 316 pages, Paperback
A boy tries to overcome his fear of the sea in this treasured classic and winner of the Newbery Med… read more
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9. Miss Hickory
By: Ruth Chrisman Gannett , Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
Most dolls lead a comfortable but unadventurous life. This was true of Miss Hickory until the fatef… read more
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10. The Matchlock Gun
By: Walter D. Edmonds
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
A Newbery Medal Winner In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the I… read more
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11. The Story of Mankind
By: Hendrik Willem van Loon
4.37
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Winner of the first John Newbery Medal, this renowned classic is now updated for the millennium. He… read more
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12. The White Stag
By: Kate Seredy
4.00
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Winner of the Newbery Medal For generations the tribes of Huns and Magyars had moved relentlessly w… read more
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13. The Cat Who Went to Heaven
By: Lynd Ward , Elizabeth Coatsworth
3.00
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
This is the story of a little cat who came to the home of a poor Japanese artist, and, by humility … read more
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14. King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone sta… read more
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16. Shen of the Sea: Chinese Stories for Children
By: Arthur Bowie Chrisman , None
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A series of fascinating Chinese stories, strong in humor and rich in Chinese wisdom, in which the a… read more
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17. M.C. Higgins, the Great
By: Virginia Hamilton
4.21
Format: None pages, Paperback
Mayo Cornelius Higgins sits on his gleaming, forty-foot steel pole, towering over his home on Sarah… read more
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18. Amos Fortune, Free Man
By: Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
A Newbery Medal Winner When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave trade… read more
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19. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
By: Carol Ryrie Brink
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more
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"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
20. Gay Neck: The Story of a Pigeon
By: Dhan Gopal Mukerji , Boris Artzybasheff
4.22
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Writing out of his own experience as a boy in India, Dhan Gopal Mukerji tells how Gay Neck's master… read more
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21. Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
By: Elizabeth Foreman Lewis , William Low
4.33
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
A classic Newbery Award winner, with an introduction by Katherine Paterson and new illustrations Wh… read more
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