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The Cow-Tail Switch, and Other West African Stories
Puns, trickster tales, creation tales, parables, and proverbs form the basis for these seventeen stories from West Africa. Faithfully retold from original sources, the stories are great fun to read or tell.- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1948 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780805002980
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Li Lun, Lad of Courage
When Li Lun refuses to join his father on his trip out to sea, the man angrily sends the boy up to the top of their mountain to grow rice. Alone on the mountaintop for 120 days, Li Lun, called a coward by his father and the other boys, courageously faces the elements, determined to complete his task.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1948 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780687216932
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Misty of Chincoteague
When Pony Penning Day comes on Chincoteague Island, Maureen and Paul are determined to buy the Phantom and her filly, Misty. They work hard and save $102, and finally the two spirited animals are theirs. Now the children must train the wild ponies to be around people, instead of running wild on Assateague.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1948 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780439192842
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Pancakes-Paris
Before the war there was heat and food and paper. Now Charles wishes for a way to show his little sister the fun of Mardi Gras and the wonderful crepes they ate. When two American soldiers suddenly enter his life and give him a strange box that they claim holds the ingredients for crepes, things start to happen.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1948 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780670537822
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The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot
Sent to the country to stay with his very thrifty uncle, Johnny, son of the shoe king, outwits guard dogs and a bear to reach the miserly old man. Not welcome, he goes on a quest that leads him to a cat who sends him to look for gold and seven-league boots. Leading a band of dogs, cats, bears, and his tagalong uncle, Johnny resourcefully succeeds in his mission.- Fiction, Action, Adventure
- John Newbery Medal 1948 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9789997489807
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The Twenty-One Balloons
Professor Sherman leaves San Francisco in one hot air balloon and three weeks later is found in the Atlantic Ocean, clinging to the remains of twenty balloons and refusing to tell how he got there.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1948 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780670734412