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Animals of the Bible
The Old and New Testaments of the King James Version are the sources for thirtyone stories about animals. Black-and-white full-page illustrations include the flora of biblical lands and portray the animals with reverence.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1938 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780397300471
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Bright Island
Strong, independent, and committed to life on her family's small island off the coast of Maine, Thankful very reluctantly agrees to attend school on the mainland. There, life is so foreign that she initially feels like a total outsider among the other high school students.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1938 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780394909868
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Four and Twenty Blackbirds
The twenty-four nursery rhymes found here were culled from out-of-print books or “rescued from memories of older people.” Most are long and filled with the jingling and sturdy humor of traditional nursery rhymes. They are illustrated with vigorous drawings in black and green. Simple music is given for those rhymes that have tunes.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1938 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780671878535
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On the Banks of Plum Creek
After finally reaching Minnesota and planting a wheat crop, the Ingalls lose it to a horde of grasshoppers. Determined to stay, Pa goes to work for other farmers. Laura goes to school, shares adventures with friends, but most of all enjoys the moments when her family is together and Pa is back playing the fiddle.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1938 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780590488150
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Pecos Bill
Raised by coyotes and able to speak to animals, Pecos Bill reluctantly accepts the knowledge that he is one of those dreaded inhuman humans. He becomes a cowboy and does things in legendary proportion: busting up a cyclone, breaking up a cattle rustling gang, and rounding up 39,000,000 cattle and driving them to market.- Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 1938 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9780807563847
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Seven Simeons: A Russian Tale
King Douda, wise, rich, strong, and very handsome, decides to marry a princess as beautiful as himself. To help him in his quest, he engages seven brothers, each of whom has a special skill that, by the tale's end, is used in a most unusual manner. Love triumphs in the end in this whimsically decorated book with neat color line drawings.- Randolph Caldecott Medal 1938 (Honor Title)
- ISBN: 9781127372454
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The White Stag
Based on legends about the founding of Hungary, this stirring story begins with Nimrod receiving a prophesy from God. He tells his people to follow the White Stag and Nimrod's sons to the west. During their long and dangerous journey, the people move valiantly westward until the birth of Attila, who one day leads them heroically into what becomes Hungary.- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
- John Newbery Medal 1938 (Medal Winner)
- ISBN: 9780140312584